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'{{infobox music festival | music_festival_name = Uproar Festival | image = [[Image:UproarFestivalLogo.png|200px]] | caption = | location = [[United States]], [[Canada]] | years_active = 2010-present | founders = [[John L. Reese|John Reese]] | dates = August–October | genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Post-Grunge]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[alternative metal]], [[metalcore]], [[nu metal]], [[groove metal]], [[thrash metal]] | URL = | website = [http://www.rockstaruproar.com/ www.rockstaruproar.com] }} The '''Uproar Festival''', also called the '''Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival''', is an annual [[hard rock]]/[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] tour inaugurated in 2010 by [[John L. Reese|John Reese]] and sponsored by [[Rockstar (drink)|Rockstar Energy Drink]]. The tour was also created by John Oakes, Darryl Eaton and Ryan Harlacher from the [[Creative Artists Agency]], and Perry Lavoisne from [[Live Nation]].<ref name="BILL">{{Cite web| last = Waddell| first = Ray| title = Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed To Headline Uproar Festival Tour| work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| date = May 3, 2010| url = http://www.billboard.com/events/avenged-sevenfold-disturbed-to-headline-1004088189.story#/events/avenged-sevenfold-disturbed-to-headline-1004088189.story| accessdate = May 7, 2010}}</ref> 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."<ref name="NC">{{Cite web| last = Sciarretto| first = Amy| title = Uproar Tour Dates With Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour| work = [[Noisecreep]]| publisher = AOL Music| date = May 3, 2010| url = http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/05/03/uproar-tour-dates-with-disturbed-avenged-sevenfold-stone-sour/| accessdate = May 6, 2010}}</ref> Uproar Festival hosted a number of other activities other than live bands, such as autograph signing, the Miss Uproar contest, and giveaways. On May 17, 2011, the 2011 lineup was announced. The tour will start on August 26, 2011 and end on October 14, 2011. ==2012 line-up== ;Main Stage<ref>http://rockstaruproar.com/</ref> *[[Bullet for My Valentine]] *[[Papa Roach]] More to be announced. ;Music Gear Stage *[[Buckcherry]] *[[Paramore]] More to be announced. ==2011 line-up== ;Main Stage<ref>http://rockstaruproar.com/bands/</ref> *[[Avenged Sevenfold]] *[[Three Days Grace]] *[[Seether]] *[[Bullet for My Valentine]] *[[Escape the Fate]] ;Music Gear Stage *[[Sevendust]] *[[Black Tide]] *[[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]] *Hell or Highwater ;Official party band *Orange Blossom Special/Battle of the Bands winner ==2010 line-up== ;Main Stage<ref name="NC"/> *[[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]] *[[Avenged Sevenfold]] *[[Stone Sour]] *[[Halestorm]] ;Jagermeister Stage<ref name="NC"/> *[[Hellyeah]] *[[Airbourne (band)|Airbourne]] *[[New Medicine]] *[[Hail the Villain]] *Jagermeister Battle of the Bands Winner ==2010 tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! width="200"| Date ! width="200"| City<ref name="AltPress-dates">{{Cite web| last = Karan| first = Tim| title = Uproar Festival Tickets Go On Sale Saturday| work = [[Alternative Press]]| date = June 8, 2010| url = http://www.altpress.com/news/uproartix.htm| accessdate = June 8, 2010}}</ref> ! width="150"| Country ! width="300"| Venue<ref name="AltPress-dates"/> ! width="100"| Battle of the Bands winner |- | August 17, 2010 | [[Minneapolis]] |rowspan="6"| [[United States]] | [[Target Center]] | Calous |- | August 18, 2010 | [[Bonner Springs, Kansas|Bonner Springs]] | [[Sandstone Amphitheater]] | [[Seasons After]] |- | August 20, 2010 | [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] | WestFair Amphitheatstone | |- | August 21, 2010 | [[Tinley Park, Illinois|Tinley Park]] | [[First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre]] | Ground Effect |- | August 22, 2010 | [[Corfu, New York|Corfu]] | [[Darien Lake]] | As Summer Dies |- | August 24, 2010 | [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] | [[Nationwide Arena]] | XFactor1 |- | August 25, 2010 | [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]] | [[Canada]] | [[Molson Amphitheatre]] | |- | August 27, 2010 | [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] | rowspan="21"|[[United