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[edit] New Info, Images

Anytime any of you Wiki-pros come across the tour's logo, or new information, then go ahead and add it into the article. Thanks! Dark Executioner (talk) 00:14, 15 January 2008 (UTC)Dark Executioner

WTF? Gym Class Heroes and Relient K??? Whose idea was it to put these bands on the same tour as Slipknot? Dark Executioner (talk) 16:07, 21 January 2008 (UTC)Dark Executioner

  • Erm, the guys who arranged the tour. Jasca Ducato (talk) 19:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Gym Class Heroes and Relient K are playing Warped Tour 2008. They're NOT on the Rockstar Mayhem Tour. The tours are going to be running at the exact same time so there's no way those bands are going to be able to play two separate festivals at the same time. DX927 (talk) 02:04, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

I was about to say. Those bands do not belong on a festival with heavy metal bands. Their fans alone would simply kill each other. Thanks to DX927 for dismissing those rumors. Dark Executioner (talk) 02:19, 22 January 2008 (UTC)Dark Executioner

[edit] Some new rumored bands

I added a few more bands with a source. I debated listing these bands alphabetically but I'll put them up by how big they are until the actual lineup is released DX927 (talk) 18:07, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't think that rumored bands should be included. Only what's been confirmed should be in the article.Dark Executioner (talk) 16:03, 28 January 2008 (UTC)Dark Executioner

Then Slipknot should be taken off as well since they made a point to say that they aren't saying what they're doing this summer. DX927 (talk) 23:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

They'd be fools not to, their fanbase definetely needs revitalizing cuz a LOT of maggots think they've broken up. Slipknot... always so mysterious. But do you get what I'm saying? Even though it would be cool if Machine Head and Mastodon played on this tour, what good does a rumor do? Dark Executioner (talk) 18:33, 29 January 2008 (UTC)Dark Executioner

My point is only one band has come out and said that they're doing the tour and that's Five Finger Death Punch. I haven't seen Slipknot or Disturbed even talk about this thing. There's no official website for it. So right now everything is a rumor and NOTHING is confirmed. So either they all stay or they all go. DX927 (talk) 01:45, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I moved both Slipknot and Disturbed to the rumored bands. Perhaps the r=umored bands list should stay, that way when/if they get confirmed, then nobody has to go digging through the web, they can simply move them to the confirmed list. Dark Executioner (talk) 23:35, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Something's Wrong with the Box

For some reason, the box won't display the founders of the festival. It seems to be an invisible problem, because no matter how much I tweaked it in preview mode, it just wouldn't display it. Can anyone fix this? Dark Executioner (talk) 22:38, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

I just went and looked, that seems to be a problem on EVERY music festival page. I have yet to find one that has the founded by section working. DX927 (talk) 02:15, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

How about we just remove the "Founded by" section then, instead of having a hole in the box. This would make it look better and less confusing, because I know if it confused me, then certainly others are too. Dark Executioner (talk) 15:30, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

...Never mind, it still displays it. This sucks... We need to contact an administrator. Do you know one, DX927? Dark Executioner (talk) 15:33, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Nope, I never know who is and isn't an admin around here. Maybe there's a page for reporting bugs? DX927 (talk) 23:46, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia section

Could we merge these into the article in a different form? For example, still display the info, but in paragraph form? Dark Executioner (talk) 15:34, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dates

Why are the TBA dates all filled in now? I haven't seen those sourced anywhere. DX927 (talk) 17:52, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

There looks like there's a source, but I can't access the site. Dark Executioner (talk) 12:56, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lets Not

plagiarize. Honestly -- it isn't that difficult to work in a paraphrase. The bit I'm referring to ("Additional Tour Information") plagiarizes entire portions of the program. The purpose of a wiki article is not to regurgitate advertisement. Normally I would set this right myself but I'm not that knowledgeable regarding the tour (although I will be attending, huzzah) and in turn would rather the better versed do so. Phentos (talk) 19:34, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't matter if it's word for word, if you cite your references and provide accurate, functional links. BTW, always start new discussions at the bottom of the talk page. Dark Executioner (talk) 15:31, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested Article Move

The Vans Warped Tour page is just titled Warped Tour, and the Rockstar Energy Taste of Chaos page is just titled Taste of Chaos. I think this article, the Rockstar Mayhem Tour, should be moved to just Mayhem Tour or perhaps even Mayhem Festival seeing as how that is how it is titled on the logo. Fezmar9 (talk) 01:03, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Radio stations and rock/metal magazines like Revolver have advertised the tour as Rockstar Mayhem Tour. This is its official name for now. No need to move an article yet, bro! Dark Executioner (talk) 17:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

The same holds true with Warped Tour and Taste of Chaos, they are advertised as VANS warped tour and ROCKSTAR ENERGY taste of chaos - but outside of advertisements websites radios and magazines, the sponsors in the titles are dropped. Its technically even a little like advertising rockstar on wiki, which as i have been corrected in the past, is very much not allowed. Fezmar9 (talk) 03:59, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tickets

Have tickets gone on sale yet? There's no links to any ticket venders on the page, nor on the linked website. Any thoughts? 71.231.222.113 (talk) 06:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday April 4. The website was just updated a few days ago. Fezmar9 (talk) 19:10, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Atreyu

Where is the proof that Atreyu is playing this year? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.96.209.88 (talk) 16:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Hopefully they dont cuz they're just another crappy emo band. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.211.95.188 (talk) 02:32, 7 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Avenged Sevenfold and 30 Seconds To Mars

Whoever put Avenged Sevenfold and 30 Seconds To Mars under the main stage, please provide a creditible source to prove they are on the tour. Unless there is a creditble source and they're on the official mayhem fest website, I am taking them off. Bane004 (talk) 19:41, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

What's up with all these emo/sucky bands tryin to tour with SLipknot? They'd eat them for lunch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.211.95.188 (talk) 16:11, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Styx?

I Seriously Doubt the Doobie Brothers, Styx, Devo, and Maddonna are playing so I'm taking them off unless someone provides evidence they are actually on a HEAVY METAL tour. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.228.189.93 (talk) 21:56, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kingdom of Sorrow

Is it possible that they are one of the battle of the bands winners? Other than their myspace page, I do not see any record of them being on the tour. Perhaps we should hold off on adding them to the lineup until we know for sure. Also, when battle of the bands winners are announced, they should get their own section as seen here on the Taste of Chaos page. Fezmar9 (talk) 02:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)