Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax lead 2012 Mayhem Festival
Slipknot, Slayer and Anthrax will top the bill of next summer's edition of the Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which will visit 26 U.S. amphitheaters from coast to coast.
Filling out the remainder of the bill will be fellow hard rockers The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, White Chapel and High on Fire. The outing launches June 30 near San Bernardino, CA, and runs through early August. Tickets go on sale beginning April 6.
This year's outing will mark the tour's fifth go-around. Shows have traditionally been 10-hour affairs including multiple side stages (the line-ups for which will be announced later), autograph-signing sessions and other happenings.
Headliner Slipknot has kept a low profile since the accidental overdose death of founding bassist Paul Gray in May of 2010. The masked metal band's concert schedule in recent years has been mostly confined to the European festival circuit, but they'll be back in action at Australia's Soundwave Festival in February and March.
30 - Devore, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater
July 2012
1 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
3 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
4 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheater
6 - Phoenix, AZ - Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
7 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Pavilion
8 - Englewood, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
10 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
11 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
13 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
14 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
15 - Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center
18 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
20 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
22 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
24 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
24 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
27 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
28 - Burgettstown, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
29 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
31 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 2012
1 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
3 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
4 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
5 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre
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