Megadeth to perform at Alaska State Fair

Megadeth, one of the pioneering bands of thrash metal, will perform at the Alaska State Fair as part of the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series at the Borealis Theatre. The band will take the stage Saturday, August 22, at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available for purchase now.

With signature songs like “Wake Up Dead,” “Peace Sells,” “Symphony of Destruction” and “Dystopia,” Megadeth has been a major force in metal for more than four decades. Since forming in 1983, the band has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, earned a Grammy Award and 12 additional nominations, generated billions of streams, and landed seven Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200.

The band’s catalog includes Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, ranked #8 on Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time,” as well as the platinum Rust in Peace and the double-platinum Countdown to Extinction. More recently, Dystopia debuted in the Top 3 and won the Grammy for Best Metal Performance for its title track, while 2022’s The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! also debuted at #3 and earned a Grammy nomination for “We’ll Be Back.” The band released its 17th full-length offering, Megadeth, earlier this year.

Fans can choose between concert-only tickets or tickets including Fair admission (discounted and valid only for the day of the concert). Tickets that include Fair admission must be purchased by Thursday, August 20. Detailed ticket options and pricing are available at alaskastatefair.org. Convenience fees apply to all online ticket purchases.

Megadeth is the seventh act announced to date in the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series lineup, joining indie pop trio AJR on August 21, alt-rockers CAKE on August 27, indie rockers Modest Mouse on August 28, genre-bending hip-hop artist BigXThaPlug on August 30, folk/country singer-songwriter Max McNown on September 3, and heavy metal icons Twisted Sister on September 4.