Gojira & Mastodon announce co-headlining North American tour with Lorna Shore

Official press release:

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 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 18th and includes stops at legendary venues such as the Forum in Los Angeles, CA on April 21st. The first leg concludes at Santander Arena in Reading, PA on May 11th and resumes with a second leg that runs August 9th through September 2nd. Special guest Lorna Shore serves as direct support on all dates. Fan pre-sales for tickets begin January 18th at 10:00am local time and include both Mastodon and Gojira artist pre-sales, alongside Blabbermouth, Spotify and local promoter / venue / radio pre-sales. General on-sale will launch January 20th at 10:00am local time with VIP ticket packages available at www.gojira-music.com and www.mastodonrocks.com.

Mastodon 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.

Leg 1
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


Leg 2
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