Uproar Festival

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Uproar Festival
GenreHard rock, post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative metal, metalcore, nu metal, groove metal, thrash metal
DatesAugust–October
Location(s)United States, Canada
Years active2010–2014
Founded byJohn Reese
Websitewww.rockstaruproar.com

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

Live Nation.[1] 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."[2]

Reese attempted to have Pantera as headliner for a 2015 show, but those plans fell through.[3] The 2014 festival was the last.

2010 line-up

Main Stage[2]
Jägermeister Stage[2]

2010 tour dates

Date City[4] Country Venue[4] Battle of the Bands winner
August 17, 2010 Minneapolis United States Target Center Calous
August 18, 2010 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater Seasons After
August 20, 2010 Omaha WestFair Amphitheatstone
August 21, 2010 Tinley Park
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Ground Effect
August 22, 2010 Corfu
Darien Lake
As Summer Dies
August 24, 2010 Columbus Nationwide Arena XFactor1
August 25, 2010 Toronto Canada
Molson Amphitheatre
August 27, 2010 Scranton United States
Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Candlelight Red
August 28, 2010 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center Mutiny Within
August 29, 2010 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center Stereo Fallout
August 31, 2010 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live Fight the Lion
September 1, 2010 Charlotte
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Straight Line Stitch
September 3, 2010 Pelham
Verizon Wireless Music Center
Year and a Day
September 4, 2010 Atlanta
Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Uncrowned
September 5, 2010 Tampa
Ford Amphitheatre
Element 55
September 8, 2010 Tulsa BOK Center Seasons After
September 10, 2010 Dallas
SuperPages.com Center
Squint
September 11, 2010 Corpus Christi Concrete Street Amphiteater Snake Skin Prison
September 12, 2010 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Ember
September 14, 2010 Greenwood Village
Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
The Sammus Theory
September 15, 2010 West Valley City
USANA Amphitheatre
Riksha
September 17, 2010 Irvine
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Eyes Set to Kill
September 18, 2010 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Mower
September 19, 2010 Tempe
Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre
Eyes Set to Kill
September 21, 2010 Bakersfield
Rabobank Arena
Conspiracy Theory
September 22, 2010 Wheatland
Sleep Train Amphitheatre
The Chimpz
September 24, 2010 Post Falls Greyhound Park Denots
September 25, 2010 Auburn White River Amphitheatre Gwamba
September 26, 2010 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum Carpenter
September 28, 2010 Edmonton
Rexall Place
September 29, 2010 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
September 30, 2010 Saskatoon
Credit Union Centre
October 2, 2010 Winnipeg
MTS Centre
Saigon Hookers
October 3, 2010 Fargo United States Fargodome 3 Pill Morning
October 4, 2010 Madison Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum 3 Pill Morning

2011 line-up

Sam Hughes of Buried as Thieves performing with Phoenix alternative rock band The Sammus Theory at Uproar Festival in Arizona in 2011
Main Stage
Best Buy Music Gear Stage

2011 tour dates

Date City Country Venue Battle of the Bands winner
August 26, 2011 Camden United States
Susquehanna Bank Center
Wildstreet
August 27, 2011 Scranton
Toyota Pavilion
Through The Flood
August 30, 2011 Mansfield
Comcast Center
Thurkills Vision
August 31, 2011 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live Sky Came Burning
September 1, 2011 Virginia Beach
Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Fire Fire
September 3, 2011 Tampa
1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
Nu Era
September 4, 2011 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum Cathercist
September 5, 2011 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion No Such Thing
September 9, 2011 Clarkston
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Bloodline Riot
September 10, 2011 Corfu Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Cry To The Blind
September 11, 2011 Hartford
The Comcast Theatre
Victims of Tragedy
September 13, 2011 Montreal Canada Parc Jean-Drapeau
September 14, 2011 Toronto
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
September 16, 2011 Burgettstown United States
First Niagara Pavilion
Through These Walls
September 17, 2011 Noblesville
Verizon Wireless Music Center
Luminoth
September 18, 2011 Tinley Park
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Mindset Evolution
September 20, 2011 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
September 21, 2011 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center Blackout Superstar
September 23, 2011 Omaha WestFair Amphitheater The Wreckage
September 24, 2011 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater Echo Vendetta
September 25, 2011 Maryland Heights
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Seldon
September 28, 2011 Calgary Canada
Saddledome
September 29, 2011 Edmonton
Rexall Place
October 1, 2011 Auburn United States White River Amphitheatre In Her Memory
October 2, 2011 Spokane Spokane Arena The Fail Safe Project
October 4, 2011 West Valley City
USANA Amphitheatre
October 5, 2011 Greenwood Village
Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
I Capture Castle
October 7, 2011 Albuquerque
Hard Rock Pavilion
Signal 99
October 8, 2011 Phoenix
Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
The Sammus Theory
October 9, 2011 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Jahmbi
October 13, 2011 Wheatland
Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Stepchild
October 14, 2011 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre Kill the Messenger

2012 line-up

Main Stage
Ernie Ball Stage
Jägermeister Stage
  • Deuce
  • Redlight King (except 9/1 and 9/18)
  • In This Moment (until 9/2)
  • Thousand Foot Krutch (started 9/7, except 9/8, 9/15. 9/29 and 9/30)
  • Greek Fire (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 (select dates only: 9/8, 9/9, 9/11, 9/12, 9/13, 9/16)
  • Attika 7 (select dates only: 9/19, 9/21, 9/22, 9/23, 9/25, 9/29, 9/30)
  • Drown Mary (select dates only: 9/21, 9/22, 9/23)