States]] | [[Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain]] | Candlelight Red |- | August 28, 2010 | [[Saratoga Springs, New York|Saratoga Springs]] | [[Saratoga Performing Arts Center]] | [[Mutiny Within]] |- | August 29, 2010 | [[Holmdel, New Jersey|Holmdel]] | [[PNC Bank Arts Center]] | Stereo Fallout |- | August 31, 2010 | [[Bristow, Virginia|Bristow]] | [[Jiffy Lube Live]] | Fight the Lion |- | September 1, 2010 | [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] | [[Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte|Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre]] | Straight Line Stitch |- | September 3, 2010 | [[Pelham, Alabama|Pelham]] | [[Verizon Wireless Music Center (Birmingham)|Verizon Wireless Music Center]] | Year and a Day |- | September 4, 2010 | [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] | [[Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood]] | [[Uncrowned (band)|Uncrowned]] |- | September 5, 2010 | [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] | [[Ford Amphitheatre (Tampa)|Ford Amphitheatre]] | Element 55 |- | September 8, 2010 | [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] | [[BOK Center]] | [[Seasons After]] |- | September 10, 2010 | [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] | [[SuperPages.com Center]] | Squint |- | September 11, 2010 | [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] | Concrete Street Amphiteater | Snake Skin Prison |- | September 12, 2010 | [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]] | [[Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion]] | Ember |- | September 14, 2010 | [[Greenwood Village, Colorado|Greenwood Village]] | [[Comfort Dental Amphitheatre]] | [[The Sammus Theory]] |- | September 15, 2010 | [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]] | [[USANA Amphitheatre]] | Riksha |- | September 17, 2010 | [[Irvine, California|Irvine]] | [[Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre]] | [[Eyes Set to Kill]] |- | September 18, 2010 | [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]] | [[Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre]] | Mower |- | September 19, 2010 | [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]] | [[Tempe Town Lake#Tempe Beach Park|Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre]] | Eyes Set to Kill |- | September 21, 2010 | [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] | [[Rabobank Arena]] | Conspiracy Theory |- | September 22, 2010 | [[Wheatland, California|Wheatland]] | [[Sleep Train Amphitheatre]] | The Chimpz |- | September 24, 2010 | [[Post Falls, Idaho|Post Falls]] | Greyhound Park | Denots |- | September 25, 2010 | [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]] | [[White River Amphitheatre]] | Gwamba |- | September 26, 2010 | [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]] | rowspan="5"| [[Canada]] | [[Pacific Coliseum]] | Carpenter |- | September 28, 2010 | [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]] | [[Rexall Place]] | |- | September 29, 2010 | [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]] | [[Scotiabank Saddledome]] | |- | September 30, 2010 |[[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan|Saskatoon]] | [[Credit Union Centre]] | |- | October 2, 2010 | [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]] | [[MTS Centre]] | Saigon Hookers |- | October 3, 2010 | [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] | rowspan="2"| [[United States]] | [[Fargodome]] | 3 Pill Morning |- | October 4, 2010 | [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] | [[Alliant Energy Center#Veterans Memorial Coliseum|Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum]] | 3 Pill Morning |} ==2011 tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! width="200"| Date ! width="200"| City<ref name="AltPress-dates">{{Cite web| last = Karan| first = Tim| title = Uproar Festival Tickets Go On Sale Saturday| work = [[Alternative Press]]| date = June 8, 2010| url = http://www.altpress.com/news/uproartix.htm| accessdate = June 8, 2010}}</ref> ! width="150"| Country ! width="300"| Venue<ref name="AltPress-dates"/> ! width="100"| Battle of the Bands winner |- | August 26, 2011 | [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] | rowspan="11"|[[United States]] | [[Susquehanna Bank Center]] | Wildstreet |- | August 27, 2011 | [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] | [[Toyota