Mayhem Festival 2010 was the third annual Mayhem Festival created by Kevin Lyman. The 2010 edition of the festival was co-headlined by Korn and Rob Zombie. As in previous years, the main sponsor of the festival is Rockstar Energy drink, and each date had a different Battle of the Bands winner performing on the Jägermeister stage. In addition to three stages with various heavy metal bands, Mayhem Festival 2010 also hosted other entertainment acts. As in previous years, the Freestyle Motocross stunt team Metal Mulisha returned, in addition to comedian Jay Oakerson and a costume party/variety act "Beacher's Madhouse" featuring DJs and the scantily clad "Beacher's Babies".
In April 2010, an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico owned by Transocean and operated under contract for BP, exploded, which led to a massive oil spill in a disaster known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. At this time, several people around the world, including Mayhem Festival 2010 headliner Korn, decided to boycott BP by not purchasing their fuel. Jonathan Davis, the lead singer of Korn commented, "We need to do our part to let BP know there are consequences for causing something like this. We want to send a message to corporations like BP so that they will take more preventive measures in the future." Korn will not be using BP, or oil from partnering companies, to fuel their tour buses during upcoming concert dates and also encouraged the other 2010 Mayhem Festival bands to participate in the boycott. Several artists not on the Mayhem Festival later joined in on Korn's boycott, including Disturbed, Rise Against, and Megadeth. Korn's encouragement for Mayhem bands to join the boycott eventually made its way to tour founder Kevin Lyman, who decided the entire festival would not be using BP oil. In a press release, Lyman stated that he is, "encouraging everyone we deal with to find alternative ways to get down the road this summer."
Mayhem Festival 2010 lineup
Main stage Korn Rob Zombie Lamb of God Avenged Sevenfold (July 25 and 27 only) Five Finger Death Punch
Silver Star Stage Atreyu Norma Jean In This Moment 3 Inches of Blood
Jägermeister stage Hatebreed Chimaira Shadows Fall (cancelled August 10 and 11, replaced by The Athiarchists for those dates) Winds of Plague* (cancelled August 10 and 11) Jägermeister Battle of the Bands winner
Note: Despite being announced as performing on the Jägermeister stage on press releases, Winds of Plague performed on the Silver Star stage on most of the tour dates.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Battle of the Bands winner July 10, 2010 DevoreUnited States San Manuel Amphitheater Sangre July 11, 2010 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre Vengince July 13, 2010 Auburn White River Amphitheatre Drown Mary July 14, 2010 Nampa Idaho Center Amphitheatre A Balance of Power July 16, 2010 Phoenix Cricket Wireless Pavilion Hostility July 17, 2010 Albuquerque Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The PavilionEve of an End July 18, 2010 Greenwood Village Comfort Dental Amphitheatre July 20, 2010 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Psychostick July 21, 2010 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center Ascend Through the Depths July 23, 2010 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center Beyond The Scar July 24, 2010 Hartford The Comcast Theatre Hemlock July 25, 2010 Montreal Canada Parc Jean-Drapeau July 27, 2010 MansfieldUnited States Comcast Center Stemm July 28, 2010 Holmdel Township PNC Bank Arts Center His Name Was Yesterday July 30, 2010 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre SOiL July 31, 2010 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center Xfactor1 August 1, 2010 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre Mobile Death Camp August 3, 2010 Raleigh Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Gollum August 4, 2010 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Amphitheater Saint Diablo August 6, 2010 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre Tension Head August 7, 2010 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion Waiting for Never August 8, 2010 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live Art of Destruction August 10, 2010 Tampa Ford Amphitheatre Must Not Kill August 11, 2010 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre Catalysis August 13, 2010 Dallas SuperPages.com Center Brotherhood August 14, 2010 Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre Upon a Burning Body
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