ROB ZOMBIE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, MASTODON Among Performers

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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world’s biggest hard and heavy music touring festival announces its electrifying sixth-year lineup. Artists performing on the 2013 thunderous fest include main stage metal and horror legend, festival closer, ROB ZOMBIE, plus, the triple gold certified FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and a monster lineup that includes additional main stage bands MASTODON and AMON AMARTH. The festival area is led by stage closers CHILDREN OF BODOM and MACHINE HEAD as well as BEHEMOTH, JOB FOR A COWBOY, EMMURE, BORN OF OSIRIS, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, BUTCHER BABIES, BATTLECROSS, HUNTRESS, THROWN INTO EXILE and CITY IN THE SEA. Four stages will be presented this year for the first time ever and the stages include the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAIN STAGE, THE JAGERMEISTER STAGE, MUSICIANS INSTITUTE STAGE, as well as, the SUMERIAN RECORDS/HEADBANG FOR THE HIGHWAY CONCOURSE STAGE, (local bands performing on the Sumerian Records/Headbang for the Highway Stage will be announced in June).

All tickets go on sale March 22nd at 12:00 Noon local venue time via www.rockstarmayhemfest.com or www.livenation.com. The tour will stop in 26 cities across the United States and Canada as it makes its way to the Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, Texas on August 4th, 2013. Dates and venues are listed below.

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.

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 - Austin 360 Amphitheater
• 8/3 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
• 8/4 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion