The Bamboozle

The Bamboozle
Genre	Various
Location(s)	2006–2011, Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey 2003–2005, 2012, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Years active	2003–2012
Website	http://www.thebamboozle.com/

The Bamboozle was an annual three-day music festival held in New Jersey from 2003 to 2012. Every year, new bands competed for spots during the two days. The event evolved out of the Skate and Surf Festival. In 2012, creator John D'Esposito left Bamboozle due to creative differences with Live Nation. He later clarified in an interview that while he was disappointed in Live Nation's support of the festival, "It wasn’t LiveNation that did this – House of Blues did. House of Blues is 100% responsible for the damage of Bamboozle."^[1]

The characters

The Bamboozle has many different characters within the festival planning. Some of these characters are real people with false identities, who work to plan and operate the festival, while others are completely fictional, and serve as a means to give the public clues as to who may be playing at The Bamboozle.

• John D is the festival creator.
• Scoop is the Bamboozle's festival reporter. Scoop shares the latest news about the festival in the Bamboozle chatroom. Scoop likes to leak information to the public about the Bamboozle, but he always talks in riddles and baby talk. He loves the children's show Bob the Builder, the character Mater from the Pixar film Cars, and the game hide-and-seek.
• Elmo is an older character involved with the Hoodwink festival. He also works at the Stone Pony as the production manager.
• Passmaster Pokey is an actual person. He did production on all Skate & Surf Festivals and Bamboozles. He gives the Backstage / VIP tours too.
• xChristianx helps direct the kids on Myspace.

Timeline

2003

The Great Bamboozle

The Great Bamboozle was held on May 30, May 31, and June 1, 2003, at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Keller Williams, The Roots, and Dark Star Orchestra headlined the shows, respectively.^[2]

May 30 lineup

• Bamboozle Stage:

  Keller Williams

• Stone Pony Stage:

  Jones, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (2 Sets)

• Shakedown St. Stage:

  Unexplained Bacon, J. Pat

• Golddigger Stage:

  Frydaddy

May 31 lineup

• Bamboozle Stage:

  Medeski Martin & Wood, DJ Logic, The Roots

• Stone Pony Stage:

  Scarecrow Collection, The Remedy, Bamm Hollow, Borialis, DJ Logic, New Blood Revival (2 Sets)

• Shakedown St. Stage:

  Matt Witte and Friends, Mike Brody, Sunny Daze, Under New Ownership

• Golddigger Stage:

  One Eyed Jack

June 1 lineup

• Bamboozle Stage:

  Mike Farris, Topaz, David Grisman Quintet, Dark Star Orchestra

• Stone Pony Stage:

  Bugg, Antigone Rising, Seth Yacovone, Juggling Suns

• Shakedown St. Stage:

  Mike Korbar, Jaski, Moroccan Sheep Herders, Secret Sound

• Golddigger Stage:

  Pocketshwa

• Jim Donovan of Rusted Root led 4 drum circles throughout the last day of the festival.

2004

The Great Bamboozle 2004

The Great Bamboozle 2004 was held on June 4, June 5, and June 6, 2004, at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. G. Love and Special Sauce, moe., and Sonic Youth headlined the shows, respectively.^[3]

June 4 lineup

• Main Stage:

  Xavier Rudd, G. Love and Special Sauce

• Stone Pony Stage:

  Louque, Tristan Prettyman, Matt Nathanson, The Duo

• Shakedown St. Stage:

  Soundvibe, Sunny Daze

• Golddigger Jam Stage:

  The Brakes, Inclement Weather, Days Awake, Under New Ownership

• Jim's Acoustic Junction:

  Matt Costine, Water, Dujeous, Gabriels Hold

June 5 lineup

• Main Stage:

  Kaki King, Galactic, moe. (2 sets)

• Stone Pony Stage:

  Scarecrow Collection, Ja Fizz, Blue Highway, Jaski, Railroad Earth, RAQ

• Ocean Ave. Stage:

  Raisinhill, DeSol, The Breakfast, Antigone Rising

• Golddigger Jam Stage:

  Buzzed Universe, Bugg, Amber Blues, One Eyed Jack, Unexplained Bacon, The Remedy, Jounce, Juggling Suns

• Jim's Acoustic Junction:

  Lauren Pennington, Delicate Ground, JPat, Not Hungry, Sage

• Shakedown St. Stage:

  Borialis, Corn Mo, OM Trio

June 6 lineup

• Main Stage:

  M. Ward and Friends, Stellastarr, My Morning Jacket, Sonic Youth

• Stone Pony Stage:

  Jesse Malin, Patti Smith and Her Band, Guest Jam

• Ocean Ave. Stage:

  Lake Trout, On the Speakers, Ambulance LTD, French Kicks

• Golddigger Jam Stage:

  Godbox, Blue Day Golden, Red Lyte District, Mynuskris, Guest Jam, Arthur Kill

• Shakedown St. Stage:

  Johnny Lives, Low Flying Jets, Squad, Apollo Sunshine, Steel Train, Dios

• Jim's Acoustic Junction:

  Joe D'Urso, Jen Glass, Jodi Joseph, Dawnye Allyne, Danny White, Nicole Atkins, Joe Rapolla, Exit 105, Leela, Melissa Chill, Joy Bodnar, Rob Dye, Mike Rocket

2005

The Bamboozle 2005

The first Bamboozle was held on April 29, April 30, and May 1, 2005, at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. My Chemical Romance, The Starting Line, and Thrice headlined the shows, respectively. Brand New was originally scheduled to headline the first show, but was forced to cancel their show, while Thrice took over as the headliner.^[4]

April 29 lineup

^[5]

• Hurley Stage at Convention Hall

• I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, Relient K, The Blood Brothers, Motion City Soundtrack, Straylight Run, Finch, Thrice

• Street Stage at Bradley Park

• Spitalfield, The Receiving End of Sirens, Roses Are Red, Minus the Bear, The Honorary Title, Nightmare of You, Acceptance, Vendetta Red, Anberlin

• Made Stage at Boardwalk

• The Ghosts of the Berkley, Sarcasm, Someday Never, The Evan Anthem, The Goodwill, Paulson, Outsmarting Simon, Kane Hodder, Kevin Devine

• Hot Topic Stage at Stone Pony Landing

• Extol, Embrace Today, With Honor, Anterrabae, Haste the Day, Funeral for a Friend, It Dies Today, Bleeding Through

• Pure Volume Stage at Boardwalk

• Patent Pending, I Voted for Kodos, Caffeine, Screw Top Detonators, Secret Surprise, Skyler

• 7-10 Stage at Asbury Lanes

• The Silence, Flashlight Arcade, Dropping Daylight, The Modern, Lux Courageous, Scenes from a Movie, The Break Runner Up, Ashes Are Nutritious, The Jacks, Lord Sterling, The Dirt Bombs

• The Break Stage at Club Jimi

• Chasing Monroe, The Years Gone By, Rising Fury, Ded Lilth, ???, Republic

April 30 lineup

^[5]

• Hurley Stage at Convention Hall

• Say Anything, Mae, Silverstein, A Static Lullaby, Hidden in Plain View, Rufio, The Early November, Linc's Special Guest, Midtown, Senses Fail, Further Seems Forever featuring Chris Carrabba, Fall Out Boy, The Starting Line

• Street Stage at Bradley Park

• Daisy Haze, Small Towns Burn A Little Slower, A Wilhelm Scream, Melee, The Academy Is..., The Fight, JamisonParker, Paramore, Moneen, Gatsbys American Dream, Emery, Big D and the Kids Table, Jenoah, House of Fools, Bon Bomb

• Made Stage at Boardwalk

• Sunglasses at Night, Veda, The Honorary Title (Acoustic), Number One Fan, Caffeine, The Spill Canvas, This Day & Age, Over It, Chronic Future, Copeland, Action Action, Lovedrug

• Bamboozle Unplugged at Paramount Theatre

• Dave Melillo, Jessie Poland, John Ralston, Chase Pagan, Lucero, The New Amsterdams, Hot Rod Circuit, Friends of Bamboozle, Piebald

• Hot Topic Stage at Stone Pony Landing

• Crime in Stereo, Kane Hodder, The Chemistry, Hit the Lights, Emanuel, Pistolita, A Thorn For Every Heart, Saosin, The Bled, Van Stone, The Black Maria, Lola Ray, October Fall, Screw Top Detonators, Madjul

• Tri-State Punk Stage at Wonder Bar

• The Audition, Roma, Dead End Saints, Home Town Anthem, A Fall From Grace, The A.K.A.'s, Army of Me, Adam Richman, Long Since Forgotten, The Green Room, Runaway Orange, What About Frank?

• 7-10 Stage at Asbury Lanes

• Deciding Tonight, Remedy for Ruin, Driving East, Lakota, The Gun Stays, Bear vs. Shark, Burning Bright, New Years Day, Bind, Another Day Wasted, Tears of Hera

• The Break Stage at Club Jimi

• Self Denial, Strike.Fire.Fall, Bandcamp, In Harms Way, Echo Screen, For Felix, Hudson, Red Lyte District, Scarlet Letter, Bedlight for Blue Eyes, Blackoutskies, Cute Is What We Aim For, Upper Hand, My American Heart, Tourmaline, Wakefield

May 1 lineup

^[5]

• Hurley Stage at Convention Hall

• PRYDE, Northern State, Armor for Sleep, Catch 22, The All-American Rejects, Underoath, Flogging Molly, The Bouncing Souls, Alkaline Trio, My Chemical Romance

• Street Stage at Bradley Park

• Scatter the Ashes, Hellogoodbye, Ben Nichols, Say Anything, Let it Burn, Van Stone, The Explosion, Bayside, Circa Survive, Halifax, Throw Rag

• Made Stage at Boardwalk

  P.O.W, Ley Royal Scam, Gym Class Heroes, Days Away, Jinxed, Punchline, Mike Park, Down to Earth Approach, Idiot Pilot, Plain White T's, Street Dogs

• Hot Topic Stage at Stone Pony Landing

• High School Football Heroes, Drive By, Classic Case, Caffeine, Kane Hodder, Boys Night Out, The Chariot, These Arms are Snakes, Fear Before the March of Flames, The Sleeping, Arms of Orion

• Pure Volume Stage at Boardwalk

• The Mile After, Jade Fire, Dead 50's, Waking Ashland, A Day at the Fair, Poor Friend Me, Madison, Knup, Suburban Legends, ...And Then I Turned Seven, Emma

• Tri-State Punk Stage at Wonder Bar

• Bad Flirt, Our Dying Souls, Copper Pot, The Loved Ones, The Skanks, Blind Hate Experiment, More Than I, Sirsy, The Track Record, The Vacancies, Mike Rocket and the Stars

• 7-10 Stage at Asbury Lanes

• Blind and Driving, ???, The Circus, The Break Runner Up #1, Iced Over Phoenix, Drive Without, Steal the Air, Frame Work, Monster Squad, The Break Runner Up #2, The Break Runner Up #3

• The Break Stage at Club Jimi

• Company Calls, The NSG, The Transition, The Finale, The Progress, Ashwin

2006

The Bamboozle 2006

The Bamboozle 2006 was held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in the parking lot of Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Fall Out Boy headlined on May 6, and Taking Back Sunday headlined on May 7.

May 6 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)^[6]

• Linc's Stage:

  Matchmaker, The Hush Sound, Halifax, The Spill Canvas, Armor for Sleep, Silverstein, From First to Last, Hawthorne Heights, The All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy

• Photo Finish Stage:

  The Sleeping, Bayside, Hidden in Plain View, Hellogoodbye, Mae, Relient K, Streetlight Manifesto, Motion City Soundtrack, Thursday

• Riot Squad Stage:

  The A.K.A.'s, J Paris, The Pink Spiders, Over It, Pistolita, This Day & Age, Paramore, The Rocket Summer, October Fall, Permanent ME

• Macbeth Stage:

  The Killing Moon, Love Arcade, Van Stone, Drive By, Keating, Hit the Lights, Minus the Bear, Mewithoutyou, Desole, Forgive Durden

• Hurley/Hot Topic Stage:

  Caffeine, Russian Circles, Madina Lake, Endeverafter, Valencia, Chiodos, John Ralston, We the Kings, Monty, House of Heroes, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Flashlight Brown, Amber Pacific, Lorene Drive

• Dream Makers MP3 Stage:

  Patrick Droney & Bleak City Band, Endever, The Inout Inout, Strike, Veda Skyes, Inventions, Phil Bensen, Jonas Brothers, The Killing Sequence, Never the Nines, Liam and Me, Just Surrender, In Harms Way, Transfusion M

May 7 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)^[6]

• Linc's Stage:

  Emanuel, Alexisonfire, The Receiving End of Sirens, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Method Man, Panic! at the Disco, Senses Fail, HIM, AFI

• Photo Finish Stage:

  Aiden, Moneen, Strike Anywhere, Acceptance, Say Anything, Underoath, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Taking Back Sunday

• Riot Squad/Macbeth Stage:

  Bedouin Soundclash, Paint It Black, State Radio, I Am the Avalanche, Van Stone, Men, Women & Children, Nightmare of You, Circa Survive, Byehersmile, Last Perfect Thing

• Saints and Sinners Stage:

  As Cities Burn, The Number 12 Looks Like You, He Is Legend, Stretch Arm Strong, The Fall of Troy, Poison the Well, The Bled, Every Time I Die, From Autumn to Ashes, Crash Romeo

• Hurley/Hot Topic Stage:

  Zox, Sound the Alarm, Permanent Me, Envy on the Coast, Cute is What We Aim For, A Thorn for Every Heart, The Riverboat Gamblers, Fluff My Boner, Pryde, The Attack, Captured! by Robots

• Dream Makers MP3 Stage:

