Mayhem Festival 2011 Explained

Concert Tour Name:Mayhem Festival 2011
Artist:Mayhem Festival
Type:North American
Start Date:July 9, 2011
End Date:August 14, 2011
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:27
Last Tour:Mayhem Festival 2010
This Tour:Mayhem Festival 2011
Next Tour:Mayhem Festival 2012

The heavy metal music tour, Mayhem Festival 2011, was the fourth annual Mayhem Festival created by Kevin Lyman. The official lineup was announced on January 31, 2011. It was the first year that the festival utilized a rotating main stage slot, and the first year that the tour had more than one act returning from previous lineups.

Rotating Main Stage openers

The 2011 iteration of Mayhem Festival was notable as the first year in which the tour utilized multiple acts to fill the opening slot on the main stage on different ranges of days. Machine Head opened the Main stage from the tour's onset until July 20, Trivium performed from July 22 to August 2, and In Flames played from August 3 until they dropped off the tour. While one band opened the main stage, the other two instead performed as headliners on the Jägermeister Mobile Stage and Revolver Stage.[1]

In Flames drops off festival

On July 31, Swedish band In Flames announced that they would not be able to continue touring with the festival by posting this on their official website: "It is with huge regret that today with immediate effect In Flames must cancel their current US shows as part of the Mayhem tour and their own US Headline shows. Due to a serious terminal illness of one [of] the band's immediate family members, they feel they have no option. We have had the most amazing and fun times as part of the Mayhem tour and we are truly grateful for all the support the whole festival has shown. We will be back at the start of 2012. Once again, our apologies"[2]

Mayhem Festival 2011 lineup

Main Stage

Rotating Main Stage openers

Revolver Stage

Jägermeister Mobile Stage

Tour dates

[4]

DateCityCountryVenueLineup changesJägermeister Band
July 9, 2011San BernardinoUnited StatesSan Manuel AmphitheaterDethklok replaced Megadeth, Testament replaced In FlamesNihilist
July 10, 2011Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreTestament replaced In FlamesValdur
July 12, 2011AuburnWhite River AmphitheatreDrown Mary
July 13, 2011NampaIdaho Center AmphitheatreA Balance of Power
July 15, 2011PhoenixAshley Furniture HomeStore PavilionBack from Ashes
July 16, 2011AlbuquerqueHard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The PavilionUntil Chaos
July 17, 2011Greenwood VillageComfort Dental AmphitheatreSwitchpin
July 19, 2011Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterPsychostick
July 20, 2011CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterMobile Deathcamp
July 22, 2011MansfieldComcast CenterDead Season
July 23, 2011MontrealCanadaParc Jean DrapeauAll Mayhem Fest 2011 bands except Megadeth (who headlined Heavy TO) appeared.
July 24, 2011HartfordUnited StatesThe Comcast TheatreAll Shall Perish did not perform this date.Hell Within
July 26, 2011CorfuDarien Lake Performing Arts Center103.3 The Edge's Summer BBQ with Godsmack, Disturbed, Megadeth, In Flames and Trivium only. Machine head was also scheduled to appear but cancelled[5]
July 27, 2011HolmdelPNC Bank Arts CenterDr. Acula
July 29, 2011BurgettstownFirst Niagara PavilionLost Chapter
July 30, 2011BristowJiffy Lube LiveSilvertung
July 31, 2011CamdenSusquehanna Bank CenterBeyond the Scar
August 2, 2011Virginia BeachVirginia Beach AmphitheaterSaint Diablo
August 3, 2011RaleighTime Warner Cable Music PavilionGollum
August 5, 2011Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank AmphitheatreHatebreed replaced Trivium[6] Seven Year Existence
August 6, 2011ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreTension Head
August 7, 2011NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music CenterThe Surface
August 9, 2011Oklahoma CityZoo AmphitheatreMegadeth and Machine Head did not appear.Texas Hippie Coalition
August 10, 2011DallasSuperPages.com CenterPowderburn
August 12, 2011AtlantaLakewood AmphitheatreUncrowned
August 13, 2011Tampa1-800-ASK-GARY AmphitheatreCatalysis
August 14, 2011West Palm BeachCruzan AmphitheatreMust Not Kill

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.machinehead1.com/news.html
  2. Web site: In Flames forced to cancel rest of the US tour . Facebook.com . 2013-11-02.
  3. Web site: Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2012 / Blog / June 30th - August 5th / Tickets on Sale Now / Important Show Note Regarding Trivium . rockstarmayhemfest.com . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723100241/http://rockstarmayhemfest.com/blog/id/1844420 . 23 July 2012 . dead.
  4. Web site: 2011 Tour Dates . mayhemfest.com . November 24, 2010 . November 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125081548/http://www.rockstarmayhemfest.com/mayhem/concerts.asp?tour=74 . November 25, 2010 .
  5. Web site: Dates / Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. 2013 Bands Announced Tickets On Sale Now . Rockstarmayhemfest.com . 2011-07-26 . 2013-11-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130819072657/http://rockstarmayhemfest.com/event/id/38197 . 2013-08-19 .
  6. Web site: merihkolat . Blog / Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. 2013 Bands Announced Tickets On Sale Now / Important Show Note Regarding Trivium . Rockstarmayhemfest.com . 2013-11-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723100241/http://rockstarmayhemfest.com/blog/id/1844420 . 2012-07-23 .