Jägermeister Music Tour

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Jägermeister Music Tour


location = United States
years_active= 2002 – present
dates = Spring and Autumn
genre = Hard rock, metal, punkThe Jägermeister Music Tour is a hard rock, hardcore punk, and heavy metal music tour that has been held twice a year in the United States since 2002. It is owned by Sidney Frank Importing.

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, Kicking K8, as well as six other bands. Beginning with the Spring 2003 tour, the event has been hosted by The Lizardman who appears onstage throughout the night performing sideshow stunts, stand-up, and introducing the bands. This years Fall 2008 line-up has been announced, and it feature Hinder headlining, with Trapt and Rev Theory in tow.

Lineups

Fall 2008

*Hinder
*Trapt
*Rev Theory

pring 2008

*Hatebreed
*Type O Negative
*3 Inches of Blood

Fall 2007

*The Cult
*Action Action
*The Cliks

pring 2007

*Stone Sour
*Lacuna Coil
*Shadows Fall

Fall 2006

*Slightly Stoopid
*Pepper

pring 2006

*Staind
*Three Days Grace
*Hurt

Fall 2005

*Disturbed
*Corrosion of Conformity
*bloodsimple
*A Dozen Furies

pring 2005

*Alter Bridge
*Future Leaders of the World
*Submersed

Fall 2004

*Slayer
*Killswitch Engage
*Mastodon

pring 2004

*Slipknot
*Fear Factory
*Chimaira

Fall 2003

*Slayer
*Hatebreed
*Arch Enemy

pring 2003

*Saliva
*Hed PE
*Breaking Benjamin
*Systematic
*Stereomud

pring 2002

*Drowning Pool
*Coal Chamber
*Ill Niño
*40 Below Summer

External links

* [http://www.jagermeistermusictour.com Official website]