Gigantour 1720264 move=:edit= 218688981 2008-06-11T19:12:02Z Bluezy816 4864966 Fixed a bit in a Saskatoon show for the 2008 tour {{Primarysources|date=March 2008}} [[Image:Gigantour 1010011010.jpg|thumb|300px|A Gigantour 2005 web banner, before Anthrax was announced to join the festival.]] '''Gigantour''' is the name of an annual six-week traveling [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] [[music festival]] organized by [[Megadeth]]'s [[Dave Mustaine]]. The tour was founded in 2005 with dates across North America, and the 2006 and 2007 line-ups also traveled to Australia. The bands appearing at the festival were chosen by Mustaine because he wanted to "put together a festival that consisted of positive bands that play heavy music in a high energy environment." The tour is set as an alternative to tours such as [[Ozzfest]] and [[Hellfest]].{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Among the stated goals of the tour are to cater to fans of many different styles of metal, as well as to introduce fans to less familiar acts. This is accomplished through the second stage, which hosts less-well-known metal bands. The name '''Gigantour''' was inspired by the classic 1960s [[Anime]] "[[Gigantor]]". The '''Gigantour''' logo was inspired by [[The Terminator]] logo. The logo was conceived and designed by Dave Mustaine and Dave McRobb, webmaster of http://www.megadeth.com. ==The Festival== {{Fansite|date=May 2008}} Since the formation of Megadeth in 1983, they have toured with some of the biggest names in metal &mdash; from [[Iron Maiden]] to [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] &mdash; and are in fact one of the biggest names themselves. However, they have also performed with several highly respected bands that are not quite as popular.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Each of the bands that were picked for Gigantour was chosen because Dave Mustaine believed it was among the best of the bands that he had played with or heard in his career with Megadeth, regardless of how many albums it had sold.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Such bands as [[Dream Theater]], [[Nevermore]] and [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]] are all highly respected by members of many other big-name bands and have strong followings in the metal world, but they are not nearly as commercially successful as big-name metal bands.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Gigantour is an event that brings bands together for no other reason than the fact that they put on a great show. Furthermore, the tour was devised as a way to cater to fans of many different styles of metal in the one package.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} There is much cross-over appeal in each of the bands on the bill, but they normally would not appear on a bill together unless it was another mainstream festival.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Gigantour is a chance for fans of all styles of metal to see the best of many different styles in one place, with the music solely focused on great heavy metal, and not on current trends and fashions. ==The First Gigantour (2005)== ===Line-Up=== ====Main Stage==== [[Megadeth]], [[Dream Theater]] (July 21 - September 3), [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] (September 6 - September 11), [[Fear Factory]], [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]], [[Nevermore]] ====Second Stage==== [[Life of Agony]], [[Symphony X]], [[Dry Kill Logic]], [[Bobaflex]] ===Tour Dates=== ====July==== *21 Fresno, CA - [[Selland Arena]] *22 Las Vegas, NV - [[Thomas and Mack Center]] *23 Phoenix, AZ - [[Cricket Pavilion]] *24 Irvine, CA - [[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]] *26 Sacramento, CA - [[The Cove]] *28 San Diego, CA - [[SDSU Open Air Theater]] *29 Tucson, AZ - [[Casino Del Sol]] *30 Albuquerque, NM - [[Journal Pavilion]] [[Image:Megadeth2b.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Dave Mustaine at the show in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]].]] ====August==== *01 San Antonio, TX - Lonestar Pavilion *02 Dallas, TX - Nokia Live *03 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater *05 Atlanta, GA - [[Arena at Gwinnett Center]] *06 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live *07 West Palm Beach, FL - [[Sound Advice Amphitheater]] *08 Tampa, FL - [[St. Pete Times Forum]] *10 Detroit, MI - [[DTE Energy Music Theatre]] *11 Ft. Wayne, IN - Coliseum Expo *12 Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center *13 Milwaukee, WI - [[Eagles Ballroom Complex]] *14 Cleveland, OH - [[Tower City Amphitheater]] *16 Cincinnati, OH - Annie's Outdoor Pavilion *17 Pittsburgh, PA - [[Chevrolet Amphitheater]] *19 Portland, ME - Civic Center *20 Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *21 Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center *23 Wantagh, NY - [[Jones Beach Amphitheater]] *24 Holmdel, NJ - [[PNC Bank Arts Center]] *26 Boston, MA - [[Bank Of America Pavilion]] *27 Reading, PA - [[Sovereign Center]] *28 Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues *30 Buffalo, NY - [[Darien Lake Amphitheater]] *31 Huntington, WV - [[Big Sandy Superstore Arena]] ====September==== *02 Montreal, QC - [[Bell Centre]] *03 Toronto, ON - [[Molson Amphitheatre]] *06 Edmonton, AB - [[Shaw Conference Center]] *07 Calgary, AB - [[Stampede Corral]] *09 Vancouver, BC - [[PNE Coliseum]] *10 Auburn, WA - [[White River Amphitheater]] *11 Ridgefield, WA - [[Clark County Amphitheater]] ===Notable Incidents=== ====Lack of a second stage on some tour stops==== =====[[July 28]], [[2005]] - San Diego, CA===== For the San Diego show there was no space for a second stage at the venue, and so many bands were left off the bill. As a result only four bands played that day, with Nevermore opening, followed by Fear Factory, Dream Theater, and Megadeth closing the show. To compensate for the glaring lack of advertised bands, however, each band performed extended sets, with Dream Theater and Megadeth playing approximately an hour and a half each.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} =====August 7, 2005 - West Palm Beach, FL===== The only second stage band that got to play this show was Bobaflex, with the rest of the bands being unable to play due to inclement weather. The first stage, being covered, was unaffected. All the bands still participated in their Meet 'n' Greet sessions.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} ===="Cemetery Gates" Tribute to Dimebag Darrell==== =====[[August 2]], [[2005]] - Dallas, TX===== A special tribute was done to [[Dimebag Darrell]] by Dream Theater, [[Dave Mustaine]] of Megadeth, [[Burton C. Bell]] of Fear Factory, and [[Russell Allen]] of [[Symphony X]] by performing "[[Cemetery Gates]]". This performance is included on the bonus disc of the DVD. ====Mike Portnoy joined by Richard Christy on stage==== =====[[August 23]] and [[August 24|24]], [[2005]]===== During Dream Theater's set, [[Mike Portnoy]] brought [[Richard Christy]] of [[Death (band)|Death]] on stage for a long [[drum solo]]. The two got on the largest drum kit and exchanged parts of famous heavy metal favorites such as [[Van Halen]]'s "[[Hot for Teacher]]", [[Rush (band)|Rush's]] "[[YYZ (song)|YYZ]]", [[Iron Maiden]]'s "[[Run to the Hills]]" and "[[Where Eagles Dare]]", [[Slayer]]'s "[[Raining Blood]]" and many others &mdash; some of which featured accompaniment from [[John Petrucci]] on guitar. ====The Dillinger Escape Plan were forced to cancel the tour==== =====[[August 30]], [[2005]]===== The Dillinger Escape Plan were forced to pull out of their remaining Gigantour live dates because of an injury to guitarist [[Ben Weinman]]. Weinman severely re-injured his arm at the House of Blues in Atlantic City and was told by a specialist that he would be unable to perform until further notice.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} His arm had previously injured several months before. ====Mike Portnoy jams with Megadeth==== =====[[September 3]], [[2005]] - Toronto===== Dream Theater played their last Gigantour date in Toronto. As a surprise, [[Mike Portnoy]] joined Dave Mustaine, [[James MacDonough]], [[Shawn Drover]], and [[Glen Drover]] performing "[[Peace Sells]]". Portnoy played the drums while Shawn Drover picked up a guitar and was the third guitar player on the stage. Shawn did one of the solos and surprised everyone in the crowd.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Unfortunately, his guitar was unplugged for a fair bit of the song. According to Megadeth bassist James Macdonough, Portnoy pulled a prank on Shawn by pouring baby powder on the snare drum when he was getting off the drum kit. As soon as Megadeth began playing "[[Holy Wars...The Punishment Due]]", Shawn's snare drum "turned into a 'smoke' machine". Portnoy admitted to the prank on the DVD. This is one example of many pranks done towards the end of Gigantour shows.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} ===="Peace Sells" featuring Gigantour bands and tour managers==== =====[[September 10]], [[2005]] - Auburn, WA===== [[Scott Ian]], [[Charlie Benante]], and [[Joey Belladonna]] of Anthrax, along with Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory, members from Bobaflex, tour managers from Fear Factory and Anthrax, and others, joined Megadeth on stage to sing "[[Peace Sells]]". ===="Back in the Day" and Happy Birthday Wish to Mustaine==== =====[[September 11]], [[2005]] - Ridgefield, WA===== The Portland show (which was actually played in [[Ridgefield, Washington]]) marked the end of Gigantour's inaugural year. As a special farewell, members from all the bands and crew of Gigantour sang together the Megadeth song "Back in the Day." The show was wrapped up with a surprise [[happy birthday song]] to Dave Mustaine, whose birthday is [[September 13]]. ==Gigantour 2: North America (2006)== ===Line-Up=== ====Main Stage==== [[Megadeth]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Opeth]], [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]] ====Second Stage==== [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], [[Into Eternity]], [[Sanctity (band)|Sanctity]], [[The SmashUp]] ===Tour Dates=== ====September==== *06 Boise, ID - [[Idaho Center]] *08 Oakland, CA - [[Oakland Coliseum]] *09 San Diego, CA - [[Cox Arena]] *10 San Bernardino, CA - [[Hyundai Pavilion]] *12 Las Vegas, NV - [[House of Blues]] *13 Phoenix, AZ - [[Dodge Theatre]] *15 Salt Lake City, UT - [[E Center]] *16 Denver, CO - [[Coors Amphitheatre]] *17 Albuquerque, NM - [[Journal Pavilion]] *19 Oklahoma City, OK - [[Zoo Amphitheatre]] *21 Milwaukee, WI - [[Eagles Ballroom]] *22 Chicago, IL - [[Congress Theatre]] *23 Columbus, OH - [[Nationwide Arena]] *24 Detroit(Clarkston), MI - [[DTE Energy Music Theatre]] *25 Toronto, ON - [[Molson Amphitheatre]] *27 Montreal, QC - [[Bell Centre]] *28 Uniondale, NY - [[Nassau Coliseum]] *29 Boston, MA - [[Bank of America Pavilion]] *30 Holmdel, NJ - [[PNC Bank Arts Center]] ====October==== *01 Atlantic City, NJ - [[House of Blues]] *03 Portsmouth, VA - [[Ntelos Pavilion Harbor Center]] *04 Charleston, SC - [[The Plex]] *06 Tampa, FL - [[St. Pete Times Forum]] *07 Sunrise, FL - [[Bank Atlantic Center]] *08 Orlando, FL - [[Hard Rock Live]] ===Notable Incidents=== ====Guest Singers==== At the [[September 23]] show in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Angela Gossow]] joined [[Megadeth]] onstage during the second half of "[[Peace Sells]]". Earlier in the show, during [[Overkill]]'s final song, two members of [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] joined them onstage.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} ====Lack of a second stage on some tour stops==== At the September 9 show in San Diego, and September 29 show in Boston, there was no second stage. The bands that performed were, in order of appearance, [[Overkill]], [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]], [[Opeth]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], and [[Megadeth]]. ====Mike Portnoy jams with Overkill==== =====[[September 30]], [[2006]] - Holmdel, NJ===== [[Mike Portnoy]] from [[Dream Theater]] joined Overkill on stage for their song "Elimination". ==Gigantour 2: Australia (2006)== ===Line-Up=== [[Megadeth]], [[Soulfly]], [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]], [[Caliban (band)|Caliban]] ===Tour Dates=== ====October==== *21 Brisbane - Riverstage *22 Sydney - Hordern Pavilion *24 Melbourne - Festival Hall ==Gigantour 3: Australia (2007)== ===Line-Up=== [[Megadeth]], [[Static-X]], [[Lacuna Coil]], [[DevilDriver]], [[Bring Me the Horizon]] ===Tour Dates=== ====November==== *10 Perth - Metro City *12 Adelaide - Thebarton Theatre *13 Melbourne - Festival Hall *15 Sydney - Luna Park Big Top *16 Sydney - Luna Park Big Top *18 Brisbane - Riverstage ==Gigantour UK: (2008)== ===Line-Up=== [[Megadeth]], [[Job for a Cowboy]], [[Evile]] ===Tour Dates=== ====February==== *17 Norwich - [[UEA]] *18 Nottingham - [[Nottingham Rock City]] *19 Glasgow - [[Carling Academy Glasgow]] *20 Newcastle - [[Carling Academy Newcastle]] *22 Birmingham - [[Carling Academy Birmingham]] *23 Manchester - [[Manchester Academy]] *24 London - [[Brixton Academy]] ==Gigantour 3: North America (2008)== ===Line-Up=== [[Megadeth]], [[In Flames]], [[Children of Bodom]], [[Job for a Cowboy]], [[High on Fire]]. Dave Mustaine wanted a shorter lineup so each band has a good chance to put on a show. ===Tour Dates=== ====April==== *12 - Denver, CO - [[The Fillmore]] *13 - Albuquerque, NM - [[Journal Pavilion]] *15 - Dallas, TX - [[Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie]] *16 - Corpus Christi, TX - [[Concrete Street Pavilion]] *17 - Houston, TX - [[Verizon Wireless Ampitheater]] *19 - Louisville, KY - [[Louisville Gardens]] *20 - Atlanta, GA - [[Masquerade Music Park]] *22 - New York, NY - [[Hammerstein Ballroom]] *23 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *25 - Worcester, MA - [[Palladium]] *26 - Columbia, MD - [[Merriweather Post Pavilion]] *28 - Quebec City, QC - [[Pavilion De La Jeunesse]] *29 - Montreal, QC - [[Bell Centre]] *30 - Toronto, ON - [[Arrow Hall]] ====May==== *1 - London, ON - [[John Labatt Centre]] *3 - Detroit(Clarkston), MI - [[DTE Energy Music Theatre]] *4 - Cleveland, OH - [[Time Warner Cable Amphitheater]] *6 - Chicago, IL - [[Aragon Ballroom (Chicago)]] *7 - Milwaukee, WI - [[Eagles Ballroom]] *9 - Minneapolis, MN - [[Myth]] *10 - Winnipeg, MB - [[Convention Center]] *11 - Saskatoon, SK - [[Prairieland Exhibition Hall]] *12 - Edmonton, AB - [[Shaw Conference Center]] *14 - Calgary, AB - [[The Corral]] *16 - Vancouver, BC - [[Pacific Coliseum]] *17 - Salem, OR - [[Salem Armory]] *19 - San Jose, CA - [[Event Center @ San Jose State]] *20 - San Diego, CA - [[Cox Arena]] *21 - Los Angeles, CA - [[Long Beach Arena]] *22 - Phoenix, AZ - [[Mesa Amphitheatre]] ===Notable Incidents=== ====[[Louisville, Ky ]]==== During the Children of Bodom performance, the barricades broke and the show was stopped for 30 minutes to repair them. Megadeth allowed Children of Bodom to finish their set and allowed In Flames to perform fully. ====[[Edmonton, AB]]==== A drink was thrown onto the sound board before Megadeth took the stage, and as a result Megadeth's performance was delayed significantly and the show was nearly cancelled. Later, during Megadeth's performance of "[[À Tout le Monde]]", two people from the crowd got up on the stage and ran over to Mustaine. After the song was finished, Megadeth left the stage, and the show appeared to be over because of this incident. After approximately ten minutes, a very displeased Mustaine came back on stage and addressed the crowd. Megadeth then finished the set.