Megadeth Checks In With Tour Road Report

Megadeth's production assistant Rikki has checked in with the following report from the road:

"Hey everybody! Checking in from a big top tent in Cork, Ireland. We're kicking off their "Live at the Marquee" summer concert series here tonight. We apologize for having to make the show time a little earlier than normal, but it's a situation that if we don't play earlier, we won't be able to get our gear to Warsaw in time for the Sonisphere. Can't have that! So a little earlier it has to be.

"What a crazy weekend this has turned out to be. Kicked it off in Copenhagen with the Deftones (one of MY favorite bands ever) for Copenhell, then headed to Download. We finished that show, packing gear and whatnot, shortly after 1 am, had to repack ourselves to fly, then headed to the airport at 4 am. The lucky ones got about 2 hours of sleep before we had to get on the plane and fly to Download. It was a long drive for our gear to get there and it arrived very very shortly before we arrived on stage. To say that we were sweating it would be an understatement! But we got it, we made it happen, on little to no sleep. The show was amazing! I can't even describe what it felt like to look out at that massive crowd and see all the support. The photo taken of the band during the bow sums it up fairly well. It was so great to see so many friends and work with a great festival staff.

"That brings us back to Cork. Finally got a little rest, arrived in Cork around 5 pm yesterday. On a last minute whim, myself, several of the crew, Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick went to a local pub to see some Megadeth tribute bands. Not something we normally do, but we thought it might be a fun thing to check it out. The room was so tiny, we barely fit in there. It only held maybe 35-40 people and was very very sweaty! We had a blast! Thank you so much to the locals for their hospitality and respect. Pardon me for not knowing the names of the bands (I don't even think I knew the name of the pub), I spent more than half the night escorting everyone to and from the hotel. But we really enjoyed ourselves, so thank you Cork! Megadeth showing some love back to the locals.

"On another note, I'd like to point out that I do lurk the message boards, both the general Megadeth board and the MFC board, so thank you to those who have been so supportive. I like reading all the love these guys get from their fans. Megadeth really does have the best fans. We also will be doing a lot of behind the scenes filming coming up, and will be posting short videos in the MFC. Not everyone is fortunate enough to see the other side of the band like I do. All of them have a fantastic sense of humor and we're quite a goofy bunch out here.

"For now, it's back to work. We're going to keep on rolling out here and extra special huge thank you to our families, friends, and loved ones at home, who hold down the fort and support us being able to do all of this. The band and the crew couldn't do what we do without all of you. Thank you! We love you and miss you!"