The Mayhem Festival is a new touring metal and rock festival to take place starting July 30th. The festival is now a yearly event touring the United States. The Rockstar Mayhem tour is sponsored by the Rockstar Energy Company. It was assembled by Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman, and by John Reese (who is Lyman’s partner on the Taste of Chaos tour).

Mayhem Festival 2009 tour dates

Mayhem Festival 2009 tour dates as seen on official website. Some dates that were originally seen on the press release have been removed with no explanation given.

July
* 7/10 – Marysville, California at Sleep Train Amphitheatre
* 7/11 – Mountain View, California at Shoreline Amphitheatre
* 7/12 – San Bernardino, California at San Manuel Amphitheater
* 7/14 – Auburn, Washington at White River Amphitheater
* 7/17 – Phoenix, Arizona at Cricket Wireless Pavilion
* 7/18 – Albuquerque, New Mexico at Journal Pavilion
* 7/19 – Englewood, Colorado at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
* 7/21 – Bonner Springs, Kansas at Sandstone Amphitheater
* 7/22 – Maryland Heights, Missouri at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
* 7/24 – Atlanta, Georgia at Lakewood Amphitheater
* 7/25 – Noblesville, Indiana at Verizon Wireless Music Center
* 7/26 – Tinley Park, Illinois at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
* 7/29 – Scranton, Pennsylvania at Toyota Pavilion
* 7/31 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio at Blossom Music Center

August
* 8/01 – Burgettstown, Pennsylvania at Post Gazette Pavilion
* 8/02 – Clarkston, Michigan at DTE Energy Music Theatre
* 8/04 – Mansfield, Massachusetts at Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
* 8/06 – Virginia Beach, Virginia at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
* 8/07 – Camden, New Jersey at Susquehanna Bank Center
* 8/08 – Hartford, Connecticut at New England Dodge Music Center
* 8/09 – Bristow, Virginia at Nissan Pavilion
* 8/11 – Tampa, Florida at Ford Amphitheatre
* 8/12 – West Palm Beach, Florida at Cruzan Amphitheatre
* 8/14 – San Antonio, Texas at AT&T Center
* 8/15 – Dallas, Texas at SuperPages.com Center
* 8/16 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at Zoo Amphitheater