Megadeth, Lamb of God announce Metal Tour of the Year 2022 dates

Special guests include Trivium and In Flames

Following the enormous success of their 2021 co-headline US tour, metal titans Megadeth and Lamb of God have announced the second US run of their aptly named Metal Tour of the Year. Joining them will be special guests Trivium and In Flames. Tickets for the second leg, produced by Live Nation, will go on general sale at 10 am local time on Friday, January 14th via Ticketmaster.

The trek was originally announced and planned for 2020 but was halted by the pandemic. Fans waited patiently for touring to return and in the summer of 2021 were granted their wish. The Metal Tour of the Year was one of the first national amphitheater tours to hit the road in 2021 and saw the classic metal bands hit 29 cities across North America with special guests Trivium and Hatebreed, who stepped in to replace In Flames who couldn’t join the tour due to travel restrictions. The tour was met with enormous acclaim, truly living up to its name and playing to a whopping 172,000 metal fans in the process.

“The Metal Tour of The Year is exactly what it sounds like – a night of some of the best heavy metal bands in the world – live and loud. Anyone who came to a show last year knows what I mean, only this one’s going be even better. Do not miss out,” Dave Mustaine says.

Produced by Live Nation, the second leg of this epic metal trek will kick off on Saturday, April 9th in Las Vegas, NV and hit a further 21 cities before wrapping in Allentown, PA on Sunday, May 15th.

The tour will be part of Live Nation’s Live Stubs initiative which provides digital, collectible NFT ticket stubs to ticket holders. Reimagining ticket stubs as digital collectible NFTs, Live Nation’s Live Stubs will mirror the unique section, row, and seat of each ticket purchased, allowing fans to collect ticket stubs once again – this time with more capabilities. Live Stubs will automatically be included with tickets on select Live Nation shows in North America. Fans will be able to view, share, gift, trade, and resell their live stubs on LiveNation.com. These are collector items and will not replace the digital tickets needed to physically enter the show.

Megadeth & Lamb of God The Metal Tour Of The Year 2022 Dates:

Apr 09 – Las Vegas, NV @ Michelob Ultra Arena
Apr 10 – Tucson, AZ @ Tucson Arena
Apr 12 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Broadmoor World Arena
Apr 14 – Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center
Apr 15 – Lafayette, LA @ Cajundome
Apr 16 – Brandon, MS @ Brandon Amphitheater
Apr 19 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Apr 21 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Apr 22 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center
Apr 24 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Apr 26 – Omaha, NE @ Baxter Arena
Apr 27 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ Alliant Energy PowerHouse
Apr 29 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
Apr 30 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center [No Trivium]
May 03 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum
May 04 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena
May 06 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
May 07 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center
May 09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center
May 10 – Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
May 12 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena
May 13 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
May 15 – Allentown, PA @ PPL Center

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn

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