THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Megadeth haven't headlined the UK in roughly 12 years — the last run ended at Wembley in November 2015 * — and they're using one of their final laps to fix that. The European leg, billed "Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations," is 24 arena dates with Black Label Society and Testament on every single show †. This is the farewell cycle, and Mustaine, 64, has been open about the radial neuropathy that makes playing painful *.
THE DETAILS
- Opens March 9, 2027 at The O2 Belfast, closing April 13 at Sagres Campo Pequeno in Lisbon †
- 24 arena dates across the UK and mainland Europe, including OVO Arena Wembley on March 11 *†
- Cyber Army presale August 4, artist presale August 5, Live Nation UK presale August 6, general on sale August 7 *†
- VIP packages include meet-and-greets, early entry and memorabilia †
- Setlists promised to cover every era, including the self-titled No. 1 final album produced by Chris Rakestraw †
- Lineup: Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari, Dirk Verbeuren, James LoMenzo †
SUPPORT
Black Label Society and Testament open all 24 dates †.
WHY IT MATTERS
FAREWELL — 42 years in, this is genuinely the end *. Odd part: they're going out on their first-ever US No. 1 album †, which almost nobody manages.