Jägermeister Music Tour
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Jägermeister Music Tour | |
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Location(s) | United States |
Years active | 2002 – present |
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Date(s) | Spring and Autumn |
Genre(s) | Hard rock, metal, punk |
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The Jägermeister Music Tour is a hard rock, metal, and hardcore tour and music festival held biannually in the United States since 2002. It is sponsored by Jägermeister liqueur.
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[edit] History
First Jägermeister was started in 2002 and had Drowning Pool headlining, featuring Ill Niño, Coal Chamber, 40 Below Summer and other local bands. The tour had 37 dates that started March 8th and went to April 23rd. The tour has happened twice a year since then. Spring 2003 tour went from March 6th to April 20th and featured Saliva, Hed PE headlining, along with Breaking Benjamin, Systematic, Stereomud, and local bands. Fall 2003 went from October 8th to November 29th and featured Slayer Headlining with Hatebreed, Arch Enemy, and local bands. Spring 2004 stretched from March 30th to May 14th and featured Slipknot headlining with Fear Factory, Chimaira, and local bands. Fall 2004 went from October 31st to December 17th and featured Slayer's second headlining of this tour along with Killswitch Engage, Mastodon, and local bands. Spring 2005 went from March 29th to May 6th and featured Alterbridge as the headlining band with Future Leaders of the World, Submersed, and local bands. In Fall 2005 the tour was headlined by Disturbed with other bands, bloodsimple, A Dozen Furies, Corrosion, and other local bands. This one stretched from November 11th to February 23rd. In the spring of 2006 the tour went from April 20th to June 16th and had Staind headlining with Three Days Grace, Hurt, and other local bands. The Fall 2006 tour started October 19th and went to December 9th, and featured Slightly Stoopid and Pepper as headliners and multiple "guest bands" including Rev. Right Time, The Supervillians, Kicking K8, as well as six other bands.