Carnival of Madness

The Carnival of Madness was an annual hard rock/alternative rock tour founded in 2010, running until 2016. The festival has a Carnival theme and a family friendly atmosphere. Artist and band signings, give away's, circus performers, fire breathers, and more are also part of the show's activities.^{[citation needed]}

Carnival of Madness
Genre	Hard rock active rock alternative rock
Dates	July–September
Location(s)	United States
Years active	2010–2016
Founders	In De Goot Entertainment
Website	http://www.carnivalofmadness.com

Lineups

2010 lineup

• Shinedown
• Chevelle
• Puddle of Mudd
• Sevendust
• 10 Years

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2011 lineup

• Theory of a Deadman
• Alter Bridge
• Black Stone Cherry
• Adelitas Way
• Emphatic

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2012 lineup

• Evanescence
• Chevelle
• Halestorm
• Cavo
• New Medicine

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2013 lineup

• Shinedown
• Papa Roach
• Skillet
• In This Moment
• We As Human

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2015 lineup

• Halestorm
• The Pretty Reckless
• Starset

UK Tour 2016 lineup

• Black Stone Cherry
• Shinedown
• Halestorm
• Highly Suspect

US Tour 2016 lineup

• Shinedown
• Halestorm
• Black Stone Cherry
• Whiskey Myers

2010 tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 16, 2010	Jacksonville	United States	Jacksonville Arena
July 17, 2010	Simpsonville		Heritage Park
July 18, 2010	Huntsville		Von Braun Center
July 20, 2010	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
July 21, 2010	Estero		Germain Arena
July 23, 2010	Knoxville		Civic Coliseum
July 24, 2010	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 25, 2010	Raleigh		Raleigh Amphitheatre
July 26, 2010	Virginia Beach		Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
July 28, 2010	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 30, 2010	Philadelphia		Penn's Landing
July 31, 2010	Wiscasset		Lincoln County Fairgrounds
August 1, 2010	Mansfield		Comcast Center
August 4, 2010	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
August 5, 2010	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 6, 2010	Hopewell		CMAC
August 7, 2010	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 9, 2010	Cleveland		Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
August 10, 2010	Pikeville		Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
August 11, 2010	Chicago		Charter One Pavilion
August 17, 2010	Southaven		DeSoto Civic Center
August 18, 2010	Lafayette		Cajun Field
August 20, 2010	Oklahoma City		Zoo Amphitheatre
August 21, 2010	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 22, 2010	Grand Prairie		Nokia Theatre
August 24, 2010	Casper		Casper Events Center
August 25, 2010	Billings		Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
August 27, 2010	Kennewick		Toyota Center
July 31, 2011	Twin Lakes		Shadow Hill Ranch
August 1, 2011	Chillicothe		Three Sister's Park
August 3, 2011	Royal Oak		Royal Oak Music Theatre
August 6, 2011	Council Bluffs		Harrah's Casino
August 17, 2011	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre
August 20, 2011	Sedalia		Missouri State Fairgrounds
August 23, 2011	Fargo		The Hub
August 24, 2011	Sioux Falls		Sioux Falls Arena
August 26, 2011	Louisville		Cardinal Stadium
August 27, 2011	Waterloo		McElroy Auditorium
August 28, 2011	Saint Paul		Minnesota State Fair
August 31, 2011	Albany		Times Union Center
September 1, 2011	Allentown		Great Allentown Fair
September 3, 2011	Hampton Beach		Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
September 4, 2011	Bangor		Bangor Waterfront
September 5, 2011	Fitchburg		Central Mass Expo Center
September 7, 201	Baltimore		Pier Six Concert Pavilion
September 9, 2011	Big Flats		Tag's Summer Stage
September 10, 2011	Atlantic City		House of Blues
September 11, 2011	Huntington		Harris Riverfront Park
September 13, 2011	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre
September 14, 2011	Fayetteville		Crown Coliseum
September 16, 2011	Tulsa		Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino
September 17, 2011	Poplar Bluff		Black River Coliseum
September 18, 2011	Dayton		Montgomery County Fairgrounds
July 31, 2012	Springfield		Prairie Capital Convention Center
August 1, 2012	Columbus		LC Pavilion
August 3, 2012	Atlantic City		House of Blues
August 4, 2012
August 6, 2012	Boston		Bank of America Pavilion
August 7, 2012	Baltimore		Pier Six Concert Pavilion
August 8, 2012	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 10, 2012	Atlanta		Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 11, 2012	Gulfport		Jones Park
August 13, 2012	Belton		Bell County Expo Center
August 14, 2012	Laredo		Laredo Energy Arena
August 15, 2012	Midland	Midland Horseshoe Arena
August 18, 2012	El Paso	Don Haskins Center
August 20, 2012	Sioux City	Tyson Events Center
August 21, 2012	Milwaukee	Eagles Ballroom
August 23, 2012	Grand Rapids	Rock the Rapids Festival
August 24, 2012	Clarkston	DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 26, 2012	Bridgeview	Toyota Park
August 28, 2012	Pittsburgh	Stage AE
August 29, 2012	Holmdel	PNC Bank Arts Center
August 30, 2012	Uncasville	Mohegan Sun Arena
August 11, 2013	Asbury Park	Stone Pony Summerstage
August 13, 2013	Cleveland	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
August 14, 2013	Philadelphia	Mann Center for the Performing Arts
August 16, 2013	Hopewell	CMAC
August 17, 2013	Cincinnati	PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
August 18, 2013	Bloomington	U.S. Cellular Coliseum
August 20, 2013	Burgettstown	First Niagara Pavilion
August 21, 2013	Bristow	Jiffy Lube Live
August 23, 2013	Tinley Park	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 24, 2013	Kansas City	Richard Berkley Park
August 25, 2013	Cedar Rapids	U.S. Cellular Center
August 27, 2013	Clarkston	DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 28, 2013	Big Flats	Tag's Summer Stage
August 30, 2013	Charlotte	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 31, 2013	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
September 1, 2013	Raleigh	Red Hat Amphitheater
September 4, 2013	Memphis	Mud Island Amphitheatre
September 6, 2013	Allegan	Allegan County Fair
September 7, 2013	Maryland Heights	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 8, 2013	Oklahoma City	Zoo Amphitheater
September 10, 2013	Morrison	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 12, 2013	Spokane	Spokane County Fairgrounds
September 14, 2013	Sacramento	Discovery Park
September 15, 2013	Las Vegas	The Joint
September 18, 2013	Puyallup	Washington State Fair