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Mastodon is an American metal band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. in the year 2000. Their music is categorized as sludge metal or progressive metal.

The band is comprised of drummer Brann Dailor, guitarist Bill Kelliher, bassist Troy Sanders and Guitarist Hinds. The foursome met at a High on Fire concert and formed Mastodon after getting along right away. After recording a demo in 2000, Mastodon was signed to Relapse Records in 2001. They released their debut album “Remission” in 2002 and the sophomore album “Leviathan” followed in 2004.

Mastodon’s “Leviathan” is a concept album, whose theme revolves around the novel “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville. The album received honorable mentions in UK music magazines “Kerrang!” and “Terrorizer.” Mastodon’s work also gained popularity in the video gaming industry. Songs off of “Remission” appeared in video game “Tony Hawk’s Underground,” the single “Iron Tusk” from “Leviathan” was featured in “Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland,” and the single “Blood and Thunder” appeared in “Guitar Hero: Metallica” and “Need for Speed: Most Wanted.”

In 2006 Mastodon ended their contract with Relapse Records and signed with Warner Bros. Music. The third album “Blood Mountain” boosted Mastodon to commercial success. The album reached No.9 on music magazine Rolling Stone’s best albums of 2006 and they performed the single “Colony of Birchmen” with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age at the MTV Music Video Awards in 2007. Mastodon was also nominated for their performance of the same single at the 2007 Grammy awards. “Colony of Birchmen” also debuted on video game “Rock Band 2” and “Blood Mountain” single “Sleeping Giant” was made popular on video game “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.”

The album “Crack the Skye” was released in March 2009 and focuses on the themes of wormholes, Stephen Hawking’s theories, and out-of-body experiences. Scott Kelly from the band Neurosis guest features on the singles “Crack the Skye,” “Aqua Dementia,” and “Crystal Skull.” Drummer Dailor provides the vocals for the single “Oblivion.” The album was promoted on American show “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and on the European leg of the Metallica tour “World Magnetic Tour” in 2009. Artist Paul Romano provides the artwork for the album covers and backdrops for Mastodon. Mastodon cites metal bands like Neurosis and Melvins and 1970’s artist Thin Lizzy as their musical inspiration.

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It baffles me how Mastodon are not playing big arenas...not that I'm complaining...to see them rocking it up close and personal was just epic.

The setlist was made up mainly of newer material - the tour, after all, being a promo for the latest album, Once more round the sun, but finished with an amazing crescendo that was the classic duo of crystal skull and blood and thunder.

Other than an early technical glitch in which Brent's mic was barely audible, Mastodon completely rocked the stage, usually letting the music do the talking, from Brann's ferocious and highly complex drumming to the amazing rapid fire guitar harmonies between Bill and Brent and who can forget Troy's iconic voice and intricate bass lines, which I personally enjoyed being able to see up close.

The few times the band did talk were genuinely heartfelt or witty. "It smells good in here" proclaimed Brent as an obvious stench of weed hung over the crowd. There was none of the obligatory shouts of 'make some noise" and believe me they didn't need to, the crowd bellowed its approval at every opportunity.

The only problem was that every time the crowd tried to enjoy itself, the fascists at the academy put a dampner on it immediately, shining their torches in people's faces like Patrick Stewart in Conspiracy theory. However, the crowd enjoyed every moment judging by the chorus of agreement when they announced that the band would be returning to the UK in the summer. Personally, I'm praying for Sonisphere again. After seeing Mastodon this close, only Knebworth will do!

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US heavy metal titans Mastodon have managed a rare thing in this transitional era of modern metal: gaining mainstream, international exposure while remaining progressive and, most importantly, heavy. The first time I saw them was when they were touring their sludgy, riff-driven classic, Leviathan, in a little club in Devon. They felt and sounded like classic heavy metal, with the groove aspects of Pantera combined with experimental drum patterns and Rush-like guitar intricacies. ‘Blood And Thunder’ was and is one of the best live metal songs of the last two decades. Mastodon have since mellowed out, in a way, replacing the scream-heavy sludge metal with a more melodic prog-metal style. But what they’ve lost in sheer heaviness they’ve made up for with innovation. Albums Blood Mountain and the incredible Crack The Skye took them to new heights, especially the latter, which they played in full when they first toured it over here in the UK. However, their most recent two albums – The Hunter and Once More 'Round the Sun – have cemented their status as one of the world’s biggest, loudest and best heavy metal bands of this era.

The twin vocals of guitarist Brent Hinds and bassist Tory Sanders – two singers who have very different but complementary vocal styles – are certainly the focal point, but they wouldn’t be anywhere without the unique, relentlessly inventive drums of Brann Dailor. Incredible.

Hair? Check. Beards? Check. Tattoos? Check. Riffs? Double and triple check. Atlanta, Georgia’s sludge metal kings Mastodon are here to rock your world. While 2002’s Remission was the debut album for Troy Sanders, Brent Hines and co, it wasn’t until the epic 2004 record Leviathan that we got some idea of the scope and ambition of Mastodon. This is a band not afraid of a concept album, nor do they worry about song lengths or structures. They’ve even gone as far as releasing Crack the Skye with two versions: one with vocals, and one without. While talk of space travel, astral planes and out-of-body experiences has whiffs of Spinal Tap about it, this all vanishes once the band takes to the live arena. Mastodon bring prog-metal intensity to their live shows, battering the crowd with wave upon wave of riffs and noise, yet this is a band who know the power of a melody and just like forbearers Led Zeppelin they can pull off multiple harmonies without you immediately thinking of Hobbits and Middle Earth. They’ll vary a set most nights, but it would be surprising if they didn’t end a show with the brutal sludge one-two of ‘Aqua Dementia’ and ‘The Sparrow’, both of which are long-time fan favourites and bound to make your night go out with one almighty and enormous bang.

AMAZING, the best show I've ever seen! I'm not that big a fan of EODM but they were a lot of fun for sure. Mastodon was an experience! Everybody was so good because they are obviously some of the BEST at what they do! But oh my God, RUSSIAN CIRCLES! These guys were nothing short of PERFECT. They STOLE THE SHOW for me. I could barely stand because the bass was so MONSTROUS. But this drummer knew EXACTLY what he was doing and played PERFECTLY with the rest of the band. These guys are something to see live! They are HEAVIER than the HEAVIEST MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE.

Solid line-up with a good mixture of classic and new songs from the ‘Emperor of Sand’.

Right from the start, a well packed Melkweg crowd gets dragged into the dark depths with songs from ‘Crack the Sky’.

CD quality riffs, guitar solos and tight beats carry our spirits from start to end.

Well orchestrated dancing lights and grasping images flash and flow to have our eyes gaze with amazement as sound waves engulf us to all familiar black thunder and melodic moments of liberation.

