Tour Alert: Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival 2012

JUN 30	San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater
JUL 01	San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
JUL 03	Seattle, WA White River Amphitheater
JUL 04	Boise, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
JUL 06	Phoenix, AZ Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion
JUL 07	Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion
JUL 08	Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
JUL 10	Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
JUL 11	Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
JUL 13	Tampa, FL 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
JUL 14	Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
JUL 15	Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
JUL 18	Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
JUL 20	St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
JUL 21	Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
JUL 22	Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
JUL 24	Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
JUL 25	Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
JUL 27	Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
JUL 28	Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
JUL 29	Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
JUL 31	Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
AUG 01	Buffalo, NY Darien Lake PAC
AUG 03	Boston, MA Comcast Center
AUG 04	Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
AUG 05	Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre

On Wednesday, Rockstar Energy Drink announced the line-up for their fifth-annual heavy metal trek, the Mayhem Festival.

The 26-date U.S. tour will be headlined by Slipknot with lead singer Corey Taylor returning from his solo offshoot to front the band.

Half of the Big 4 of thrash metal, Slayer and Anthrax, are also on the bill, making for a solid metal set.

Supporting acts Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada and As I Lay Dying will alternate between performing on the main stage and the Jägermeister stage.

Slipknot and Slayer will share the main stage with one rotating band as well as a special guest to be announced March 5, rumoured to be long-time holdouts Motörhead.

Considering the Gigantour, which features Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil wraps up two days prior, there’s a strong possibility that Lemmy and the gang will be playing Mayhem.

Anthrax will head the Jägermeister stage with the remaining two rotating band slots, followed by Whitechapel, High On Fire and a local band.

Mayhem kicks off at the end of June at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA and wraps up on Aug. 5 at Hartford, CT’s Comcast Theatre. Tickets for some of the shows go on sale April 6.

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