Mayhem Festival 2008 was the first iteration of the annual concert festival created by Kevin Lyman.
Mayhem Festival 2008 tour information The Mayhem Festival, like most large festivals of a similar caliber, feature bands that recently released or are just about to release a new album. All of the main stage headliners will be promoting their new albums on this tour, as well as some of the second and third stage bands like 36 Crazyfists, Black Tide and Underoath.
The festival also offers some other activities such as playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph signing sessions.themetalreport.com
Rockstar Energy Drinks will be sampling their products. Additional sponsors include Jägermeister, Hot Topic and DiNGLIFE.com (Device Personalization Company). FUSE Television and Revolver Magazine (who will produce the Official Tour Program) have signed on as official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival media partners. Live Nation is set to promote the festival nationally.
Also joining the tour is the Metal mulisha freestyle motocross team. In the press release regarding the tour, a founding member of the Metal Mulisha and freestyle rider named Brian Deegan was quoted saying "They’ll be mixing the sound of riffing and ripping 250CC motorcycles flying 150 feet in the air against the backdrop of double bass drums and shredding guitars."
Sevendust pulls out of tour Sevendust originally planned on participating in the festival, but pulled out of the festival according to Blabbermouth.net. The band was replaced by Underoath.
Slipknot injuries During the opening date of the festival on July 9, Sid Wilson the turntablist of Slipknot broke both of his heels when he jumped from an elevated area of the stage and landed incorrectly. Despite the injury, he promised to perform on all dates of the tour even in a wheelchair. With both his legs in casts he returned with the band on the second date of the festival on July 12 in a wheelchair, he has however performed without it (he was seen on August 10 with the chair on stage and included it into the act). Throughout the tour, he has been seen to repeatedly slip out of the wheelchair in order to crawl across the stage and climb upon the set pieces and drum set. His 'Moon Boots' as Corey Taylor calls them, are displayed to the audience at some point during the set.
During the tour Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison also suffered an injury by breaking his ankle. Slipknot finished the tour regardless but were forced to cancel several appearances at European festivals due to the injury.
Mayhem Festival 2008 lineup
Main stage Slipknot Disturbed DragonForce Mastodon
Jägermeister Stage Machine Head Airbourne Five Finger Death Punch Walls of Jericho Jägermeister Opening Band (See Below)
Hot Topic Stage Underoath Black Tide Suicide Silence 36 Crazyfists The Red Chord
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Jägermeister opening band July 9, 2008 AuburnUnited States White River Amphitheatre Drown Mary July 12, 2008 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre Stigmurder July 13, 2008 San Bernardino San Manuel Amphitheater Sixx July 14, 2008 Wheatland Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Show moved from July 11 due to wild fires) Vengince July 15, 2008 Fresno Save Mart Center Six Ounce Gloves July 16, 2008 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Mower July 18, 2008 Phoenix Cricket Wireless Pavilion Psychostick July 19, 2008 Albuquerque Journal Pavilion July 20, 2008 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Switchpin July 22, 2008 Bonner Springs Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone Amphitheater Continent of Ash July 23, 2008 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Conquest July 25, 2008 Dallas SuperPages.com Center July 26, 2008 Selma Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Powderburn July 27, 2008 Houston Sam Houston Race Park The Destro July 29, 2008 Tampa Ford AmphitheatreThe Autumn Offering July 30, 2008 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre August 1, 2008 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Epoxy August 2, 2008 Burgettstown Post-Gazette Pavilion Hemlock August 3, 2008 Scranton Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain August 5, 2008 Mansfield Comcast CenterKingdom of Sorrow August 6, 2008 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum August 8, 2008 Toronto Canada Downsview Park August 9, 2008 ClarkstonUnited States DTE Energy Music Theatre Ray Street Park August 10, 2008 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre SOiL August 12, 2008 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre Colossick August 13, 2008 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center Dead Broke August 15, 2008 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center Beyond the Scar August 16, 2008 Hartford New England Dodge Music Center Unbroken August 17, 2008 Bristow Nissan Pavilion Stuck in Kaos August 19, 2008 Corfu Darien Lake Performing Arts Center STEMM
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