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Motörhead Confirmed to Play Mayhem Fest

Joining Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax, and others this summer

By Adrien Begrand Feb 27, 2012 9:26AM
As hinted at back in January, Motörhead will be joining the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest this summer as a "Very Special Guest", which was confirmed when Lemmy let it slip in an interview with SF Weekly last week.

So that rounds out a very impressive group of four headlining bands. The main stage lineup is  led by Slipknot,Slayer, and Motörhead, and rounded out by a rotation of The Devil Wears PradaAs I Lay Dying, and Asking Alexandria. Meanwhile, the second stage will be led by Anthrax, and supported by a rotation of the aforementioned The Devil Wears PradaAs I Lay Dying, and Asking Alexandria, as well as Whitechapel and High on Fire. Bands may very per market.

Pre-sale tickets go on sale Friday the 6th of April, 2012. Be sure to check www.rockstarmayhemfe​st.com and www.livenation.com for up-to-date ticketing info.

Here are the dates once again:

Jun. 30 - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater 
Jul. 01 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater 
Jul. 03 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheater 
Jul. 04 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheater 
Jul. 06 - Phoenix, AZ - Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion 
Jul. 07 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion 
Jul. 08 - Denver, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre 
Jul. 10 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion 
Jul. 11 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 
Jul. 13 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre 
Jul. 14 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood 
Jul. 15 - Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center 
Jul. 18 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre 
Jul. 20 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 
Jul. 21 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 
Jul. 22 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre 
Jul. 24 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center 
Jul. 25 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center 
Jul. 27 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center 
Jul. 28 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion 
Jul. 29 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live 
Jul. 31 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center 
Aug. 01 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake PAC 
Aug. 03 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center 
Aug. 04 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion 
Aug. 05 - Hartford, CT - The Comcast Theatre

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