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Megadeth announce 2016 tour with Suicidal Tendencies, Children of Bodom & Havok (two Terminal 5 shows included)

by Rob Sperry-Fromm

photo: Megadeth at MSG in 2012 (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin)
Megadeth

Thrash legends Megadeth are heading out an a big North American tour with support from Suicidal Tendencies, Children of Bodom and Havok. The “Dystopia” tour will hit NYC for two shows at Terminal 5 on 3/16-17. Tickets for those shows go on sale Friday (12/11) at noon, and a fan club/VIP presale for the whole tour starts Tuesday (12/8) at 10 AM local time via cyberarmy.megadeth.com.

Megadeth have a new album called Dystopia due out January 16, and they’ve released a couple of songs in advance of that, “The Threat is Real” and “Fatal Illusion.” While both are basically pro-forma Megadeth tracks, they also have some of Dave Mustaine’s classic political edge. Given Mustaine’s widely-publicized beliefs, that comes across as politically questionable at best and Islamophobic at worst (“The Threat is Real” in particular, starts with middle-eastern style singing, which is just…why?).

Stream those new tracks and check out all tour dates below…

Megadeth/Suicidal Tendencies/Havok/Children of Bodom — 2016 Tour Dates
Feb. 20 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
Feb. 21 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Feb. 23 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
Feb. 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Feb. 26 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
Feb. 27 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
Feb. 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Feb. 29 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
Mar. 02 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik (MEGADETH only)
Mar. 03 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik (MEGADETH only)
Mar. 05 – Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
Mar. 06 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Resort
Mar. 08 – Dawson Creek, BC – Encana Events Centre
Mar. 09 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
Mar. 10 – Moose Jaw, SK – Mosaic Place
Mar. 13 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
Mar. 15 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre
Mar. 16 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Mar. 17 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Mar. 19 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Mar. 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Mar. 21 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues
Mar. 23 – Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance Center
Mar. 24 – Quebec, QC – Centre Videotron
Mar. 26 – Sioux Falls, SD – Badlands Pawn