Truly a night to remember for a very long time, so thank you Mastodon.

Absolutely beautiful and insane. They played nearly a 2.5hr setlist which featered songs from EVERY ALBUM. There was an amazing mosh pit. Picks and drum stick thrown everywhere. They have really put forth their effort to span their setlist across a lot of their classics. From divinations to mother puncher to march of the fire ants and so on. Plus with Eagles of Death Metal being such a great opener. If there is any tour to go see them, it's this one!

Fifth time of seeing mastodon live, these guys never fail to deliver the goods. On a freezing cold night in Manchester mastadon brought their latest stage show to the masses. A 90 minute set of all the classics plus a chunk of songs from the latest album emperor of Sands. Great show,great set,great band. An excellent night of live music was had by 2000 metalheads who decended on Manchester academy last night.

How can Mastodon fail,

They are the superheroes of music if you ask me.

The venue was hot, I had to dump my water and purchase a $4 bottle.

Although we did get a complementary towel and plastic fan..

The band performed flawlessly as hoped.

They need to come to Redding California

Also Primus was good but.....

Mastodon definitely should have been headlining that show.

Very entertaining gig and great audience response. It was my first time at Brixton Academy and quite liked it. Acoustics were decent, but you can't expect studio-like quality with this kind of music. Mutoid Man were convincing, Kvelertak were exciting and Mastodon were on fire. Scott Kelly taking part to the end of the show added an epic flavour to the whole experience.

I saw Mastodon in 2009 with five finger death punch. What made this show more special was that it was the last day of my freshman year of high school. I am a huge fan of Mastodon, they have an incredible style that just mixes classic metal styles, southern blues licks and hardcore punk driving choruses. They have an incredible sound and I can't wait to see them again!

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Mastodon and Gojira Announce 2023 Co-Headlining Tour

By Nina Corcoran

Mastodon and Gojira have announce a 2023 co-headlining tour. Dubbed the Mega-Monsters Tour, it will take place this spring and summer across North America. Opening each date will be Lorna Shore. Find the full itinerary for the co-headlining tour below.

The Mega-Monsters Tour will begin on April 18 in Portland, Oregon, before the bands move across most of the West Coast and the South. After a brief break in June and July, Mastodon and Gojira will head back on the road, performing on the East Coast and Midwest before concluding the trek on September 2 in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Mastodon released their latest and eighth album, Hushed and Grim , back in 2021. Before that, the Atlanta-based sludge metal band also dropped the compilation Medium Rarities . As for Gojira, their newest album also came out in 2021: Fortitude . It was the follow-up to the French avant-metal group’s 2016 full-length, Magma .

Read about Mastodon’s 2004 full-length LP Leviathan on Pitchfork’s list of “ The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s .”

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Gojira and Mastodon:

04-18 Portland, OR - Veterans Memorial Coliseum 04-20 Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion 04-21 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum 04-22 Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre 04-23 Las Vegas, NV - Virgin 04-26 Dallas, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 04-28 Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall 04-29 Austin, TX - Moody Center 04-30 Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre 05-02 Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium 05-04 Boca Raton, FL - Sunset Cove Amphitheater 05-05 St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre 05-06 Atlanta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 05-07 Asheville, NC - Harrah’s Cherokee Center 05-09 Richmond, VA - Virginia Credit Union Live 05-10 Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion 05-11 Reading, PA - Santander Arena 08-09 Cincinnati, OH - MegaCorp Pavilion 08-10 Cleveland, OH - Jacob’s Pavilion 08-11 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE Outdoors 08-12 New York, NY - Coney Island Amphitheater 08-13 Syracuse, NY - OneCenter 08-15 Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple 08-17 Toronto, Ontario - RBC Echo Beach 08-18 Laval, Quebec - Place Bell 08-19 Portland, ME - Cross Insurance Arena 08-20 Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall 08-23 Milwaukee, WI - BMO Pavilion 08-25 Hammond, IN - Horseshoe 08-26 Omaha, NE - Westfair Amphitheater 08-27 Minneapolis, MN - Waite Park Amphitheater 08-29 St. Louis, MO - The Factory 08-30 Kansas City, MO - Azura Amphitheater 09-01 Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater 09-02 Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater

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MASTODON And GOJIRA Announce 'The Mega-Monsters Tour' With LORNA SHORE; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Teaming up for what promises to be an unforgettable jaunt of epic proportions, iconic Grammy Award -winning heavy rock band MASTODON will join forces with Grammy Award -nominated French heavy metal luminaries GOJIRA for "The Mega-Monsters Tour" , a massive co-headline tour across North America in 2023 along with special guests LORNA SHORE on all dates. It finds these two juggernauts taking over arenas and amphitheaters throughout the spring and summer, alternating closing sets each night.

A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. EST and end on Thursday, January 19 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, type in the presale code "HUSHED" to access tickets before the general public. General on-sale will be Friday, January 20 at 10 a.m. local time.

The tour kicks off at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon on April 18, stops at legendary venues such as the Forum in Los Angeles, California on April 21, and steamrolls through MASTODON 's hometown of Atlanta for their biggest Georgia headlining gig to date at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre. The first leg concludes at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 11. Meanwhile, the tour resumes with a second leg from August 9 through September 2.

MASTODON will hit the road in support of their critically acclaimed ninth studio album, "Hushed And Grim" . Meanwhile, GOJIRA are out supporting their seventh full-length album, "Fortitude" , which garnered a Grammy Award nomination in the category of "Best Metal Performance" for "Amazonia" . These two titans previously canvased North America together in 2014, and this reunion represents yet another major milestone in their respective careers.

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Apr. 18 - Portland, OR - Veterans Memorial Coliseum ( buy tickets ) Apr. 20 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion ( buy tickets ) Apr. 21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum ( buy tickets ) Apr. 22 - Phoenix, AZ - AZ Federal Theatre ( buy tickets ) Apr. 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Virgin ( buy tickets ) Apr. 26 - Dallas, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ( buy tickets ) Apr. 28 - Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall ( buy tickets ) Apr. 29 - Austin, TX - Moody Center ( buy tickets ) Apr. 30 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre ( buy tickets ) May 02 - Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium ( buy tickets ) May 04 - Boca Raton, FL - Sunset Cove Amphitheater ( buy tickets ) May 05 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre ( buy tickets ) May 06 - Atlanta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre ( buy tickets ) May 07 - Asheville, NC - Harrah's Cherokee Center ( buy tickets ) May 09 - Richmond, VA - Virginia Credit Union Live ( buy tickets ) May 10 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion ( buy tickets ) May 11 - Reading, PA - Santander Arena ( buy tickets )

