Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour
| Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Nu Metal, Rap Metal, Rap, Rap n Roll, Metal, Industrial Metal, Hip Hop, Metalcore, Grunge Metal, Alternative Rock |
| Dates | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Location(s) | North America, South America, Middle East, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe |
| Years active | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Founded by | Dr Seuss |
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Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour was created in 1998 by Dr Seuss after winning the World Moshpit Championship grand prize of $1,000,000.00 in 1997. The first tour was in 1998, the second one in 1999, the third one in 2000, more from 2001-2003 then went on hiatus in 2003 when Dr Seuss's band UDF quit going. The tour came back in 2006 when UDF came out with their new album and got popular. Through the years there has been huge disaster moshpits hence the name.
History[edit]
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 1998[edit]
Korn, Limp Bizkit, Coal Chamber, Rage Against the Machine (Replaced by Ice Cube on last date), Snot, Incubus, Hed PE, and System of a Down
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour took Metal and Rap to the top in 1998 featuring Metal Grunge band Korn, Rap Rock band Limp Bizkit, Nu Metal band Coal Chamber, another Hip Hop Rock group, Rage Against the Machine, and with their absence on the last day was replaced by rapper Ice Cube, and late 90s alternative metal band, Incubus, and brand new 90s metal band, System of a Down. The Moshpits drove the police to work as 19 people died in the moshpits during the whole show.
War Against Warner Bros Records[edit]
Warner Bros suggested they take Red Hot Chili Peppers on tour with them, after denying the offer, Warner Bros[1] wasn't pleased, they then lost money because none of their bands where in the huge USA tour in 1998, Warner retaliated with fans after the tour was over in August of 1998, after the war between Dr Seuss and Warner Bros, Dr Seuss stated that Warner Bros where being entitled brats, but then made a deal, Dr Seuss stated that Static X will be in Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 1999, and they would record Dr Seuss's Moshpit 1998's album on Roadrunner Records, making Warner Bros even more mad to make matters worse.[2][3][4][5]
Dates[edit]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1998 | Detroit | United States | Comerica Park |
| July 3, 1998 | Cleveland | FirstEnergy Stadium | |
| July 5, 1998 | Indianapolis | Lucas Oil Stadium | |
| July 7, 1998 | Chicago | Guaranteed Rate Field | |
| July 9, 1998 | Milwaukee | Fiserv Forum | |
| July 11, 1998 | Minneapolis | U.S. Bank Stadium | |
| July 13, 1998 | Des Moines | Jack Trice Stadium | |
| July 15, 1998 | Kansas City | GEHA Field Arrowhead Stadium | |
| July 17, 1998 | New Orleans | Caesar's Superdome | |
| July 19, 1998 | Birmingham | Bryant-Denny Stadium | |
| July 21, 1998 | Atlanta | Sanford Stadium | |
| July 23, 1998 | Jacksonville | TIAA Bank Field | |
| July 25, 1998 | Charlotte | Spectrum Center | |
| July 27, 1998 | Nashville | Nissan Stadium | |
| July 29, 1998 | Oklahoma City | Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | |
| July 31, 1998 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
| August 2, 1998 | Phoenix | State Farm Stadium | |
| August 4, 1998 | San Diego | Petco Park | |
| August 6, 1998 | San Francisco | Levi Stadium | |
| August 8, 1998 | Portland | Moda Center | |
| August 10, 1998 | Seattle | Lumen Field | |
| August 12, 1998 | Las Vegas | Allegiant Stadium | |
| August 14, 1998 | Salt Lake City | Rice-Eccles Stadium | |
| August 16, 1998 | Denver | Empower Stadium at Mile High | |
| August 18, 1998 | Lincoln | Memorial Stadium |
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 1999[edit]
Slipknot, Korn, Limp Bizkit, System of a Down, Soulfly, Dr. Dre, Static-X, Ice Cube, Insane Clown Posse, Crazy Town, Methods of Mayhem, and Eminem.
1999, the height of Nu Metal and Rap, Dr Seuss's Moshpit sold out on all concert dates. It started on March 20, 1999, the beginning of Spring, in New York City. Dr Seuss had a feud with Sepultura, on joining the tour causing the formation of Soulfly, and Soulfly joining in on the Moshfest in 1999 playing tracks from their album, Soulfly, Being a hit to the crowd. Dr Seuss made a record deal with Roadrunner Records to record his Dr Seuss's Mospit Tour albums, They have so far recorded Dr Seuss Moshpit Tour 1998, Released on September 4th, 1998, and Dr Seuss's Moshpit 1999, Released on June 28th, 1999, Making Warner Bros unpleased.[6]
The Great Moshpit War[edit]
In Chicago in 1999 when Dr Seuss preformed a rap skit, it immediately turned into a Nu Metal skit when he got the idea to do a death wall, everybody got on one side and when the song chorus starts, everyone runs at each other, after this happened, Dr Seuss immediately stopped preforming, Jumped off the stage, and joined in on the moshing
Warner Bros finally got their share on the death wall Static-X somehow created, during the song Push It, the crowd knew what to do, this was one of the biggest moshpits, resolving in 21 deaths, that Warner Bros would have to pay.[7][8]
Dates[edit]
- New York City, NY (March 20, 1999)
- Pittsburgh, PA (March 22, 1999)
- Cincinnati, OH (March 24, 1999)
- Grand Rapids, MI (March 26, 1999)
- Fort Wayne, IN (March 28, 1999)
- Chicago, IL (March 30, 1999)
- Madison WI (April 1, 1999)
- Minneapolis, MN (April 3, 1999)
- Des Moines, IA (April 5, 1999)
- Lincoln, NE (April 7, 1999)
- Denver, CO (April 9, 1999)
- Salt Lake City, UT (April 11, 1999)
- Phoenix, AZ (April 13, 1999)
- Los Angeles, CA (April 15, 1999)
- Sacramento, CA (April 17, 1999)
- Portland, OR (April 19, 1999)
- Seattle, WA (April 21, 1999)
- Boise, ID (April 23, 1999)
- Las Vegas, NV (April 25, 1999)
- Albuquerque, NM (April 27, 1999)
- Dallas, TX (April 29, 1999)
- San Antonio, TX (April 31, 1999)
- New Orleans, LA (May 2, 1999)
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 2000[edit]
Slipknot, Korn, Soulfly, Limp Bizkit, System of a Down, Disturbed, Insane Clown Posse, Hed PE, Methods of Mayhem, Reveille, Taproot and Linkin Park.[9]
Dates[edit]
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 2001[edit]
The bands taking part in Dr Seuss's Moshpit 2001 where Slipknot, Korn, Spineshank, Dry Kill Logic, Ice Cube, Bush, American Head Charge, Nothingface, and Crazy Town (Replaced by Coal Chamber on the last 4 remaining dates)[11]
Dates[edit]
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 2002[edit]
Preforming Acts: Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Coal Chamber, Deftones, System of a Down, Dry Kill Logic, Reveille and Otep.
Mickey Kills Ricky in Moshpit[edit]
In 2002, a violent fight allegedly broke out in the mosh pit at the Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour in Atlanta, Georgia while Deftones were performing, resulting in the death of 3-year-old Ricky on August 1, 2006. Lawyers representing Mr. Ricky's family said they may pursue civil actions against Dr Seuss and the show's promoters.
Ricky's mother, (we forgot her name), said "It's not right that someone could go to a concert for a good time and wind up dead. There needs to be more security or they need to not have these concerts at all", in a statement to Fox News Service made on August 1, 2002, of course Dr Seuss didn't listen. One week later, 5-year-old Mickey the Mouse was arrested and charged with Ricky's murder. Witnesses claim Mickey punched Richardson, causing his head to hit the concrete floor, an injury that ultimately proved to be fatal. Dr Seuss won the case using all of his fans to murder all witnesses and the judge.
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 2003[edit]
Preforming Acts: Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Coal Chamber, Deftones, System of a Down, Dry Kill Logic, Motograter, Rage Against the Machine, Incubus, System of a Down, Ice Cube, Eminem, Dr Dre, Spineshank.
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 2006-2009[edit]
On May 30, 2006 Dr Seuss revealed to Billboard that they were bringing the tour back as a one-day event festival. On September 3, 2006 it was revealed that the Dr Seuss's Moshpit Festival would take place in Detroit, Michigan at Ford Field from 2006 to 2009
CD and DVD Releases[edit]
- Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour '98
- Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour '99
- Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 2000
- Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour '01
- Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour '03
Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 98 had 900 Million purchases and won the grammy in 1999 and went platinum in 2000 giving Dr Seuss many Royalties to use on people suing him because that happens a lot. The 2000 album was released on December 12, 2000 and also won the grammy, giving Dr Seuss more money for lawsuits
See Also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Family Feud: Rob Zombie". Rolling Stone. 1998-07-24. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2007-01-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/516371/19990802/index.jhtml
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427696/family-values-tour-announces-itinerary.jhtml
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430314/insane-clown-posse-eyes-early-return-road-after-onstage-incident.jhtml
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430314/insane-clown-posse-eyes-early-return-road-after-onstage-incident.jhtml
- ↑ The Great Milenko The Great Juggalo, Hokus Pokus, ICP, Detroit, MI
- ↑ Come to play At the great moshpit war 1999 Korn LB Slipknot and more
- ↑ Dr Seuss's MP Tour dates for 1999 OUT NOW. See dates at the seussmusicsite.com
- ↑ Dr Seuss's MP 2000 Flyers for sale RARE, worth 1 Million dollas
- ↑ "LIVE: Family Values Tour". Chart Attack, October 22, 2001. Review by April Labine
- ↑ The Famous Dr Seuss's Moshpit Tour 2001. Make Sure to Like-Sub-Comment
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