This year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is set to be one of the summer’s biggest concert events.  With headliners Anthrax, Motorhead, Slayer, and the one and only Slipknot, it seems like this summer festival is any metal head’s wet dream. 

The Mayhem Fest is offering three different stages, the Main Stage, Jagermeister Stage and the Sumerian Records Stage, with bands that produce heart-pounding, face melting heavy metal.  Besides the aforementioned headliners other acts include Anthrax, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying, Whitechapel, High on Fire, Upon a Burning Body, I, The Breather, Dirtfedd and more! Tickets for the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival go on sale Friday April 6 and can be purchased here.  Check out the Festival’s website for other details and epic contest opportunities to win VIP tickets and more!

Over the next 5 weeks I’ll be sharing the top 5 reasons you should be totally excited for this years Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival:

5. VIP Packages available when tickets go on sale:

This year for the first time, the Mayhem VIP package will be available at the time that presale tickets go on sale. This year that date is April 6^th.  If you’re willing to spend a little extra money you can have a real VIP experience at the Mayhem Fest.  This is a really popular trend for rock tours lately, so why not do it at what will most likely be one of the best concerts of the summer!

There will be two packages - A Reserved Seat package and a General Admission package.  Also new for 2012 is this specially designed, limited edition Mayhem mini statue (with custom box) pictured below:

Mayhem Festival - VIP Tour Package- Reserved Seat

Package includes:

One premium reserved ticket within the first 15 rows of the reserved seating sections

Early entry into the venue

Specially designed, limited edition Mayhem mini statue (with custom box)

Exclusive Mayhem Festival Zippo lighter

Collectible tour poster (limited, numbered)

Official set of Mayhem guitar picks

Official VIP commemorative laminate

Commemorative VIP ticket

Exclusive tour gift item

On-site VIP host

Mayhem Festival - VIP Tour Package- General Admission

Package includes:

One general admission pit ticket

Early entry into the venue

Specially designed, limited edition Mayhem mini statue (with custom box)

Exclusive Mayhem Festival Zippo lighter

Collectible tour poster (limited, numbered)

Official set of Mayhem guitar picks

Official VIP commemorative laminate

Commemorative VIP ticket

Exclusive tour gift item

On-site VIP host

Stay tuned to Tri-State Rock for the latest in rock news and make sure you visit the site next Monday to see what the number 4 reason you should be ecstatic for Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is!