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July 15, 2005
Gigantour Scheduled at BSSA Aug. 31
by HNN Staff
Huntington (HNN) – The Gigantour is a six–week festival trek co–headlined by Megadeth and Dream Theater, who'll be accompanied by Fear Factory, Dillinger Escape Plan, Nevermore, Dry Kill Logic, Symphony X, Life Of Agony, and Point Pleasant, WV, natives Bobaflex. The Gigantour will hit Huntington's Big Sandy Superstore Arena Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are set to go on sale Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at the Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, and on–line at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information about the Gigantour and other Arena events, please visit www.bigsandyarena.com.
Gigantour follows Megadeth's sold–out 2004 "Blackmail The Universe" Tour in support of 2004's The System Has Failed–Megadeth's tenth studio album–which debuted on the charts at #18 and was critically hailed as a brilliant return to form. Bandmates Glen Drover (guitar), James MacDonough (bass) and Shawn Drover (drums) will once again join Dave Mustaine on the road.
Gigantour–whose name was inspired by the classic 1960's cartoon "Gigantor"–will crisscross North America, with stops in amphitheatres and arenas in cities including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston and Minneapolis, among others.
Mustaine notes "I think people want an affordable alternative to the choices out there–along the lines of a pure music festival–like Monsters of Rock or Clash of the Titans." Mustaine handpicked the bands for Gigantour, with a focus on musicianship. "There are a few very successful tours out each summer and in order to be significant, I knew the first Gigantour had to make an impact with top bands."
