Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch and more to play 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival

The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has announced their 2013 lineup and it’s one of the strongest lineup to-date. Headlining the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAIN STAGE will be Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, Amon Amarth. Destroying the MUSICIANS INSTITUTE STAGE will be Children of Bodom, Behemoth, Emmure, Born of Osiris, Motionless in White and Thown into Exile. Tearing your souls out on the JAGERMEISTER STAGE are Machine Head, Job for a Cowboy, Butcher Babies, Battlecross and Huntress. As if that wasn’t enough, if you still have heartbeat there’s a final stage, the SUMERIAN RECORDS/HEADBANG FOR THE HIGHWAY STAGE which will feature City in the Sea and three local openers. The dates were announced at the start of last month and after a long wait, the lineup was announced last night (3/18) as lineup rumors began to swirl not too long ago. A complete listing of dates can be found below. Make sure to get out to the front row of the date closest to you this summer as the mayhem ensues! In addition to catching their favorite bands live, fans can take part in a number of festival activities, including playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph signing sessions and a slew of various interactive activities that will only add to the festival experience. ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK will be sampling their products and providing awesome surprises for all attendees.  Rockstar will also present the VIP/Contest winner area designated as THE ROCKSTAR LOUNGE and the festival area PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR TENT where fans can sample ice cold Rockstar and get autographs from their favorite bands. Addition to the festival’s music and arts, MUSICIANS INSTITUTE and the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival have partnered to create the Rockstar Mayhem Independent Artist Scholarship! This scholarship fully covers tuition and material fees for a two quarter IAP certificate (Room, Boarding and Travel are not included.) The application period runs from March 18 until June 1, 2013. Applicants must visit www.mi.edu/mayhem-rock-festivalscholarship to enter. Fans can go to www.rockstarmayhemfest.com to keep up with additional details as they are released. Make sure to check out this brand new video announcing the official 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival line up and stay tuned to Mayhem TV for more video updates and features coming soon! Tour dates are as follows: 6/29 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater 6/30 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 7/2 Boise, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre 7/3 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheater 7/5 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion 7/6 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre 7/7 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 7/10 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 7/12 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion 7/13 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain 7/14 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PAC 7/16 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center 7/17 Bangor, ME Bangor Waterfront 7/19 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center 7/20 Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC 7/21 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre 7/23 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 7/24 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live 7/26 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center 7/27 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 7/28 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 7/30 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood 7/31 Tampa, FL Live Nation Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds 8/2 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater 8/3 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 8/4 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion