Merry Mayhem Tour
Co-headlining tour by Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie
LocationUnited States
Associated album
Start dateOctober 31, 2001 (2001-10-31)
End dateDecember 23, 2001 (2001-12-23)
No. of shows20
Ozzy Osbourne concert chronology
The Ozzman Cometh Tour
(1998) 		Merry Mayhem Tour
(2001) 		Down to Earth Tour
(2002)
Rob Zombie concert chronology
Ozzfest 1999
(1999) 		Merry Mayhem Tour
(2001) 		The Sinister Urge Tour
(2002)

The Merry Mayhem Tour was a co-headlining tour featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie that occurred in the fall and winter of 2001. When the tour was initially mentioned in September 2001, it was dubbed the Black Christmas Tour featuring support by Cradle of Filth.[1] By early October, the tour was officially announced as the Merry Mayhem Tour, renamed due to the recent September 11 attacks, and would feature support from Mudvayne and Soil. The tour was set to hit 33 cities, beginning on Halloween and ending on New Year's Eve.[2] Osbourne broke his leg while slipping when stepping out of the shower, resulting in 10 dates, scheduled between November 9 and November 24, being postponed.[3] Later, the final three dates on the tour were cancelled, the final date due to more fallout from the September 11 attacks and the two preceding dates due to routing problems..[4] Therefore, the tour ended on December 23 with only 20 of the planned 33 dates occurring.

Personnel

Ozzy Osbourne[5]
Rob Zombie

Tour dates

Date[2][6][7] City Venue Notes
October 31, 2001 Tucson Tucson Convention Center
November 1, 2001 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
November 3, 2001 El Paso Don Haskins Center
November 5, 2001 Memphis Memphis Pyramid
November 7, 2001 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
November 9, 2001 Houston Compaq Center Cancelled
November 10, 2001 Bossier City CenturyTel Center
November 12, 2001 Knoxville Thompson-Boling Arena
November 14, 2001 Cincinnati Firstar Center
November 15, 2001 Cleveland Gund Arena
November 17, 2001 Nashville Gaylord Entertainment Center
November 19, 2001 Birmingham BJCC Arena
November 21, 2001 Miami American Airlines Arena
November 23, 2001 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
November 24, 2001 Atlanta Philips Arena
November 29, 2001 Grand Forks Alerus Center
December 1, 2001 Madison Alliant Energy Center
December 2, 2001 Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
December 4, 2001 Moline Mark of the Quad Cities
December 6, 2001 Rosemont Allstate Arena
December 8, 2001 Detroit Cobo Arena
December 10, 2001 Louisville Freedom Hall
December 11, 2001 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
December 13, 2001 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
December 15, 2001 Worcester The Centrum
December 16, 2001 Buffalo HSBC Arena
December 18, 2001 Albany Pepsi Arena
December 20, 2001 Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena
December 21, 2001 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 23, 2001 East Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena
December 28, 2001 Los Angeles Los Angeles Sports Arena Cancelled
December 29, 2001 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
December 31, 2001 Phoenix Cricket Pavilion

References

  1. ^ "Archive News Sep 03, 2001". Blabbermouth.net. 2001-09-03. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  2. ^ a b Dangelo, Joe (2001-10-01). "Ozzy, Zombie To Wreck Merry Mayhem On Tour". MTV News. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. ^ Mancini, Rob (2001-11-09). "Ozzy Breaks A Leg; 10 Merry Mayhem Dates Postponed". MTV News. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  4. ^ Saraceno, Christina (2001-12-04). "Ozzy Cancels Final Two Shows". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  5. ^ Fisher, Trevor (2001-12-04). "Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osbourne energize fans". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  6. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Merry Mayhem Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  7. ^ Mitch Van Beekum. "Ozzy Osbourne Tour Dates". Ozzyhead.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
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