# Mayhem Festival 2010

Mayhem Festival 2010 was the third annual Mayhem Festival created by Kevin Lyman. The 2010 edition of the festival was co-headlined by Korn and Rob Zombie. As in previous years, the main sponsor of the festival is Rockstar Energy drink, and each date had a different Battle of the Bands winner performing on the Jägermeister stage. In addition to three stages with various heavy metal bands, Mayhem Festival 2010 also hosted other entertainment acts. As in previous years, the Freestyle Motocross stunt team Metal Mulisha returned, in addition to comedian Jay Oakerson and a costume party/variety act "Beacher's Madhouse" featuring DJs and the scantily clad "Beacher's Babies".
In April 2010, an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico owned by Transocean and operated under contract for BP, exploded, which led to a massive oil spill in a disaster known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. At this time, several people around the world, including Mayhem Festival 2010 headliner Korn, decided to boycott BP by not purchasing their fuel. Jonathan Davis, the lead singer of Korn commented, "We need to do our part to let BP know there are consequences for causing something like this. We want to send a message to corporations like BP so that they will take more preventive measures in the future." Korn will not be using BP, or oil from partnering companies, to fuel their tour buses during upcoming concert dates and also encouraged the other 2010 Mayhem Festival bands to participate in the boycott. Several artists not on the Mayhem Festival later joined in on Korn's boycott, including Disturbed, Rise Against, and Megadeth. Korn's encouragement for Mayhem bands to join the boycott eventually made its way to tour founder Kevin Lyman, who decided the entire festival would not be using BP oil. In a press release, Lyman stated that he is, "encouraging everyone we deal with to find alternative ways to get down the road this summer."

## Mayhem Festival 2010 lineup
### Main stage

* Korn
* Rob Zombie
* Lamb of God
** Avenged Sevenfold (July 25 and 27 only)
* Five Finger Death Punch

### Silver Star Stage

* Atreyu
* Norma Jean
* In This Moment
* 3 Inches of Blood

### Jägermeister stage

* Hatebreed
* Chimaira
* Shadows Fall (cancelled August 10 and 11, replaced by The Athiarchists for those dates)
* Winds of Plague* (cancelled August 10 and 11)
* Jägermeister Battle of the Bands winner
Note: Despite being announced as performing on the Jägermeister stage on press releases, Winds of Plague performed on the Silver Star stage on most of the tour dates.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Battle of the Bands winner |
| July 10, 2010 | Devore | United States | San Manuel Amphitheater | Sangre |
| July 11, 2010 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Vengince |
| July 13, 2010 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre | Drown Mary |
| July 14, 2010 | Nampa | United States | Idaho Center Amphitheatre | A Balance of Power |
| July 16, 2010 | Phoenix | United States | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | Hostility |
| July 17, 2010 | Albuquerque | United States | Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion | Eve of an End |
| July 18, 2010 | Greenwood Village | United States | Comfort Dental Amphitheatre | Eve of an End |
| July 20, 2010 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Psychostick |
| July 21, 2010 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | Ascend Through the Depths |
| July 23, 2010 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center | Beyond The Scar |
| July 24, 2010 | Hartford | United States | The Comcast Theatre | Hemlock |
| July 25, 2010 | Montreal | Canada | Parc Jean-Drapeau | |
| July 27, 2010 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center | Stemm |
| July 28, 2010 | Holmdel Township | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | His Name Was Yesterday |
| July 30, 2010 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | SOiL |
| July 31, 2010 | Noblesville | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center | Xfactor1 |
| August 1, 2010 | Atlanta | United States | Lakewood Amphitheatre | Mobile Death Camp |
| August 3, 2010 | Raleigh | United States | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | Gollum |
| August 4, 2010 | Virginia Beach | United States | Virginia Beach Amphitheater | Saint Diablo |
| August 6, 2010 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Tension Head |
| August 7, 2010 | Burgettstown | United States | First Niagara Pavilion | Waiting for Never |
| August 8, 2010 | Bristow | United States | Jiffy Lube Live | Art of Destruction |
| August 10, 2010 | Tampa | United States | Ford Amphitheatre | Must Not Kill |
| August 11, 2010 | West Palm Beach | United States | Cruzan Amphitheatre | Catalysis |
| August 13, 2010 | Dallas | United States | SuperPages.com Center | Brotherhood |
| August 14, 2010 | Oklahoma City | United States | Zoo Amphitheatre | Upon a Burning Body |