Aug. 09 - Cincinnati, OH - MegaCorp Pavilion ( buy tickets ) Aug. 10 - Cleveland, OH - Jacob's Pavilion ( buy tickets ) Aug. 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE Outdoors ( buy tickets ) Aug. 12 - New York, NY - Coney Island Amphitheater ( buy tickets ) Aug. 13 - Syracuse, NY - OneCenter ( buy tickets ) Aug. 15 - Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple ( buy tickets ) Aug. 17 - Toronto, ON - RBC Echo Beach ( buy tickets ) Aug. 18 - Montreal, QC - Place Bell ( buy tickets ) Aug. 19 - Portland, ME - Cross Insurance Arena ( buy tickets ) Aug. 20 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall ( buy tickets ) Aug. 23 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Pavilion ( buy tickets ) Aug. 25 - Hammond, IN - Horseshoe ( buy tickets ) Aug. 26 - Omaha, NE - Westfair Amphitheater ( buy tickets ) Aug. 27 - Minneapolis, MN - Waite Park Amphitheater ( buy tickets ) Aug. 29 - St. Louis, MO - The Factory ( buy tickets ) Aug. 30 - Kansas City, MO - Azura Amphitheater ( buy tickets ) Sep. 01 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater ( buy tickets ) Sep. 02 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater ( buy tickets )

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MASTODON and GOJIRA announce 2023 co-headlining tour

Our list of the most anticipated tours of 2023 just got another big-ass addition. Mastodon and Gojira have announced a massive co-headlining tour that will be hitting North America with two different legs throughout the spring and summer. What's more, deathcore rising stars Lorna Shore will be opening every single date. That's a sweet fucking bill.

Dubbed the Mega-Monsters Tour in reference to the headlining band's titular beasts, the first leg kicks off April 18th in Portland, Oregon, and wraps up May 11th in Reading, PA. Roughly three months later on August 9th, the tour will start back up again in Cincinatti, OH, and journey on for another month of gigs before wrapping up in Denver on September 2nd.

Various pre-sale ticket packages go on-sale Wednesday January 18th and general tickets go live January 20th at 10 a.m. local time. Get more info here and see the full list of dates below.

Mastodon, Gojira, Lorna Shore 2023 tour dates: 4/18 Portland, OR Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4/20 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion 4/21 Los Angeles, CA The Forum 4/22 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre 4/23 Las Vegas, NV Virgin 4/26 Dallas, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 4/28 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall 4/29 Austin, TX Moody Center 4/30 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre 5/2 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium 5/4 Boca Raton, FL Sunset Cove Amphitheater 5/5 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre 5/6 Atlanta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 5/7 Asheville, NC Harrah's Cherokee Center 5/9 Richmond, VA Virginia Credit Union Live 5/10 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion 5/11 Reading, PA Santander Arena 8/9 Cincinnati, OH MegaCorp Pavilion 8/10 Cleveland, OH Jacob's Pavilion 8/11 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE Outdoors 8/12 New York, NY Coney Island Amphitheater 8/13 Syracuse, NY OneCenter 8/15 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple 8/17 Toronto, ON RBC Echo Beach 8/18 Laval, QC Place Bell 8/19 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena 8/20 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall 8/23 Milwaukee, WI BMO Pavilion 8/25 Hammond, IN Horseshoe 8/26 Omaha, NE Westfair Amphitheater 8/27 Minneapolis, MN Waite Park Amphitheater 8/29 St. Louis, MO The Factory 8/30 Kansas City, MO Azura Amphitheater 9/1 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater 9/2 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheater

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Mastodon + Gojira Announce Co-Headlining 2023 Tour With Lorna Shore

Mastodon and Gojira have just announced a co-headlining Mega Monsters North American tour with special guest Lorna Shore .

The first leg of the tour will stretch from April 18 through May 11 with the second leg kicking up on Aug. 9 with an end date set for Sept. 2.

View the complete list of dates below.

Look for tickets to go on sale on Jan. 20 at 10AM local time with a pre-sale beginning on Jan. 18 at 10AM local time. Check the Mastodon website or  Gojira website for VIP packages and further ticketing information.

The tour unites three of the biggest forces in 21st century metal, Mastodon and Gojira being the established veterans while Lorna Shore have asserted themselves as a genuine breakout band in the 2020s with viral success thanks to their revolutionary brand of deathcore.

The co-headliners are each hitting the road in continued support of their 2021 albums —  Hushed & Grim (Mastodon) and  Fortitude (Gojira). Meanwhile, Lorna Shore will be touting last year's  Pain Remains , which Loudwire named the Album of the Year .

Mastodon + Gojira 2023 Tour Dates With Lorna Shore

April 18 — Portland, Ore. @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum April 20 — Concord, Calif. @Concord Pavilion April 21 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum April 22 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Arizona Financial Theatre April 23 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ Virgin April 26 — Dallas, Texas @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory April 28 — Houston, Texas @ 713 Music Hall April 29 — Austin, Texas @ Moody Center April 30 — Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Zoo Amphitheatre May 02 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Municipal Auditorium May 04 — Boca Raton, Fla. @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater May 05 — St. Augustine, Fla. @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre May 06 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre May 07 — Asheville, N.C. @ Harrah’s Cherokee Center May 09 — Richmond, Va. @ Virginia Credit Union Live May 10 — Baltimore, Md. @ Pier Six Pavilion May 11 — Reading, Pa. @ Santander Arena

Aug. 09 — Cincinnati, Ohio @ MegaCorp Pavilion Aug. 10 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Jacob’s Pavilion Aug. 11 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE Outdoors Aug. 12 — New York, N.Y. @ Coney Island Amphitheater Aug. 13 — Syracuse, N.Y. @ OneCenter Aug. 15 — Detroit, Mich. @ Masonic Temple Aug. 17 — Toronto, Ontario @ RBC Echo Beach Aug. 18 — Laval, Quebec @ Place Bell Aug. 19 — Portland, Maine @ Cross Insurance Arena Aug. 20 — Boston, Mass. @ MGM Music Hall Aug. 23 — Milwaukee, Wis. @ BMO Pavilion Aug. 25 — Hammond, Ind. @ Horseshoe Aug. 26 — Omaha, Neb. @ Westfair Amphitheater Aug. 27 — Minneapolis, Minn. @ Waite Park Amphitheater Aug. 29 — St. Louis, Mo. @ The Factory Aug. 30 — Kansas City, Mo. @ Azura Amphitheater Sept. 01 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ USANA Amphitheater Sept. 02 — Denver, Colo. @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater

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The 35-date Mega-Monsters tour will tour the US from April, with support from Lorna Shore

Perog-metal titans Gojira and Mastodon have announced a co-headlining US tour. The 35-date Mega-Monsters tour is split into two legs, with the first kicking off in Portland, Oregon on April 18 and climaxing in Reading, Pennsylvania, on May 11. 

The tour will pick up again on August 9 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and end on September 2 in Denver, Colorado. Rising deathcore stars Lorna Shore will support at all shows. Full dates below.  

Tickets for the Mega-Monsters tour go on sale on January 20 at 10am local time via both band's websites and via the usual agencies .    

Gojira's upcoming European tour starts in Dublin on February 11. Dates are available on the band's website .  Mastodon and Gojira previously toured together in 2014, with support from Kvelertak. 

Gojira, Mastodon & Lorna Shore: The Mega-Monsters Tour 2023

Apr 18: Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum, OR Apr 20: Concord Concord Pavilion, CA Apr 21: Los Angeles The Forum, CA Apr 22: Phoenix Arizona Financial Theatre, AZ Apr 23: Las Vegas Virgin, NV Apr 26: Dallas The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, TX Apr 28: Houston 713 Music Hall, TX Apr 29: Austin Moody Center, TX Apr 30: Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre, OK May 02: Nashville Municipal Auditorium, TN May 04: Boca Raton Sunset Cove Amphitheater, FL May 05: St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre, FL May 06: Atlanta Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, GA May 07: Asheville Harrah’s Cherokee Center, NC May 09: Richmond Virginia Credit Union Live, VA May 10: Baltimore Pier Six Pavilion, MD May 11: Reading Santander Arena, PA Aug 09: Cincinnati MegaCorp Pavilion, OH Aug 10: Cleveland Jacob’s Pavilion, OH Aug 11: Pittsburgh Stage AE Outdoors, PA Aug 12: New York Coney Island Amphitheater, NY Aug 13: Syracuse OneCenter, NY Aug 15: Detroit Masonic Temple, MI Aug 17: Toronto RBC Echo Beach, ON Aug 18: Laval Place Bell, QC Aug 19: Portland Cross Insurance Arena, ME Aug 20: Boston MGM Music Hall, MA Aug 23: Milwaukee BMO Pavilion, WI Aug 25: Hammond Horseshoe, IN Aug 26: Omaha Westfair Amphitheater, NE Aug 27: Minneapolis Waite Park Amphitheate, MN Aug 29: St. Louis The Factory, MO Aug 30: Kansas City Azura Amphitheater, MO Sep 01: Salt Lake City USANA Amphitheater, UT Sep 02: Denver Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater, CO

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In January 2023, the metal bands Gojira and Mastodon announced their co-headlining Mega-Monsters Tour, which kicked off in mid-April. The Atlanta, GA-based metal band Mastodon and French avant-metal group Gojira have now hit the road fully embracing the idea of co-headlining, including the lighting design collaboration that has a design both unifying and yet distinct for each act. Lighting Designer Pete Cary, Owner and Senior Designer with Summit Production Design, has been with Grammy Award-nominated Gojira for six-and-a-half years—five-and-a-half as their LD. Designer Eric Price has been lighting Grammy Award-winning Mastodon for over a year. Both LDs collaborated on the Mega-Monsters Tour design along with the support of Chicago-based JRLX Lighting. LDs Pete Cary, Eric Price, as well as Kevin Rosenhagen, Jason Reberski, and Andy Kloubec of JRLX spoke with PLSN about the lighting solutions they brought out to this truly mega tour.

Cary begins by talking about the overall design for the tour and what he tried to do differently for this tour. “Working with Gojira for so long, we know what we like,” says the LD. “We’re always trying to do different things. We have always wanted to try video fascias all over the flown trusses, which we have implemented on this design for the first time. We’re definitely loving it so far. It looks great. I’m always working on dozens of different concept designs that could be used for various artists or installations.” Price concurs about liking the video fascias on the truss. “The video ribbons on the truss fingers was a Pete idea for sure, which I love,” he says. “I think it was just a really cool decision.”

Mastodon on stage. Photo by Errick Easterday

“The design was very collaborative between Pete, myself, and Tyler Bingley, the Manager and Tour & Production Manager for Gojira, who also manages Mastodon,” explains Price. “There was already a very well-established friendship and communication between the two camps, which was great. But between the three of us, we came up with the overall design. Pete was the lead in the design. He came up with a lot of the overall approach and really just killed it on the first try. He had drawings out to all of us before I even finished my first design. The idea that we wanted to stick to first and foremost was lots of video. Both bands are very video driven these days.” Cary, who enjoyed working with Price on the design, pointed out that the two designers consulted on the fixture types and on the orientation of the lights. “Eric was very easy to work with and I love everything that we come up with.”

Each band has a 70-minute set with a 30-minute changeover between headliners. This tour, being a true co-headlining production, sees the bands rotate who gets the closing set on a nightly basis. Each band also uses a Kabuki drape reveal before their sets. “We are flip flopping, almost every day; swapping who’s first, who’s second,” says Price. “There are a few shows in the local markets for a band where we’ll double up, Atlanta and the Southeast and Mastodon will play two closing slots in a row. When we get into Montreal and some other cities, Gojira will close twice, but otherwise it is a true flip flop.”

Gojira photo by Errick Easterday

 Designing Together

In terms of the band’s design input, Gojira leaves the design to Cary. “They like to see the finished render and I know what they like at this point. The same from a programming standpoint; they love everything that’s going on. They mainly worry about their floor space to move around in and where the key lighting is at certain moments. Otherwise, they give me full rein; it’s pretty great.” For Price, there’s more input from Mastodon on the lighting, especially about who to highlight when in a song. “They do give a fair amount of input on what they want for the lighting design,” says Price. “They like highlighting, for the lack of a better term, the solo points. ‘This is this person’s moment out in front and then it goes back to the full band’ type of thing. But they aren’t involved so much in the color suggestions, nothing like that. It’s more of the finer points in the cues. Otherwise, they let me do my thing, which is cool.”

For the shows, in addition to operating the lighting, Cary also directs the video for I-Mag and controls the media server feeds to the screens. All the video content for Gojira is created by the band’s drummer, Mario Duplantier. “Luckily, all the video content that Mario comes up with is very abstract, a lot of black and white, very minimalistic, which leaves a lot of room for lighting,” Cary comments. “There’s not a ton of color that restricts me or forces me into a certain direction with lighting. Honestly, it’s the best content to use. I use Resolume for my media server and just have it all DMX mapped to my grandMA, so it just runs in the background.”

LD Eric Price’s work on Mastodon. Photo by Errick Easterday

For Mastodon, in addition to lighting, Price also designs and operates the lasers, and controls video. He uses a PRG Mbox for his media server. “All the content was created by the band with their video content creators. Being from Atlanta, some of our clips are made by the folks at Adult Swim. For Mastodon, they give me content and say, ‘this is what we want here, this is what we want there’. It’s very much one clip per song; almost a video storybook for each song. We use extremely colorful, psychedelic video. They love the kind of spacey, cartoony, psychedelic vibe to their videos. So, it’s fun to make color choices based on the videos. With that kind of fun video product, you can get real out there with color choices; it’s more of a ‘the world is your oyster’ type thing.”

With the video panels mounted on the truss, the production team wanted a powerful, but matching lighting rig. “We really wanted to stick with, not to say a specific brand, but we wanted something that was really cohesive through the fixtures, and that we knew was going to look really solid together,” explains Price. “We also wanted something that wasn’t just straight or traditional truss. We wanted to get into a kind of broken up, scattered, but still, symmetrical look to it. Beyond that, it’s down to the special effects and the floor packages to separate the two bands in the style and the look. Mastodon has two risers skirted with video panels and we have lasers; Gojira has kind of a half circle video wall, and they have Cryo, and streamer confetti for their special effects. Both bands are using pyro, but everybody kind of wanted their gags to set each other apart but keep the overall design the same for both bands. We’re using six flame towers and Elliot, our pyro guy from Atlanta Special Effects, just killed it first try.” The lasers for the tour were supplied by Grant Kondourajian, principal of GK Lighting.

LD Pete Cary’s work on Gojira. Photo by Errick Easterday

 Key Equipment Choices

When it comes to his gear, Cary says “I use MA. It’s simply because it’s what everyone uses, so it’s what I taught myself; on the console that I bought for myself. It’s the same with Resolume, it’s just the ease of it. It runs on a laptop, and I can take it with me anywhere. Also, it integrates well with MA. I’ve always used those two and they work great for me.” Price operates Mastodon on an ETC / High End Systems’ Full Boar 4 with PRG’s Mbox for his media server and employs Pangolin Beyond for laser control.

So, at the FOH, there’s two different control consoles and two different media servers, all of which use different control protocols. It’s not to say that having different control systems is complicated, it’s just a point of pride for the lighting crew to make it all work night after night, stop after stop. Cary comments that he’s got his “MPUs, Eric has his HBUs; we’ve got sACN, but I have to use Art-Net to talk to the Resolume media server, and then I need MAnet to talk to the MPU. So yes, it’s a bit complicated, but that’s what we do.”

Mastodon on the Mega-Monsters Tour. Photo by Errick Easterday

When it came to picking lighting fixtures, both designers went back and forth and had lots of conversations about how to choose from the many options available these days. Both are big supporters of Robe products. “I’ll always take Robe if I can,” says Cary. “They’re the best; everything from the product and the customer service, Robe all the way.” Price adds, “We definitely wanted to go with MegaPointes, one of the most versatile fixtures out there; load up the rig with MegaPointes. We went back and forth on the wash fixture topic and happily settled on Spiiders. Pete and I both wanted to go Fortes and we made it happen; they’re just an amazing fixture as well.” Both Price and Cary had never used the Robe Forte before. Cary shares his feedback on the fixture. “The Fortes are unbelievable fixtures so far. I love them. I definitely wish I had 100 more of them. The Fortes are on the upstage floor truss, ground stacked. Then there are another eight in the upstage corners. The Spiiders are hung underneath the video fascias on the overhead truss.” Price adds, “I am very impressed with the Fortes, which is the first time I’ve used them. Both the Spiiders and the Fortes are great fixtures for what they’re doing for us.”

As far as a front light, both Price and Cary were up in the air. “It’s front light, not that it isn’t important, but it’s front light,” comments Price, who felt “we didn’t need something ridiculous. After a few ideas, Jason Reberski asked if we’d be okay with the Elation Lucius due to its being an IP65 rated light. We have a couple of outdoor shed shows, where the downstage truss is exposed. We trusted him. He told us it was a great product and so far, I love them and think they’re great. It’s a nice compact fixture. It’s definitely impressive, and it’s IP rated.”

The video ribbons on the truss fascia gave additional depth to both designs, seen here during Gojira’s set. Photo by Errick Easterday

 Crafting Each Song

Cary tries to make each song look unique, as much as possible. He sets limits on what he will do in each song. “I will always try to test myself in one song; maybe only do position changes, no movement effects. Then for another song, only do movement effects, no position changes. Some songs only have color effects. I always try to make every song stand out as much as possible. But also, let the video showcase some songs. Let the live camera feed on the I-Mag screens be the showcase on some songs. Never try to be lighting 100% of the time, with brutal, in the face lighting; but definitely certain moments for sure.” In terms of color, Cary does tend to stick with similar combinations, “just because it’s what I’m used to,” he continues. “I always try to find inspiration from other designs specifically just on a color aspect. I always try to use pastels because they meld so well together. When it comes to deep reds, deep blues, deep greens; they’re just hard to mix with other colors unless you’re doing a white or a CTO. But as soon as you make any of those colors pastels, now you can mix them with any array of colors, at least in my personal opinion, from my designs choices.”

Price likes to work with color too, but subtly varying his color palette at times through the set. While the videos are colorful, he’s not going to be creating rainbow chases through the whole show. “I like to try to work with some foreground / background type of things,” says Price. “Not necessarily alternating warm and cool but having sections of the show that’ll be a little more warm palette oriented and keep it that way for a song or two. Then bring the audience’s eyes into a cooler palette. Not as much of a drastic change song to song. More of a thematic up and down throughout the set. It’s just something I like to do with all the bands I work for. Not to be abrasively changing for the audience. Make the visual a little bit more subdued and subconscious.”

When it comes to something that only a designer or production person would notice, Cary calls out the video fascias on the flown trusses. They are using ROE Visual CB 5 supplied by DCR in Nashville, led by Paul Owen, for the Mega-Monsters Tour . “The video fascia on the flown truss that’s at an angle, is definitely the first eye catching thing that I would say someone notices. It’s not something I’ve seen done very much in any other design.” Price is on the same page, “I think they might find the video fascia on the truss interesting. Especially the way we’re traveling the gear and the way it integrates into the GT truss. DCR made custom brackets so they can just hook right on the GT truss and then be secured into place, which work great. They come out of the case, the hands just pop them on the downstage edge of the GT, lock them in, and they’re good to go.”

Another Mastodon moment. Photo by Errick Easterday

 Support of the JRLX Team

When it comes to the support of the lighting team at JRLX, Cary could not be happier, stating “They’re the best. I’ve never seen a prep done as well. Everything labeled, everything! It’s very, very well done. The fixtures are in great condition, very clean and everything works.” Price is equally happy with JRLX saying, “I’ve known Jason for about 15 years now. We’ve worked together a lot all through the years. They’re always a no-brainer for me. I always know if it’s JRLX, it’s going to be perfectly prepped, quality gear; they’re just outstanding at what they do. Nothing but good things to say about those guys.”

It’s not often that two designers get to work together on a show at the same time. Though both designers knew each other prior to this tour they’d never had the chance to work together before. “We’re both very easygoing,” comments Cary. “We both have very well-built shows that don’t require a ton of focus time. It’s smooth sailing, at least for me and Eric.” Price concurs, adding, “As to the ground-up part of the design, it was very collaborative between Pete, Taylor, and me along with my tour manager, Tim Moss. I’m really enjoying working with Pete and the whole team on this tour.”

The Mega-Monster Tour is playing across the U.S. to rave reviews and enthusiastic audiences. The shared fan base of Mastodon and Gojira is excited about seeing the two bands together and they appreciate the big, dynamic looks Cary and Price have brought to each act for the tour.

Mastodon performs. Photo by Errick Easterday

VENDOR SUPPORT: The JRLX Perspective

The conversations between JRLX and the Mega-Monsters design team of Pete Cary and Eric Price started late last year. “We got the initial design, and I was talking with Pete in November at LDI,” says JRLX COO, Kevin Rosenhagen. “You’ve got two great designers—both Pete and Eric—that dream big. Then it’s about making a solution that works within their budget but keeping their vision a reality. Like any tour, it’s going to go through a few revisions, but we always try to keep that vision intact and keep what’s important to the designer. One of the main things for Pete and Eric on this one was getting Robe Fortes. We worked with Robe and got those in stock for them.” Jason Reberski, JRLX CEO, adds that, “it’s almost a complete Robe rig. We needed a big gun in our inventory; Forte’s fill it wonderfully. Then for the downstage keylights, since about half the shows are sheds and half are arenas, we ended up going with the Elation Proteus Lucius because they’re IP65. There are also some GLP JDC1 and X4 Bars sprinkled in the rig.

For this tour, JRLX had extra time to prep the tour, and as a company they have set high standards of prep for the rental clients, especially touring clients. “If all we do is touring, it has to be through the roof high standards,” states Reberski. “From labeling and branding to the full prep, we want it to be incredible. It has to be perfect. Kevin and Andy [Project Manager, Kloubec] really budget time well. For Andy, from a project management standpoint, it personally matters to him everything that we put out. He’s very much aligned with the incredible level of detail that we provide our tour preps.”

Taking the two control systems and integrating into one data network was also the work of JRLX. To make the system stable, robust, and tourable, it all comes down to integration. “We had to make all of these systems talk and play together,” says Rosenhagen. “The backbone of our touring infrastructure relies on ProPlex DMX nodes and switches because it is rock solid gear; you can’t get anything better. It’s integrating the console networks all to talk on one network at a different time through switches and then adding in the two different media servers on top of that. All these networks have to come together to make the show happen. That’s where ProPlex comes in to support all this stuff talking together.”

JRLX Project Manager Kloubec feels that JRLX really sets itself apart when it comes to their touring support. He points out, “I think what sets our shop aside from many of the others, is that we don’t take every client and we aren’t the cheapest but we are providing a level of service that you’re pretty much getting from no other company. Every project that we approach is a bespoke lighting project. Every decision that we make is cleared with the production team, cleared with the lighting designer. The fact that we give ourselves this pad, to work on these projects for longer because we can, it really allows us to get these preps done right and done well ahead. We can dot every i and cross every t, and make sure that our stuff is rock solid when it rolls onto that first show site. That means a lot to our clients and, I think, that’s why we’ve been able to build such strong, long relationships, certainly with these two clients. Just having them tour together was a dream come true for all of us. It’s been really special to be a part of the Mega-Monsters project. I’m just looking forward to continuing to work with these guys and continuing to build relationships with everybody who comes to JRLX.”

Gojira on stage. Photo by Errick Easterday

Production Team

• TM & PM: Taylor Bingley
• Gojira LD: Peter Cary
• Production Assistant: Matt Croteau
• Stage Manager: Ryan Tarby
• TM & PM: Tim Moss
• Mastodon LD: Eric Price
• Production Assistant: Anika Jacobs
• Stage Manager: Darren Sanders

Mega-Monsters

• JRLX Lead Lighting Tech: Parker Shore
• Lighting Techs: Dan Arnold, Ryan Balog, Pepe Salas
• Lead Tour Rigger: Mike Queally
• Lead Video Tech: Johnny Jordan
• Video Tech: Ethan Perry
• SFX Techs: Rick Russ, Elliott Evans
• JRLX Account Rep: Kevin Rosenhagen
• JRLX Project Manager: Andy Kloubec
• JRLX Lead Prep Tech: Peter Schwob
• Lighting: JRLX
• Video and Audio: DCR
• Special Effects: Atlanta Special FX
• Lasers: GK Lighting
• Trucking: 46 Logistics
• 1           MA Lighting grandMA3 full-size
• 1           MA Lighting grandMA3 light
• 2           ETC / HES Full Boar 4
• 22         Robe Forte
• 32         Robe MegaPointe
• 40         Robe Spiider
• 14         Elation Proteus Lucius
• 8           Elation WW2
• 26         Elation WW4
• 26         GLP JDC1 Strobe
• 20         GLP X4 Bar 20
• 14         ADJ Jolt 300
• 10         Look Solutions Touring Unique 2.1 Hazers
• 5           Look Solutions Viper NT Foggers
• 3           Lex 48 Way Distros
• 1           ProPlex Data System
• 3           MA Lighting grandMA3 NPU Model L
• 1           ETC / HES HPU
• 5           10’ Tyler GT
• 30         8’ Tyler GT

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Mastodon/gojira - „the mega-monsters tour“ 2023.

Lichtdesigner: Eric Price für Mastodon; Pete Cary (Summit Production Design) für Gojira.

Lichtcrew-Chef: Parker Shore.

Lichtcrew: Dan Arnold; Pepe Salas; Jeff Giancaspro.

Rigger: Mike Queally.

Videocrew-Chef: Caleb Strong.

Video Techs: Steven Harkins; Joe Rich; Thomas Ramirez.

Pyro- und SFX-Koordinierer: Elliott Evans; Rick Russ.

Production Manager: Taylor Bingley. 

Stage Managers: Darren “Bubs” Sanders; Ryan Tarby.

Verwendetes Equipment: 32 x Robe Forte; 30 x Robe MegaPointe; 38 x Robe Spiider; High End Systems Hog 4 (Mastodon); M-Box-Server (Mastodon); MA Lighting GrandMA3 (Gojira); Resolume-Software (Gojira).

Lieferant: Jason Reberski (JRLX, Chicago).

