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Megadeth<\/a>\u00a0have announced the first Canadian headlining dates of their upcoming farewell world tour.<\/p>\n The thrash legends’ romp through the Great White North will begin on Feb. 15 in Victoria, British Columbia, and end on March 6 in Quebec City. Fellow thrash giants Anthrax<\/a> and Exodus<\/a> will provide support.<\/p>\n Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday. You can see the full list of dates below.<\/p>\n Megadeth\u00a0are gearing up for a busy 2026. The Dave Mustaine<\/a>-fronted outfit will release its self-titled final album<\/a> on Jan. 23.\u00a0Megadeth<\/em> has been preceded by two singles so far \u2014 “Tipping Point<\/a>” and “I Don’t Care<\/a>” \u2014 and will feature a cover<\/a> of Metallica<\/a>‘s “Ride the Lightning,” which Mustaine cowrote\u00a0during his brief tenure in the band.<\/p>\n “It wasn’t really that I wanted to do my version,” Mustaine recently told\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em>. “I think that we all wanted it to turn out a certain way, and for me, this was about something so much more than how a song turns out. It was about respect.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> All 6 Metallica Songs Cowritten by Dave Mustaine Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n Megadeth will promote their final album with a global farewell tour. So far they’ve announced 2026 headlining dates in Canada, Mexico and South America. They’ll also open for Iron Maiden<\/a> in North America and Europe and make a handful of festival appearances\u00a0on the latter continent.<\/p>\n And that’s only the beginning.<\/p>\n “We’re easily talking about touring for another three to five years,” the 64-year-old Mustaine recently told Kerrang!<\/a><\/em>\u00a0“And if we’re going to be doing it for that long then, shit, I’ll be looking at the birthday I don’t even want to think about!”<\/p>\n Feb. 15 – Victoria, BC @ Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre Every album by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax get ranked worst to best.<\/p>\n Contributions by Philip Trapp, Ed Rivadavia, Jordan Blum, Ayron Rutan and Joe DiVita.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMegadeth’s Busy 2026: New Album and Tour Plans<\/h3>\n
Megadeth 2026 Canadian Tour Dates (With Anthrax and Exodus)<\/h3>\n
Feb. 17 – Abbotsford, BC @ Rogers Forum
Feb. 18 – Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
Feb. 20 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank, Saddledome
Feb. 21 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
Feb. 24 – Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre
Feb. 25 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
Feb. 28 – London, ON @ Canada Life Place
March 1 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
March 3 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre
March 4 – Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre
March 6 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre<\/p>\nEvery Thrash Metal ‘Big 4’ Album Ranked <\/h2>\n