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Taste of Chaos returns with new lineup, expanded itinerary

Published December 1, 2005 02:32 PM

By Tjames Madison / LiveDaily Contributor

The organizers of the Taste of Chaos [ tickets ] tour have announced an itinerary for next year's edition of the winter rock festival, with a lineup set to include Deftones [ tickets ], Thrice [ tickets ], Atreyu [ tickets ] and others.

The tour will kick off Feb. 16 in San Diego, with a total of 46 cities included on the current schedule. This year's inaugural Taste of Chaos tour played to crowds in 37 cities across the U.S. and Canada before launching an international run that included stops in Europe, Australia and Japan.

Although the event's website advises that the lineup of acts is subject to change and "will vary from city to city," a partial, preliminary list of performers, in addition to those named above, includes Story of the Year [ tickets ], Thursday, As I Lay Dying, Dredg and Silverstein.

The Taste of Chaos tour is produced by Kevin Lyman, who also founded the annual summer Warped Tour festival. Lyman conceived Taste of Chaos as a winter counterpart to the popular warm-weather outing.

"Our goal is to give fans a six hour arena show with a multimedia experience of live music and activities for under 30 bucks," Lyman said in a press release.

Rockstar Energy Drink has signed on as the tour's title sponsor, and FUSE Television, MySpace.com, Alternative Press and Revolver have been announced as media partners. Other sponsors include Nintendo, Best Buy and Hot Topic, all of whom plan to feature an interactive element at each of the tour's stops.

A live DVD featuring performances from last year's Taste of Chaos tour was released in September and is available through the event's website.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

February 2006
16 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
17 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
18 - El Paso, TX - County Coliseum
20 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre
21 - San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum
22 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
24 - Jacksonville, FL - Metro Park
25 - Orlando, FL - Tinker Field
26 - Pampano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheater
28 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Center

March 2006
1 - Norfolk, VA - Convocation Center
3 - East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands
4 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
6 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
7 - Boston, MA - Tsongas Arena
8 - Hartford, CT - Expo Center
9 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid Hudson Civic Center
10 - Niagara Falls, NY - to be announced
11 - Detroit, MI - Cobo Arena
13 - St. Louis, MO - Family Arena
14 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion
15 - Cleveland, OH - CSU Convocation Center
16 - Toledo, OH - Toledo Sports Arena
17 - Dayton, OH - Hara Arena
18 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
19 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
21 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Memorial Auditorium
22 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium
23 - Kansas City, KS - Hale Arena
25 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
27 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
28 - San Jose, CA - SJSU Events Center
29 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
30 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Sports Arena

April 2006
1 - Portland, OR - The Pavilion-Oregon State Fairgrounds
2 - Seattle, WA - Everett Events Center
3 - Vancouver, British Columbia - PNE Forum
5 - Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Events Center
6 - Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome
8 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Place
9 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
12 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
13 - Toronto, Ontario - Arrow Hall
14 - Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre
15 - Montreal, Quebec - Stade Uniprix