All Hope Is Gone World Tour
Mayhem Festival
Mayhem Festival
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[thumb\|right\|[Shawn Crahan](/wiki/Shawn_Crahan "Shawn Crahan") performing in Uniondale, New York, as part of the Mayhem Festival](/wiki/File:Shawn_Crahan_at_Nassau.jpg "Shawn Crahan at Nassau.jpg")

Slipknot began touring at the first ever Mayhem Festival, a music festival founded by [Kevin Lyman](/wiki/Kevin_Lyman "Kevin Lyman") and John Reese. During the opening date of the [Mayhem Festival 2008](/wiki/Mayhem_Festival_2008 "Mayhem Festival 2008") on July 9 at [Auburn, Washington](/wiki/Auburn%2C_Washington "Auburn, Washington"), turntablist [Sid Wilson](/wiki/Sid_Wilson "Sid Wilson") broke both of his heels after jumping from an elevated area of the stage and landing incorrectly. Despite the injury, he promised to perform on all dates of the tour in a wheelchair. Wilson returned to the band, in a wheelchair and with both his legs in [casts](/wiki/Orthopedic_cast "Orthopedic cast"), on the second date of the festival at [Mountain View, California](/wiki/Mountain_View%2C_California "Mountain View, California"); he did, however, perform without the wheelchair at times.

The second date of the Mayhem Festival in [Marysville, California](/wiki/Marysville%2C_California "Marysville, California"), on July 11 was rescheduled to July 14 due to wildfires in the area.

### Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|With: [Disturbed](/wiki/Disturbed_%28band%29 "Disturbed (band)"), [DragonForce](/wiki/DragonForce "DragonForce"), [Mastodon](/wiki/Mastodon_%28band%29 "Mastodon (band)") and others

| July 9, 2008 | [Auburn](/wiki/Auburn%2C_Washington "Auburn, Washington") |United States

 [White River Amphitheatre](/wiki/White_River_Amphitheatre "White River Amphitheatre") |
| July 11, 2008 | [Wheatland](/wiki/Wheatland%2C_California "Wheatland, California") | ~~[Sleep Train Amphitheatre](/wiki/Sleep_Train_Amphitheatre_%28Wheatland%2C_California%29 "Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Wheatland, California)")~~ |
| July 12, 2008 | [Mountain View](/wiki/Mountain_View%2C_California "Mountain View, California") | [Shoreline Amphitheatre](/wiki/Shoreline_Amphitheatre "Shoreline Amphitheatre") |
| July 13, 2008 | [San Bernardino](/wiki/San_Bernardino%2C_California "San Bernardino, California") | [San Manuel Amphitheater](/wiki/San_Manuel_Amphitheater "San Manuel Amphitheater") |
| July 14, 2008 | Wheatland | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
| July 15, 2008 | [Fresno](/wiki/Fresno%2C_California "Fresno, California") | [Save Mart Center](/wiki/Save_Mart_Center "Save Mart Center") |
| July 16, 2008 | [Chula Vista](/wiki/Chula_Vista%2C_California "Chula Vista, California") | [Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre](/wiki/North_Island_Credit_Union_Amphitheatre "North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre") |
| July 18, 2008 | [Phoenix](/wiki/Phoenix%2C_Arizona "Phoenix, Arizona") | [Cricket Wireless Pavilion](/wiki/Cricket_Wireless_Pavilion "Cricket Wireless Pavilion") |
| July 19, 2008 | [Albuquerque](/wiki/Albuquerque%2C_New_Mexico "Albuquerque, New Mexico") | [Journal Pavilion](/wiki/Journal_Pavilion "Journal Pavilion") |
| July 20, 2008 | [Greenwood Village](/wiki/Greenwood_Village%2C_Colorado "Greenwood Village, Colorado") | [Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre](/wiki/Fiddler%27s_Green_Amphitheatre "Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre") |
| July 22, 2008 | [Bonner Springs](/wiki/Bonner_Springs%2C_Kansas "Bonner Springs, Kansas") | [Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre](/wiki/Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheatre_Kansas_City "Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Kansas City") |
| July 23, 2008 | [Maryland Heights](/wiki/Maryland_Heights%2C_Missouri "Maryland Heights, Missouri") | [Verizon Wireless Amphitheater](/wiki/Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheater_%28St._Louis%29 "Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (St. Louis)") |
| July 25, 2008 | [Dallas](/wiki/Dallas "Dallas") | [SuperPages.com Center](/wiki/SuperPages.com_Center "SuperPages.com Center") |
| July 26, 2008 | [Selma](/wiki/Selma%2C_Texas "Selma, Texas") | [Verizon Wireless Amphitheater](/wiki/Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheater_%28Selma%2C_Texas%29 "Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Selma, Texas)") |
| July 27, 2008 | [Houston](/wiki/Houston "Houston") | [Sam Houston Race Park](/wiki/Sam_Houston_Race_Park "Sam Houston Race Park") |
| July 29, 2008 | [Tampa](/wiki/Tampa%2C_Florida "Tampa, Florida") | [Ford Amphitheatre](/wiki/Ford_Amphitheatre_%28Tampa%29 "Ford Amphitheatre (Tampa)") |
| July 30, 2008 | [West Palm Beach](/wiki/West_Palm_Beach%2C_Florida "West Palm Beach, Florida") | [Cruzan Amphitheatre](/wiki/Cruzan_Amphitheatre "Cruzan Amphitheatre") |
| August 1, 2008 | [Virginia Beach](/wiki/Virginia_Beach%2C_Virginia "Virginia Beach, Virginia") | [Verizon Wireless Amphitheater](/wiki/Verizon_Wireless_Virginia_Beach_Amphitheater "Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater") |
| August 2, 2008 | [Burgettstown](/wiki/Burgettstown%2C_Pennsylvania "Burgettstown, Pennsylvania") | [Post\-Gazette Pavilion](/wiki/Post-Gazette_Pavilion "Post-Gazette Pavilion") |
| August 3, 2008 | [Scranton](/wiki/Scranton%2C_Pennsylvania "Scranton, Pennsylvania") | [Toyota Pavilion](/wiki/Toyota_Pavilion_at_Montage_Mountain "Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain") |
| August 5, 2008 | [Mansfield](/wiki/Mansfield%2C_Massachusetts "Mansfield, Massachusetts") | [Comcast Center](/wiki/Comcast_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts "Comcast Center for the Performing Arts") |
| August 6, 2008 | [Uniondale](/wiki/Uniondale%2C_New_York "Uniondale, New York") | [Nassau Coliseum](/wiki/Nassau_Coliseum "Nassau Coliseum") |
| August 8, 2008 | [Toronto](/wiki/Toronto "Toronto") | Canada | [Downsview Park](/wiki/Downsview_Park "Downsview Park") |
| August 9, 2008 | [Clarkston](/wiki/Clarkston%2C_Michigan "Clarkston, Michigan") |United States

 [DTE Energy Music Theatre](/wiki/DTE_Energy_Music_Theatre "DTE Energy Music Theatre") |
| August 10, 2008 | [Tinley Park](/wiki/Tinley_Park%2C_Illinois "Tinley Park, Illinois") | [First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre](/wiki/First_Midwest_Bank_Amphitheatre "First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre") |
| August 12, 2008 | [Atlanta](/wiki/Atlanta "Atlanta") | [Lakewood Amphitheatre](/wiki/Lakewood_Amphitheatre "Lakewood Amphitheatre") |
| August 13, 2008 | [Noblesville](/wiki/Noblesville%2C_Indiana "Noblesville, Indiana") | [Verizon Wireless Music Center](/wiki/Verizon_Wireless_Music_Center_%28Indiana%29 "Verizon Wireless Music Center (Indiana)") |
| August 15, 2008 | [Camden](/wiki/Camden%2C_New_Jersey "Camden, New Jersey") | [Susquehanna Bank Center](/wiki/Susquehanna_Bank_Center "Susquehanna Bank Center") |
| August 16, 2008 | [Hartford](/wiki/Hartford%2C_Connecticut "Hartford, Connecticut") | [New England Dodge Music Center](/wiki/New_England_Dodge_Music_Center "New England Dodge Music Center") |
| August 17, 2008 | [Bristow](/wiki/Bristow%2C_Virginia "Bristow, Virginia") | [Nissan Pavilion](/wiki/Nissan_Pavilion "Nissan Pavilion") |
| August 18, 2008 | [Corfu](/wiki/Corfu%2C_New_York "Corfu, New York") | [Darien Lake](/wiki/Darien_Lake "Darien Lake") |

[thumb\|right\|300px\|Slipknot performing at the [White River Amphitheatre](/wiki/White_River_Amphitheatre "White River Amphitheatre") on July 9, 2008  
From left to right: Mick Thomson, Shawn Crahan, Craig Jones, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Corey Taylor](/wiki/File:Slipknot_at_Mayhem_2.jpg "Slipknot at Mayhem 2.jpg")

### Critical reception

Critics noted the band's energy and on\-stage presence during their Mayhem Festival sets. Matt Weitz credited the band's use of the stage in [Dallas](/wiki/Dallas "Dallas"), saying they were "severe in their presentation." When reviewing the show at [Burgettstown, Pennsylvania](/wiki/Burgettstown%2C_Pennsylvania "Burgettstown, Pennsylvania"), Justin Jacobs said Slipknot "\[delivered] the pummeling performance the whole crowd had been waiting for", while noting that part of Slipknot's appeal was their secrecy, referring to the band's use of masks and aliases and the fact that a curtain was used to hide the stage while it was set up.


How does Slipknot's energy and stage presence contribute to their performances?