Gigantour

Gigantour
Tour by Megadeth
(See: full listing)
The Gigantour 2005 web banner, before Anthrax was announced to join the festival
Date(s)July 21 – September 11, 2005
September 6 – October 24, 2006
November 10, 2007 – May 22, 2008
January – March 2012
Legs7

Gigantour was a sporadically organized traveling heavy metal music festival organized by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. The tour was founded in 2005 with dates across North America (see also Gigantour 2005), and the 2006 and 2007 line-ups also traveled to Australia. The bands appearing at the festival were chosen by Mustaine.[1] The tour is set as an alternative to tours such as Ozzfest.[2] The name "Gigantour" was inspired by the classic 1960s anime Gigantor, of which Mustaine is a fan.[1] The last Gigantour took place in 2013.

  1. ^ a b "Dave Mustaine's Gigantour" (Press release). Megadeth.com. April 5, 2005. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  2. ^ Harris, Chris (June 9, 2005). "Metal File: Megadeth, Zakk Wylde, American Head Charge, Twisted Sister & More". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2009.