| North American tour by Mayhem Festival | |||||||
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| Start date | July 9, 2011 | ||||||
| End date | August 14, 2011 | ||||||
| Legs | 1 | ||||||
| No. of shows | 27 | ||||||
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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. [1] 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.
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. [2]
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" [3]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Lineup changes | Jägermeister Band |
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| July 9, 2011 | San Bernardino | United States | San Manuel Amphitheater | Dethklok replaced Megadeth, Testament replaced In Flames | Nihilist |
| July 10, 2011 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Testament replaced In Flames | Valdur | |
| July 12, 2011 | Auburn | White River Amphitheatre | Drown Mary | ||
| July 13, 2011 | Nampa | 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 | Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion | Back from Ashes | ||
| July 16, 2011 | Albuquerque | Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion | Until Chaos | ||
| July 17, 2011 | Greenwood Village | Comfort Dental Amphitheatre | Switchpin | ||
| July 19, 2011 | Maryland Heights | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Psychostick | ||
| July 20, 2011 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | Mobile Deathcamp | ||
| July 22, 2011 | Mansfield | 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 | 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 [6] | ||
| July 27, 2011 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | Dr. Acula | ||
| July 29, 2011 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | Lost Chapter | ||
| July 30, 2011 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | Silvertung | ||
| July 31, 2011 | Camden | Susquehanna Bank Center | Beyond the Scar | ||
| August 2, 2011 | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach Amphitheater | Saint Diablo | ||
| August 3, 2011 | Raleigh | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | Gollum | ||
| August 5, 2011 | Tinley Park | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | Hatebreed replaced Trivium [7] | Seven Year Existence | |
| August 6, 2011 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Tension Head | ||
| August 7, 2011 | Noblesville | Verizon Wireless Music Center | The Surface | ||
| August 9, 2011 | Oklahoma City | Zoo Amphitheatre | Megadeth and Machine Head did not appear. | Texas Hippie Coalition | |
| August 10, 2011 | Dallas | SuperPages.com Center | Powderburn | ||
| August 12, 2011 | Atlanta | Lakewood Amphitheatre | Uncrowned | ||
| August 13, 2011 | Tampa | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre | Catalysis | ||
| August 14, 2011 | West Palm Beach | Cruzan Amphitheatre | Must Not Kill |
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