<ref>[http://draven99.blogspot.com/2008/05/gigantour-megadeth-incident-on-may.html Incident at Gigantour in Edmonton]</ref> ====[[Salem, OR]]==== During Megadeths performance of "[[Peace Sells]]", [[High on Fire]] came out and helped sing the end. ====[[Saskatoon, SK]]==== [[Alexi Laiho]], lead guitarist for Children of Bodom, said "it's great to be back in [[Alberta]]." ====[[San Diego, CA]]==== The show was filmed for the Gigantour 3 DVD. ====[[Phoenix, AZ]]==== *It was consistently raining and cold during the show, an unusual occurrence in Phoenix. This notable fact was addressed on stage by the frontmen of all the bands. [[Alexi Laiho]] of [[Children of Bodom]] can be quoted as saying, "I didn't know you guys had rain in [[Arizona]]." *The members of every band repeated the San Jose incident, coming out and singing the end of "[[Peace Sells]]". ==Gigantour history summary == {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top" width="14"| Year !Months !align="left" valign="top" width="15"| Dates !align="left" valign="top" width="26"| Region toured !align="left" valign="top" width="720"| Bands |- |[[2005]] |July-September |39 |[[USA]]/[[Canada]] |'''Main stage:''' [[Megadeth]], [[Dream Theater]] (34 dates), [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] (5 dates), [[Fear Factory]], [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]] (31 dates), [[Nevermore]] '''Second stage:''' [[Life of Agony]], [[Symphony X]], [[Dry Kill Logic]], [[Bobaflex]] |- |[[2006]] |September-October |25 |USA/Canada |'''Main stage:''' [[Megadeth]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Opeth]], [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]] '''Second stage:''' [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], [[Into Eternity]], [[Sanctity (band)|Sanctity]], [[The SmashUp]] |- |2006 |October |4 |[[Australia]] |[[Megadeth]], [[Soulfly]], [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]], [[Caliban (band)|Caliban]] |- |[[2007]] |November |6 |Australia |[[Megadeth]], [[Static-X]], [[Lacuna Coil]], [[DevilDriver]], [[Bring Me the Horizon]] (3 dates) |- |[[2008]] |February |7 |[[UK]] |[[Megadeth]], [[Job For A Cowboy]], [[Evile]] |- |2008 |April-May |30 |USA/Canada |[[Megadeth]], [[In Flames]], [[Children of Bodom]], [[Job for a Cowboy]], [[High on Fire]] |- |} ==Discography== ===CD releases=== * [[Gigantour (album)|Gigantour]] ([[2006 in music|2006]]) ===DVD releases=== It was mentioned on a few sites, including [[Arch Enemy]] singer [[Angela Gossow]]'s [[MySpace]] [[blog]], and the [[Music Video]] blog [[Video Static]], that the [[October 7]], [[2006]] show in [[Sunrise]], [[Florida]] was filmed by [[music video director|director]] [[Michael Serna]] (also the director of the 2005 Gigantour DVD) for a possible [[DVD]] release, though with no mention of a [[compact disc|CD]] (but probably due to the formats of last year's release).<ref>[http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2006/week42/index.html#entry-13525962 Video Static article about the Gigantour 2006 DVD shoot. Gigantour 2 has been released on DVD in 2008. ] last accessed Feb. 17, 2007</ref> ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.gigantour.com/ Gigantour official website] *[http://www.myspace.com/gigantour2006/ Gigantour 2006 at] [[MySpace]] *[http://www.megadeth.com/ Megadeth official website] *[http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/gigantour/2006/10/12/1160246251367.html Interview with Dave Mustaine, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'',] [[October 13]], [[2006]] {{Megadeth}} [[Category:Concert tours]] [[Category:Metal festivals]] [[es:Gigantour]] [[fr:Gigantour]] [[no:Gigantour]] [[pl:Gigantour]] [[fi:Gigantour]]