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Metal Discussion => Gigs and Festivals => Topic started by: Pagan Saviour on August 03, 2026, 10:17:03 AM

Title: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Pagan Saviour on August 03, 2026, 10:17:03 AM
9th March 2027
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Born of Fire on August 03, 2026, 11:49:38 AM
Belfast midweek is gonna be a hell of a trek up and down from the wesht! I'm guessing this will be their last appearance on Irish shores though so gonna have to be done
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: baldshin on August 03, 2026, 12:29:13 PM
Yup, gonna be a bit of a trip. Hotels seem very cheap right now though so might just make a night of it.
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Bürggermeister on August 03, 2026, 01:03:13 PM
FNM playing before SOAD fans, I give you Testament playing before Black fucken Label. Jaysus h christ.
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Don Gately on August 03, 2026, 05:20:10 PM
Yeah booked a room for €98 , good prices assumr tickets will be got
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Pat Twisted Wrath on August 03, 2026, 06:39:10 PM
Ticket price dependant... but might be worth a first trip up north for me since 2015!
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Necro Red on August 04, 2026, 10:23:13 AM
No gig in the Republic. Ah, here  :abbath:
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Caladan on August 04, 2026, 12:17:47 PM
Quote from: Necro Red on August 04, 2026, 10:23:13 AMNo gig in the Republic. Ah, here  :abbath:
They support Disturbed here in late 2025.
I doubt they'd sell out 3Arena
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Don Gately on August 04, 2026, 12:23:38 PM
Many Megadeth fans including me and alot of lads I know didn't go , 1st of all as it was a support slot, and also because of Draimans pro genocide antics. This show would have brought 10k I reckon to the 3 Arena?
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Carnage on August 04, 2026, 12:39:08 PM
Farewell tour, I'd imaginge it would have gotten enough interest to justify a 3Arena show. If Sepultura can do it...
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Caladan on August 04, 2026, 12:47:40 PM
Still plenty of tickets left for Sepultura.

I don't think Megadeth are a big draw any more

Just looked it up and : "We're easily talking about touring for another three to five years," Dave Mustaine told Kerrang! in late 2025
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Carnage on August 04, 2026, 01:07:58 PM
Ah right, I thought Sepultura was a sellout.
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Pagan Saviour on August 04, 2026, 01:28:34 PM
QuoteThis show would have brought 10k I reckon to the 3 Arena?

I don't think so. Megadeth were never a massive draw here anyways. They'd play and fill the SFX in the 90's or the Ambassador in the 2000s. Both 900-1000 capacity venues.

Their last headliner here pulled about 5K with Lamb of God in the 3 Arena.
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Don Gately on August 04, 2026, 01:32:01 PM
Still with 11k capacity and likely a few thousand northern fans i think this will sell out , plus it will lilely be last time we see the band
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Seán on August 04, 2026, 03:32:47 PM
Ticket bought looking forward to it should be a decent concert 🤘🤘
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Trev on August 04, 2026, 04:40:44 PM
DME posted that they couldn't get a Dublin show due to venue availability, so I'm guessing the 3 Arena is already booked for when the tour would be coming here
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Kailash on August 04, 2026, 07:21:33 PM
Quote from: Don Gately on August 04, 2026, 01:32:01 PMStill with 11k capacity and likely a few thousand northern fans i think this will sell out , plus it will lilely be last time we see the band


yeah likely to sell out
Quote from: Seán on August 04, 2026, 03:32:47 PMTicket bought looking forward to it should be a decent concert 🤘🤘

how much are the tickets?
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Don Gately on August 05, 2026, 09:41:30 AM
Standing 83 pounds
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Bürggermeister on August 05, 2026, 09:45:40 AM
Holy woah!
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Rust Puppets on August 05, 2026, 11:11:09 AM
Follow the below link and then click on the link for artist presale. It then gives another option other than cyber army presale and let's you unlock the tickets. I got mine for Belfast this way https://presalecodefinder.com/megadeth-presale-code/

Code is HIBERNATION27
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Halo on August 05, 2026, 04:30:38 PM
https://www.ticketmaster.ie/megadeth-breakout-hibernation-of-the-nations-belfast-09-03-2027/event/380064F5B47C10D0?did=artpre
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Kailash on August 05, 2026, 07:55:44 PM
Quote from: Halo on August 05, 2026, 04:30:38 PMhttps://www.ticketmaster.ie/megadeth-breakout-hibernation-of-the-nations-belfast-09-03-2027/event/380064F5B47C10D0?did=artpre
cheers
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: BobbyAxelrod on August 06, 2026, 10:07:55 AM
The MCD presale is pretty slim. Standing gone. Most seats gone.

They're asking £170 for a ticket at the side, mid way back.

£73 at the very back.

£185 for standing "early entry".

Edit: WTF, had FOMO and got the early entry standing ticket, but now they have regular standing tickets available. Grim.

Edit 2: Might be a glitch. It says they're unavailable when you actually try to buy.
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Kunt 4 Life on August 06, 2026, 11:43:35 AM
73 the cheapest?! i dont why i still get surprised at the price of gig tickets.

That Euros or quids?
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Born of Fire on August 06, 2026, 02:02:42 PM
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on August 06, 2026, 11:43:35 AM73 the cheapest?! i dont why i still get surprised at the price of gig tickets.

That Euros or quids?

Sterling, so the £83 standing tickets are about 97 euro
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Don Gately on August 06, 2026, 03:03:02 PM
Pounds,  I think the likes of the €30 gig only really applies to the likes of Dolans or similar.
Im always surprised by people reacting to the high prices ar the big gigs. This is the way it is and has been since covid
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: BobbyAxelrod on August 06, 2026, 04:54:33 PM
I honestly didn't think Megadeth were that big these days. BLS and Testament are fantastic support, but it's almost sold out before the general on sale!
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Pagan Saviour on August 06, 2026, 05:08:02 PM
There's loads of tickets still available.
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Barnacle Billy on August 06, 2026, 05:25:08 PM
The O2 Belfast holds well over 11,000... There'll be tickets available right up until next March...
Ticketbastard, etc. always make it look scarce around the initial ticket sales, so they can bump up their own ticket scam: subsidiary ticket sites.
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Blitzer666 on August 06, 2026, 05:46:35 PM
Thought £83 was pretty good, I'd be happy to spend £30 for each band.
Hopefully the O2 brings more metal to Belfast,
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Barnacle Billy on August 06, 2026, 06:12:01 PM
It looked to be rocking when the Prodigy played there a few weeks ago...
Title: Re: Megadeth/Black Label Society/Testament O2 Belfast
Post by: Kailash on August 07, 2026, 02:54:31 PM
Quote from: Barnacle Billy on August 06, 2026, 06:12:01 PMIt looked to be rocking when the Prodigy played there a few weeks ago...
looked great, wish i'd got to that one. i've enjoyed all the Odyssey gigs i've been to

when Megadeth was announced i initial though it was going to be around a ton for a ticket, ended up paying pretty much that. would rather it was less but it's the way of things unfortunately.
i paid 90 odd euro for Sabbath in the 3Arena in 2017, not much shocks me after that  ;D