Pavilion]] | Through The Flood |- | August 30, 2011 | [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]] | [[Comcast Center (amphitheatre)|Comcast Center]] | Thurkills Vision |- | August 31, 2011 | [[Bristow, Virginia|Bristow]] | [[Jiffy Lube Live]] | |- | September 1, 2011 | [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]] | [[Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach]] | Fire Fire |- | September 3, 2011 | [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] | [[1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre]] | Nu Era |- | September 4, 2011 | [[Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi]] | [[Mississippi Coast Coliseum]] | Cathercist |- | September 5, 2011 | [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]] | [[Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion]] | No Such Thing |- | September 9, 2011 | [[Clarkston, Michigan|Clarkston]] | [[DTE Energy Music Theatre]] | Bloodline Riot |- | September 10, 2011 | [[Corfu, New York|Corfu]] | [[Darien Lake Performing Arts Center]] | Cry To The Blind |- | September 11, 2011 | [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] | [[The Comcast Theatre]] | Victims of Tragedy |- | September 13, 2011 | [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]] | rowspan="2"|[[Canada]] | [[Parc Jean-Drapeau]] | |- | September 14, 2011 | [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]] | [[Molson Canadian Amphitheatre]] | |- | September 16, 2011 | [[Burgettstown, Pennsylvania|Burgettstown]] | rowspan="8"|United States | [[First Niagara Pavilion]] | Through These Walls |- | September 17, 2011 | [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]] | [[Verizon Wireless Music Center (Indiana)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre]] | Luminoth |- | September 18, 2011 | [[Tinley Park, Illinois|Tinley Park]] | [[First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre]] | Mindset Evolution |- | September 20, 2011 | [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] | [[Van Andel Arena]] | |- | September 21, 2011 | [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio|Cuyahoga Falls]] | [[Blossom Music Center]] | Blackout Superstar |- | September 23, 2011 | [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] | WestFair Amphitheater | The Wreckage |- | September 24, 2011 | [[Bonner Springs, Kansas|Bonner Springs]] | [[Sandstone Amphitheater]] | Echo Vendetta |- | September 25, 2011 | [[Maryland Heights, Missouri|Maryland Heights]] | [[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (St. Louis)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre]] | Seldon |- | September 28, 2011 | [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]] | rowspan="2"|Canada | [[Saddledome]] | |- | September 29, 2011 | [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]] | [[Rexall Place]] | |- | October 1, 2011 | [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]] | rowspan="9"|United States | [[White River Amphitheatre]] | In Her Memory |- | October 2, 2011 | [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] | [[Spokane Arena]] | The Fail Safe Project |- | October 4, 2011 | [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]] | [[USANA Amphitheatre]] | |- | October 5, 2011 | [[Greenwood Village, Colorado|Greenwood Village]] | [[Comfort Dental Amphitheatre]] | I Capture Castle |- | October 7, 2011 | [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] | [[The Pavilion (amphitheatre)|Hard Rock Pavilion]] | Signal 99 |- | October 8, 2011 | [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] | [[Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion]] | [[The Sammus Theory]] |- | October 9, 2011 | [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]] | [[Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre]] | Jahmbi |- | October 13, 2011 | [[Wheatland, California|Wheatland]] | [[Sleep Train Amphitheatre]] | Stepchild |- | October 14, 2011 | [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]] | [[Shoreline Amphitheatre]] | |} ==See also== * [[Mayhem Festival]] * [[Warped Tour]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://rockstaruproar.com/}} *{{twitter|rockstaruproar}} *[http://www.theliveoc.com/concert-reviews/226-uproar-festival-2010-review.html Rockstar Uproar Irvine Review and Pictures] [[Category:Metal festivals]] [[Category:2010 concert tours]] [[es:Mayhem Festival]] [[pt:Mayhem Festival]]'