Teaming up for what promises to be an unforgettable jaunt of epic proportions, iconic Grammy Award-winning heavy rock band MASTODON will join forces with Grammy Award-nominated French heavy metal luminaries GOJIRA for “The Mega-Monsters Tour”, a massive co-headline tour across North America in 2023 along with special guests LORNA SHORE on all dates. It finds these two juggernauts taking over arenas and amphitheaters throughout the spring and summer, alternating closing sets each night.
The tour kicks off at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon on April 18, stops at legendary venues such as the Forum in Los Angeles, California on April 21, and steamrolls through MASTODON‘s hometown of Atlanta for their biggest Georgia headlining gig to date at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre. The first leg concludes at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 11. Meanwhile, the tour resumes with a second leg from August 9 through September 2.
Fan pre-sales for tickets begin January 18th at 10:00am local time and include both Mastodon and Gojira artist pre-sales, alongside Blabbermouth, Spotify and local promoter / venue / radio pre-sales. General on-sale will launch January 20th at 10:00am local time with VIP ticket packages available at Gojira and Mastodon websites.
MASTODON will hit the road in support of their critically acclaimed ninth studio album, “Hushed And Grim”. Meanwhile, GOJIRA are out supporting their seventh full-length album, “Fortitude”, which garnered a Grammy Award nomination in the category of “Best Metal Performance” for “Amazonia”. These two titans previously canvased North America together in 2014, and this reunion represents yet another major milestone in their respective careers.
“The Mega-Monsters Tour” Tour dates:
Leg 1:
Apr. 18 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Apr. 20 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Apr. 21 – Los Angeles, CA The Forum
Apr. 22 – Phoenix, AZ – AZ Federal Theatre
Apr. 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Virgin
Apr. 26 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Apr. 28 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
Apr. 29 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Apr. 30 – Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
May 02 – Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium
May 04 – Boca Raton, FL – Sunset Cove Amphitheater
May 05 – St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
May 06 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
May 07 – Asheville, NC – 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 2:
Aug. 09 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion
Aug. 10 – Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavilion
Aug. 11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors
Aug. 12 – New York, NY – Coney Island Amphitheater
Aug. 13 – Syracuse, NY – OneCenter
Aug. 15 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
Aug. 17 – Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach
Aug. 18 – Montreal, QC – Place Bell
Aug. 19 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena
Aug. 20 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall
Aug. 23 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
Aug. 25 – Hammond, IN – Horseshoe
Aug. 26 – Omaha, NE – Westfair Amphitheater
Aug. 27 – Minneapolis, MN Waite Park Amphitheater
Aug. 29 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory
Aug. 30 – Kansas City, MO Azura Amphitheater
Sep. 01 – Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater
Sep. 02 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater