Mayhem Festival 2010 was the third annual

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created by

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. The 2010 edition of the festival was co-headlined by

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and

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. As in previous years, the main sponsor of the festival is

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, and each date had a different Battle of the Bands winner performing on the Jägermeister stage. In addition to three stages with various heavy metal bands, Mayhem Festival 2010 also hosted other entertainment acts. As in previous years, the

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stunt team Metal Mulisha returned, in addition to

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and a

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"Beacher's Madhouse" featuring DJs and the scantily-clad "Beacher's Babies". In April 2010, an oil rig in the

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owned by

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and operated under contract for BP, exploded, which led to a massive oil spill in a disaster known as the ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill. At this time, several people around the world, including Mayhem Festival 2010 headliner Korn, decided to

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BP by not purchasing their fuel.

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, the lead singer of Korn commented, "We need to do our part to let BP know there are consequences for causing something like this. We want to send a message to corporations like BP so that they will take more preventive measures in the future." Korn will not be using BP, or oil from partnering companies, to fuel their tour buses during upcoming concert dates and also encouraged the other 2010 Mayhem Festival bands to participate in the boycott. Several artists not on the Mayhem Festival later joined in on Korn's boycott, including

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, and

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. Korn's encouragement for Mayhem bands to join the boycott eventually made its way to tour founder Kevin Lyman, who decided the entire festival would not be using BP oil. In a press release, Lyman stated that he is, "encouraging everyone we deal with to find alternative ways to get down the road this summer."

Mayhem Festival 2010 lineup

Main stage

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(July 25 and 27 only) *

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Silver Star Stage

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* Norma Jean *

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Jägermeister stage

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(cancelled August 10 and 11, replaced by

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for those dates) *

Winds of Plague Winds of Plague is an American deathcore band from Upland, California. Formed in 2002, the band is known for being one of the few deathcore bands to incorporate symphonic elements into their music. The band's name is derived from a section of ...

* (cancelled August 10 and 11) * Jägermeister Battle of the Bands winner Note: Despite being announced as performing on the Jägermeister stage on press releases, Winds of Plague performed on the Silver Star stage on most of the tour dates.

Tour dates

References

External links

* {{Mayhem Festival Mayhem Festival by year 2010 concert tours 2010 music festivals 2010 festivals in the United States July 2010 events in the United States August 2010 events in the United States