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.
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"
Mayhem Festival 2011 lineup
Main Stage Disturbed Godsmack Megadeth Dethklok (replaced Megadeth on 7/09)
Rotating Main Stage openers Machine Head Trivium In Flames Hatebreed (Replaced Trivium between 8/5/11 - 8/7/11)
Revolver Stage Testament (headlined 7/31-8/14, replacing In Flames) Suicide Silence All Shall Perish (cancelled July 24, replaced by The Athiarchists for that date) Straight Line Stitch
Jägermeister Mobile Stage The Athiarchists (headlining in place of In Flames after 7/31) Unearth Kingdom of Sorrow Red Fang Jägermeister Battle of the Bands winner
Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Lineup changes Jägermeister Band July 9, 2011 San BernardinoUnited States San Manuel Amphitheater Dethklok replaced Megadeth, Testament replaced In Flames Nihilist July 10, 2011 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre Testament replaced In Flames Valdur July 12, 2011 Auburn White River Amphitheatre Drown Mary July 13, 2011 Nampa Idaho Center Amphitheatre Local Band 57 Heavy was added as an additional opener on the Revolver Stage A Balance of Power July 15, 2011 Phoenix Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion Back from Ashes July 16, 2011 Albuquerque Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion Until Chaos July 17, 2011 Greenwood Village Comfort Dental Amphitheatre Switchpin July 19, 2011 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Psychostick July 20, 2011 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center Mobile Deathcamp July 22, 2011 Mansfield Comcast Center Dead Season July 23, 2011 Montreal Canada Parc Jean Drapeau All Mayhem Fest 2011 bands except Megadeth (who headlined Heavy TO) appeared. July 24, 2011 HartfordUnited States The Comcast TheatreAll Shall Perish did not perform this date. Hell Within July 26, 2011 Corfu Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 103.3 The Edge's Summer BBQ with Godsmack, Disturbed, Megadeth, In Flames and Trivium only. Machine head was also scheduled to appear but cancelled July 27, 2011 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center Dr. Acula July 29, 2011 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion Lost Chapter July 30, 2011 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live Silvertung July 31, 2011 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center Beyond the Scar August 2, 2011 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Amphitheater Saint Diablo August 3, 2011 Raleigh Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Gollum August 5, 2011 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank AmphitheatreHatebreed replaced Trivium Seven Year Existence August 6, 2011 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre Tension Head August 7, 2011 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center The Surface August 9, 2011 Oklahoma City Zoo AmphitheatreMegadeth and Machine Head did not appear. Texas Hippie Coalition August 10, 2011 Dallas SuperPages.com Center Powderburn August 12, 2011 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre Uncrowned August 13, 2011 Tampa 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre Catalysis August 14, 2011 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre Must Not Kill
References
External links
Pictures/Review Mayhem Festival 7/9 San Manuel Amphitheater