Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has once again expressed interest in participating in the band’s eventual farewell tour, saying in a recent interview with Argentina’s UnDinamo – La Última Radio De Rock. Reflecting on the band’s history, Ellefson noted that concerts are ultimately about the fans who helped sustain Megadeth’s career, adding that he hopes past misunderstandings can be resolved.

He expressed:

“I have always said that I am available for that. And I would do it because I think any reason that I’m not there now is unfounded. It’s untruthful and it’s unfair because clearly there’s nothing wrong. So, I would hope and even pray to [God] that any misunderstanding, any bitterness would be removed, that that would somehow be dissipated.

It’s funny, you make your first record, you have no fans. You just make your first album. Then you start to get fans who say, ‘Hey, give us more.’ So you make album two, like we do. And then at that point, you, I feel, have an obligation to listen to your fans. You don’t have to do everything they say, like, ‘Make ‘Rust In Peace Part II’,’ ’cause creatively the spirit leads you where it’s supposed to go. But I think, especially when you’re playing concerts , making albums is music business; playing concerts is show business. They’re two separate things that kind of come together. When the fans, who have made all of this possible, really, ’cause Capitol Records wouldn’t have signed us if we didn’t have fans. Live Nation doesn’t book the concert if there’s no fans. So, the fans are the entire reason that you live to have album two and beyond. Album two and beyond is because of fans. So, to me, you give them what they want. Even my little tour here of South America, Basstory. It’s me telling a story of my life, but if there’s nobody to come and hear the story, I’m just sitting on a stool by myself.

So for me, yes. Marty, I can’t speak for anyone else, but Marty coming back to play a couple of shows, showed his willingness, which I think was great. I would wish that Dave. Look, if it were just me and Dave sitting here, I’m sure everything would be fine, but there’s a lot of people with influences, and that can be sticky. So my hope is that the voice of the fans gets louder than any other voice that would tear it apart.”

Dave Mustaine previously addressed the possibility of a reunion-style finale during a December 2025 appearance on Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, stating that past behavior from one former member makes a full reunion unlikely. As for Megadeth, momentum continues with their final album released on January 23, 2026 (read our review here), while farewell tour dates continue to unfold (get tickets here). 

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