Ahead Of The Concert In Budokan, Dave Mustaine Calls Megadeth The Now Version "Best Line Up!"

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Megadeth Mastermind Dave Mustaine discussed their upcoming concert, They Only Come Out At Night in Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, in a video chat.

They Only Come Out At Night will be broadcast worldwide streaming and broadcasted live fully on February 27 at 6pm, Tokyo time (JST).

"Expressing what Megadeth fans can expect during the live broadcast," Mustaine said.

"Yes, we haven't been to Japan in a long time, and we are clearly proud to show off a new line-up. And fans in Japan, they all know Dirk [Verbeuren] and Kiko [Loureiro]. And they also know James [LoMenzo]," Mustaine was quoted as saying by Blabbermouth.

"James has been there with a lot of different players. Like one of us was going to go and said, 'Hey, look, we'll work on it.' This may be the best line-up we've had for a long time.

"Usually when you have a concert with a new album, people in the band can play those songs because they recorded them, but that's a bit of a profit with other materials, because it's not theirs," Mustaine explained.

"(But) This line-up is doing the best they can to understand it, and sometimes they don't like it. I know there are times when I bring other people's cover songs, and when it's time to do solos, if I make a mistake, it's a new solo.

"I think the show they can rely on is 90 minutes of Megadeth music," added Dave.

"We hope to play some of the songs they haven't heard in a long time and many new songs they haven't heard at all. And we will also have the opportunity to meet all the fans while we're there.

Before streaming starts, fans will be treated to exclusive behind-the-scenes videos that capture the band's journey to Japan, leading to their first live performance in Budokan where they will perform classic songs, as well as songs from their current album, The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!

The event will then be re-broadcast three times, so fans around the world can watch at the right time for them.