Setlist Mastodon (1. September 2023 - Usana Amphitheatre - West Valley City, Utah, USA)

The Wolf Is Loose Crystal Skull Megalodon Divinations Andromeda Sultan’s Curse Fallen Torches Aqua Dementia Pushing The Tides More Than I Could Chew Iron Tusk Steambreather March Of The Fire Ants Mother Puncher Circle Of Cysquatch Crusher Destroyer Blood And Thunder

Setlist Gojira (2. September 2023 - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre - Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA)

Ocean Planet Backbone Stranded Flying Whales The Art Of Dying The Cell Drum Solo Grind Another World Silvera Amazonia The Chant The Gift Of Guilt

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Mastodon and Gojira Announce 2023 North American Co-Headlining Tour

The metal heavyweights will head out for two legs this spring and summer

Mastodon and Gojira have announced an extensive 2023 North American co-headlining tour with support from Lorna Shore .

The “Mega-Monsters Tour” is broken into two separate spring and summer legs. The spring outing kicks off April 18th in Portland, Oregon, and runs through May 11th in Reading, Pennsylvania. The summer leg begins August 9th in Cincinnati, Ohio, and wraps up September 2nd in Denver, Colorado.

Ticket pre-sales start Wednesday (January 18th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster  using the code SOUND , with a general on-sale launching Friday (January 20th). For sold-out shows, pick up tickets via StubHub .

Mastodon will be out in support of their 2021 effort Hushed and Grim , though new music could be on the way as the band works on new material . Meanwhile, Gojira continue to tour behind their 2021 album Fortitude .

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Below you can see the full list of dates for Mastodon and Gojira’s 2023 North American tour. Get tickets via  Ticketmaster or StubHub .

Mastodon and Gojira’s 2023 North American Tour Dates with Lorna Shore: 04/18 – Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum 04/20 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion 04/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum 04/22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre 04/23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Virgin 04/26 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 04/28 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall 04/29 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center 04/30 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre 05/02 – Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium 05/04 – Boca Raton, FL @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater 05/05 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre 05/06 – Atlanta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 05/07 – Asheville, NC @ Harrah’s Cherokee Center 05/09 – Richmond, VA @ Virginia Credit Union Live 05/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion 05/11 – Reading, PA @ Santander Arena 08/09 – Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion 08/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavilion 08/11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors 08/12 – New York, NY @ Coney Island Amphitheater 08/13 – Syracuse, NY @ OneCenter 08/15 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple 08/17 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Echo Beach 08/18 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell 08/19 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena 08/20 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall 08/23 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Pavilion 08/25 – Hammond, IN @ Horseshoe 08/26 – Omaha, NE @ Westfair Amphitheater 08/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Waite Park Amphitheater 08/29 – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory 08/30 – Kansas City, MO @ Azura Amphitheater 09/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater 09/02 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater

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MASTODON And GOJIRA Announce 2023 North American Co-Headline Arena Tour

January 17, 2023, a year ago

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Teaming up for what promises to be an unforgettable jaunt of epic proportions, Grammy Award-nominated French heavy metal luminaries, Gojira, will join forces with iconic Grammy Award-winning heavy rock band Mastodon (pictured above) for a massive co-headline tour across North America in 2023. The Mega-Monsters Tour finds these two juggernauts taking over arenas and amphitheaters throughout the spring and summer, alternating closing sets each night.

The tour kicks off at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR on April 18 and includes stops at legendary venues such as the Forum in Los Angeles, CA on April 21. The first leg concludes at Santander Arena in Reading, PA on May 11 and resumes with a second leg that runs August 9 through September 2nd. Special guest Lorna Shore serves as direct support on all dates.

Fan pre-sales for tickets begin January 18 at 10 AM, local time and include both Mastodon and Gojira artist pre-sales. General on-sale will launch January 20 at 10 AM, local time with VIP ticket packages available at www.gojira-music.com and www.mastodonrocks.com.

Tour dates:

April 18 - Portland, OR - Veterans Memorial Coliseum 20 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion 21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum 22 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Virgin 26 - Dallas, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 28 - Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall 29 - Austin, TX - Moody Center 30 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre

May 2 - Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium 4 - Boca Raton, FL - Sunset Cove Amphitheater 5 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre 6 - Atlanta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 7 - Asheville, NC - Harrah’s Cherokee Center 9 - Richmond, VA - Virginia Credit Union Live 10 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion 11 - Reading, PA - Santander Arena

August 9 - Cincinnati, OH - MegaCorp Pavilion 10 - Cleveland, OH - Jacob’s Pavilion 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE Outdoors 12 - New York, NY - Coney Island Amphitheater 13 - Syracuse, NY - OneCenter 15 - Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple 17 - Toronto, ON - RBC Echo Beach 18 - Laval, QC - Place Bell 19 - Portland, ME - Cross Insurance Arena 20 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall 23 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Pavilion 25 - Hammond, IN - Horseshoe 26 - Omaha, NE - Westfair Amphitheater 27 - Minneapolis, MN - Waite Park Amphitheater 29 - St. Louis, MO - The Factory 30 - Kansas City, MO - Azura Amphitheater

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Mastodon and Gojira Announce 2023 North American Tour Dates

Mastodon and Gojira have shared a co-headlining 2023 tour for North America. This tour happens with 2 separate legs that take place throughout this spring, summer, and fall.

Also, during the tour Mastodon and Gojira support come from Lorna Shore a symphonic, blackened deathcore band.

“Hushed and Grim”, Mastodon ‘s most recent album, was released in 2021. In October, Gojira released a new track, “Our Time is Now.”

Gojira ‘s seventh studio album, Fortitude , is their seventh studio album. Roadrunner Records published the album on April 30, 2021. It was produced by lead vocalist Joe Duplantier, mixed by Andy Wallace, and mastered by Ted Jensen at the band’s New York City studio.

Gojira ‘s Fortitude debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200, selling 27,372 sales in its first week, surpassing Magma’s chart success.

The album debuted at the top of the Billboard Hard Rock Albums, Top Rock Albums, and UK Rock & Metal Albums charts. The album debuted at the top of the European charts, selling 9,900 sales in France in its first week. It peaked at number three on the ARIA charts. In its first week, Fortitude was the best-selling record in the United States.

Lorna Shore also released their fourth album “Pain Remains” last year, their first full-length.

Mastodon, Gojira, and Lorna Shore 2023 tour dates:

Mastodon , Gojira , and Lorna Shore will go on tour together. The tour will kick off on April 2023 and until September 2023. Check the tour dates below!

