# Gigantour

Gigantour é um evento anual de bandas de heavy metal, organizado pelo líder do Megadeth, Dave Mustaine. Foi criada em 2005 com shows apenas na América do Norte. Em 2006 e 2007, as bandas também tocaram na Austrália. O nome "Gigantour" foi inspirado no anime Gigantor.

## A primeira Gigantour (2005)
### Palco principal

Megadeth, Dream Theater (21 de julho - 3 de setembro), Anthrax (6 de setembro - 11 de setembro), Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Nevermore

### Palco secundário

Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic, Bobaflex

### Datas
#### Julho

* 21 Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
* 22 Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack Center
* 23 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
* 24 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
* 26 Sacramento, CA - The Cove
* 28 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater
* 29 Tucson, AZ - Casino Del Sol
* 30 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion

#### Agosto

* 01 San Antonio, TX - Lonestar Pavilion
* 02 Dallas, TX - Nokia Live
* 03 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
* 05 Duluth, 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 Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
* 11 Ft. Wayne, IN - Coliseum Expo
* 12 Tinley Park, 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 Amphitheatre
* 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 Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheatre
* 31 Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena

#### Setembro

* 02 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
* 03 Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
* 06 Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
* 07 Calgary, AB - Stampede Corral
* 09 Vancouver, BC - PNE Coliseum
* 10 Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater
* 11 Ridgefield, WA - Clark County Amphitheater

## Gigantour 2: América do Norte (2006)
### Palco principal

Megadeth, Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill

### Palco secundário

Into Eternity, Sanctity, The SmashUp

### Datas
#### Setembro

* 06 Boise, ID - Idaho Center
* 08 Oakland, CA - Oakland Coliseum
* 09 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
* 10 Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion
* 12 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
* 13 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
* 15 West Valley City, UT - E Center
* 16 Greenwood Village, 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 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

#### Outubro

* 01 Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
* 03 Portsmouth, VA - NTelos Wireless Pavilion
* 04 Charleston, SC - The Plex
* 06 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
* 07 Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
* 08 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live

## Gigantour 2: Austrália (2006)
### Palco principal

Megadeth, Soulfly, Arch Enemy, Caliban

### Datas
#### Outubro

* 21 Brisbane - Brisbane River Stage
* 22 Sydney - Hordern Pavilion
* 24 Melbourne - Festival Hall

## Gigantour 3: Austrália (2007)

Megadeth, Static-X, Lacuna Coil, DevilDriver, Bring Me the Horizon

### Datas
#### 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 - Brisbane River Stage

## Gigantour 3: Reino Unido (2008)
### Palco principal

Megadeth, Job for a Cowboy, Evile

### Datas
#### Fevereiro

* 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: América do Norte (2008)
### Palco principal

Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, High on Fire.

### Datas
#### Abril

* 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 Theater
* 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

#### Maio

* 1 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
* 3 - 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 - Winnipeg Convention Centre
* 11 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
* 12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
* 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 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena
* 22 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre

## Gigantour 4 (2012)

Megadeth confirmou, em 27 de setembro de 2011, que Motörhead, Volbeat, e Lacuna Coil, estão incluidos na próxima Gagantour que está definida para o início de 2012.

### Datas

Megadeth anunciou em 2 de novembro de 2011 as datas das turnês da Gigantour 2012.

#### Janeiro

* 26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
* 27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
* 28 - New York, NY - The Theater at Madison Square Garden
* 29 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena

#### Fevereiro

* 1 - Glens Falls, NY - Glens Falls Civic Center
* 2 - Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi Arena
* 3 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
* 5 - Kingston, ON - K-Rock Centre
* 7 - Oshawa, ON - General Motors Centre
* 8 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
* 9 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
* 10 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
* 12 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
* 14 - St. Paul, MN - [Myth
* 16 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Park
* 17 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
* 18 - Calgary, AB - Big 4 Building
* 20 - Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre
* 21 - Kent, WA - Showare Center
* 23 - San Jose, CA - Events Center
* 24 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
* 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
* 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
* 28 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium

#### Março

* 1 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium
* 2 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
* 3 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater