# Mayhem Festival 2008

Mayhem Festival 2008 was the first iteration of the annual concert festival created by Kevin Lyman.

## Mayhem Festival 2008 tour information

The Mayhem Festival, like most large festivals of a similar caliber, feature bands that recently released or are just about to release a new album. All of the main stage headliners will be promoting their new albums on this tour, as well as some of the second and third stage bands like 36 Crazyfists, Black Tide and Underoath.
The festival also offers some other activities such as playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph signing sessions.
Rockstar Energy Drinks will be sampling their products. Additional sponsors include Jägermeister, Hot Topic and DiNGLIFE.com (Device Personalization Company). FUSE Television and Revolver Magazine (who will produce the Official Tour Program) have signed on as official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival media partners. Live Nation is set to promote the festival nationally.
Also joining the tour is the Metal mulisha freestyle motocross team. In the press release regarding the tour, a founding member of the Metal Mulisha and freestyle rider named Brian Deegan was quoted saying "They’ll be mixing the sound of riffing and ripping 250CC motorcycles flying 150 feet in the air against the backdrop of double bass drums and shredding guitars."

### Sevendust pulls out of tour

Sevendust originally planned on participating in the festival, but pulled out of the festival according to Blabbermouth.net. The band was replaced by Underoath.

### Slipknot injuries

During the opening date of the festival on July 9, Sid Wilson the turntablist of Slipknot broke both of his heels when he jumped from an elevated area of the stage and landed incorrectly. Despite the injury, he promised to perform on all dates of the tour even in a wheelchair. With both his legs in casts he returned with the band on the second date of the festival on July 12 in a wheelchair, he has however performed without it (he was seen on August 10 with the chair on stage and included it into the act). Throughout the tour, he has been seen to repeatedly slip out of the wheelchair in order to crawl across the stage and climb upon the set pieces and drum set. His 'Moon Boots' as Corey Taylor calls them, are displayed to the audience at some point during the set.
During the tour Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison also suffered an injury by breaking his ankle. Slipknot finished the tour regardless but were forced to cancel several appearances at European festivals due to the injury.

## Mayhem Festival 2008 lineup
### Main stage

* Slipknot
* Disturbed
* DragonForce
* Mastodon

### Jägermeister Stage

* Machine Head
* Airbourne
* Five Finger Death Punch
* Walls of Jericho
* Jägermeister Opening Band (See Below)

### Hot Topic Stage

* Underoath
* Black Tide
* Suicide Silence
* 36 Crazyfists
* The Red Chord

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Jägermeister opening band |
| July 9, 2008 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre | Drown Mary |
| July 12, 2008 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Stigmurder |
| July 13, 2008 | San Bernardino | United States | San Manuel Amphitheater | Sixx |
| July 14, 2008 | Wheatland | United States | Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Show moved from July 11 due to wild fires) | Vengince |
| July 15, 2008 | Fresno | United States | Save Mart Center | Six Ounce Gloves |
| July 16, 2008 | Chula Vista | United States | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | Mower |
| July 18, 2008 | Phoenix | United States | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | Psychostick |
| July 19, 2008 | Albuquerque | United States | Journal Pavilion | |
| July 20, 2008 | Greenwood Village | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | Switchpin |
| July 22, 2008 | Bonner Springs | United States | Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone Amphitheater | Continent of Ash |
| July 23, 2008 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Conquest |
| July 25, 2008 | Dallas | United States | SuperPages.com Center | |
| July 26, 2008 | Selma | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Powderburn |
| July 27, 2008 | Houston | United States | Sam Houston Race Park | The Destro |
| July 29, 2008 | Tampa | United States | Ford Amphitheatre | The Autumn Offering |
| July 30, 2008 | West Palm Beach | United States | Cruzan Amphitheatre | The Autumn Offering |
| August 1, 2008 | Virginia Beach | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Epoxy |
| August 2, 2008 | Burgettstown | United States | Post-Gazette Pavilion | Hemlock |
| August 3, 2008 | Scranton | United States | Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain | |
| August 5, 2008 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center | Kingdom of Sorrow |
| August 6, 2008 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Coliseum | Kingdom of Sorrow |
| August 8, 2008 | Toronto | Canada | Downsview Park | |
| August 9, 2008 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Ray Street Park |
| August 10, 2008 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | SOiL |
| August 12, 2008 | Atlanta | United States | Lakewood Amphitheatre | Colossick |
| August 13, 2008 | Noblesville | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center | Dead Broke |
| August 15, 2008 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center | Beyond the Scar |
| August 16, 2008 | Hartford | United States | New England Dodge Music Center | Unbroken |
| August 17, 2008 | Bristow | United States | Nissan Pavilion | Stuck in Kaos |
| August 19, 2008 | Corfu | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | STEMM |