MEGADETH have issued the following update:

"MegaFanClub tickets pre-sale for the Canadian shows on the Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour starts Wednesday, January 27th at 10:00am local time. MFC members, log into the fan club and go to 'Tour' - 'Tickets'. Your password and instructions will be provided there. This is for ticket pre-sales for Calgary, Edmonton, and Saskatoon. MFC tickets pre-sale for the USA shows will be held on Thursday, January 28th from 10am to 10pm as previously announced. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, January 29th. Go here for more information."

Following is the official press release for the tour:

The mighty MEGADETH will join forces with TESTAMENT and EXODUS for a month-long jaunt that will find these thrash titans crisscrossing the nation on the Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour.

These will be incredibly special shows that will delight Megadeth fans, as the band will be playing their landmark, genre-defining album, 1990’s Rust in Peace, in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth set list favorites.

Megadeth’s latest, Endgame, was released in September 2009 and received some of the highest critical accolades of the band’s career. The band performed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and was nominated for yet another Grammy – the eight nomination of their storied career - for 'Head Crusher'.

The tour will kick off on March 1st in Spokane, WA and will run through the end of the month. The dates are as follows, with tickets going on sale this Friday, January 29th.

March

1 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
2 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
3 - Medford, OR - Medford Armory
6 - Calgary, AB - Big Four (Testament with Special Guests)
7 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre (Testament with Special Guests)
8 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
11 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater
12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palace Theater
13 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
15 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
16 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
18 - Scranton, PA - Scranton Cultural Center
19 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
22 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
23 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
25 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
26 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Amphitheater
27 - Lubbock, TX - The Pavilion
28 - El Paso, TX - Club 101
30 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
31 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium (Testament with Special Guests)

Stay tuned for more information next week on the rescheduling of the American Carnage tour dates, as well.