Line Up Revealed For The "2012 Shockwave Festival Tour"; Initial Batch Of Tour Dates Announced!

This summer, one of the most diversified Metal tour packages will batter its way through North America! What will be a yearly event, the inaugural SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012 is coming for you! Established to give Metal fans a lower cost festival option this season, the tour will commence on July 6 in Seattle, Washington, and feature an eclectic lineup of artists including futuristic Metal conjurers FEAR FACTORY and sci-fi thrash legends VOIVOD as well as CATTLE DECAPITATION, MISERY INDEX, REVOCATION, HAVOK, DIRGE WITHIN, LAST CHANCE TO REASON, VILDHJARTA, THE BROWNING and FORGED IN FLAME. Presented by Full Metal Jackie with further sponsorships by EVH, DDrums, Ampeg, Intune Guitar Pics, Indie Merch, Earsplit PR, Skateboard Marketing, Burning Angel, Yetibite, The PRP, Rockin Wellness, Dirtycheese Design & Development and Blank TV, the caravan of chaos will run through August with additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks. Artist Arena/fan club pre-sale tickets go ON SALE TODAY. Public tickets go on sale Saturday May 5 at 10:00am at the link below.

The complete lineup for the trek is as follows:

FEAR FACTORY
VOIVOD
CATTLE DECAPITATION
MISERY INDEX
REVOCATION
HAVOK (rotating slot with DIRGE WITHIN)
DIRGE WITHIN
LAST CHANCE TO REASON
VILDHJARTA
THE BROWNING
FORGED IN FLAME

The dates are as follows (*):

- Jul. 06: Seattle, WA at Studio Seven
- Jul. 07: Vancouver, BC at Vogue Theatre
- Jul. 11: Winnipeg, MB at Pyramid Cabaret
- Jul. 12: St. Paul, MN at Station 4
- Jul. 13: Milwaukee, WI at The Rave
- Jul. 14: Toronto, ON at Kool Haus
- Jul. 17: Quebec City, QC at Imperial Theater
- Jul. 18: Montreal, QC at Club Soda
- Jul. 20: Clifton, NY at Northern Lights
- Jul. 21: Buffalo, NY at Town Ballroom
- Jul. 22: Reading, PA at Reverb
- Jul. 25: Worcester, MA at Palladium
- Jul. 26: Springfield, VA at Empire
- Jul. 29: Rockford, IL at Tebala Shrine
- Aug. 02: Window Rock, AZ at Nakai Hall
- Aug. 03: Tempe, AZ at The Marquee Theater
- Aug. 04: Hollywood, CA at House Of Blues

* More shows will be announced soon.

Related links:
Click here to get pre sale tickets for the SHOCKWAVE Festival
On May 5th you can purchase tickets for the SHOCKWAVE Festival here

The 2012 MAYHEM FEST 72 Hour “Get Off Your Ass” Ticket Pre-Sale Starts Tomorrow – VIP Packages Also Available Tomorrow!

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, the world’s largest touring Heavy Music festival experience, kicks off the 72 hour “Get Off Your Ass” ticket pre-sale tomorrow at 10 AM local time! A limited amount of tickets are available with a $5 discount during the 72 hour ‘Get Off Your Ass” pre-sale (this includes pit, reserved, and lawn tickets). Should the allotment of pre-sale tickets sell out, don’t worry; you will still have the chance to purchase regularly priced tickets. The pre-sale ticket is a 3D commemorative ticket that also doubles as a jump the line pass that permits early entrance to the venue (while supplies last). Please note that there is a maximum limit of six (6) tickets per order. Please also note that this offer does not apply to Boise, Bonner Springs and Oklahoma City tour stop tickets. Boise tour stop tickets are available now.

Additionally, this year VIP packages will be made available for the first time as part of the pre-sale, so get yours tomorrow before they are all gone! There will be two packages available: A Reserved Seat package and a General Admission package. Details of what is included in each package can be found here. A special collector’s item NEW for 2012 is this specially designed, limited edition Mayhem mini statue (with custom box).

THE Lineup:

- Slipknot
- Slayer
- Motörhead
- Anthrax
- As I Lay Dying
- Asking Alexandria
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Whitechapel
- High On Fire
- Jagermeister Opener

and many more!

Also recently announced: Sumerian Records is joining the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL! Headbang For The Highway will be presenting the Sumerian Records Stage at the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL this year. Sumerian Records, who are known for some of the most cutting-edge bands in heavy music today, will be bringing UPON A BURNING BODY, I THE BREATHER and Headbang For The Highway “Battle of the Bands” winners along for the ride. DIRTFEDD will also be performing on the festival. The fun doesn’t end there, as Headbang For The Highway will be holding contests all over the U.S. for unsigned bands to win opening spots on the Sumerian Records Stage at the festival. Stay tuned to Facebook.com/sumerianrecords for more info coming soon on the line-up and how you can enter your band!



ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL 2012 TOUR DATES:

6/30 – San Bernardino, CA
7/1 – San Francisco, CA
7/3 – Seattle, WA
7/6 – Phoenix, AZ
7/7 – Albuquerque, NM
7/8 – Denver, CO
7/10 – Dallas, TX
7/11 – Houston, TX
7/13 – Tampa, FL
7/14 – Atlanta, GA
7/15 – Indianapolis, IN
7/18 – Oklahoma City, OK
7/20 – St. Louis, MO
7/21 – Chicago, IL
7/22 – Detroit, MI
7/24 – Cincinnati, OH
7/25 – Cleveland, OH
7/27 – Philadelphia, PA
7/28 – Pittsburgh, PA
7/29 – Washington, DC
7/31 – Saratoga, NY
8/1 – Buffalo, NY
8/3 – Boston, MA
8/4 – Scranton, PA
8/5 – Hartford, CT

Tune in to Rockstar Mayhemfest.com and Livenation.com for up-to-date ticketing information.