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Megadeth and Lamb of God announce new Metal Tour of the Year dates for 2022

Trivium and In Flames are set to support on the monstrous 23-date USA run

Megadeth and Lamb of God have announced the second leg of their co-headline tour, dubbed Metal Tour of the Year. 

Trivium will again support the two metal juggernauts, alongside Swedish metallers In Flames. The latter replace Hatebreed, who appeared on the first leg of the tour in 2021.

The tour's first leg was initially announced in 2020 with In Flames on the bill, though after its postponement due to the pandemic and subsequent rescheduled dates, the Swedish outfit could no longer join owing to travel restrictions in place at the time.

Commencing April 9 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, the tour's 23-date second leg will make stops in Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Kansas City and Pittsburgh among others, before wrapping up May 15 at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

“The Metal Tour of the Year is exactly what it sounds like – a night of some of the best heavy metal bands in the world – live and loud,” says Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine. “Anyone who came to a show last year knows what I mean, only this one's going to be even better. Do not miss out.”

Adds Trivium frontman Matt Heafy: “The Metal Tour of the Year was one of the strongest, most incredible tours in ages – its namesake is nothing but accurate. How do you follow that up? By doing it again – even bigger, even better, and have it play everywhere it didn't on the first leg. MTOTYII – let's do this.”

The Metal Tour of the Year is part of Live Nation's Live Stubs initiative, which provides digital, collectible ticket stubs in the form of NFTs to ticket holders. These Live Stubs will be automatically included with tickets for select shows, and fans will be able to view, share, gift, trade and resell their stubs on Live Nation. 

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These stubs are “collectors items” and will not replace the digital tickets required to physically enter a live show.

Check out the full list of dates for the Metal Tour of the Year's second leg below.

• Sat Apr 09 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob Ultra Arena 
• Sun Apr 10 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Arena 
• Tue Apr 12 – Colorado Springs, CO – Broadmoor World Arena 
• Thu Apr 14 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center 
• Fri Apr 15 – Lafayette, LA – Cajundome 
• Sat Apr 16 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater 
• Tue Apr 19 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena 
• Thu Apr 21 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 
• Fri Apr 22 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center 
• Sun Apr 24 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center 
• Tue Apr 26 – Omaha, NE – Baxter Arena 
• Wed Apr 27 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Alliant Energy PowerHouse 
• Fri Apr 29 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center 
• Sat Apr 30 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center* No Trivium 
• Tue May 03 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum 
• Wed May 04 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
• Fri May 06 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena 
• Sat May 07 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center 
• Mon May 09 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center 
• Tue May 10 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena 
• Thu May 12 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena 
• Fri May 13 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena 
• Sun May 15 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center

With Megadeth reportedly slated to released their 16th studio album The Sick, the Dying and the Dead this spring, and Trivium having released their 10th full-length In the Court of the Dragon in October, it's likely the tour will play host to some live song debuts.

Tickets go on general sale from 10AM local time on Friday, January 14. For more info, head to the Metal Tour of the Year website .

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Megadeth & Lamb Of God Announce 2nd Leg Of The Metal Tour Of The Year

Special Guests Trivium & In Flames

Tickets go on general sale friday, january 14th, 2022 at 10am local time, metaltouroftheyear.com.

Following the enormous success of their 2021 co-headline US tour, metal titans MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD have today announced the second US run of their aptly named METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR . Joining them will be special guests TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES . Tickets for the second leg of THE METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR , produced by Live Nation, will go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday, January 14th from MetalTourOfTheYear.com.

THE METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR was originally announced and planned for 2020 but was halted by the pandemic. Fans waited patiently for touring to return and in the summer of 2021 were granted their wish. THE METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR was one of the first national amphitheatre tours to hit the road in 2021 and saw co-headliners MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD hit 29 cities across North America with special guests TRIVIUM and HATEBREED , who stepped in to replace IN FLAMES who couldn’t join the tour due to travel restrictions. The tour was met with enormous acclaim, truly living up to its name and playing to a whopping 172,000 metal fans in the process.

Produced by Live Nation, the second leg of this epic metal trek will kick off on Saturday, April 9th in Las Vegas, NV and hit a further 21 cities before wrapping in Allentown, PA on Sunday, May 15. Full tour itinerary below. The tour will be part of Live Nation’s Live Stubs initiative which provides digital, collectible NFT ticket stubs to ticket holders. Reimagining ticket stubs as digital collectible NFTs, Live Nation’s Live Stubs will mirror the unique section, row, and seat of each ticket purchased, allowing fans to collect ticket stubs once again – this time with more capabilities. Live Stubs will automatically be included with tickets on select Live Nation shows in North America. Fans will be able to view, share, gift, trade, and resell their live stubs on Livenation.com. These are collector items and will not replace the digital tickets needed to physically enter the show.

Tickets and VIP packages for all artists go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, January 14th, 2022 at 10am local time via MetalTourOfTheYear.com.

The Metal Tour Of The Year

Megadeth and Lamb of God 2022 North American Tour Dates:

Sat Apr 09 Las Vegas, NV Michelob Ultra Arena

Sun Apr 10 Tucson, AZ Tucson Arena

Tue Apr 12 Colorado Springs, CO Broadmoor World Arena

Thu Apr 14 Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center

Fri Apr 15 Lafayette, LA Cajundome

Sat Apr 16 Brandon, MS Brandon Amphitheater

Tue Apr 19 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena

Thu Apr 21 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Fri Apr 22 Green Bay, WI Resch Center

Sun Apr 24 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Tue Apr 26 Omaha, NE Baxter Arena

Wed Apr 27 Cedar Rapids, IA Alliant Energy PowerHouse

Fri Apr 29 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center

Sat Apr 30 Tulsa, OK BOK Center* No Trivium

Tue May 03 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum

Wed May 04 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Fri May 06 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena

Sat May 07 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center

Mon May 09 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center

Tue May 10 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena

Thu May 12 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena

Fri May 13 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena

Sun May 15 Allentown, PA PPL Center

It was over 30 years ago that Dave Mustaine founded MEGADETH , in the process pioneering the sound that would become known the world over as thrash metal. And from the very beginning, the band proved to be the most lethal and audacious unit on the heavy music scene, pushing thrash to the limits of musical ferocity and instrumental virtuosity on early efforts like their 1985 debut, Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good! and 1986’s seminal Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?. MEGADETH have taken their place as one of metal’s most influential and respected acts—not to mention among its most successful. They have gone on to sell more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning numerous accolades including a 2017 GRAMMY Award for “Best Metal Performance” for the title track “Dystopia,” 12 GRAMMY  nominations, and scoring five consecutive platinum albums. With sheer determination and a relentless recording and touring schedule, MEGADETH worked their way up from headlining clubs to headlining arenas, festival and stadiums, cementing a legacy that continues to grow and spread throughout the world. MEGADETH are slated to release their 16th studio album, “The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead” this spring.

