Saturday, July 2, 2011

MEGADETH: CHECKS IN FROM "BIG FOUR" (METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX) IN GERMANY


MEGADETH guitarist David Ellefson checks in from the BIG FOUR (METALLICA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX and MEGADETH) date in Germany set to kick off tonight in Gelsenkirchen, Germany Veltins Arena. ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will not be playing as he and his wife welcomed their new baby, SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER will be filling in for Scott Ian.
FROM SCOTT IAN: I'm not on the @Anthrax tour because my wife and I just welcomed our son into the world and I am home with them.
FROM ANTHRAX FACEBOOK:
Great Rehearsal with Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), He knows the songs better than we Do. First Big 4 Show Tonight in Germany
THE BIG FOUR SUMMER 2011 TOUR DATES:
METALLICA • SLAYER • MEGADETH • ANTHRAX

Date 2011 City Venue Ages Fan Club Presale Tickets
July 2 Gelsenkirchen, Germany Veltins Arena All - Reviews / Setlist
3 Gothenburg, Sweden Ullevi Stadium All - SOLD OUT
4* Hamburg, Germany Docks 14+* - Buy Tickets
6 Milan, Italy Fiera Open Air Arena All - Buy Tickets
8 Knebworth, UK Sonisphere Knebworth House All - Buy Tickets
9 Amneville, France Sonisphere Snowhall Parc All - Buy Tickets
* July 4 - Megadeth headline show. No Big Four. Under 14 must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
MEGADETH ON ROCK STAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL TOUR DATES:
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL
DISTURBED • GODSMACK • MEGADETH • MACHINE HEAD • IN FLAMES • TRIVIUM • rockstarmayhemfest.com

Date 2011 City Venue Ages Tickets Presale Tickets
July 10 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre All - Buy Tickets
12 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre All - Buy Tickets
13 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater All - Buy Tickets
15 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion All - Buy Tickets
16 Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Casino All - Buy Tickets
17 Englewood, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheater All - Buy Tickets
19 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater All - Buy Tickets
20 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center All - Buy Tickets
22 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center All - Buy Tickets
23* Toronto, ON Downsview Park All - Buy Tickets
24 Hartford, CT Comcast Theater All - Buy Tickets
27 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center All - Buy Tickets
29 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion All - Buy Tickets
30 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live All - Buy Tickets
31 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center All - Buy Tickets
August 2 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheater All - Buy Tickets
3 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Pavilion All - Buy Tickets
5 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre All - Buy Tickets
6 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre All - Buy Tickets
7 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center All - Buy Tickets
9 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre All - Buy Tickets
10 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion All - Buy Tickets
12 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre All - Buy Tickets
13 Tampa, FL 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre All - Buy Tickets
14 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre All - Buy Tickets

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-