The Merry Mayhem Tour was a co-headlining tour featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie that occurred in the fall and winter of 2001. When the tour was initially mentioned in September 2001, it was dubbed the Black Christmas Tour featuring support by Cradle of Filth. By early October, the tour was officially announced as the Merry Mayhem Tour, renamed due to the recent September 11 attacks, and would feature support from Mudvayne and Soil. The tour was set to hit 33 cities, beginning on Halloween and ending on New Year's Eve. Osbourne broke his leg while slipping when stepping out of the shower, resulting in 10 dates, scheduled between November 9 and November 24, being postponed. Later, the final three dates on the tour were cancelled, the final date due to more fallout from the September 11 attacks and the two preceding dates due to routing problems.. Therefore, the tour ended on December 23 with only 20 of the planned 33 dates occurring.
Personnel
Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals Zakk Wylde – guitars, backing vocals Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals Mike Bordin – drums
Rob Zombie Rob Zombie – lead vocals, backing vocals Mike Riggs – guitars, backing vocals Blasko – bass, backing vocals John Tempesta – drums
Tour dates DateCityVenueNotesOctober 31, 2001TucsonTucson Convention CenterNovember 1, 2001AlbuquerqueTingley ColiseumNovember 3, 2001El PasoDon Haskins CenterNovember 5, 2001MemphisMemphis PyramidNovember 7, 2001New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaNovember 9, 2001HoustonCompaq CenterCancelledNovember 10, 2001Bossier CityCenturyTel CenterNovember 12, 2001KnoxvilleThompson-Boling ArenaNovember 14, 2001CincinnatiFirstar CenterNovember 15, 2001ClevelandGund ArenaNovember 17, 2001NashvilleGaylord Entertainment CenterNovember 19, 2001BirminghamBJCC ArenaNovember 21, 2001MiamiAmerican Airlines ArenaNovember 23, 2001GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumNovember 24, 2001AtlantaPhilips ArenaNovember 29, 2001Grand ForksAlerus CenterDecember 1, 2001MadisonAlliant Energy CenterDecember 2, 2001Des MoinesVeterans Memorial AuditoriumDecember 4, 2001MolineMark of the Quad CitiesDecember 6, 2001RosemontAllstate ArenaDecember 8, 2001DetroitCobo ArenaDecember 10, 2001LouisvilleFreedom HallDecember 11, 2001Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaDecember 13, 2001HartfordHartford Civic CenterDecember 15, 2001WorcesterThe CentrumDecember 16, 2001BuffaloHSBC ArenaDecember 18, 2001AlbanyPepsi ArenaDecember 20, 2001ManchesterVerizon Wireless ArenaDecember 21, 2001UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumDecember 23, 2001East RutherfordContinental Airlines ArenaDecember 28, 2001Los AngelesLos Angeles Sports ArenaCancelledDecember 29, 2001San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaDecember 31, 2001PhoenixCricket Pavilion
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