Slipknot and Disturbed To Headline First-ever Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Posted By: David Priest, Editor In Chief January 31st, 2008 Multi-platinum rock acts Slipknot and Disturbed
will lead the first-ever Rockstar Energy Mayhem
festival, a riotous road show packed with some of hard music's most influential
artists and a plethora of the genre's most exciting young voices. The tour is
set to kick off July 9 at the White River Amphitheatre in Joining Slipknot
and Disturbed on the main stage will
be Dragonforce
and Mastodon. In addition, the tour
will have two second stages: one sponsored by Jägermeister
and featuring Sevendust,
Airbourne,
Five Finger Death Punch, 36 Crazyfists
and the Jägermeister Battle of The Bands Winner. An
additional second stage will feature Machine
Head, Black Tide, Suicide Silence, The Red Chord, and Walls Of Jericho. Main Stage:
Slipknot Disturbed Dragonforce Mastodon Jägermeister-Sponsored Second Stage: Airbourne Five Finger Death Punch 36 Crazyfists Jägermeister Battle of The
Bands Winner Second Stage #2: Black Tide Suicide Silence The Red Chord Walls Of Jericho "This summer we are truly bringing Mayhem," says
Corey Taylor from Slipknot, who will
close each show. “Slipknot is
excited to be a part of it, and to be able to bring the new chapter of our
history to the masses. We are already working, building and designing a new
show. We cannot wait. We cannot lose. Get ready for Mayhem!" "We're really looking forward to being on the first
Mayhem tour," adds Disturbed
vocalist David Draiman. "It's a great lineup,
which should set a new standard for rock tours and we're excited to be a part
of it!" Projected dates are as follows although an official
itinerary is forthcoming. Jul. 11 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Jul. 12 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline AmphitheatreJul. 13 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jul. 15 - Fresno, CA @ Selland Arena Jul. 16 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre Jul. 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion Jul. 19 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion Jul. 20 - Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre Jul. 22 - Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Jul. 23 - St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Jul. 25 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre Jul. 26 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Jul. 27 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Jul. 29 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre Jul. 30 - Miami, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater Aug. 01 - Atlanta, GA @ Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre Aug. 02 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Ctr. Aug. 03 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Aug. 05 – [to be announced] Aug. 06 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre Aug. 08 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre Aug. 09 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion Aug. 10 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Aug. 12 - [to be announced] Aug. 13 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Perf. Arts Aug. 15 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront Aug. 16 - Washington DC @ Nissan Pavilion Aug. 17 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center Aug. 20 - Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center Aug. 21 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center ****Important: The above-listed dates have not yet been
confirmed by an official source and should be treated as a rumor until an
official announcement is made. Slipknot will be out in support of its new
Roadrunner album, expected in August. Disturbed’s new
album, "Indestructible", is due in May. Slipknot percussionist Shawn
"Clown" Crahan recently told Revolver
magazine that the masked nine-piece from Iowa is coming from a "different
place" as it prepares to record its fourth major label album. When asked
what has changed since 2004's Vol. 3:
(The Subliminal Verses), Crahan replied, "I
can't stress enough that we're going into this from a different place. When we
did (2001 album) ' Slipknot went on hiatus at the end of 2005,
when it finished touring in support of Vol.
3. Since then the band members have worked on various other projects,
including a second album from singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root's Stone Sour. Crahan said, "These breaks that we
take, they get our appetites going. They let our brains slow down and then
speed up again. We gotta decompress for a little bit
just to feel human if we're going to be forced to be here in this
reality." The full interview with Crahan is
in the February issue of Revolver, on sale now. Slipknot is scheduled to enter the studio in
February with producer Dave Fortman, who's previously
worked with Mudvayne
and Evanescence. |