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. But due to a serious terminal illness of one 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

DateCityCountryVenueLineup changesJägermeister Band
July 9, 2011San BernardinoUnited StatesSan Manuel AmphitheaterDethklok replaced Megadeth, Testament replaced In FlamesNihilist
July 10, 2011Mountain ViewUnited StatesShoreline AmphitheatreTestament replaced In FlamesValdur
July 12, 2011AuburnUnited StatesWhite River AmphitheatreDrown Mary
July 13, 2011NampaUnited StatesIdaho Center AmphitheatreA Balance of Power
July 15, 2011PhoenixUnited StatesAshley Furniture HomeStore PavilionBack from Ashes
July 16, 2011AlbuquerqueUnited StatesHard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The PavilionUntil Chaos
July 17, 2011Greenwood VillageUnited StatesComfort Dental AmphitheatreSwitchpin
July 19, 2011Maryland HeightsUnited StatesVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterPsychostick
July 20, 2011CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music CenterMobile Deathcamp
July 22, 2011MansfieldUnited StatesComcast CenterDead Season
July 23, 2011MontrealCanadaParc Jean DrapeauAll Mayhem Fest 2011 bands except Megadeth appeared.
July 24, 2011HartfordUnited StatesThe Comcast TheatreAll Shall Perish did not perform this date.Hell Within
July 26, 2011CorfuUnited StatesDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterOnly five bands
July 27, 2011HolmdelUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts CenterDr. Acula
July 29, 2011BurgettstownUnited StatesFirst Niagara PavilionLost Chapter
July 30, 2011BristowUnited StatesJiffy Lube LiveSilvertung
July 31, 2011CamdenUnited StatesSusquehanna Bank CenterBeyond the Scar
August 2, 2011Virginia BeachUnited StatesVirginia Beach AmphitheaterSaint Diablo
August 3, 2011RaleighUnited StatesTime Warner Cable Music PavilionGollum
August 5, 2011Tinley ParkUnited StatesFirst Midwest Bank AmphitheatreHatebreed replaced TriviumSeven Year Existence
August 6, 2011ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music TheatreHatebreed replaced TriviumTension Head
August 7, 2011NoblesvilleUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Music CenterHatebreed replaced TriviumThe Surface
August 9, 2011Oklahoma CityUnited StatesZoo AmphitheatreMegadeth and Machine Head did not appear.Texas Hippie Coalition
August 10, 2011DallasUnited StatesSuperPages.com CenterPowderburn
August 12, 2011AtlantaUnited StatesLakewood AmphitheatreUncrowned
August 13, 2011TampaUnited States1-800-ASK-GARY AmphitheatreCatalysis
August 14, 2011West Palm BeachUnited StatesCruzan AmphitheatreMust Not Kill