# Mayhem Festival 2011

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 Bernardino | United States | San Manuel Amphitheater | Dethklok replaced Megadeth, Testament replaced In Flames | Nihilist |
| July 10, 2011 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Testament replaced In Flames | Valdur |
| July 12, 2011 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre | | Drown Mary |
| July 13, 2011 | Nampa | United States | 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 | United States | Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion | | Back from Ashes |
| July 16, 2011 | Albuquerque | United States | Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion | | Until Chaos |
| July 17, 2011 | Greenwood Village | United States | Comfort Dental Amphitheatre | | Switchpin |
| July 19, 2011 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | | Psychostick |
| July 20, 2011 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | | Mobile Deathcamp |
| July 22, 2011 | Mansfield | United States | 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 | Hartford | United States | The Comcast Theatre | All Shall Perish did not perform this date. | Hell Within |
| July 26, 2011 | Corfu | United States | 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 | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | | Dr. Acula |
| July 29, 2011 | Burgettstown | United States | First Niagara Pavilion | | Lost Chapter |
| July 30, 2011 | Bristow | United States | Jiffy Lube Live | | Silvertung |
| July 31, 2011 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center | | Beyond the Scar |
| August 2, 2011 | Virginia Beach | United States | Virginia Beach Amphitheater | | Saint Diablo |
| August 3, 2011 | Raleigh | United States | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | | Gollum |
| August 5, 2011 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | Hatebreed replaced Trivium | Seven Year Existence |
| August 6, 2011 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Hatebreed replaced Trivium | Tension Head |
| August 7, 2011 | Noblesville | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center | Hatebreed replaced Trivium | The Surface |
| August 9, 2011 | Oklahoma City | United States | Zoo Amphitheatre | Megadeth and Machine Head did not appear. | Texas Hippie Coalition |
| August 10, 2011 | Dallas | United States | SuperPages.com Center | | Powderburn |
| August 12, 2011 | Atlanta | United States | Lakewood Amphitheatre | | Uncrowned |
| August 13, 2011 | Tampa | United States | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre | | Catalysis |
| August 14, 2011 | West Palm Beach | United States | Cruzan Amphitheatre | | Must Not Kill |