Editing Countdown to Extinction (section)

==Touring==
The group started the ''Countdown to Extinction'' tour in 1992 with [[Pantera]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]] and [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] as the opening acts.<ref name="Mega Tour">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.megadeth.com/history|publisher=Megadeth.com|access-date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017093309/http://www.megadeth.com/history|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> They headlined the [[Roskilde Festival]] in Denmark on June 27 the same year, and continued with dates in Europe during the summer.<ref name=Billboard/> The tour carried on throughout 1993, with the band making appearances on a number of large festivals. In January they performed in the United States with [[Stone Temple Pilots]] as the supporting act. Although these two bands had scheduled tour dates in Japan during the month of May, the dates were subsequently canceled. In June 1993, Megadeth played at the Milton Keynes [[National Bowl]] with [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]] and later opened for [[Iron Maiden]] and [[Metallica]] on their European tour.<ref name="Mega Tour"/> After finishing their major European tour, the band began a US tour which eventually ended on December 8, 1993.{{sfn|Rees & Crampton|1999|p=658}}

Megadeth honored the 20-year jubilee of the album's release with a headlining tour on which they played the record in its entirety. The tour began in September 2012 with live performances in South America,<ref>{{cite news|title=Megadeth Kicks Off 'Countdown To Extinction' 20th-Anniversary Tour In Colombia|date=September 2, 2012|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=178914|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=September 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911124823/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=178914|url-status=live}}</ref> and continued the following two months with shows in North America.<ref>{{cite web|title=Megadeth announce "Countdown to Extinction" reissue, tour|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/48846/megadeth-announce-countdown-to-extinction-reissue-tour|website=Punknews.org|date=September 10, 2012|access-date=October 19, 2013|archive-date=October 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021033304/http://www.punknews.org/article/48846/megadeth-announce-countdown-to-extinction-reissue-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> During this tour, three songs from the record ("Architecture of Aggression", "Psychotron" and "Captive Honour") had their live premiere,<ref name="Patch"/> and a couple of others ("This Was My Life" and "High Speed Dirt") have been performed for the first time in many years.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris A.|title=David Ellefson of Megadeth|url=http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2012/11/david-ellefson-of-megadeth-interview/|publisher=Hard Rock Heaven|year=2013|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102185452/http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2012/11/david-ellefson-of-megadeth-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> David Ellefson shared his impressions from playing the set live with newer members [[Shawn Drover]] and [[Chris Broderick]] by saying that they "executed [the songs] to 100% perfection".<ref name="WordPress"/> A [[Countdown to Extinction: Live|live album]] which features a performance of the full album was released on September 24, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Megadeth: 'Countdown To Extinction: Live' Due In September|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-countdown-to-extinction-live-due-in-september/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=August 24, 2013|archive-date=August 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823065740/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-countdown-to-extinction-live-due-in-september|url-status=live}}</ref>