Megadeth Tour 2026-2027: Who They're Touring With

Who Is Touring With Megadeth in 2026?

Iron Maiden is the main touring partner for nearly all of what remains in 2026. The September US dates are billed as Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026, with Megadeth in support and Anthrax at the stadium dates. Only the Louisville festival on September 17 sits outside that run, and the Toronto and Montreal stops are where the Iron Maiden leg began.

Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives Dates

Listings for those September dates carry the event title "Iron Maiden: Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026." Megadeth's name appears in the lineup rather than in the event headline, so the listing does not carry the artist you searched for. That leg opened August 29 in Toronto and runs through September 29 in San Antonio.

Loudwire's running list of Megadeth farewell tour dates reports the same billing, and Live For Live Music's report on the announcement names Toronto as the opening night.

Anthrax on Select Shows

Anthrax is attached to the Montreal, Harrison, Los Angeles and San Antonio dates. The lineup has moved from leg to leg all year: the Canadian dates that opened the tour in February carried Anthrax and Exodus, while the September North American dates run under Iron Maiden's billing.

Check the support acts listed on the exact date you are looking at.

Dates Outside the Maiden Run

One 2026 date sits outside the Maiden run: the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville on September 17. The Toronto, Montréal and US dates from Aug. 29 through Sept. 29 are part of the Iron Maiden run, while the Sept. 17 Louder Than Life festival is a separate festival booking. The Alaska State Fair booking in Palmer was outside it as well, and it has already played.

Formats vary across those bookings, so read the event name on the listing before you buy.

Megadeth Tour Dates: What's Left in 2026

The published calendar runs in three blocks: North American dates through the end of September, a November run through New Zealand and Australia, and the European arena leg that opens in March 2027. Individual dates, venues and current listings are below.

Legs That Have Already Wrapped

After the Canadian leg closed in Quebec City on March 6, Megadeth headed to Latin America for the 'This Was Our Life' leg (April 23 – May 13), covering Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. A European headline run then followed, opening May 25 in Valencia, Spain, and running through late June. Megadeth also played the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 22.

Canada came back inside the North American block rather than in a leg of its own. The band's official tour page lists Toronto on August 29 and 30 and Montreal on September 3 at Parc Jean-Drapeau, all under the Iron Maiden billing.

North America Through September

The North American block closes in late September on the published schedule. Venue types swing hard inside it: stadiums from soccer-sized to the domed Alamodome, indoor arenas and outdoor amphitheaters all appear across the same three-week stretch, and that changes capacity and sightlines.

One venue name to watch is the Charlotte, North Carolina date. The Charlotte date is another example of why venue names can vary between sources. Megadeth's tour page still lists PNC Music Pavilion, while Iron Maiden's official schedule uses the current name, Truliant Amphitheater.

Oceania in November

The November Oceania block is also part of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026, with Megadeth appearing as a special guest — the same support arrangement as the September North American dates. Those shows run from two nights in Auckland (Nov. 7–8 at Spark Arena) through Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and two nights in Brisbane (Nov. 18–19 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre), all headlined by Iron Maiden.

For US readers, that block matters for one reason: the September dates are not the end of the calendar.

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Is the Megadeth Farewell Tour Really the Last?

Megadeth has framed this as the final album-and-tour cycle, and megadeth.com describes the run as a multi-year global farewell headline tour. What stays open is how long the touring continues. Mustaine has given Kerrang! his own estimate, and the published schedule already runs into 2027.

What Mustaine Actually Said

The quote fans keep circulating comes from a Kerrang! interview: "We're easily talking about touring for another three to five years." Loudwire carries the same quote in its farewell tour date roundup.

"Easily talking about" reads as an estimate from the band. Treating the September dates as the end of the road goes further than anything Megadeth has said about the timeline.

The Final Album Behind the Tour

The current tour cycle follows the release of the self-titled album "Megadeth," which the band announced as its 17th and final studio album. It arrived January 23, 2026, and the band's news page reported that it entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1. Billboard counted it as the band's first No. 1 album, ending a nearly 40-year wait since Megadeth's Billboard 200 debut in 1986; the previous high was No. 2, with 1992's "Countdown to Extinction."

That album is why the farewell framing exists at all, and why the current setlist carries new material alongside three decades of catalog.

What the Tour Is Called

Several names circulate around this run, which is why searching by tour name gets confusing. The wording on megadeth.com is "multi-year global farewell headline tour." The 2027 European leg carries a formal name, Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations. And Mustaine floated "This Was Our Life" for the run during an appearance on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, as reported by Blabbermouth.

The practical version: search by city and date. For this tour, searching by city and date is more reliable than searching by tour name.

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Will There Be a Megadeth Tour in 2027?

Yes, in Europe. Megadeth announced Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations, a 24-date arena tour opening March 9, 2027, in Belfast, with Testament and Black Label Society on the bill. The dates published on the band's tour page run through April 2027 and cover European cities.

Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations

The band's news page announced the leg on August 3, 2026: 24 arena dates, Belfast on March 9 as the opener, Testament and Black Label Society supporting.

European buyers are getting Megadeth as the headline act, making the ticketing setup different from the September US dates, where the band appears as a special guest on Iron Maiden's tour.

North America in 2027

The published dates for 2027 are all European. As of August 2026, no North American date appears on the schedule that runs through April 2027.

What that means for a decision: if you pass on the September dates, the published schedule does not tell you when Megadeth next plays a North American stage. That is worth weighing either way.

What Megadeth Plays Live

Opening night of the tour ran 17 songs, from "Tipping Point" through a closing "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due." At the Victoria opening night, only two tracks from the new album made the cut: "Tipping Point" opened the set, while "I Don't Care" appeared at slot six. That was a headline set. Set lengths on the Maiden dates follow that tour's running order, so check the event details for your night.

The Opening-Night Setlist

Loudwire's report from the tour's opening night in Victoria, British Columbia, on February 15, 2026, logged a 17-song set at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Two songs from the self-titled album made the cut, "Tipping Point" and "I Don't Care," which leaves most of the evening to the back catalog.

Headline Set vs. Support Slot

Those 17 songs came from a Megadeth headline show. The running order on the September US dates is set by the Iron Maiden tour instead.

So for one of those dates, check the event page for the specific show: doors, published set times where they exist, and which bands are on the bill. If a full-length Megadeth set is the whole reason you are going, confirm that first.

Once the night is decided, here is what is currently listed:

Buying Megadeth Tickets

Two things are worth confirming before anything else on this tour: the event name on the listing and the venue name. On the September US dates, neither one matches what a search for Megadeth would suggest, and the reason is on record in both cases.

Check the Event Name First

For the September US dates, the listing title reads "Iron Maiden: Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026." A listing without Megadeth in the title is still the right one for those nights.

Match three things instead of scanning for the artist name: date, city and venue. Venue names can disagree between sources as well — the Charlotte, North Carolina show appears as Truliant Amphitheater on some sites and PNC Music Pavilion on others, because the venue was renamed in January 2026 under a naming-rights deal.

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Megadeth Tour FAQ

These are the questions that come up most around this tour: which dates sit on the US calendar, how long the farewell run lasts, why the Charlotte venue answers to two names, and who supports the 2027 European leg. All answers reflect the schedule published by the band.

Will Megadeth Tour in the US in 2026?

Yes. Megadeth's published 2026 schedule includes US dates through September. Nearly all of the remaining US dates are part of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026, with Megadeth appearing as a special guest. The Sept. 17 Louder Than Life festival in Louisville is a separate festival booking. Anthrax joins the Montréal, Harrison, Los Angeles and San Antonio dates. Availability changes by show, so check the live schedule for the specific date you're considering.

How Long Will the Farewell Tour Last?

Longer than one more season, by the band's own account. Mustaine told Kerrang! that Megadeth is "easily talking about touring for another three to five years," and megadeth.com describes the run as a multi-year global farewell headline tour. The published schedule already extends into April 2027 with a 24-date European arena leg. That estimate is the band's own wording rather than a confirmed schedule. Anyone treating the September 2026 US dates as the final chance to see the band is working from an assumption Megadeth has not made.

Is the Charlotte Show at PNC Music Pavilion or Truliant Amphitheater?

Both names point to the same venue. The Charlotte amphitheater was renamed Truliant Amphitheater in January 2026 under a naming-rights agreement, and local news outlets covered the change when the deal was announced. The band's own tour page still carries the old name, and ticket listings updated at different times, so either name can appear for the same date depending on where you look. Nothing about the show itself changed with the name. Match the city and the date, and the venue-name confusion resolves itself.

Who Is Opening for Megadeth in Europe in 2027?

Testament and Black Label Society. Both are attached to Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations, the 24-date European arena leg that opens March 9, 2027, in Belfast. Megadeth's news page announced the leg on August 3, 2026, and the dates published for it run through April 2027. That leg is a Megadeth headline run, which is a different proposition from the September 2026 US dates. Support billing can change between an announcement and the show itself, so confirm the lineup on the listing for the city you are considering.

Are Tickets Still Available for the Remaining Dates?

Availability shifts by show and by section, and it moves daily, so any fixed answer written here would be wrong within a week. The live listings for each remaining date are the reliable source. Venue type matters as well: stadium dates, arena dates and amphitheater dates carry different capacities and seating layouts, so one city's availability tells you very little about the next one. Check the current listings for the exact date and city you have in mind, then compare sections from there.

The Bottom Line

The US Megadeth dates on this year's calendar run through late September as Iron Maiden support slots, with the Louder Than Life festival on September 17 sitting outside that run. November takes the tour to New Zealand and Australia, and 2027 opens with 24 European arena dates as a Megadeth headline run. Mustaine's estimate to Kerrang! puts the farewell well past September 2026. Pick the night that works, confirm the event name and the venue, then see what is on offer.