While a back injury prevented Slayer and Megadeth from completing their early 2010, the metal titans have rallied together to reschedule the trek for later this year. The crews’ recently postponed American Carnage Tour dates are now set for summer 2010.
Six Canadian performances, originally booked for November 2009, will now run July 23 at Pavillon de la Jeunesse in Quebec City, QC, through July 30 at the John Labatt Centre in London, ON. After a brief break, the tour will sweep down into the states for nearly 20 more gigs from August 11 at the Civic Center in Glens Falls, NY, through September 4 at the Washington County Fair Complex in Hillsboro, OR.
Of all the American dates postponed last month, only five were not rescheduled due to booking issues. Refunds will be available for tickets to the cancelled concerts on January 27 in El Paso, TX; January 29 in Houston, TX; January 31 in Nashville, TN; February 1 in Duluth, GA; and February 2 in Louisville, KY.
While a handful of shows were ultimately axed from the itinerary, Slayer and Megadeth added four markets to their summer 2010 run. These routing supplements are slated for August 18 at Time Warner Cable Amphitheater in Cleveland, OH; August 23 at Capitol Federal Park in Bonner Springs, MO; August 29 at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA; and September 1 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, CA.
Original tickets from the postponed concerts will be honored on the rescheduled dates. New ticket sales for the tour will start February 5, according to Megadeth’s official Web site. Metal band testament will provide support throughout the late summer outing.
While health issues put the kibosh on the Slayer’s winter plans, their would-be co-headliners charted their own tour to fill the time. Just a couple weeks after postponements were publicized, Megadeth announced a spring tour with testament and Exodus.
Canadian Carnage itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| July 23 | Quebec City, QC | Pavillon de la Jeunesse |
| July 24 | Montreal, QC | Parc Jean Drapeau |
| July 26 | Halifax, NS | Halifax Metro Centre |
| July 27 | Moncton, NB | Moncton Coliseum |
| July 29 | Toronto, ON | The Molson Amphitheatre |
| July 30 | London, ON | John Labatt Centre |
American Carnage itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| August 11 | Glens Falls, NY | Glens Falls Civic Center |
| August 12 | East Rutherford, NJ | Izod Center |
| August 14 | Lowell, MA | Paul E. Tsongas Arena |
| August 15 | Camden, NJ | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| August 16 | Wallingford, CT | Toyota Presents The Oakdale Theatre |
| August 18 | Cleveland, OH | Time Warner Cable Amphitheater |
| August 19 | Detroit, MI | Joe Louis Arena |
| August 20 | Chicago, IL | UIC Pavilion |
| August 21 | St. Paul, MN | The Roy Wilkins Auditorium |
| August 23 | Bonner Springs, MO | Capitol Federal Park |
| August 25 | Denver, CO | Magness Arena |
| August 26 | Albuquerque, NM | Tingley Coliseum |
| August 27 | Phoenix, AZ | Dodge Theatre |
| August 29 | Chula Vista, CA | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre |
| August 30 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Arena |
| August 31 | San Francisco, CA | Cow Palace |
| September 1 | Sacramento, CA | ARCO Arena |
| September 3 | Seattle, WA | WaMu Theater |
| September 4 | Hillsboro, OR | Washington County Fair Complex |