Related: The Most Anticipated Metal and Rock Concert Tours of 2023

The first leg of the Mega-Monsters Tour, named after the headlining band’s namesake beasts, takes up April 18th in Portland, Oregon, and concludes May 11th in Reading, Pennsylvania. Three months later, on August 9th, the tour will resume in Cincinatti, OH, for another month of shows before closing out in Denver on September 2nd.

So many pre-sale ticket packages go on sale. Wednesday, January 18th, and general admission tickets will be available on January 20th at 10 a.m. local time.

April 2023:

• 4/18 Portland, OR Veterans Memorial Coliseum
• 4/20 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
• 4/21 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
• 4/22 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
• 4/23 Las Vegas, NV Virgin
• 4/26 Dallas, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
• 4/28 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
• 4/29 Austin, TX Moody Center
• 4/30 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
• 5/2 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium
• 5/4 Boca Raton, FL Sunset Cove Amphitheater
• 5/5 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
• 5/6 Atlanta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
• 5/7 Asheville, NC Harrah’s Cherokee Center
• 5/9 Richmond, VA Virginia Credit Union Live
• 5/10 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
• 5/11 Reading, PA Santander Arena

August 2023:

• 8/9 Cincinnati, OH MegaCorp Pavilion
• 8/10 Cleveland, OH Jacob’s Pavilion
• 8/11 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE Outdoors
• 8/12 New York, NY Coney Island Amphitheater
• 8/13 Syracuse, NY OneCenter
• 8/15 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple
• 8/17 Toronto, ON RBC Echo Beach
• 8/18 Laval, QC Place Bell
• 8/19 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena
• 8/20 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall
• 8/23 Milwaukee, WI BMO Pavilion
• 8/25 Hammond, IN Horseshoe
• 8/26 Omaha, NE Westfair Amphitheater
• 8/27 Minneapolis, MN Waite Park Amphitheater
• 8/29 St. Louis, MO The Factory
• 8/30 Kansas City, MO Azura Amphitheater

September 2023:

• 9/1 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater
• 9/2 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater

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Gojria and Mastodon have announced a massive co-headlining tour for 2023.  The Mega Monsters Tour 2023  features two runs  across the United States in spring and summer. Opening for all the dates will be highly anticipated metal band  Lorna Shore , who had a completely sold out tour of their own in 2022. Beginning April 18th in Portland, Oregon, and moving down the West Coast before going across the country and finishing up in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 11th. After a quick break for June and July the second leg will pick up August 9th in Cincinnati, Ohio and continue until September 2nd in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

With fans highly anticipating seeing both  Troy Sanders and  Joe Duplantier , tickets are going fast, with some venues being very close to selling out. Click  HERE  for more information on how to get tickets.

Gojira and Mastodon:

04-18 Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum 04-20 Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion 04-21 Los Angeles, CA – The Forum 04-22 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre 04-23 Las Vegas, NV – Virgin 04-26 Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 04-28 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall 04-29 Austin, TX – Moody Center 04-30 Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre 05-02 Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium 05-04 Boca Raton, FL – Sunset Cove Amphitheater 05-05 St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre 05-06 Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 05-07 Asheville, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Center 05-09 Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live 05-10 Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion 05-11 Reading, PA – Santander Arena 08-09 Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion 08-10 Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavilion 08-11 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors 08-12 New York, NY – Coney Island Amphitheater 08-13 Syracuse, NY – OneCenter 08-15 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple 08-17 Toronto, Ontario – RBC Echo Beach 08-18 Laval, Quebec – Place Bell 08-19 Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena 08-20 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall 08-23 Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion 08-25 Hammond, IN – Horseshoe 08-26 Omaha, NE – Westfair Amphitheater 08-27 Minneapolis, MN – Waite Park Amphitheater 08-29 St. Louis, MO – The Factory 08-30 Kansas City, MO – Azura Amphitheater 09-01 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater 09-02 Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater

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Mastodon and Gojira Announce North American Tour

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Metal bands Mastodon and Gojira are teaming up for a lengthy spring and summer tour

Atlanta metal band Mastodon are joining up with French heavy metal group greats Gojira for a lengthy 2023 North American tour. The trek, called The Mega-Monsters Tour, will feature special guests Lorna Shore on all dates and take the bands through arenas and amphitheaters during the spring and summer months.

Fan ticket pre-sales are available starting Wednesday (Jan. 18) at 10 a.m. local time via Mastodon, Gojira, Blabbermouth.net and Spotify fans first. Then, general on-sale starts Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. local time. For more information, go here .

The tour sets off at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, on April 18, and the first leg of the trek wraps up at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania, on May 11. Then, the tour resumes with a second leg from Aug. 9 through Sept. 2.

Mastodon are touring in support of their ninth studio album, “Hushed and Grim.” Gojira, on the other hand, are out to tour behind their seventh full-length album, “Fortitude,” which has picked up a Grammy Award nomination in the category of “Best Metal Performance” for “Amazonia.” Mastodon and Gojira toured North America together back in 2014, so this is a reunion of sorts. A press release bills the tour as “yet another major milestone in their respective careers.”

Mastodon and Gojira 2023 North American Tour Dates with Lorna Shore:

04/18 – Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum 04/20 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion 04/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum 04/22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre 04/23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Virgin 04/26 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 04/28 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall 04/29 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center 04/30 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre 05/02 – Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium 05/04 – Boca Raton, FL @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater 05/05 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre 05/06 – Atlanta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 05/07 – Asheville, NC @ Harrah’s Cherokee Center 05/09 – Richmond, VA @ Virginia Credit Union Live 05/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion 05/11 – Reading, PA @ Santander Arena 08/09 – Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion 08/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavilion 08/11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors 08/12 – New York, NY @ Coney Island Amphitheater 08/13 – Syracuse, NY @ OneCenter 08/15 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple 08/17 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Echo Beach 08/18 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell 08/19 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena 08/20 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall 08/23 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Pavilion 08/25 – Hammond, IN @ Horseshoe 08/26 – Omaha, NE @ Westfair Amphitheater 08/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Waite Park Amphitheater 08/29 – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory 08/30 – Kansas City, MO @ Azura Amphitheater 09/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater 09/02 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater

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MASTODON & LAMB OF GOD - ASHES OF LEVIATHAN TOUR

We are very excited to announce that we are teaming up with our friends LAMB OF GOD to bring you the ASHES OF LEVIATHAN TOUR! A special tour event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Mastodon's "Leviathan" and Lamb of God's "Ashes of the Wake”! Both bands will perform their respective albums in their entirety!

But wait! There’s more! KERRY KING and MALEVOLENCE will also be joining us! 

Tickets  go on-sale Friday. February 9 at 10:00 AM local time, BUT you can get yours today Feb 6 at 12PM EST by using the presale code LEVIATHAN20.

See ya on the road! 

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