Korn and Avenged Sevenfold to Headline 2014 Mayhem Festival

2014-04-01

Story by Cat Badra

Mayhem Festival 2014 to feature Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium, Asking Alexandria and more

Summer is on the way, and that means it’s almost time for outdoor concerts. Mayhem Festival is one of the heaviest treks to rule the warm months, and the folks behind the festival have announced the full lineup for the upcoming touring festival.

Headlining this year’s Mayhem Fest are Avenged Sevenfold, out in support of their 2013 full-length, “Hail to the King,” and Korn, touring in support of 2013’s “The Paradigm Shift.” Other groups slated to take the stage include Trivium, Asking Alexandria, Cannibal Corpse, Suicide Silence, Miss May I, Emmure, Mushroomhead, Veil of Maya, Texas Hippie Coalition, Darkest Hour, Ill Nino, Body Count, Upon a Burning Body, Wretched, Islander, King 810 and Erimha.

This year’s festival will comprise of four stages: the Main Stage, the Headbang for the Highway/Sumerian Stage, the Victory Records Stage and the Coldcock Herbal Whisky Stage.

Last year’s festival featured mainstream rock and heavy metal acts such as Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie, Mastodon, Amon Amarth so this year’s selection follows suit.

Tickets for Mayhem go on sale starting at 10 a.m. local time Friday (April 4). For more on the event, visit Mayhem Fest’s official website. View the full itinerary for the 2014 Mayhem Festival below:

2014 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Tour Dates:

07/05 — San Bernardino, Calif. — San Manuel Amphitheater
07/06 — Mountain View, Calif. — Shoreline Amphitheater
07/08 — Auburn, Wash. — White River Amphitheatre
07/11 — Phoenix, Ariz. — Ak-Chin Pavilion
07/12 — Albuquerque, N.M. — Isleta Amphitheatre
07/13 — Denver, Colo. — TBA
07/16 — Maryland Heights, Mo. — Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/17 — Clarkston, Mich. — DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/19 — Noblesville, Ind. — Klipsch Music Center
07/20 — Tinley Park, Ill. — First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre
07/23 — Saratoga, N.Y. — Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/24 — Mansfield, Mass. — Xfinity Center
07/26 — Burgettstown, Pa. — First Niagara Pavilion
07/27 — Hartford, Conn. — Xfinity Theatre
07/29 — Darien Center, N.Y. — Darien Lake
07/30 — Wantagh, N.Y. — Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
08/01 — Scranton, Pa. — The Pavilion At Montage Mountain
08/02 — Camden, N.J. — Susquehanna Bank Center
08/03 — Bristow, Va. — Jiffy Lube Live
08/05 — Atlanta, Ga. — Lakewood Amphitheatre
08/07 — Oklahoma City, Okla. — Oklahoma Zoo Amphitheatre
08/09 — Dallas, Texas — Gexa Energy Pavilion
08/10 — The Woodlands, Texas — Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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