MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine has issued the following Gigantour update:

"Our beloved webmaster just informed me that two of the Canadian Gigantour VIP Experience packages for the shows are sold out in advance (two months in advance): Monday May 12th, Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center All SOLD OUT! Wednesday May 14th Calgary, AB - The Corral All SOLD OUT! This sh*t is kewl! I hope that there are going to be a lot of happy headbangers and metal fanatics across the North American continent again this year."

Deluxe Gigantour VIP packages are now available to the general public. Packages include concert ticket, meet & greet with Megadeth, autograph session, signed Gigantour 2008 collectable 8X10, photo with the band, VIP laminate, and more! Spaces are limited to 40 packages per show. Check the Killing Road and Gigantour.com for all details.

Gigantour 2008 tour dates featuring with Megadeth, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, JOB FOR A COWBOY, HIGH ON FIRE are as follows:

April

12 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore
13 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
15 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
16 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Pavilion
17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
19 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens
20 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
22 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
24 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
26 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
28 - Quebec City, QC - Pavilion De La Jeunesse
29 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
30 - Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall

May

1 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
3 - Detroit, MI - DTE Music Center
4 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
6 - Chicago, IL - Aragon
7 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
10 - Winnipeg, MB - Convention Center
11 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center
14 - Calgary, AB - The Corral
16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
17 - Salem, OR - Salem Armory
19 - San Jose, CA - Event Center @ San Jose State
20 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
21 - Los Angeles, CA - Long Beach Arena
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre