Mayhem Fest is a rock and heavy metal touring music festival sponsored by Rockstar energy drink. The Mayhem Fest tour began on July 10, 2009 in Marysville, California, at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre and ends on August 15 in Dallas, Texas, at the Superpages.com Center.Mayhem Fest: Tour Dates Many of the featured bands will be playing sets from their newest albums including Slayers upcoming album single "Psychopathy Red."LiveDaily: Killswitch Engage Joins Mayhem Festival (April 7, 2009)
Featured Bands
- Slayer
- Marilyn Manson
- Killswitch Engage
- Bullet For My Valentine
- Cannibal Corpse
- Trivium
- The Black Dahlia Murder
- Job For a Cowboy
- God Forbid
- Behemoth
- All That Remains
- WhitechapelMayhem Fest: Bands
2008 Featured Bands
- Slipknot
- Disturbed
- DragonForce
- Mastodon
- Machine Head
- Airbourne
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Walls of Jericho
- Underoath
- Black Tide
- Suicide Silence
- 36 Crazyfists
- The Red Chord
Quote
""The good news is that I am completely aware now that our music and our Mayhem tour will have a negative, destructive influence on America. The bad news is that I don't give a f**k."—Marilyn MansonPickrset: Mayhem Fest
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Fast Facts
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Primary sponsor
Rockstar energy drink
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Secondary sponsors
Jagermeister, Hot Topic, Rock Band 2, The Hard Rock Cafe, Metal Blade Records, Road Runner Records and more
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Opening date
July 10, 2009
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Closing date
August 15, 2009
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First annual tour
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Creators
Kevin Lyman, John Reese (formerly of the Vans Warped Tour)
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Fact:
Pre-orders get special 3D tickets
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Fact:
Features a Jagermeister portable million dollar stage
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Fact:
27 towns on the tour in the United States and Canada
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Feature
Metal Mulisha motocross team
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2008 attendance
