Throughout a December 5 chat on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine opened up in regards to the group’s newly revealed “farewell” tour.
Formally set to start in 2026, the run is titled the “This Was Our Life” tour and can again Megadeth‘s upcoming self-titled last album, Megadeth. The announcement alerts the closing chapter of a profession that has spanned greater than 4 a long time.
When requested why the band’s final file will probably be Megadeth and why he is selecting a “farewell” method now, Mustaine pointed to longstanding bodily points.
“It had been a very long time coming — simply bodily stuff that was happening with my palms… My palms had been letting me down. And there have been different issues that had been tough due to all of the stuff happening in my neck and my trunk. All the space there has arthritis, and it has discs which are bulging. I’ve received a damaged lumbar bone. After all, you realize I’ve my again fused, up by my shoulders, by my neck. And simply plenty of stuff,” Mustaine defined.
Mustaine defined that he is all the time measured his future by whether or not he might nonetheless carry out at most stage. The choice wasn’t triggered by a single dramatic second, however by a gradual realization whereas the album was being made:
“I all the time mentioned when it received to the purpose the place I used to be unable to present 100% each evening, that is once I was gonna get thinking about winding down. And it wasn’t that I used to be unable to present 100%, as a result of we completed the file, and I feel we did an excellent job on it, however there was a interval after we had been working and I mentioned to my supervisor, I mentioned, ‘I do not know the way for much longer I can do that. My palms are actually hurting.’
“And I did not imply to set the ball rolling. Actually, I simply was making dialog, and it changed into me speaking to the band guys and sleeping on it and speaking to my household and praying on it. And the reply was clear to me that by the point we’re completed with the file, I am gonna know the way the file’s gonna do.
“If the file does rather well, then I will have the ability to have one final actually good tour. And the half in regards to the farewell factor, it is form of like the identical factor, is not it? We have got some dates that we wanna play to say goodbye to our buddies.”
Mustaine additionally emphasised {that a} correct send-off requires time and international attain, not only a brief home lap: “The factor is, we’re an American band, however we play all over the place. So it is not like we simply are weekend warriors, as nation acts right here within the States. We have got plenty of touring to do with the intention to do our farewell correctly.”
After Eddie Trunk famous that many veteran acts keep onstage previous their prime, Mustaine agreed that persevering with with out having the ability to ship at full energy does not make sense for Megadeth, particularly given the band’s secure state of affairs: “I do not assume there’s any purpose [for us] to [keep playing when we are not able to deliver a hundred percent],” Mustaine mentioned.
“I imply, except you are financially in a foul means and that you must hold taking part in, which, by the grace of God, I have been profitable. I have been capable of pay all my payments. All of the band guys, all of them get their paychecks on time. We do every little thing proper by the e book.”
“So, some folks, as I mentioned, might must hold taking part in, as a result of there’s nothing else for them to do. Now, once I take into consideration what I gonna do after I hold the guitar up, that is in relation to touring, and I imagine that I’ll hold doing music ultimately, form, or kind. However not within the trend that I used to be doing with Megadeth as a result of if I can not do it and I must cease taking part in with my past love, I am not gonna exit and attempt to do it once more with another person,” he added.
Briefly, the upcoming cycle appears like a deliberate, fastidiously deliberate goodbye; one formed by well being realities, delight in efficiency requirements, and a want to thank the worldwide fanbase correctly earlier than closing the e book on Megadeth‘s touring legacy.
Megadeth has a complete bunch of farewell dates lined up for 2026 thus far, all of which you will discover under. And when you miss these, I am certain it is not a difficulty contemplating Dave Mustaine said this tour is gonna be going on for “three to five years.” Get the total checklist of dates under and get your tickets here.
Megadeth additionally not too long ago introduced they’re teaming up with Trafalgar Releasing for a worldwide cinema screening of the new Megadeth new film Megadeth: Behind The Mask. The movie will hit over 1,000 screens worldwide on January 22, 2026.
1/17 La Vergne, TN Let There Be Shred: Immersive Listening Occasion
2/15 Victoria, BC Save-On-Meals Memorial Centre
2/17 Abbotsford, BC Rogers Discussion board
2/18 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
2/20 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
2/21 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
2/24 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
2/25 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
2/28 London, ON Canada Life Place
3/1 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
3/3 Halifax, NS Scotiabank Centre
3/4 Moncton, NB Avenir Centre
3/6 Québec Metropolis, QC Videotron Centre
4/23 Lima, Peru Costa 21
4/26 Bogotá, Colombia Movistar Area
4/27 Bogotá, Colombia Movistar Area
4/30 Buenos Aires, Argentina TBD
5/10 Mexico Metropolis, Mexico Area Ciudad de Mexico
5/11 Mexico Metropolis, Mexico Area Ciudad de Mexico
5/13 Guadalajara, Mexico Area Guadalajara
5/2 São Paulo, Brazil Espaco Unimed
5/4 Santiago, Chile Movistar Area
5/5 Santiago, Chile Movistar Area
5/8 Monterrey, Mexico Area Monterrey
6/10 Hradec Králové, Czechia Rock For Folks – Park 360
6/11 Luxembourg, LUX Rockhal
6/14 Ferrara, Italy Ferrara Summer time Pageant – Piazza Ariostea
6/15 Zurich, SWI Halle 622
6/16 Vienna, AUT Gasometer
6/2 Hanover, Germany Heinz von Heiden Area
6/23 Istanbul, TUR KüçükÇiftlik Park
6/26 Helsinki, Finland Suvilahti – TUSKA
6/28 Almaty, KAZ Spartak Stadium
6/7 Gelsenkirchen, GER Amphitheater
8/29 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Area
8/30 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Area
9/11 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Stay
9/12 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
9/15 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
9/19 Shakopee, MN Mystic Lake Amphitheater
9/22 Tinley Park, IL Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre
9/25 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
9/26 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
9/29 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
9/3 Montréal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau
9/5 Harrison, NJ Sports activities Illustrated Stadium
9/6 Harrison, NJ Sports activities Illustrated Stadium
9/9 Boston, MA TD Backyard
