The Uproar Festival, also called the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, was an annual

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

and heavy metal tour inaugurated in 2010 by John Reese and sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink. The tour was also created by John Oakes, Darryl Eaton and Ryan Harlacher from the Creative Artists Agency, and Perry Lavoisne from

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. Reese is also responsible for creating Mayhem Festival and the Taste of Chaos tour. Uproar Festival is the replacement for Reese's Taste of Chaos tour, as he was "running out of bands that fit within the profile of what Taste of Chaos was." Reese attempted to have Pantera as headliner for a 2015 show, but those plans fell through. The 2014 festival was the last.

2010 line-up

;Main Stage * Disturbed * Avenged Sevenfold *

Stone Sour Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand ...

* Halestorm ;Jägermeister Stage *

Hellyeah Hellyeah, stylized as HELLYEAH, was an American heavy metal supergroup formed in Dallas, Texas, in 2006. The band's last lineup consisted of lead vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Christian Brady and Tom Maxwell, bassist Kyle Sanders, and drumme ...

* Airbourne * Hail the Villain * New Medicine *White Cowbell Oklahoma (for all Canadian dates) *Jägermeister Battle of the Bands Winner

2010 tour dates

2011 line-up

;Main Stage * Avenged Sevenfold * Three Days Grace *

Seether Seether are a South African rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion wit ...

* Bullet for My Valentine * Escape the Fate ;Best Buy Music Gear Stage * Sevendust * Black Tide * Art of Dying *

Hell or Highwater Atreyu is an American metalcore band from Yorba Linda, California, formed in 1998. The band currently consists of clean vocalist Brandon Saller, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist and unclean vocalist Marc "Porter" McKnight, and ...

* Fozzy (Selected Dates) *Battle of the Bands Winner

2011 tour dates

2012 line-up

;Main Stage: * Shinedown * Godsmack *

Staind Staind ( ) is an American rock band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and dr ...

Papa Roach Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, guitarist Jerry Horton, drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luther. After ...

(cancelled after first five dates due to Jacoby Shaddix vocal chords problems, Rock the Rapids show was also cancelled) * Adelitas Way ;Ernie Ball Stage: * P.O.D. (except 8/25, replaced Papa Roach on the main stage on the Rock the Rapids show) * Fozzy (except 8/19, 8/29 and 9/18) *

Mindset Evolution Mindset Evolution (sometimes shortened to E'' or Mindset) is an American hard rock band from Peoria, Illinois founded in 2005. The group released 3 albums independently (39 Miles West of Normal, Taking Back Today, and Prelude) prior to the succes ...

Candlelight Red Candlelight Red is a rock band from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. They released two studio albums and an EP in the early 2010s. Their EP ''Demons'' and album ''Reclamation'' were produced by Morgan Rose of Sevendust Sevendust is an American ro ...

;Jägermeister Stage: *

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* Redlight King (except 9/1 and 9/18) *

In This Moment In This Moment is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth in 2005. They found drummer Jeff Fabb and started the band as Dying Star. Unhappy with their musical direction, the ...

(until 9/2) *

Thousand Foot Krutch Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The band has released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The band currently consists of foundin ...

(started 9/7, except 9/8, 9/15. 9/29 and 9/30) *

Greek Fire Greek fire was an incendiary weapon used by the Eastern Roman Empire beginning . Used to set fire to enemy ships, it consisted of a combustible compound emitted by a flame-throwing weapon. Some historians believe it could be ignited on contact w ...

(select dates only: 8/17, 8/18, 8/19, 8/22, 8/24) * Switchpin (select dates only: 8/17, 8/18, 8/19, 8/22, 8/24, 8/25, 8/26, 8/28) * Cruz (select dates only: 8/19, 8/25, 8/26, 8/28, 8/31, 9/1, 9/2, 9/7) * Silvertung (select dates only: 8/31, 9/1, 9/2) * Uncrowned (select dates only: 9/7, 9/8, 9/9, 9/11, 9/12, 9/13, 9/16, 9/19, 9/29, 9/30) *

Within Reason Within Reason is an American rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, whose founding members include Chris Dow and David Koonce. The band was formed in 2005. In September 2006, Within Reason released their first EP, ''Cycle A Smile''. In January, With ...

(select dates only: 9/8, 9/9, 9/11, 9/12, 9/13, 9/16) *

Attika 7 Evan Seinfeld is an American musician and actor, as well as a director, photographer, writer, and former pornographic actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and founding member of the hardcore/metal band Biohazard. Since leavin ...

(select dates only: 9/19, 9/21, 9/22, 9/23, 9/25, 9/29, 9/30) *

Drown Mary Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer as ...

(select dates only: 9/21, 9/22, 9/23)

2012 tour dates

2013 line-up

;Main Stage: * Alice in Chains * Jane's Addiction * Coheed and Cambria * Circa Survive ;Festival Stage: * Walking Papers * Danko Jones * Middle Class Rut * New Politics *The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show ;COLDCOCK Spirits Showcase Stage: * The Dead Daisies * Beware of Darkness *Charming Liars

2013 tour dates

* This show was part of KISW 99.9's Pain In The Grass *

2014 line-up

;Main Stage: * Godsmack *

* Skillet * Buckcherry ;Blackstream Stage: * Pop Evil * Escape the Fate * Redlight King *These Raven Skies *Tattered *Sons of Revelry * 3 Years Hollow *

* New Medicine *The Reality Of Yourself (T.R.O.Y)

2014 tour dates

References

External links

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Rockstar Uproar Irvine Review and Pictures
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