LAMB OF GOD propelled heavy metal into the new millennium two decades ago with the prophetically titled New American Gospel. They followed with 2003’s As the Palaces Burn, which made the Rolling Stone list of the Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. Ashes of the Wake, released in 2004, was the first LAMB OF GOD album to be certified gold by the RIAA, as was 2006’s Sacrament, which also made a Top 10 Billboard 200 chart debut. In 2009, LAMB OF GOD released Wrath, their first with Josh Wilbur as producer, and earned the number one album spot on Billboard’s Hard Rock, Rock, and Tastemaker charts, with a number two position on the Billboard 200. Those number one positions were repeated with 2012’s Resolution, which swung effortlessly between thrash, traditional metal, sludgy doom, with flashes of crust punk swagger and bravado. LAMB OF GOD’s last album, VII: Sturm und Drang (2015) made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number three and finished number 2 in the world charts, reaching Top 5 in five countries and six additional Top 15 positions. The single “512” was nominated for a GRAMMY  Award for “Best Metal Performance”, the band’s fifth nomination. In 2020 LAMB OF GOD released their critically acclaimed self-titled opus, the band’s best work to date, featuring new drummer Art Cruz, LAMB OF GOD is re-energized and unrelenting, ready to lay claim to the metal throne.

TRIVIUM’s tenth album In The Court Of The Dragon arrived in 2021. The band and album have been praised by and featured in mainstream outlets like The New York Times, NPR, Forbes, Billboard, TechCrunch, and Kotaku, as well as Guitar World, Revolver, Alternative Press, and more. They released the now-canonical album Ascendancy in 2005. It was recognized as KERRANG!’s “Album of the Year,” achieved a gold certification in the UK, and eclipsed sales of 500,000 worldwide. Metal Hammer placed it in the Top 15 of “The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the 21st Century.” It ignited a string of six consecutive Top 25 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 and five straight Top 3 debuts on the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart, culminating on 2017’s benchmark “The Sin And The Sentence.” That album elevated the group’s total stream tally past a quarter-of-a-billion. Additionally, “Betrayer” received a GRAMMY  Award nomination in the category of “Best Metal Performance.” Unanimous acclaim followed from Decibel, Loudwire, Ultimate Guitar, MetalSucks, and Metal Hammer, who dubbed them, “quite simply one of the best bands in modern metal.” 2020 brought What The Dead Men Say. The album was produced by Trivium and Josh Wilbur and debuted at #35 on the Billboard Top 200; at #2 on the Top Current Albums Chart, and at #3 on both the Hard Rock Albums Chart and Top Rock Albums Chart. They have performed alongside Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and many others and graced the main stages of Download, Bloodstock, KNOTFEST, and beyond.

IN FLAMES are less of a band than they are a musical institution in the heavy music world. Since helping create Sweden’s legendary “Gothenburg Sound” three decades ago to their current status as melodic metal monoliths, the act have constantly eschewed trends in order to forge their own musical path having been prevented from joining the initial leg of the METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR due to travel restrictions, they are primed and ready to bring their inimitable brand of metal to the stage on this upcoming run in support of the 20th Anniversary re-release of their landmark album ‘Clayman’ and 2019 album ‘I, The Mask’.

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Megadeth & Lamb Of God Announce The Metal Tour Of The Year 2022

The Metal Tour Of The Year was originally announced and planned for 2020 but was halted by the pandemic

Following the enormous success of their 2021 co-headline US tour, metal titans MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD have today announced the second US run of their aptly named METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR . Joining them will be special guests TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES . Tickets for the second leg of THE METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR , produced by Live Nation, will go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday, January 14th from MetalTourOfTheYear.com .

THE METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR was originally announced and planned for 2020 but was halted by the pandemic. Fans waited patiently for touring to return and in the summer of 2021 were granted their wish. THE METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR was one of the first national amphitheater tours to hit the road in 2021 and saw co-headliners MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD hit 29 cities across North America with special guests TRIVIUM and HATEBREED , who stepped in to replace IN FLAMES who couldn’t join the tour due to travel restrictions. The tour was met with enormous acclaim, truly living up to its name and playing to a whopping 172,000 metal fans in the process.

Speaking on the success of the initial leg of the tour and his excitement in hitting the road again in 2022, MEGADETH ’s leader and frontman, Dave Mustaine says

“The Metal Tour of The Year is exactly what it sounds like – a night of some of the best heavy metal bands in the world – live and loud. Anyone who came to a show last year knows what I mean, only this one’s going be even better. Do not miss out.”

Randy Blythe , inimitable frontman of LAMB OF GOD , adds

“It was great to get out on the road for an incredible tour last summer with Megadeth, Trivium and Hatebreed so we figured we’d do it again! We look forward to hitting new cities with Megadeth, Trivium and In Flames, who we’re happy to have over for leg 2!”

TRIVIUM ’s Matthew Kiichi Heafy adds

“The Metal Tour Of The Year was one of the strongest, most incredible Metal tours in ages – it’s namesake nothing but accurate. How do you follow that up? By doing it again – even bigger, even better, and have it play everywhere it didn’t on the first leg. MTOTYII – let’s do this. “

With IN FLAMES singer, Anders Fridén stating

”We are excited to finally be able to join our dear friends in Megadeth, Lamb of God, and Trivium on this year’s, Metal Tour of The Year! We can’t wait to be back on the road in America and to reunite with you all. Don’t miss this tour it’s a juggernaut.”

Produced by Live Nation, the second leg of this epic metal trek will kick off on Saturday, April 9th in Las Vegas, NV and hit a further 21 cities before wrapping in Allentown, PA on Sunday, May 15 . Full tour itinerary below

Tickets and VIP packages for all artists go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, January 14th, 2022 at 10am local time via MetalTourOfTheYear.com

The tour will be part of Live Nation’s Live Stubs initiative which provides digital, collectible NFT ticket stubs to ticket holders. Reimagining ticket stubs as digital collectible NFTs, Live Nation’s Live Stubs will mirror the unique section, row, and seat of each ticket purchased, allowing fans to collect ticket stubs once again – this time with more capabilities. Live Stubs will automatically be included with tickets on select Live Nation shows in North America. Fans will be able to view, share, gift, trade, and resell their live stubs on Livenation.com . These are collector items and will not replace the digital tickets needed to physically enter the show.

The Metal Tour Of The Year

Megadeth and Lamb of God 2022 North American Tour Dates :

Sat Apr 09 – Las Vegas, NV | Michelob Ultra Arena

Sun Apr 10 – Tucson, AZ | Tucson Arena

Tue Apr 12 – Colorado Springs, CO | Broadmoor World Arena

Thu Apr 14 – Corpus Christi, TX | American Bank Center Arena

Fri Apr 15 – Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Cajundome

Sat Apr 16 – Brandon, MS | Brandon Amphitheater

Tue Apr 19 – Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena

Thu Apr 21 – Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Fri Apr 22 – Green Bay, WI | Resch Center

Sun Apr 24 – Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Tue Apr 26 – Omaha, NE | Baxter Arena

Wed Apr 27 – Cedar Rapids, IA | Alliant Energy PowerHouse

Fri Apr 29 – Kansas City, MO | T-Mobile Center

Sat Apr 30 – Tulsa, OK | BOK Center * No Trivium

Tue May 03 – North Charleston, SC | North Charleston Coliseum

Wed May 04 – Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Fri May 06 – Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena

Sat May 07 – Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center

Mon May 09 – Pittsburgh, PA | Petersen Events Center

Tue May 10 – Rochester, NY | Blue Cross Arena

Thu May 12 – Portland, ME | Cross Insurance Arena

Fri May 13 – Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena

Sun May 15 – Allentown, PA | PPL Center

It was over 30 years ago that Dave Mustaine founded MEGADETH , in the process pioneering the sound that would become known the world over as thrash metal. And from the very beginning, the band proved to be the most lethal and audacious unit on the heavy music scene, pushing thrash to the limits of musical ferocity and instrumental virtuosity on early efforts like their 1985 debut, Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good! and 1986’s seminal Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? .

MEGADETH have taken their place as one of metal’s most influential and respected acts—not to mention among its most successful. They have gone on to sell more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning numerous accolades including a 2017 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Metal Performance” for the title track “Dystopia,” 12 GRAMMY® nominations, and scoring five consecutive platinum albums. With sheer determination and a relentless recording and touring schedule, MEGADETH worked their way up from headlining clubs to headlining arenas, festival and stadiums, cementing a legacy that continues to grow and spread throughout the world. MEGADETH are slated to release their 16th studio album later this year.

LAMB OF GOD propelled heavy metal into the new millennium two decades ago with the prophetically titled New American Gospe l. They followed with 2003’s As the Palaces Burn , which made the Rolling Stone list of the Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. Ashes of the Wake , released in 2004, was the first LAMB OF GOD album to be certified gold by the RIAA, as was 2006’s Sacrament , which also made a Top 10 Billboard 200 chart debut. In 2009, LAMB OF GOD released Wrath , their first with Josh Wilbur as producer, and earned the number one album spot on Billboard’s Hard Rock, Rock, and Tastemaker charts, with a number two position on the Billboard 200.

Those number one positions were repeated with 2012’s Resolution , which swung effortlessly between thrash, traditional metal, sludgy doom, with flashes of crust punk swagger and bravado. LAMB OF GOD ’s last album, VII: Sturm und Drang (2015) made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number three and finished number 2 in the world charts, reaching Top 5 in five countries and six additional Top 15 positions. The single “ 512 ” was nominated for a GRAMMY® Award for “Best Metal Performance”, the band’s fifth nomination.

In 2020 LAMB OF GOD released their critically acclaimed self-titled opus, the band’s best work to date, featuring new drummer Art Cruz, LAMB OF GOD is re-energized and unrelenting, ready to lay claim to the metal throne.

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Following the enormous success of their 2021 co-headlining US tour, metal titans Megadeth and Lamb Of God have announced the second US run of their Metal Tour of the Year .

Joining them will be special guests Trivium and In Flames. Tickets for the second leg of Metal Tour of the Year, produced by Live Nation, will go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday, January 14.

The Metal Tour of the Year was originally announced and planned for 2020 but was halted by the pandemic. Metal Tour of the Year was one of the first national amphitheater tours to hit the road in 2021 and saw co-headliners Megadeth and Lamb Of God hit 29 cities across North America with special guests Trivium and Hatebreed, who stepped in to replace In Flames who couldn’t join the tour due to travel restrictions. The tour played to a whopping 172,000 metal fans across the trek.

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Speaking on the success of the initial leg of the tour and his excitement in hitting the road again in 2022, Megadeth’s leader and frontman Dave Mustaine says, “The Metal Tour of The Year is exactly what it sounds like – a night of some of the best heavy metal bands in the world – live and loud. Anyone who came to a show last year knows what I mean, only this one’s going be even better. Do not miss out.”

Visit The Metal Tour of the Year’s official website for more information.

The Metal Tour Of The Year 2022 North American Tour Dates: Sat Apr 09 – Las Vegas, NV | Michelob Ultra Arena Sun Apr 10 – Tucson, AZ | Tucson Arena Tue Apr 12 – Colorado Springs, CO | Broadmoor World Arena Thu Apr 14 – Corpus Christi, TX | American Bank Center Arena Fri Apr 15 – Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Cajundome Sat Apr 16 – Brandon, MS | Brandon Amphitheater Tue Apr 19 – Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena Thu Apr 21 – Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fri Apr 22 – Green Bay, WI | Resch Center Sun Apr 24 – Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Tue Apr 26 – Omaha, NE | Baxter Arena Wed Apr 27 – Cedar Rapids, IA | Alliant Energy PowerHouse Fri Apr 29 – Kansas City, MO | T-Mobile Center Sat Apr 30 – Tulsa, OK | BOK Center * No Trivium Tue May 03 – North Charleston, SC | North Charleston Coliseum Wed May 04 – Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Fri May 06 – Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena Sat May 07 – Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center Mon May 09 – Pittsburgh, PA | Petersen Events Center Tue May 10 – Rochester, NY | Blue Cross Arena Thu May 12 – Portland, ME | Cross Insurance Arena Fri May 13 – Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena Sun May 15 – Allentown, PA | PPL Center

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Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium + In Flames Announce 2022 Leg of ‘Metal Tour of the Year’

The "Metal Tour of the Year" is back for a second time with a U.S. leg booked for the spring with co-headliners Megadeth and Lamb of God alongside special guests Trivium and In Flames .

The inaugural leg was originally set for 2020, but the pandemic forced a postponement until 2021 and the run finally got underway last summer, although Hatebreed were tabbed as the opener after In Flames announced they would not be able to make it.

Now, the original "Metal Tour of the Year" lineup will band together for a 23-date jaunt that will begin on April 9 in Las Vegas and wrap up on May 15 in Allentown, Pennsylvania after criss-crossing the country.

View the complete list of tour dates at the bottom of the page and look for tickets and VIP packages to go on sale on Jan. 14 at 10AM local time at this website .

“The 'Metal Tour of The Year' is exactly what it sounds like – a night of some of the best heavy metal bands in the world – live and loud. Anyone who came to a show last year knows what I mean, only this one’s going be even better. Do not miss out," commented Dave Mustaine in what will be a banner 2022 for Megadeth as their long-awaited new album is expected to be released at some point this year.

Lamb of God's Randy Blythe exclaimed, "It was great to get out on the road for an incredible tour last summer with Megadeth, Trivium and Hatebreed so we figured we'd do it again! We look forward to hitting new cities with Megadeth, Trivium and In Flames, who we're happy to have over for leg two!"

“The Metal Tour of The Year was one of the strongest, most incredible Metal tours in ages - it’s namesake nothing but accurate," added Trivium's Matt Heafy . "How do you follow that up? By doing it again - even bigger, even better, and have it play everywhere it didn’t on the first leg. MTOTYII - let’s do this."

”We are excited to finally be able to join our dear friends in Megadeth, Lamb of God, and Trivium on this year’s Metal Tour of The Year! We can’t wait to be back on the road in America and to reunite with you all. Don’t miss this tour it’s a juggernaut," exclaimed In Flames frontman Anders Fridén .

'Metal Tour of the Year' 2022 Tour Dates — Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium + In Flames

April 09 - Las Vegas, Nev. @ Michelob Ultra Arena April 10 - Tucson, Ariz. @ Tucson Arena April 12 - Colorado Springs, Colo. @ Broadmoor World Arena April 14 - Corpus Christi, Texas @ American Bank Center Arena April 15 -  Lafayette, La. @ Lafayette Cajundome April 16 - Brandon, Miss. @ Brandon Amphitheater April 19 - Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena April 21 - Fort Wayne, Ind. @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum April 22 - Green Bay, Wis. @ Resch Center April 24 - Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center April 26 - Omaha, Neb. @ Baxter Arena April 27 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa @ Alliant Energy PowerHouse April 29 - Kansas City, Mo. T-Mobile Center April 30 - Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center * No Trivium May 03 - North Charleston, S.C. @ North Charleston Coliseum May 04 - Greenville, S.C. @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena May 06 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena May 07 - Peoria, Ill. @ Peoria Civic Center May 09 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Petersen Events Center May 10 - Rochester, N.Y. @ Blue Cross Arena May 12 - Portland, Maine @ Cross Insurance Arena May 13 - Uncasville, Ct. @ Mohegan Sun Arena May 15 - Allentown, Pa. @ PPL Center

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Following the success of their 2021 co-headline U.S. tour, Megadeth and Lamb of God have announced the 2022 run of the “Metal Tour of the Year,” with special guests Trivium and In Flames. Tickets for the tour, produced by Live Nation, will go on general sale at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, Jan. 14, at MetalTourOfTheYear.com .

The tour originally was planned for 2020 but was halted by the pandemic. The “Metal Tour of the Year” was one of the first national amphitheater tours to hit the road in 2021 and saw co-headliners Megadeth and Lamb of God hit 29 cities across North America with special guests Trivium and Hatebreed, which stepped in when In Flames couldn’t join the tour due to travel restrictions. The tour was met with enormous acclaim and played to 172,000 metal fans.

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine said: “The ‘Metal Tour of The Year’ is exactly what it sounds like–a night of some of the best heavy metal bands in the world–live and loud. Anyone who came to a show last year knows what I mean, only this one’s going be even better. Do not miss out.”

“It was great to get out on the road for an incredible tour last summer with Megadeth, Trivium and Hatebreed, so we figured we’d do it again!” Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe said. “We look forward to hitting new cities with Megadeth, Trivium and In Flames, who we’re happy to have over for leg 2!”

Trivium’s Matt Heafy said: “The ‘Metal Tour of the Year’ was one of the strongest, most incredible metal tours in ages–it’s namesake nothing but accurate. How do you follow that up? By doing it again–even bigger, even better, and have it play everywhere it didn’t on the first leg. MTOTYII–let’s do this.”

”We are excited to finally be able to join our dear friends in Megadeth, Lamb of God and Trivium on this year’s ‘Metal Tour of the Year!'” In Flames vocalist Anders Friden said. “We can’t wait to be back on the road in America and to reunite with you all. Don’t miss this tour, it’s a juggernaut.”

The tour will be part of Live Nation’s Live Stubs initiative which provides digital, collectible NFT ticket stubs to ticket holders. Reimagining ticket stubs as digital collectible NFTs, Live Nation’s Live Stubs will mirror the unique section, row and seat of each ticket purchased, allowing fans to collect ticket stubs once again, this time with more capabilities. Live Stubs will automatically be included with tickets on select Live Nation shows in North America. Fans will be able to view, share, gift, trade and resell their live stubs on Livenation.com . These are collector items and will not replace the digital tickets needed to physically enter the show.

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Sat Apr 09 – Las Vegas, NV | Michelob Ultra Arena Sun Apr 10 – Tucson, AZ | Tucson Arena Tue Apr 12 – Colorado Springs, CO | Broadmoor World Arena Thu Apr 14 – Corpus Christi, TX | American Bank Center Arena Fri Apr 15 –  Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Cajundome Sat Apr 16 – Brandon, MS | Brandon Amphitheater Tue Apr 19 – Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena Thu Apr 21 – Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fri Apr 22 – Green Bay, WI | Resch Center Sun Apr 24 – Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Tue Apr 26 – Omaha, NE | Baxter Arena Wed Apr 27 – Cedar Rapids, IA | Alliant Energy PowerHouse Fri Apr 29 – Kansas City, MO | T-Mobile Center Sat Apr 30 – Tulsa, OK | BOK Center *  No Trivium Tue May 03 – North Charleston, SC | North Charleston Coliseum Wed May 04 – Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Fri May 06 – Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena Sat May 07 – Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center Mon May 09 – Pittsburgh, PA | Petersen Events Center Tue May 10 – Rochester, NY | Blue Cross Arena Thu May 12 – Portland, ME | Cross Insurance Arena Fri May 13 – Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena Sun May 15 – Allentown, PA | PPL Center

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Metal Tour of the Year Returns for 2022

Metalheads rejoice! Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, and In Flames have announced a 2022 leg for their “Metal Tour of the Year”. The package’s original dates were in 2020 and postponed until last summer.

“The ‘Metal Tour of The Year’ is exactly what it sounds like – a night of some of the best heavy metal bands in the world – live and loud. Anyone who came to a show last year knows what I mean, only this one’s going to be even better. Do not miss out,” says Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.

The full band lineup includes a trove of metal bass heroes: Megadeth’s James LoMenzo , Lamb of God’s John Campbell , Trivium’s Paolo Gregoletto , and In Flames’ Bryce Paul .

The tour is scheduled to kick off in Las Vegas on April 9th and criss-cross the United States through May 15th, where it will end in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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The Metal Tour of The Year 2022

BY BRANDON SCHULZ

This year has been such a promising one when it comes to live music events. All our favorite bands are awakening from their covid induced slumbers and hitting the road to wreak havoc upon the masses. There have been record breaking shows, massive turnouts, and wave after wave of tour and festival announcements that have had a lot of us on the edge of our seats wondering how it could possibly get any better than this. Some of the largest names in music history have been making appearances all over the globe, and the metal scene is no exception. Due to the success of their 2021 co-headlined tour, metal-titans Megadeth and Lamb of God have decided to give the people what they want and team up once again to bring us the Metal Tour of The Year which boasted a phenomenal lineup including supporting acts from In Flames and Trivium .

The Metal Tour of The Year kicked off on April 9 th , 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and I was lucky enough to have been there to photograph the event. The concert was being held at the Michelob Ultra arena in the Mandalay Bay resort. There was a merch table set up outside the venue which had a line of at least 200 people, and it was still at least 2 hours till showtime. I waited through the line which went surprisingly quick, bought my tour shirt, and went on the hunt for the rep that I was supposed to be meeting with to pick up my ticket and credentials. I hadn’t attended an event this size for years, so I was excited to say the least. This was a true collection of metalheads. There was studded leather, battle jackets plastered with patches, bondage belts, doc martins, black lipstick, long hair, and lots of tattoos. What else would you expect from the fans of some of the biggest and most widely known and respected metal bands on the planet? The energy was palpable. The anticipation tangible. You could sense the buzz of excitement in the air from the opening of the front gate all the way to the final cymbal hit of the encore. That’s enough teasing though, lets get on with the show!

The venue itself holds 15,000 people and it was well on its way to being filled when In Flames took the stage. They kicked off the night with the song “Cloud Connected” off their 2002 album Reroute to Remain. This was a great choice to get the crowds blood pumping and ready for the intense ride of a show that would follow. In Flames has been in this game for quite a while, it is always a little bit of a shock to realize just how long they have been players in the metal game. Starting in 1990 in Gothenburg, Sweden, this heavy metal band has had an upward trajectory ever since. Their first LP, titled Lunar Strain , was released in 1994 and that is exactly where they took us next with the brutal yet melodic track “Beyond Space”.  After reminding the crowd where this band had come from, they spent the rest of their set absolutely shredding faces with hits from their 5 post 2011 albums. They played thrash songs, they played melodic metal ballads, they played downright dirty guitar riffs and sent it home with the unbelievable drum stylings Andrew Wayne, who has previously played bands for bands like Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Underoath, and Chiodos. The energy this band exuded was so perfect for the opener. In Flames is heavy but have always had some slower songs that edge on hard rock. With a metal show like this you really need to pace yourself or you’ll end up burning out far too quickly and you won’t have nearly enough energy to carry you thorough to the end. They closed out their set with one of the heaviest bangers in their repertoire…the 2006 hit song “Take This Life” off the album Come Clarity .

We went into intermission and the crowd dispersed to recoup, smoke, grab another beer, and do what they needed to prepare themselves for the Orlando Based veterans of prog metal, Trivium . These guys really knew how to get everyone up and on their feet. Even though vocalist Matt Heafy also plays the guitar he was somehow all over that stage. The entire band swapped mic stands numerous times throughout their set which I found refreshing considering most bands take their positions on stage and then hold that position throughout the entire set. They opened with two songs, “In The Court of The Dragon” and “Like a Sword Over Damocles”, off their 2021 album In The Court of The Dragon . Trivium was engaged with the crowd and egged them on from beginning to end. They stuck to mostly newer tracks and played only 7 songs, but if you know this band then you know that their songs are usually between 3 and 6 minutes long, which means you still get a damn good piece of Trivium to store in the memory banks. They closed out with the 2006 djent-fest, “In Waves”, off their album bearing the same name. As they thanked the crowd, I couldn’t help but marvel at how flawless these bands had been so far, the last time I had seen either of them had been almost 20 years ago and they still packed the same amount of energy and ferocity into their set as they did back then.

At this point I really assumed that I knew what I was in for. I expected more of the same face melting guitar riffs, power poses, and just overall more metal greatness. I was so wrong…I was far from prepared for the whirling torrent of dreadlocked energy that was about to take the stage. During the intermission they had raised a massive black curtain in front of the stage and used a projector to cast the “ Lamb of God ’ logo onto it. As the lights went dark a slow melody played accompanied by deep, slow, vocals. Then a large BANG rang out as the intro ended, the curtain was released, and the song “Momento Mori” kicked into overdrive. This set was un-fucking-believable. Every member was not only on point but all over the place. The energy that these guys had, especially vocalist Randy Blythe, was off the charts. Randy was running back and forth, jumping off the drum platform, standing on the speakers in front of the stage, he was an absolute livewire! During their 3 rd song, “Walk with Me in Hell” off their 2006 album Sacrament , things really got intense with some awesome pyrotechnics. After slaying the crowd with 9 phenomenal songs, they came back out for a 3-song encore that included the songs “Vigil” off As the Palaces Burn , “Laid to Rest” from Ashes of the Wake , and finally closed with their most popular song “Redneck” off if the 2006 album Sacrament . I was completely blown away by their performance and still get chills when I think about that opening scene. Before I knew it, they had left the stage and we were at intermission yet again.

Our next performance both needs no introduction and deserves a proper introduction all at once. Megadeth was formed in Los Angeles in 1983 after vocalist and lead guitarist, Dave Mustaine, was kicked out of Metallica over allegations of alcoholism, drug abuse, and aggressive behavior. Mustaine went on to form Megadeth and ended up creating a heavy metal band that would go on to rival his former band in both size and influence within the metal world. Megadeth has become an absolute titan over the last 4 decades. They have sold over 50 million records worldwide, earned themselves 6 platinum records, 12 Grammy nominations (winning one for Best Metal Performance of the Year for the song “Dystopia” in 2017), and have been dubbed one of the most successful American heavy metal bands of all time. Now, back to our scheduled programming…

While we were having a nice little break, they had set up another curtain and completely changed the stage set up. The curtain was dropped before the band made their way onto the stage. There was a wall of mock Marshall cabinets stacked 4 high which was dropped to 2 in the center to accommodate the drum platform. In between each column of Marshall cabs there was an LED screen, 4 in total, that played computer animated graphics depicting scenes of fire and destruction along with Vic Rattlehead, Megadeth’s undead mascot. With a flash of light, the band made their way on stage while playing the intro to “Hangar 18” off their 1990 album Rust in Peace . Watching Dave Mustaine and Kiko Louriero shred only a couple feet away from me was one of the coolest fucking moments of my life. I couldn’t help but pause and stare in amazement as these legends performed with face melting perfection, I almost forgot why I was there in the first place. After Hangar, they dove right into another brain rattler by the name of “Dread and the Fugitive State of Mind” from 2001’s The World Needs a Hero . I personally think it is fair to say that this song, like many other Megadeth songs really popularized the chugging, djenting, guitar riffs that we have all come to love in today’s metal. Megadeth plowed on with one of my personal favorites “Sweating Bullets”, a song about the dark alter ego that lives within us all. Followed by “She-Wolf” and “Trust” off the 1997 banger of an album Cryptic Writings .

The best part of the set for me was during the song “Conquer or Die” from 2016’s Dystopia . This song, as you may or may not know, is an instrumental for the most part that begins with a lilting Spanish sounding classical guitar. Kiko was on stage with a stool and his acoustic as a futuristic peace officer began to walk the dark stage with a flashlight behind him. Occasionally the officer would shine his flashlight into the crowd almost as if he was searching the masses for dissidents to apprehend. Out of nowhere appears the Dystopia album version of Vic Rattlehead. Vic is portrayed in this version as a hulking juggernaut of about 7-feet clad in body armor, part undead human, part cyborg. Vic wonders the stage before confronting the peace officer, here they meet center stage with Louriero as he wails out a defiant and epic guitar solo. After the song Vic and his counterpart exit the stage and the rest of the band rejoins Kiko for the rest of the set. I think showmanship is something that has been greatly lacking in today’s music performances. Most bands these days come out and perform their songs and leave. There is no story line, no special effects, nothing.

Megadeth finished off their set with three of their most well-known songs, “Symphony of Dstruction”, “Peace Sells…But Whos Buying?”, and their encore, “Holy Wars…The Punishment Due”. The band bid the crowd farewell and the lights came on. I sat there for a few moments contemplating all that I had witnessed that evening. It seemed like such a journey. I was transported through time and space on the back of a fire breathing dragon. We experienced so much together. After a show like this you almost feel like those sitting or standing near you have become some odd little family. it never ceases to amaze me what the power of live-music is capable of. For a few hours all different walks of life came together; republican and democrat, Christian and satanist, grunge and clean-cut, rich and poor, it didn’t matter. For those few hours we were one. We were one big heavy metal family. we helped those who fell in the pit, we patted each other on the back, we sang arm in arm…its these moments that always have me wishing that it would never end. Why should we return to the hate and division? Why should we go back to being at one another’s throats when we are looking for the same things? These shows aren’t just about the music. They’re about the energy, the camaraderie, the way this music touches us each individually and as a collective, THAT is what it’s about. You can’t get much more immersive and intimate than that. This tour has quite a few more stops across the nation and I highly recommend making the trek to your nearest date and letting go of everything for just a few hours. Let yourself heal. Drown in the melody, lose yourself in the beat, become one with your fellow show goers, remind yourself what it is to be part of something greater than yourself and your superfluous nuances. Most importantly…Rock. The. Fuck. Out.

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Three players nominated for 2022 PGA TOUR Player of the Year

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 28: Scottie Scheffler of the United States congratulates Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the 18th green after McIlroy won during the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on August 28, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Three nominated for PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA – The PGA TOUR today announced nominees for the 2021-22 PGA TOUR Season Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Award) and Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award), as finalized by the PGA TOUR Player Directors and members of the Player Advisory Council (PAC). The nominees for the Jack Nicklaus Award as the 2022 PGA TOUR Player of the Year are (alphabetically) Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Smith. The nominees for the 2022 Arnold Palmer Award as the PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year are Tom Kim, Sahith Theegala and Cameron Young. The Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards are determined by a member vote, with PGA TOUR members who played in at least 15 official FedExCup events during the 2021-22 season eligible to vote. The voting will close on Friday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m. ET. The winners will be announced at a later date.

Player of the Year nominees (alphabetical)

Rory McIlroy, 33 Holywood, Northern Ireland • Entered 16 events with victories (3) at THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT, RBC Canadian Open and TOUR Championship • 2022 FedExCup Champion; First player to win the FedExCup three times (others: 2016, 2019) • Led the PGA TOUR in Scoring Average (68.670), the lowest on TOUR since Tiger Woods in 2009 (68.670) • Recorded a total of 10 top-10s and made 14 cuts Scottie Scheffler, 26 Dallas, Texas • Entered 25 events with victories (4) at the WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play and Masters Tournament • Finished No. 2 in the FedExCup • Finished fourth in Scoring Average (69.293) • Recorded a total of 11 top-10s and made 21 cuts Cameron Smith, 29 Brisbane, Australia • Entered 18 events with victories (3) at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, THE PLAYERS Championship and The Open Championship • Finished No. 20 in the FedExCup • Finished second in Scoring Average (69.203) • Recorded a total of seven top-10s and made 15 cuts

Rookie of the Year nominees (alphabetical)

Tom Kim, 20 Seoul, South Korea • Entered 11 events with a victory at the Wyndham Championship and additional top-10s at the Genesis Scottish Open (3rd) and Rocket Mortgage Classic (7th) • Finished No. 35 in the FedExCup • Recorded a total of six top-25s and made 10 cuts • Joined the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary Member after The Open Championship

Sahith Theegala, 24 Chino Hills, California • Entered 32 events with five top-10s, highlighted by a T2 at the Travelers Championship and T3 at the WM Phoenix Open • Qualified for the TOUR Championship and finished No. 28 in the FedExCup • Recorded a total of 11 top-25s and made 26 cuts

Cameron Young, 25 Scarborough, New York • Entered 25 events with seven top-10s, including five runner-up finishes • Finished second at the Sanderson Farms Championship, The Genesis Invitational, Wells Fargo Championship, The Open Championship and Rocket Mortgage Classic • Qualified for the TOUR Championship and finished No. 19 in the FedExCup • Recorded a total of 12 top-25s and made 18 cuts

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Top 10 Highest-Grossing Rock Tours of 2023

Check out our recap of Billboard Boxscore's top 10 rock tours of the year, featuring blink-182, Metallica, and more.

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Last week, Billboard revealed its year-end Boxscore charts , ranking the top tours, venues, and promoters of 2023. That coverage included analysis of the new wave of genre diverse artists crashing stadium stages, and in turn, our charts. This week, we are breaking down the year’s biggest tours, genre by genre . Today, we continue with rock.

Rock music has been at the center of the touring industry for decades, with legendary acts like The Rolling Stones , U2 , and the Eagles controlling stadium calendars and delivering record-breaking grosses. That is still the case, as rock is responsible for more entries in the all-genre top 10, 20, 40 and 100 than any other genre.

But at 32.4% of all top 100 tours’ grosses, rock takes a dramatic hit from last year’s 42.5% figure. Combined with pop, the two central genres have lost a third of their total market share since the pandemic, as pockets of Latin and K-pop acts take up prime Boxscore real estate. And as rock accounts for many of the oldest artists in the top 100, with Latin and K-pop bringing up the chart’s youngest names, the future of rock bands as touring titans is blurrier than it was 5-10 years ago.

But with a new round of legacy tours from ‘90s and ‘00s bands, plus steady arena grosses from 21st century acts like Arctic Monkeys, Greta Van Fleet and Imagine Dragons, there is still plenty of juice for the coming years.

Scroll to check out the top 10 highest-grossing tours by rock artists, with such acts qualifying due to recent performance on Billboard ’s Top Rock Albums and/or Hot Rock Songs charts. Rankings are determined according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. All reported shows worldwide between Nov. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023 are eligible.

$76.8M / 597K tickets / 41 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: 24

Phish is among the most consistent touring acts, regardless of genre. From its annual destination event in Mexico to its reliable runs of shows at Madison Square Garden, the jam-band legends continue to one-up themselves, after winding up at No. 31 on last year’s all-genre ranking.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

$77.2M / 657K tickets / 18 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: 23

Red Hot Chili Peppers repeat in the year-end rock breakdown with shows in Asia, Europe and North America. Still, the band’s $77.2 million total doesn’t include the $48.2 million from its co-headline shows with Post Malone in Australia.

$92.7M / 1M tickets / 45 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: 20

Muse makes its first appearance among the year-end top 10 rock tours since 2013, when the glam-rock band earned $43.2 million while on The 2nd Law World Tour. The European leg did the heaviest lifting, with nine of the top 10 grosses of the year.

$95.7M / 692K tickets / 45 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: 19

Blink is back with the biggest tour of its career. The original trio of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker reunited for 45 sold-out shows in North America and Europe. Things came to a head with two nights at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium, where blink-182 grossed $8.8 million and sold 43,600 tickets.

Guns N' Roses

$96.2M / 888K tickets / 31 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: 18

Guns N’ Roses logs a second year between $90-100 million after being No. 8 on 2022’s genre Boxscore breakout. More shows after the tracking period’s cutoff puts the rock icons on tap for the ’24 ranking with $19.7 million already in the bank.

Dead & Company

$114.7M / 845K tickets / 28 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: 15

Dead & Company played its farewell tour between May 19 and July 16, yielding its first $100 million summer since launching as a touring unit in 2015. The peak was a three-night run at San Francisco’s Oracle Park to end the tour, earning $20.4 million from 118,000 tickets sold.

$125.8M / 1.2M tickets / 19 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: 14

Metallica grossed more than $10 million in seven markets between Europe and North America, doubling up in Montreal, Paris and more. The M72 World Tour continues with scheduled dates through Sept. 29, 2024.

Depeche Mode

$175.2M / 1.8M tickets / 47 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: No. 9

The first of three rock acts in the all-genre top 10, Depeche Mode scores the biggest year of its touring career, blowing past 2017’s $123.5 million. Three shows at Mexico City’s Foro Sol on Sept. 21, 23 and 25 delivered the band’s biggest gross ever, at $15.4 million from 195,000 tickets sold.

$210M / 1.3M tickets / 65 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: No. 7

Elton John notches a fifth year on the year-end Boxscore recap with the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, having topped the abridged 2020 report. After all was said and done, set a new record as the highest-grossing tour in Boxscore history, regardless of genre. Over 329 shows, the trek earned $939.1 million and sold six million tickets.

$342.5M / 3.2M tickets / 55 shows

All-Genre Top 100 Rank: No. 2

Switching places with John from last year, Coldplay takes top honors as the highest-grossing rock act of 2023. The band’s spread covers shows in North and South America, as well as Europe, with dates in Asia and Australia in the 2024 tracking window. After kicking off in 2022, the Music of the Spheres Tour has brought in $664.5 million and sold 6.7 million tickets.

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The Top Ongoing Country Tours of 2022

Many of country music's top stars will spend the bulk of 2022 traveling between the world's arenas, stadiums , ballparks, amphitheaters, concert halls and dive bars to play festival dates and headlining tour stops.

Note that supporting acts typically vary per tour stop, so check artists' or venues' websites for full lineups.

Keep an eye on this space throughout the year for news about new or expanded tours.

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The Top Country Concert Tours of 2022 (as of Nov. 30)

Reba McEntire's Reba: Live in Concert Tour

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Dates: Oct. 13 - Nov. 19; March 9 - April 15, 2023 Supporting Acts: Terri Clark, The Isaacs (for 2023 dates) Additional Details: Nineties hat act Terri Clark will open each tour date.

Zac Brown Band's Out in the Middle Tour

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Dates: April 22 - Nov. 19 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Robert Randolph and the Family Band (plus special guest ZBB member Caroline Jones) Additional Details: Gigs at baseball stadiums this summer include a July 9 stop at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.

Maren Morris' Humble Quest Tour

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Dates: June 9 - Dec. 2 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Brent Cobb, Lone Bellow, Ruston Kelly, Joy Oladokun, Natalie Hemby and Brittney Spencer Additional Details: Morris' album tour stops at such iconic venues as Radio City Music Hall in New York City and Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado.

Cody Johnson and Friends Tour

Dates: May 19 - Dec. 9 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Easton Corbin, Ian Munsick, Randy Houser, Drew Parker, Jordan Rowe, Chris Colston, The Powell Brothers, Craig Campbell, Ashland Craft, Dillon Carmichael, Randall King and Jess Raub Jr. Additional Details: Johnson opens for the Zac Brown Band at Fenway Park in Boston (July 15) and Citi Field in Queens, NY (Aug. 18).

Luke Bryan's Raised Up Right Tour and Vegas Residency Dates

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Dates: June 9 - Oct. 28   (Raised Up Right) and June 15- Dec. 10 (Luke Bryan: Vegas) Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Mitchell Tenpenny, Riley Green and DJ Rock (Raised Up Right) Additional Details: Bryan headlines a two-night stand on July 28-29 at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (Gilford, NH). In addition, Bryan's Las Vegas residency got extended in June and will last through the end of 2022.

Luke Combs' 2021-2022 Tour

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Dates: Nov. 16, 2021 - Dec. 10, 2022 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Cody Johnson, Zach Bryan and Morgan Wade Additional Details: Combs will spend a bulk of November in Canada.

Russell Dickerson's She Likes It Tour

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Dates: Nov. 17 - Dec. 10 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Drew Green Additional Details: Dickerson's headlining jaunt closely follows his All Yours All Night Tour.

Brad Paisley's World Tour

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Dates: May 27 - Dec. 10 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Tracy Lawrence, Tenille Townes, Morgan Evans, Scotty McCreery and Caylee Hammack Additional Details: The final five dates of Paisley's world tour take place in Australia and New Zealand.

Keith Urban's Speed of Now World Tour

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Dates: June 17 - Dec. 17 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Ingrid Andress Additional Details: Urban's North American tour follows April and May dates in Europe.

LeAnn Rimes' The Story... So Far Tour

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Dates: May 13 - Sept. 24 , Dec. 2-18 (holiday tour) Supporting Acts on Select Dates: TBA Additional Details: Five September dates have been added to Rimes' 25th anniversary victory lap. She'll hit the road again in December for Joy: The Holiday Tour.

Kane Brown's Blessed and Free and Drunk or Dreaming Tours

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Dates: Oct. 1, 2021 - June 4, 2022 (Blessed and Free) and Sept. 17, 2022 - Jan. 31, 2023 (Drunk or Dreaming) Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Walker Hayes and RaeLynn for May and June gigs / Chris Lane, Blanco Brown, Restless Road and Jessie James Decker for the Drunk or Dreaming tour Additional Details: May 7 at Finley Stadium marked Brown's first headlining stadium gig in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tenn.

Wynonna Judd Tour

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Dates: Sept. 30, 2022 - Feb. 25, 2023 Supporting Acts: Martina McBride Additional Details: Wynonna Judd announced on May 15 during a public memorial service for her late mother, Naomi Judd, that she'll fulfill dates scheduled for a Judds reunion tour.

Carrie Underwood's Denim & Diamonds Tour

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Dates: Oct. 15, 2022 - March 17, 2023 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: Jimmie Allen Additional Details: "I'm thrilled to be hitting the road again with the Denim & Rhinestones Tour. I'm having such an amazing time with my Las Vegas residency and look forward to continuing that next year after the tour," Underwood shared in a press release. "I'm excited to bring the new music of Denim & Rhinestones to life on tour, as well as put new spins on familiar favorites. We've been working hard already preparing for an amazing show, and I can't wait to see everyone on the road!"

Miranda Lambert's Velvet Rodeo: The Las Vegas Residency

Dates: Sept. 23, 2022 - April 9, 2023 Supporting Acts on Select Dates: None Additional Details: Lambert will play 24 residency shows at Zappos Theater between Sept. 2022 and April 2023.

Lady A's Request Line Tour

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Dates: TBA Supporting Acts on Select Dates: TBA Additional Details: In early August, Lady A postponed upcoming tour dates until 2023.

The band's setlist for each night will be dictated by fans via the Lady A Request Line: 615-882-1975.

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Scottie Scheffler Wins 2022 Masters for First Career Major Championship

Scheffler won his fourth tournament of the year with a dominant performance at augusta national, by max molski • published april 10, 2022 • updated on april 10, 2022 at 11:38 pm.

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Scottie Scheffler came into Augusta National owning the No. 1 ranking on the PGA Tour. Now, he also owns a green jacket.

The 25-year-old won the 2022 Masters on Sunday with an overall tournament score of 10-under. The victory gives Scheffler his first major and fourth PGA Tour win. His three prior triumphs have all come since February, as he came out on top at the WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational and WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

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Scheffler entered Sunday with a three-hole lead over Cameron Smith. The two made up the final pair to hit the course in the fourth round, and early on it was shaping up to be a competitive day as Smith closed the lead to one after just two holes.

That was as close as the score would get, though, as Scheffler quickly increased his lead again on the third hole with one of the shots of the tournament:

The Tournament leader chips in on No. 3. #themasters pic.twitter.com/ftP97jAvTr — The Masters (@TheMasters) April 10, 2022

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Scheffler didn’t get his first bogey on Sunday until the back nine. He shot a five on the par-4 10th hole, but he kept his four-hole lead thanks to Smith’s bogey. Smith made up a stroke on the next hole, sinking a rare birdie on 11.

Disaster struck for Smith on the par-3 12th hole. The Australian hit his tee shot into the water, missed the green on his next shot and had to two-putt, giving him a triple-bogey and putting him six strokes behind Scheffler heading into the final six holes. Smith wound up tying Shane Lowry for third place at 5-under.

As Scheffler and Smith were completing the 13th hole, the eventual second-place finisher ended his round with an astonishing shot. Rory McIlroy brought his overall score to 7-under with a chip-in from the right bunker on the 18th hole: 

WHAT A FINISH FOR RORY. pic.twitter.com/eJWoa39iik — GOLF on CBS ⛳ (@GOLFonCBS) April 10, 2022

By shooting an 8-under 64 on Sunday, McIlroy matched the lowest final-round score in Masters history.

The pandemonium at the 18th hole continued when Collin Morikawa, the eventual fifth-place finisher, also finished his round with a chip-in from the same bunker:

After Rory's shot, Collin Morikawa had some magic of his own on the 18th. pic.twitter.com/tL10qKfq3c — GOLF on CBS ⛳ (@GOLFonCBS) April 10, 2022

With five holes to play, Scheffler used the rest of his round to remind everyone who the actual winner was going to be.

He birdied the 14th and 15th holes, bringing his score to 12-under for the tournament. He got par on the 16th and 17th holes before cementing his win with a double-bogey on 18:

"Scheffler outshines them all at Augusta!" pic.twitter.com/YdIFNQwl7f — GOLF on CBS ⛳ (@GOLFonCBS) April 10, 2022

Scheffler shot under par in all four rounds at Augusta National. He went 3-under on Thursday, 5-under on Friday, 1-under on Saturday and wrapped the win up with a 1-under on Sunday.

Along with a new jacket, Scheffler also won himself quite the payday this weekend. The winning prize for the 2022 Masters winner is $2.7 million. McIlroy ($1.62 million) will also leave Augusta with a seven-figure prize.

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Bad Bunny makes history as first Latino named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year

Puerto Rican trap-reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny is Apple Music’s 2022 Artist of the Year, the first Latin artist to receive the award.

The four-time Latin Grammy and two-time Grammy winner has achieved all-time records in the past year, according to Apple Music. “Released this past May, 'Un Verano Sin Ti,' the artist’s sixth project in four years, is Apple Music’s most streamed album of 2022 and now the biggest Latin album of all time,” the company said in a  news release on Nov. 9.

Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has accumulated a number of achievements on Apple Music, with his song “Moscow Mule” now holding the record for the most popular Latin song of all time based on first-day streams globally.

“We’re thrilled to celebrate the achievements of Bad Bunny, whose influence on every corner of culture could not be ignored in 2022,” Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and Beats, said in the news release.

“Watching Bad Bunny ascend from an Apple Music Up Next artist in 2018 to our Artist of the Year this year has been nothing short of extraordinary,” Schusser said. “We congratulate him on his record-breaking year and for continuing to bring Latin music to a massive global audience.”

The Latin star has entered 22 songs on the Daily Top 100: Global, setting a new record for the most simultaneous submissions by a single Latin artist, according to Apple Music.

“When I started, I didn’t have a global fan base,” Bad Bunny told Apple Music in an exclusive video. “I’m grateful for everything I’ve accomplished and everything I’ve experienced. The Latin music movement has grown so much.”

Bad Bunny continues to gain attention globally from both Latino and non-Latino fans by using his platform to bring awareness to social issues. He promotes the LGBTQ community and other historically marginalized groups, including women, and brings a feminist point of view to his songs.

In an  interview with GQ  in May, Bad Bunny said: “Latino culture is very machista. ... So that’s why I think everything that I’ve done has been even more shocking.”

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(WVUE) - Lana Del Rey has addressed rumors about her alleged relationship with Louisiana swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene, directly responding to speculation on social media.

In a comment on an Instagram post by celebrity news account The Just In Life, Del Rey simply said, “No,” refuting claims that Dufrene is her “new man.”

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The singer further clarified the situation in a follow-up comment, saying, “Also, that’s not his daughter on Twitter,” dismissing an earlier claim by a user on X (formerly Twitter) who had identified herself as Dufrene’s daughter and commented on the rumored relationship.

Despite the brief nature of Del Rey’s comments, many outlets and fans have taken her responses as a denial of both the relationship and the family connection. The rumors initially surfaced after photos of Del Rey and Dufrene in London spread online.

The pair were seen together before Del Rey’s performance at the Reading & Leeds Festival, and pictures of them posted by Daily Mail, a British tabloid , which fueled the speculation.

@chrislloydart #lanadelrey just walked past me and i lost it !!! #lana @Lana Del Rey #readingfestival #lanadelreyedit ♬ original sound - Chris Lloyd Art

Dufrene, a 49-year-old boat captain in Louisiana, previously met Del Rey during a swamp tour in 2019, where the singer posted photos of their time together.

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However, Del Rey has now publicly addressed the rumors of a romantic relationship, ending the speculation.

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Edo Saiya - Lieder vom Leben Tour 2024

Even before Edo Saiya has taken to the stage for his DAYS AFTER TOUR PT.2, the artist has announced further live shows for 2024 with the Lieder vom Leben Tour. Timo Bethke, Edo Saiya's real name, started his music career in numerous bands before he began trying his hand at battle rap. However, he quickly realized that a message was more important to him than just the rapping itself. Since 2018, he has released 12 albums with influences from US rap, emo post-rock as well as soul and jazz and regularly impresses his listeners with new music. His latest album "Days After" entered the German album charts at no. 2, giving him his fifth top 5 position in a row. All tickets for his PolaR Tour 2022 were gone after 72 hours and PT. 1 of his DAYS AFTER TOUR in March sold out. After 7 days, all tickets for PT.2 of the DAYS AFTER TOUR were also sold out. The rush for his live performances is huge. Edo Saiya has worked his way up to become one of Germany's most successful cloud rappers without a major label. With the Lieder vom Leben Tour 2024, his listeners can experience him live again next year after two tours in 2023.

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