The first and second legs of the arena /amphitheater-sized engagement will include standouts Lorna Shore as support.
Just halfway into the first month of 2023 and we may already have a potential tour of the year candidate. Two of the biggest names in the game in French powerhouse Gojira have teamed with the wall of sound that is Mastodon for a North American tour appropriately titled, The Mega Monsters Tour.
The first leg of the tour is slated to begin mid-April and span some 17 cities before wrapping on May 11th in Reading, PA. The second leg will resume in the summer, starting August 9th in Cincinnati, OH, adding an additional 18 cities before punctuating the tour on September 2nd in Denver, CO.
The co-headliners of the tour will both be out in support of their respective 2021 full length submissions – with Gojira trekking in support of Fortitude while Mastodon will be sharing cuts from the universally-praised, Hushed and Grim.
Adding to the weight of the mega-bill, Mega Monsters will also include an opening set from the arguable MVP of 2022 in Lorna Shore. The deathcore sensation who established themselves as one of heavy music’s most exciting, emerging names, released their hugely-anticipated full length Pain Remains late last year to wide acclaim.
A complete list of dates and cities can be found below. Tickets are set to go on sale Friday January 20th starting at 10am ET.
Leg One
April 18 — Portland, Ore. @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 20 — Concord, Calif. @Concord Pavilion
April 21 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum
April 22 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Arizona Financial Theatre
April 23 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ Virgin
April 26 — Dallas, Texas @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
April 28 — Houston, Texas @ 713 Music Hall
April 29 — Austin, Texas @ Moody Center
April 30 — Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Zoo Amphitheatre
May 02 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Municipal Auditorium
May 04 — Boca Raton, Fla. @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater
May 05 — St. Augustine, Fla. @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
May 06 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
May 07 — Asheville, N.C. @ Harrah’s Cherokee Center
May 09 — Richmond, Va. @ Virginia Credit Union Live
May 10 — Baltimore, Md. @ Pier Six Pavilion
May 11 — Reading, Pa. @ Santander Arena
Leg Two
Aug. 09 — Cincinnati, Ohio @ MegaCorp Pavilion
Aug. 10 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Jacob’s Pavilion
Aug. 11 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE Outdoors
Aug. 12 — New York, N.Y. @ Coney Island Amphitheater
Aug. 13 — Syracuse, N.Y. @ OneCenter
Aug. 15 — Detroit, Mich. @ Masonic Temple
Aug. 17 — Toronto, Ontario @ RBC Echo Beach
Aug. 18 — Laval, Quebec @ Place Bell
Aug. 19 — Portland, Maine @ Cross Insurance Arena
Aug. 20 — Boston, Mass. @ MGM Music Hall
Aug. 23 — Milwaukee, Wis. @ BMO Pavilion
Aug. 25 — Hammond, Ind. @ Horseshoe
Aug. 26 — Omaha, Neb. @ Westfair Amphitheater
Aug. 27 — Minneapolis, Minn. @ Waite Park Amphitheater
Aug. 29 — St. Louis, Mo. @ The Factory
Aug. 30 — Kansas City, Mo. @ Azura Amphitheater
Sept. 01 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ USANA Amphitheater
Sept. 02 — Denver, Colo. @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater
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