Megadeth hit the stage for the first time on January 20th, since vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine underwent treatment for cancer in 2019. Mustaine spent most of last year focusing on his health after he revealed last June that he had been diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma on the base of his tongue. He then underwent radiation treatment for it and began the rehabilitation process in the fall.
The band’s first show back was in the Harwell Arena in Helsinki, Finland, the first stop on the tour with Five Finger Death Punch and Bad Wolves. According to those who went, the setlist ran as follows:
“Hangar 18”
“Wake Up Dead”
“Sweating Bullets”
“Dawn Patrol”
“Trust”
“A Tout le Monde”
“She-Wolf”
“Dystopia”
“Symphony Of Destruction”
“Peace Sells”
“Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”
There’s fan-filmed footage available online and you can see it below. Remaining dates on the tour include:
01/22 Stockholm, SWE – Hovet
01/23 Oslo, NOR – Spektrum
01/24 Copenhagen, DEN – Royal Arena
01/26 Amsterdam, NET – AFAS Live
01/28 Paris, FRA – Zenith
01/30 Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Arena
01/31 London, UK – Wembley Arena
02/03 Berlin, GER – Max-Schmeling Halle
02/04 Hamburg, GER – Sporthalle
02/06 Frankfurt, GER – Festhalle
02/08 Oberhausen, GER – Koenig-Pilsener Arena
02/09 Stuttgart, GER – Schleyerhalle
02/10 Munich, GER – Olympiahalle
02/12 Warsaw, POL – Torwar
02/14 Prague, CZE – Tipsport Arena
02/16 Milan, ITA – Alcatrazz
02/17 Zurich, SWI – Hallenstadion
02/19 Vienna, AUT – Stadthalle
02/20 Budapest, HUN – Budapest Sportarena
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