MEGADETH Announces March/April 2027 European Tour With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY And TESTAMENT
Megadeth have announced "Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations", a 24-date European leg of their ongoing multi-year farewell tour, running from March to April 2027. The thrash metal veterans will be joined throughout by Black Label Society and Testament, and the run follows a hugely successful year for the band, including their first-ever No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.
The tour begins on 9 March 2027 in Belfast and closes on 13 April in Lisbon, taking in eight UK dates (Belfast, London, Nottingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds) alongside stops across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal. It follows the chart-topping success of the band's seventeenth and final studio album, which earned 73,000 equivalent album units in its opening US week and reached the Top 5 in 22 global markets. Presales begin on 4 August (Cyber Army) and 5 August (artist presale), with general on-sale from 7 August.
In short
- Megadeth announce 24-date European farewell tour for March–April 2027
- Black Label Society and Testament join as support throughout
- Tickets go on general sale 7 August, following an August presale
Explained simply
Megadeth are an American heavy metal band formed in 1983 by guitarist and singer Dave Mustaine, after he left Metallica. They became one of the leading bands in thrash metal, a fast, aggressive style of heavy metal, alongside groups such as Testament.
Black Label Society, led by guitarist and singer Zakk Wylde, is another established American metal band. The three groups have built long careers and audiences of their own; touring together brings their different generations of metal fans into the same line-up.
Megadeth’s farewell tour is planned to span several years, and the band has described its latest studio album as its last. Its chart performance gives the tour added context: it reached a new high for the group in the United States, while the European dates extend the farewell to audiences across the region.
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