2012 tour dates

Date

City

Country

Venue

Battle of the Bands winner

August 17, 2012 Bonner Springs United States
Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
The Wreckage
August 18, 2012 Little Rock Arkansas State Fairgrounds (KDJE Radio Show)
August 19, 2012 Maryland Heights
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 21, 2012 Grand Rapids Rock the Rapids (main stage bands only)
August 22, 2012 Tinley Park
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
3 Years Hollow
August 24, 2012 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
August 25, 2012 Syracuse New York State Fair Grandstand
August 26, 2012 Mansfield
Comcast Center
August 28, 2012 Scranton
Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
True Becoming
August 29, 2012 Corfu Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 31, 2012 Burgettstown
First Niagara Pavilion
September 1, 2012 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
September 2, 2012 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show
September 5, 2012 Simpsonville Charter Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
September 7, 2012 Clarkston
DTE Energy Music Theatre
September 8, 2012 Noblesville
Klipsch Music Center
7 Days Away
September 9, 2012 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
September 11, 2012 Raleigh
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
September 12, 2012 Atlanta
Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
September 13, 2012 Tampa
1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
September 15, 2012 The Woodlands
The Woodlands Pavilion
September 16, 2012 Dallas
Gexa Energy Pavilion
Bow Prometheus
September 18, 2012 Greenwood Village
Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
September 19, 2012 West Valley City
USANA Amphitheatre
September 21, 2012 Post Falls Greyhound Park and Events Center
September 22, 2012 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
September 23, 2012 Ridgefield
Sleep Country Amphitheater
In Her Memory
September 25, 2012 Nampa
Idaho Center
September 29, 2012 Phoenix
Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
A Story Beneath
September 30, 2012 Albuquerque
The Pavilion

2013 line-up

Arlington alternative rock band Solice performing at Uproar Festival in Dallas
Phoenix groove rock band Throw Logic performing at Uproar Festival in Arizona
Main Stage
Festival Stage
COLDCOCK Spirits Showcase Stage

2013 tour dates

Date City Country Venue Battle of the Bands winner
August 9, 2013 Scranton United States
Toyota Pavilion
August 10, 2013 Hartford
The Comcast Theatre
August 11, 2013 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 13, 2013 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 14, 2013 Mansfield
Comcast Center
August 16, 2013 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 17, 2013 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
August 18, 2013 Wantagh
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 20, 2013 Toronto Canada
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Sons of Revelry
August 22, 2013 Tinley Park United States
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 23, 2013 Noblesville
Klipsch Music Center
August 24, 2013 Clarkston
DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 27, 2013 Oklahoma City
Zoo Amphitheater
August 28, 2013 Dallas
Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 29, 2013 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 31, 2013 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
September 1, 2013 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 2, 2013 West Valley City
USANA Amphitheatre
September 7, 2013 George The Gorge Amphitheatre *
September 8, 2013 Ridgefield
Sleep Country Amphitheater
September 11, 2013 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 13, 2013 Irvine
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 14, 2013 Phoenix
Ak-Chin Pavilion
A Fall to Break
September 15, 2013 Chula Vista
Sleep Train Amphitheatre
  • This show was part of KISW 99.9's Pain In The Grass *

2014 line-up

Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas
Main Stage
Blackstream Stage

[5]

2014 tour dates

Date[6] City Country Venue
August 15, 2014 Detroit United States
DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 16, 2014 Peru Illinois Valley Regional Airport
August 17, 2014 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
August 19, 2014 Pittsburgh Stage AE
August 20, 2014 Uncasville Mohegan Sun
August 22, 2014 Syracuse
Great New York State Fair
August 23, 2014 Mount Pocono Mount Airy Casino Resort
August 24, 2014 Noblesville
Klipsch Music Center
August 26, 2014 Camden
Susquehanna Bank Center
August 27, 2014 Gilford
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 29, 2014 Simpsonville Charter Amphitheater
August 30, 2014 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 31, 2014 Gulfport Jones Park
September 2, 2014 Grand Prairie
Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
September 3, 2014 Corpus Christi Concrete Street Amphitheater
September 5, 2014 Bonner Springs
Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
September 6, 2014 Sioux City Tyson Events Center
September 7, 2014 Oklahoma City
Zoo Amphitheatre
September 9, 2014 Broomfield 1stBank Center
September 11, 2014 Post Falls Greyhound Park
September 12, 2014 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
September 16, 2014 Irvine
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 17, 2014 Las Vegas
The Joint
September 18, 2014 Phoenix
Comerica Theatre
September 20, 2014 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
September 21, 2014 Tucson
Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

References

  1. ^ Waddell, Ray (May 3, 2010). "Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed To Headline Uproar Festival Tour". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Sciarretto, Amy (May 3, 2010). "Uproar Tour Dates With Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "No Uproar Festival For 2015 - 93.3 WMMR". wmmr.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14.
  4. ^
    Alternative Press
    . Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  5. ^ "Godsmack, Seether, Skillet, Buckcherry Confirmed For 'Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival'". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  6. ^ "Win a Godsmack '1000hp' Prize Package With Uproar Fest Tix!". Loudwire. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

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