On August 26th, Megadeth were due to play at Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González in San Salvador, El Salvador but were forced to cut their set after only two songs due to a severe rainstorm. The band got through "Hangar 18" and "The Threat Is Real" before pulling the plug. Backstage live video from the show is available below.

Frontman Dave Mustaine posted a message to fans via his official Twitter page:

"San Salvador, thank you for coming. I'm sorry the rains came and we could only play two songs. I guess we'll be making this show up, too. To the fans that refuse to understand, the show is over. Our gear is soaked, we are done. It's pouring, lightning was right over us, our gear's ruined, & the promoter knows we left but won't tell the fans.

I am more concerned that the fans are ok. A giant metal structure in an open field during lightning ain't too smart! They had an indoor venue too. Why they put us outside is beyond me."

On Tuesday, August 23rd Megadeth performed a surprise unplugged set outside the Four Seasons hotel in Buenos Aires, Aregentina. Video from the day is available below, including an interview with bassist David Ellefson offering some background information on the spur of the moment performance.

Megadeth were forced to cancel their August 20th show at the Jockey Club in Asuncion, Paraguay after swarms of fans crashed through the security gates protecting the stage in a stampede that left several injured. According to the report by Interaksyon.com, it had already been a rowdy concert at the Sport Colombia stadium in Asuncion, where vendors were selling alcoholic beverages in glass bottles -- which some fans hurled onto the stage, according to witnesses.

It came to an abrupt end when hundreds of fans broke through the security barricade, crushing several people and leaving them injured, according to police.

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine announced on Twitter that the band had called off the show with a series of Tweets:

"Dear Paraguay, after all three barricades broke and hundreds of fans crushed three security guards, almost killing one female fan, we regretfully had to cancel the show.

Please understand that your safety is just as important as ours and after all the security went in the pit someone ran onto the stage, a bottle was thrown, and we'll let you know as soon as we can reschedule and come back. Lo siento.

This is out of our hands and we will make sure when we return to use a different venue, security, and promoter. Again, Lo siento mucho."

The global Dystopia tour, which is currently in full swing, will have visited five continents by the end of 2016. Current tour dates are listed below:

August
29 - Pepsi Center - Mexico City, Mexico

September
1 - Plaza de Toros Santa Maria - Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico
3 - Mexico Metal Fest - Monterrey, Mexico
20 - Casper Events - Center Casper, WY
22 - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV
24 - “Ozzfest” San Manuel Amphitheater - Devore, CA
27 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
28 - Matthew Knight Arena - Eugene, OR
29 - City National Civic - San Jose, CA

October
1 - 1st Bank Center - Broomfield, CO
3 - Mid America Recreation & Conv. Complex - Council Bluffs, IA
4 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul, MN
5 - Sears Centre - Chicago, IL
7 - iWireless Center - Moline, IL
8 - UWM Panther Arena - Milwaukee, WI
9 - Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, MI
11 - Sands Event Center - Bethlehem, PA
12 - DCU Center - Worcester, MA
13 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
14 - Prudential Center - Newark, NJ
16 - BB&T Pavilion - Camden, NJ