  Awful Waffle, Fire it Up, Green Light Go, The Mercurial, Transfusion M, MC Lars, Down By Nine, The Rockin 69's, Someday Never, Caffeine, And Then There Were Machines, Anchors for Arms, Off Broadway, Rudeboy & the Skankin Zombies

The Bamboozle Left

The Bamboozle Left was held at the Cal Poly Pomona Athletic Field in Pomona, California, on October 14 and October 15. Dashboard Confessional, Brand New and Thrice headlined, with 68 other bands performing on 5 different stages.^[7]

October 14

• MTV2 Stage:

  Secondhand Serenade, Phil Bensen, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Paramore, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Hellogoodbye, Jack's Mannequin, Something Corporate, Dashboard Confessional, Sugarcult

• Epitaph Records Stage:

  Mêlée, The Matches, All Time Low, Envy on the Coast, Halifax, Van Stone, Hit the Lights, Cute is What We Aim For

• Elmo Sez Stage:

  Break Contest Winner 1, Break Contest Winner 2, William Tell, Quietdrive, Big Japan, Sherwood

• Smart Punk Stage:

  Break Contest Winner, Playradioplay!, Fireworks, Between the Trees, Strata, Yesterday's Rising, HORSE the Band, A Day to Remember

• Linc's Special Stage:

  Valencia, Lorene Drive, ?, Ronnie Day, We the Kings, Jonas Brothers, Easy Tiger, ?

October 15

• MTV2 Stage:

  Supernova, Van Stone, The Bled, Murs, Yellowcard, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Thrice, Brand New

• Epitaph Records Stage:

  I Am Ghost, My American Heart, The Audition, Escape the Fate, The Fall of Troy, Pistolita, Chris Conley, The Spill Canvas

• Elmo Sez Stage:

  The Secret Handshake, Danger Radio, Permanent Me, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, So They Say, Daphne Loves Derby, Amber Pacific

• Smart Punk Stage:

  Break Contest Winner, Hot Like a Robot, Caffeine, The Outline, Sound the Alarm, A Thorn for Every Heart

• Linc's Special Stage:

  Comedy, Ernie Halter, Phil Bensen, Up for Grabs, Party Till She's Perfect, Men, Women & Children

2007

The Bamboozle 2007

The Bamboozle 2007 was again held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex from May 5 to May 6. Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance headlined the event, along with over 150 bands, artists, and comedians performing on 9 stages. A compilation album, The Bamboozle 2007: Everything Will Be Much Better Once I Get These Clowns Out of My Head, was created from the event.

Many bands performed under "mystery names", such as The Matches (The Locals), Hawthorne Heights (The Death Of...), Thursday (Bearfort), Motion City Soundtrack (The Great American Freedom Machine), Van Stone (Yesterday's 2morrow), The Sleeping (Biker Women), and Silverstein (XCanuckX).

May 5 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)^[8]

• Pep Rally:

  DJ Prime, Parade of Nothings featuring Pop Pop Pontiff & The Faulter Boys, Elmo's Meadowlands Address, Andrew W.K., Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, DJ Prime

• Main Stage A:

  Someone Say Something, Phil Bensen, Boys Like Girls, Silverstein, Bayside, Cartel, Say Anything, New Found Glory, Hellogoodbye, My Chemical Romance

• Monster Energy Stage:

  End of an Era, The Receiving End of Sirens, Cute Is What We Aim For, Paramore, The Spill Canvas, The Starting Line, MC Hammer, Saves the Day, Muse

• Carnivale Stage:

  Say When, The Forecast, The Pink Spiders, Valencia, Lydia, Secondhand Serenade, This Providence, The Great American Freedom Machine, The Rocket Summer

• Saints and Sinners Stage:

  Mutiny, The High Court, Permanent Me, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Men, Women & Children, Houston Calls, Hit the Lights, Bearfort, Elmo's Big Band, Yesterday's 2morrow, Lordi

• Riot Squad Stage:

  The Look, And Then There Were Machines, Forgive Durden, The A.K.A.s, Limbeck, Manchester Orchestra, The Cribs, Hot Rod Circuit, Moneen, Captured! by Robots

• Macbeth Stage:

  Vampire For Hire (who changed their name to "Love Automatic"), Skull Motion, Playradioplay, Ronnie Day, Moros Eros, Madina Lake, The Audition, Meg & Dia, The Almost, The Hush Sound

• Bamboozle TV Studio:

  We the Kings, Holiday Parade, Envy on the Coast, The Locals, Thrice, Dan Boulger, Biker Women, Forever In Motion, New Atlantic, Fake Gimms, Betrayal

• Pass The Mic Stage Right:

  Endless Escape, Render, The Sunstreak, High Class Elite, Rookie of the Year, Whole Wheat Bread featuring Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, Bert Kreischer, Mitch Fatel, Mike Bocchetti, Donnell Rawlings, Just Surrender, The Liam Show

• Pass The Mic Stage Left:

  The Ironbound, Ground to Machine, Capitol Risk, So They Say, Patent Pending, Nick Thune, The Casket Salesmen, Maybridge, Red Light Green Light, Between the Trees, Jeffree Star

May 6 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)^[8]

• Main Stage A:

  Brand New, Jedi Mind Tricks, The Early November, Mae, Armor for Sleep, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, Linkin Park

• Monster Energy Stage:

  Cordova, Young Love, Relient K, From First to Last, Circa Survive, Killswitch Engage, Yellowcard, Jack's Mannequin, "Weird Al" Yankovic

• Carnivale Stage:

  Reckless Sons, The Secret Handshake, Anberlin, Lydia, Daphne Loves Derby, All Time Low, The Sleeping, Plain White T's, Van Stone, Lordi

• Saints and Sinners Stage:

  Four Stories, Saint Caine, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Haste the Day, The Devil Wears Prada, It Dies Today, The Bled, Norma Jean, As I Lay Dying

• Riot Squad Stage:

  Blessthefall, The Oohlas, The Dear Hunter, Schoolyard Heroes, Halifax, State Radio, Rx Bandits, XCanuckX, Juliette and the Licks, Captured by Robots

• Macbeth Stage:

  NORA, Sherwood, The Matches, Fair to Midland, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Envy on the Coast, The Death Of..., Catch 22, Jonas Brothers

• Bamboozle TV Studio:

  Phil Bensen, Secondhand Serenade, The Spill Canvas, Danger Radio, Rookie of the Year, Kyle & Nat, Retard-O-Bot, Jack's Mannequin, Treaty of Paris, Amber Pacific, Quietdrive, The Graduate, Command Radio

• Pass The Mic Stage Right:

  Conditions, We Are the Fury, Drive By, Dave Melillo, Powerspace, Revolution Mother, Monty Are I, Mêlée, Greg Stone, Shane Mauss, Status Green, More Like The Moon, Perfuma, Robert Kelly

• Pass The Mic Stage Left:

  Stereo Skyline, Clara Lofaro, Four Letter Lie, The Murder & The Harlot, Chris Kanik, Kenotia, Pete Correale, Caffeine, Josh Spear, Mike Birbiglia, Blacktop Mourning, Counterfeit Pennies

2008

In 2008, the Bamboozle created the Bamboozle Roadshow and a new festival called the Hoodwink. The Bamboozle Roadshow 2008 took place from March 28 to May 10 at small venues across the United States featuring several acts selected by the Bamboozle staff. The Hoodwink took place on May 2, one day before the Bamboozle, in the Giants Stadium parking lot in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In addition, the Bamboozle Left, named due to its taking place on the West Coast, was held for the second time in 2008, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California.

The Bamboozle Roadshow

• Took place from March 28 to May 10
• Bands:
  • Armor for Sleep
  • Metro Station
  • Saves the Day
  • Set Your Goals
  • A Cursive Memory (select dates)
  • Lydia (select dates)
• Tour Dates:^[9]

The Bamboozle Left 2008

The Bamboozle Left 2008 took place on April 5 and April 6, 2008 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and The All-American Rejects headlined the festival. The following bands and artists performed on the respective dates:^[10]

April 5 lineup

• Asbury Park Stage:

  Eye Alaska, Four Year Strong, We the Kings, Streetlight Manifesto, The Starting Line, Story of the Year, Reel Big Fish, Alkaline Trio, Paramore, The All-American Rejects

• Nowwhat.com Stage:

  The Cab, Van Stone, Daphne Loves Derby, Bayside, Rx Bandits, The Bouncing Souls, New Found Glory, Face to Face, Jimmy Eat World

• Nokia Ticket Rush Stage:

  Valora, Vogue in the Movement, Automatic Loveletter, A Rocket to the Moon, An Angle, Valencia, Danger Radio, Hit the Lights, Steel Train, Alesana

• The 5 Gum Stage:

  Our Last Night, Josephine Collective, Rookie of the Year, Paper Rival, Sky Eats Airplane, Dear and the Headlights, The Forecast, The Audition, The Chariot, Take the Crown

• MLB Authentic Collection Stage:

  My Evolution, Austin Gibbs and the States, Charlotte Sometimes, Sound and Fury, Takota, Zox, Every Avenue, Brighten, The Tahiti Twins, Dance Gavin Dance

• Playground Stage:

  The Break Dance Contest Winner, The Morning Light, Supernova, House of Fools, Broadway Calls, Porcelain, Say No More, The Break Contest Winner, The Break Contest Winner

April 6 lineup

• Asbury Park Stage:

  From First to Last, MxPx, We the Kings, Escape the Fate, Hawthorne Heights, Hot Water Music, Saves the Day, The Bravery, Chiodos, My Chemical Romance

• Nowwhat.com Stage:

  Schoolyard Heroes, Metro Station, Secondhand Serenade, Armor for Sleep, Billy Talent, Finch, Anti-Flag, Goldfinger, Blaqk Audio

• Nokia Ticket Rush Stage:

  Your Vegas, Protest the Hero, Pierce the Veil, Foxy Shazam, Street Dogs, Set Your Goals, Vinnie Caruana of The Movielife, Creature Feature, The Dillinger Escape Plan

• The 5 Gum Stage:

  Dear Life, Dead to Me, Shook Ones, Drive By, The Sleeping, A Day to Remember, H₂O, 7 Seconds, Suicide Silence

• MLB Authentic Collection Stage:

  The Break Contest Winner, TheStart, Chronic Future, 3OH!3, The Secret Handshake, The Color Fred, Lydia, Suburban Legends, Jeffree Star, MC Lars

• Playground Stage:

  Palmerston, Making April, New Tomorrow, Breathe Carolina, The Medic Droid, Millionaires, A Cursive Memory, The A.K.A.'s, Dr. Manhattan

The Hoodwink 2008

• Took place on May 2, 2008 in parking lot of the Giants Stadium
• Lineup:
  • Main Stage 1:

    The Pink Spiders, Metro Station, Armor for Sleep, Jack's Mannequin, Say Anything

  • Main Stage 2:

    Mae, Finch, Saves the Day, Chiodos

  • Side Stage 1:

    Someone Say Something, Rookie of the Year, Lydia, The Sleeping

  • Side Stage 2:

    End of an Era, Men, Women & Children, Set Your Goals, MxPx

This is a secret or mysterious concert, and as quoted on thebamboozle.com "The Bamboozle Reserves The Right To Trick Everyone on Friday Night, May 2nd With a Mysterious Concert Held Somewhere Close To Another Major Festival", this concert speculated to be The Hoodwink.^[11]

Many of the names on the Hoodwink website now have a link attached to them, which you can click on taking you to the band's website.

The Bamboozle 2008

The Bamboozle 2008 was held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex for its third year in a row on May 3 and May 4. Snoop Dogg and Jimmy Eat World headlined the May 3 show, and Panic! at the Disco and Coheed & Cambria headlined the show on May 4.^[12] The following bands and artists performed on the respective dates:

May 3 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• Photo Finish Pep Rally:

  Parade Gathering, Parade March, Reverand Ryan, Pop Pop Pontiff, Say Anything, DJ Prime/Reverand Ryan

• Asbury Park Stage:

  Can You Keep A Secret, Cute Is What We Aim For, Story of the Year, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Less Than Jake, Pepper, Chiodos, Jack's Mannequin, Paramore, Snoop Dogg

• Nowwhat.com Stage:

  Trust, Secondhand Serenade, Metro Station, Streetlight Manifesto, Armor for Sleep, Mindless Self Indulgence, Tokio Hotel, Saves The Day, The Bravery, Jimmy Eat World

• Nokia Ticket Rush Stage:

  A Rocket to the Moon, Single File, Playradioplay, Vinnie Caruana of The Movielife, Hit the Lights, MxPx, Set Your Goals, Alien Ant Farm, Fiction Plane, I Set My Friends on Fire

• Rebel Youth Records Stage:

  Holiday Parade, Dear and the Headlights, Lydia, The Maine, Snake Milk, Family Force 5, The Rocket Summer, Valencia, Men, Women & Children, Sing It Loud

• MLB Stage:

  Our Last Night, Josephine Collective, A Skylit Drive, Sky Eats Airplane, Breathe Carolina, The Audition, The Chariot, Kill Hannah, The Devil Wears Prada, Jeffree Star

• The 5 Gum Stage:

  MyChildren MyBride, The Sleeping featuring Sebastian Bach, Aiden, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Blessthefall, A Day to Remember, From First to Last, The Birthday Massacre, Alesana

• Bamboozle TV Studio:

  Studio Introductions, Mansions, Phil Bensen (acoustic), Anthony Raneri, Neil Rubenstein, Sound and Fury, The Pink Spiders featuring Rotten Cotton, As Tall as Lions, Bret Williams, Madina Lake, Nore Davis, Josh Spear, Blake, Zack Weber, Neil Rubenstein, Eric Riviera, Streetlight Manifesto, Let Me Run

• Linc Star Records Break Stage:

  The Cast Before The Break, A Love Like Pi, Barry & The Penetrators, Van Atta High, Sparkys Flaw, Krista, The Riverwinds, The Black Clouds, Gonna Get Got, Red 13, Del Jugo, Kenotia

• The Aquarian Stage:

  Takota, Farewell, Every Avenue, Schoolyard Heroes, The Morning Of, Dr. Manhattan, Ludo, The Eternal Affect, Zox, Treaty of Paris, God or Julie

May 4 lineup

(artists from earliest to latest time sets)

• Asbury Park Stage:

  The Maine, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Cobra Starship, Circa Survive, Anti-Flag, The Bouncing Souls, Bret Michaels, Motion City Soundtrack, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! at the Disco

• Nowwhat.com Stage:

  Finch, All Time Low, The Academy Is..., Say Anything, The Starting Line, Senses Fail, Thrice, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Coheed And Cambria

• Nokia Ticket Rush Stage:

  Automatic Loveletter, My American Heart, Four Year Strong, As Tall as Lions, I Am The Avalanche, Envy on the Coast, And Then There Were Machines, The Hush Sound

• Rebel Youth Records Stage:

  The Banner, Foxy Shazam, Danger Radio, Forever The Sickest Kids, We the Kings, The Fall of Troy, The Receiving End of Sirens, Every Time I Die, Emmure

• MLB Stage:

  A Midnight Tragedy, Between the Trees, The Secret Handshake, The Dear Hunter, 3OH!3, Mayday Parade, Sound and Fury, Phantom Planet, Just Surrender, The Color Fred

• The 5 Gum Stage:

  The Blackout!, Paper Rival, The White Tie Affair, Tyga, Charlotte Sometimes, Street Dogs, Alien Ant Farm, The Cab, Inspecter 7

• Bamboozle TV Studio:

  Trust, The Urgency, The Protomen, Stories of the Ripper, Patent Pending, Pete Isip, Dustin Chafin, Hip Hop Karaoke, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Anthony Green, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Josh Spear, Greg Stone, Black Gold, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Thomas Dale, Can You Keep A Secret, The Photo Atlas

• Linc Star Records Break Stage:

  A Man's All, One Brick Down, End of an Era, Racing Kites, The Sleeping Revolt, The Thief, The Molotov Cocktails, Reverse Order, Brighten, Liam and Me, Strike

• The Aquarian Stage:

  The Casting Out, The Attack, The Morning Light, You Me and Everyone We Know, Article A, Greeley Estates, Sound the Alarm, David Costa, Good Old War, Innerpartysystem, October Skyline

2009

The Hoodwink California

• Took place on April 3, 2009 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California
• Bands:^[13]
  • We the Kings covering Jimmy Eat World
  • Forever the Sickest Kids covering Avril Lavigne
  • The Cab covering Queen
  • Never Shout Never covering The Beatles
  • Mercy Mercedes covering Midtown

The Bamboozle Left 2009

The Bamboozle Left 2009 took place on April 4 and April 5. Fall Out Boy headlined the April 4 show while 50 Cent headlined the show on April 5. The following bands and artists performed:^[14]

April 4 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• Wonka Stage:

  Mercy Mercedes, Forever the Sickest Kids, We the Kings, Senses Fail, Asher Roth, All Time Low, Metro Station, Fall Out Boy

• Imagination Stage:

  The Cab, The Aquabats, Silverstein, Bloodhound Gang, Hollywood Undead, Cobra Starship, The Get Up Kids

• Saints & Sinners Stage:

  Stereo Skyline, Fight Fair, The Jakes, The Friday Night Boys, Say It Twice, Racing Kites, The Morning Light, All the Day Holiday, Sonny, Breathe Carolina, Brokencyde

• MLB Authentic Collection Stage:

  The Limousines, Black Steel Rose, Uh Oh! Explosion, Care Bears on Fire, Valencia, MyChildren MyBride, Stick to Your Guns, Parkway Drive

• State Farm Stage:

  The Dangerous Summer, Sing it Loud, Artist vs. Poet, Hey Monday, Never Shout Never, Before Their Eyes, Blessthefall, Haste the Day

• Kazoozle Stage:

  Alevela, Can You Keep A Secret, Peachcake, Teen Hearts, Ultraviolet Sound, Every Avenue, Patent Pending, Anarbor, Twin Atlantic

• Kazoozle Tent:

  DJ Prime (5 sets), The Scene Aesthetic, DJ Prime (2 sets), Skrillex, LAZRtag, DJ Prime

April 5 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• Wonka Stage:

  Close But Not Quite, Eye Alaska, Suicide Silence, The Vandals, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, 50 Cent

• Imagination Stage:

  Acidic, The Bled, Shwayze, Saosin, Thrice, Deftones

• Saints & Sinners Stage:

  Black Houses, The Dares, Fifteen Fleeting, Ten Second Epic, Dommin, Living With Lions, Funeral Party, Brave Citizens, I Am Ghost, Forgive Durden performing Razia's Shadow: A Musical

• MLB Authentic Collection Stage:

  Underneath the Gun, Closure in Moscow, Attack Attack!, Leathermouth, The Ghost Inside, Winds of Plague, Emmure, The Adolescents

• State Farm Stage:

  In Fear and Faith, Nations Afire, Trash Talk, Have Heart, A Skylit Drive, Born of Osiris, Ignite, The Bronx

• Kazoozle Stage:

  Drive A, DJ, One Block Radius, Chronic Future, Hyro Da Hero, B.o.B, LMFAO, Mac Lethal, P.O.S, Trouble Andrew

• Kazoozle Tent:

  Kevin Seconds, DJ Prime (5 sets), DJ Skeet Skeet (3 sets)

The Bamboozle Roadshow 2009

• Were held from April 5, 2009 to April 30, 2009
• Bands:^[15]
  • We the Kings
  • Forever the Sickest Kids
  • The Cab
  • Never Shout Never
  • Mercy Mercedes
• Tour dates:

The Hoodwink New Jersey

The 2009 edition of the Hoodwink took place on May 1, 2009, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and featured the following bands playing entire sets covering the songs of other bands or artists:^[13]

Lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• State Farm Stage:

• Push Play covering Muse
• Set Your Goals covering Dave Grohl's bands (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)^[16]
• Bayside covering NOFX
• Sum 41 covering Metallica
• Badfish featuring Todd Forman covering Sublime

• MLB Authentic Collection Stage:

• Never Shout Never covering The Beatles
• We the Kings covering Jimmy Eat World
• Boys Like Girls covering Coldplay
• New Found Glory covering Green Day

• The Break Stage:

• Inward Eye covering The Who
• Mercy Mercedes covering Midtown
• Forever the Sickest Kids covering Avril Lavigne
• The Ataris covering The Misfits
• Anti-Flag covering The Clash

• Passion Brand Clothing Stage:

• Dubious Pastry covering Radiohead
• Cartel covering New Found Glory
• The Cab covering Queen
• Danger Radio covering Britney Spears
• brokeNCYDE performing a "Crunk'd set"

The Bamboozle 2009

The Bamboozle 2009 took place on May 2 and May 3. Fall Out Boy headlined the May 2 show, and No Doubt headlined the show on May 3. The following bands and artists performed:^[17]

May 2 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• Wonka Stage:

  Sexy Heroes in Transit, Cash Cash, Edna's Goldfish (reunion set),^[18] Bayside, The Bloodhound Gang, Gavin Rossdale, New Found Glory, The Get Up Kids, Evolution: The Journey Tribute,^[19] Fall Out Boy

• Imagination Stage:

  The Cab, Cartel, Forever The Sickest Kids, Metro Station, We The Kings, Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Third Eye Blind

• State Farm Stage:

  Dr. Acula, Sing It Loud, Patent Pending, Artist vs. Poet, Young Love, Our Last Night, Set Your Goals, Horrorpops, Gwar

• MLB Authentic Collection Stage:

  Scarlet Carson, MyChildren MyBride, International Superheroes of Hardcore, Fireworks, Attack Attack!, Dance Gavin Dance, Stick to Your Guns, Whitechapel, Parkway Drive, Endall

• Zumiez Stage:

  This Condition, And Then There Were Machines, Blast Rocks Midtown, Wicker Hollow, The Friday Night Boys, Mercy Mercedes, Hey Monday, The Morning Light, Danger Radio, Cage the Elephant, Ace Enders and a Million Different People, Never Shout Never, Lydia, Forgive Durden performing Razia's Shadow: A Musical

• Kazoozle Stage:

  Pep Rally – Yuto, brokeNCYDE performing a "Crunk'd set", Hyper Crush, Push Play, B.o.B, Mac Lethal, Shwayze, Mickey Avalon, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth, Sonny, Innerpartysystem

• Kazoozle Tent:

  Tales By the Ripper, Poetry Readings by Gregory, DJ Prime, Joe Derosa, Anthony Jeselnik, Brian Posehn, Jon Lajoie, DJ Prime, Sean Sack, LMFAO, US Air Guitar, DJ Skeet Skeet

• The Aquarian/Break Stage:

  When Distance Falls, The Non Existent Year, Endless Hallway, Like the Stars, All the Day Holiday, Days Difference, The Victory, Action Item, Fifteen Fleeting, Kids of Survival

• Passion Brand Clothing Stage:

  Settings, Stereo Skyline, Lady Radiator, The Riverwinds, These Green Eyes, This Time Next Year, The Bigger Lights, Sparks the Rescue, The Status

May 3 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• Wonka Stage:

  Honor Society, Family Force 5, Billy Talent, The Maine, Silverstein, Hollywood Undead, The Used, Rise Against, No Doubt

• Imagination Stage:

  Wicker Hollow, The Ataris, Tinted Windows, The Sounds, 3OH!3, Sum 41, Demi Lovato, Face to Face, Taking Back Sunday

• State Farm Stage:

  Hart Attack, The Scandals, Dead Men Dreaming, American Taxi (now known as AM Taxi), Closure in Moscow, Before Their Eyes, Gwen Stacy, A Day To Remember, Enter Shikari, brokeNCYDE, Drive A

• MLB Authentic Collection Stage:

  Reign Supreme, Outbreak, The Mongoloids, This Is Hell, Haste the Day, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Vision of Disorder, Suicide Silence, Motionless in White

• Zumiez Stage:

  Red Light Green Light, For the Foxes, Outernational, Single File, Scotty Don't featuring Todd Forman, Hit the Lights, The White Tie Affair, Owl City, Push Play, Every Avenue, Valencia, This Providence, Can You Keep A Secret, Reverse Order

• Kazoozle Stage:

  Thee Armada, The Following, Rotten Cotten & The Front Bottoms, The Urgency, Runner Runner, Ultraviolet Sound, A Rocket to the Moon, Wonka's Best Friends, Rookie of the Year, Care Bears on Fire, Inept

• Kazoozle Tent:

  Tales By the Ripper, Poetry Readings by Gregory, DJ Prime (3 sets), Bo Burnham, Joe Derosa, Zach Galifianakis, Yak Ballz, Roebus One, US Air Guitar

• The Aquarian/Break Stage:

  Gabriel the Marine, Tina Parol, Tiffany Giardina, Jersey Kidz, The Love Willows, All the Day Holiday, Now, Now Every Children, The Call Out, We Are the Ocean, Reality Addiction

• Passion Brand Clothing Stage:

  Swimming With Dolphins, Inward Eye, My Favorite Highway, The Hot and Heavy, VersaEmerge, Lights Resolve, The Bride Wore Black, There For Tomorrow, Locksley, A Newborn Thriller

2010

The Hoodwink California

The Hoodwink California took place on March 26, 2010, at The Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California

• Bands:
  • Circa Survive covering Nirvana
  • The Maine covering Everclear
  • Say Anything covering The Misfits
  • All the Day Holiday covering The Beach Boys

The Bamboozle California

The Bamboozle California took place on March 27 and March 28, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

March 27 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• Main Stage:

• Twin Atlantic, Envy on the Coast, Chiodos, The Bouncing Souls, Circa Survive, Say Anything, Angels & Airwaves, AFI

• Zumiez Stage:

• K Sera, Moltov Solution, For Today, As Blood Runs Black, Impending Doom, Dance Gavin Dance, Pierce the Veil, The Fall of Troy

• Side Stage:

• She Screams Remedy, Jamie's Elsewhere, Street Drum Corps, Disco Curtis, All the Day Holiday, Chase Long Beach, The Briggs, Kill Paradise, Jonny Craig

• Pass the Mic Lounge:

• Anthony Jeselnik, Jon Lajoie, Open Mic Lounge with Joe Sib

March 28 lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• Main Stage:

• All the Day Holiday, The Summer Set, Hey Monday, Iyaz, Story of the Year, Orianthi, The Maine, Never Shout Never, Something Corporate

• Zumiez Stage:

• The Cataracs, T. Mills, He is We, Call the Cops, Cold Flamez, The Bangz, Vita Chambers, The Ready Set, Far East Movement, Dirt Nasty, Colette Carr

• Side Stage:

• After Midnight Project, Frank and Derol, This Century, Bobby Long, We Shot the Moon, The Colourist, Anarbor, Far, Piebald

• Pass the Mic Lounge:

• Moshe Kasher, Bo Burnham, KIIS DJ Battle

The Hoodwink New Jersey

The Hoodwink New Jersey took place on April 30, 2010, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Lineup

(artists listed from earliest to latest time sets)

• Zumiez North Stage:

• VersaEmerge covering Britney Spears
• Steel Train covering Saves the Day
• Emmure covering Rage Against the Machine
• The Maine covering Everclear
• Motion City Soundtrack covering Nine Inch Nails
• Saves the Day performing Weezer's Pinkerton

• Zumiez South Stage:

• Eye Alaska covering Kanye West
• The Summer Set covering Taylor Swift
• All the Day Holiday covering The Beach Boys
• Say Anything covering The Misfits
• Andrew McMahon performing Bar Classics

• Pass the Mic Stage:

• Breathing East
• Concert Tales from The Ripper
• Poet Gregory Schwartz
• Sleeping Lessons
• Meet the Ripper
• Happy Thoughts by Gregory
• Sexy Heroes
• Ripper and Schwartz on Politics
• Take One Car covering At The Drive-In
• Sing A Long with a Poet
• Scarlet Carson

The Bamboozle 2010

The Bamboozle 2010 took place on May 1 and May 2, 2010, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

May 1 lineup

• Skate and Surf Stage:

• Scarlet Carson, 100 Monkeys, Four Year Strong, The Aquabats, Escape the Fate, Saves the Day, Angels & Airwaves, Kesha, Paramore

• Sony Bloggie Stage:

• VersaEmerge, The Pretty Reckless, Relient K, Hanson, The Maine, Bullet for my Valentine, Something Corporate, Drake

• Zumiez North Stage:

• Honor Bright, Joe Brooks, The Ready Set, Paper Tongues, The Word Alive, Of Mice & Men, Asking Alexandria, The Bled, Protest the Hero, Emmure

• Zumiez South Stage:

• Title Fight, My Favorite Highway, Allstar Weekend, Miss May I, Gegen Mech, We Came as Romans, I See Stars, Chiodos, Attack Attack!, Architects

• Lincstar B-Boy Stage:

• B-Boy Warm Up, Jared Evans, B-Boy Introduction, Tanya Morgan, B-Boy Competition, Mel a friend of Elmo's who raps, B-Boy Competition, T. Mills, B-Boy Competition, Far East Movement, B-Boy Competition, Dirt Nasty, B-Boy Competition, I Set My Friends on Fire, B-Boy Competition, Mike Posner, Spose, The Beatards, Roxy Cottontail, DJ Prime, Skeet Skeet

• Pass the Mic Stage:

• Bamboozle Pep Rally, Greetings from Gregory Schwartz, Tales from the Ripper, Jason Bishop the Illusionist, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Eric Schwartz, Justin Kredible, MC Mr. Napkins, David Garabaldi, Owen Benjamin, Eclectic Method

• The Aquarian Stage:

• Eric & The Sliders, Richy Nix, Great Big Planes, All the Day Holiday, Bobby Long, Let's Get It, Nigel Pilkington, Dan Russell and Emma Tate, Stephen Jerzak, Artist Vs Poet, Secret Secret Dino Club, Moneybrother

• The Break Contest Stage:

• To Write A Riot, Score 24, Like the Stars, Take One Car, Float Face Down, Sexy Heroes, The Zodiac Complex, Darkness Descends, Naenia, The Nightlife

May 2 lineup

• Skate and Surf Stage:

• All The Day Holiday, Steel Train, OK Go, The Devil Wears Prada, Minus the Bear, Say Anything, Matt & Kim, MGMT

• Sony Bloggie Stage:

• The Summer Set, Hey Monday, Fun., Never Shout Never, Kesha, Motion City Soundtrack, Mutemath, Girl Talk, Weezer

• Zumiez North Stage:

• Ultrageist, Sainthood Reps, The Parlor Mob, Polar Bear Club, Good Old War, The Dear Hunter, Foxy Shazam, Piebald, Every Avenue, Mod Sun

• Zumiez South Stage:

• The Dig, Death on Two Wheels, MC Chris, The Joy Formidable, Kuroma, Violens, Francis and the Lights, Kevin Devine, Breathing Blue

• Lincstar B-Boy Stage:

• Award Presentation – Scarlet Carson, B-Boy Warm Up, Boaz, B-Boy Introduction, Dylan Owen, B-Boy Competition, Grieves, B-Boy Competition, Samuel Adams Wisner, B-Boy Competition, Sean Price, B-Boy Competition, Spose, B-Boy Competition, Wiz Khalifa, B-Boy Competition, Wale, B-Boy Final, 88 Keys, All Out, DJ Prime

• Pass the Mic Stage:

• The Poets Greeting, Tales from the Ripper, Eric Schwartz, Jason Bishop the Illusionist, A Musical Performance by Cara Salimando, A Musical Performance by Canyon., Justin Kredible, David Garabaldi, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Rory Scovel, Eugene Mirman, Arj Barker, Eclectic Method

• The Aquarian Stage:

• Beyond Redemption, Rapid Fire, Gabriel the Marine, Twin Atlantic, Wicker Hollow, Moving Mountains, Lovedrug, The Morning Of, All Get Out, Young the Giant, Eye Alaska, Goodbye Friday

• The Break Contest Stage:

• For the Record, Wild International, Evazan, Valhalla, The Band Eclypse, Mazmyth, Let it Go, Rhubarb Jones, The Minor Lift, The Tor Miller Band, Civilian, Number Nine Valentyne

The Bamboozle Chicago

The Bamboozle Chicago took place on May 15, 2010, at Charter One Pavilion in Chicago.

Lineup

• Main Stage:

  All the Day Holiday, Kill Hannah, Travie McCoy and the Lazarus Project, 3OH!3, Cobra Starship, Something Corporate

• Side Stage:

  I Fight Dragons, The Lifelines, Jump Smokers, Spose, Treaty of Paris, Allister

The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010

Took place May 21, 2010 through June 27, 2010^[20]

All bands confirmed for the entire tour unless otherwise noted.

Bands

(Lineup alternated daily)

• Main Stage
  • All Time Low (except 5/30, 6/13 and 6/24)
  • Boys Like Girls
  • Cady Groves
  • Cartel (5/21-5/30)
  • Forever the Sickest Kids
  • Good Charlotte
  • Hanson (5/21-5/30)
  • Hellogoodbye (6/5-6/13)
  • LMFAO (6/10-6/27)
  • Shwayze (6/3-6/6)
  • Simple Plan (6/18-6/27)
  • Third Eye Blind (6/3-6/27)
• Second Stage
  • A Cursive Memory (6/3)
  • Cady Groves (6/3 and 6/9-6/27)
  • Drive A (5/21-5/23 and 5/29-6/27)
  • The Downtown Fiction (5/21-6/3 except 5/28)
  • Great Big Planes (Except 5/28 and 6/6)
  • Mercy Mercedes (Except 5/28 and 6/6)
  • Michael and Marisa (6/24-6/27)
  • The Prices (6/9-6/16)
  • The Ready Set (Except 5/28)
  • Stereo Skyline (5/22-6/3 and 6/9-6/27)
  • Vedera (6/24-6/27)
  • Vita Chambers (5/21, 5/29-6/3 and 6/9-6/27)
• Tour dates:

2011

The Bamboozle 2011

The Bamboozle 2011 took place April 29 to May 1, 2011, at the new Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

April 29

• Jumbo Stage:

• Sam Adams, The Ready Set, LMFAO, Thirty Seconds to Mars

• Jolly Green Stage:

• 2AM Club, Mayday Parade, Travie McCoy, Wiz Khalifa

• Zumiez Stage:

• The Captive, The Tor Miller Band, The Downtown Fiction, Rx Bandits, Thrice, New Found Glory featuring Marky Ramone, Rad Bromance

• Saint and Sinners Stage:

• Lions Lions, The Air I Breathe, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Motionless in White, Carnifex, Oceano, Mazmyth

• Lucha Vavoom Ring @ Saint and Sinners Stage:

• Lucha Hype, The Flip Fly, El Bombero Classico, Aeroform Tag Team Extreme, The Amazing Azrial, The Notorious Dirty Sanchez, Royale Rumble

• Bamboozle Prom:

• 92.3 NOW Prom (featuring Wiz Khalifa, New Boyz, & Travie McCoy), Forever the Sickest Kids, Ryan Cabrera, Boyz II Men, Dev, wait what, Grvrbbrs, The Hood Internet

• The Break Contest Stage:

• Ascending From the Ashes, Dead End, Forget Paris, Audio Insight, Pass It On, The Devil's Holiday

• The Aquarian Stage:

• School of Rock All-Stars, 100 to One, Nigel Pilkington, Dan Russell and Emma Tate, Mitchy C., Alive in Love

• Spitters Stage:

• Intro – Hype Rally, Matt Clark, Ninjasonik, Neon Hitch, Dean's List, Big Heed and Alien, Chiddy Bang, New Boyz

• Pass the Mic Stage:

• Welcome Toast By a Poet, Bobby Mahoney, David Garibaldi featuring DJ Joseph One, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Jay Pharoah, David Garibaldi featuring DJ Joseph One, FTSK Takeover Karaoke

April 30

• Jumbo Stage:

• We Are the In Crowd, State Radio, Anberlin, Tokyo Police Club, Thrice, Circa Survive, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday

• Jolly Green Stage:

• Plain White T's, Forever the Sickest Kids, Rx Bandits, Streetlight Manifesto, Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, The Gaslight Anthem

• Zumiez Stage:

• The Fish Tank Mafia, Hank & Cupcakes, O'Brother, An Horse, River City Extension, Frank Turner, The Movielife, Sleeper Agent, Tigers Jaw, Transit, Gatsbys American Dream, The Youth Ahead, Cursed By Reason

• Saint and Sinners Stage:

• Bridge the Borders, The Son of Leeds, Abandon All Ships, A Loss for Words, Breathe Carolina, Sleeping With Sirens, Vanna, Knuckle Up, E-Town Concrete, Animals as Leaders, Mazmyth

• Lucha Vavoom Ring @ Saint and Sinners Stage:

• Lucha Hype, The Flip Fly, El Bombero Classico, Aeroform Tag Team Extreme, The Amazing Azrial, The Notorious Dirty Sanchez, Royale Rumble, Championship Finale

• The Break Contest:

• Alter the Ending, Cheers to Romance, Political Party Crashers, The Ever After, Leah Le Grace, The New Royalty, Six Stories Told, The Closers, Tony E., Here's To You, Gravity Against Us, The Ready Set

• The Aquarian Stage:

• Voted Most Random, Julian Fulton and the Zombie Gospel, Wired, Starting Last, Take One Car, B.A.N.G., Doomsday Diaries, I'm Awake, Life Between Sleep, Jamface, Zodiac Complex

• Temple of Boozle:

• Meadowland, Alex York, Who is James Kennedy?, The Warden and F.A.M.E., Kevin Hammond, Andy Grammer, Action Item, DJ Chance, Starz Angel, wait what, The Hood Internet, Super Mash Bros.

• Spitters Stage:

• Tropidelic, Class 6, Vinny Vintage, Vic Mensa, Rockie Fresh, Gilbere Forte', Wax, T. Mills, Hoodie Allen, Das Racist, Big K.R.I.T., Lil B, XV and Chiddy Bang

• Pass the Mic Stage:

• Jason Bishop Illusionist, David Garibaldi featuring DJ Joseph One, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Bamboozle & the Music Business, Liz Lee from My Life as Liz, Marky Ramone Cooking, Bo Burnham, Scoop McDroop and The Bam Crew, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, David Garibaldi featuring DJ Joseph One

May 1

• Jumbo Stage:

• Mitchy C., Mazmyth, Black Cards, Black Veil Brides, Chiddy Bang, Attack Attack!, Jack's Mannequin, A Day to Remember, Lil Wayne

• Jolly Green Stage:

• The Ready Set, I See Stars, The Downtown Fiction, Senses Fail, Fuel, We the Kings, Bruno Mars, Mötley Crüe

• Zumiez Stage:

• Short Lived Affair, Scarlet Carson, Tonight Alive, Man Overboard, Runner Runner, Eatmewhileimhot!, Valencia, I Am the Avalanche, Eisley, Further Seems Forever, The Limousines, Mike Del Rio

• Saints and Sinners Stage:

• Taste the Mayhem, Conditions, Within the Ruins, Chelsea Grin, Upon A Burning Body, Veil of Maya, After the Burial, Born of Osiris, For Today, Darkness Descends, Insane Clown Posse

• Lucha Vavoom Ring @ Saint and Sinners Stage:

• Lucha Hype, The Flip Fly, El Bombero Classico, Aeroform Tag Team Extreme, The Notorious Dirty Sanchez, Wrestling Finale

• The Break Contest Stage:

• Until Holy, New Year Premiere, Time Will Tell, Breathing East, Dear Luna, Going Dark, Asmara, Born of Scars, Victor Made A Time Machine, The Gift of Ghosts

• The Aquarian Stage:

• Kissing Carpets, Run on the Sun, Martyrs and Flowers, Victims of Tragedy, Bad Case of Big Mouth, Plug In Stereo, Cady Groves, Zoe Gnecco, Valhalla, Any Time Today

• Temple of Boozle:

• Young Hollywood, I Am Fighting, Breathing Blue, Romance on a Rocketship, Wicker Hollow, Ocean Grove, DJ Prime, DJ Chance, Leaf, The Hood Internet, Super Mash Bros., Wolfgang Gartner

• Spitters Stage:

• Pep Rally, Tron and DVD, Small Town Scoundrels, WordSpit The ILLest, King Fantastic, Killer Mike, Freddie Gibbs, Machine Gun Kelly, Diggy Simmons, Pusha T, Lil B, Big Sean, Greek

• Pass the Mic Stage:

• Final Daily Thoughts of a Poet, Jason Bishop Illusionist, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Liz Lee from My Life as Liz, David Garibaldi featuring DJ Joseph One, Introducing Steve Way, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Special Programming, Hannibal Buress, Tim Minchin, David Garibaldi featuring DJ Joseph One

The Bamboozle Roadshow 2011

• Was to have taken place from May 4, 2011 to June 10, 2011 but was cancelled before the tour started.
• Acts:
  • Chiddy Bang
  • Dev
  • Ninjasonik
  • Pusha T

2012

The Bamboozle 2012 (10th Anniversary)

On November 7, 2011, John D, the founder, tweeted a picture from Asbury Park, New Jersey hinting that the festival would return there to help celebrate its 10-year anniversary.^[21] It was later confirmed on their website and in various chats with John D.

The three-day music and pop culture event will be staged at North Beach Asbury Park, New Jersey, May 18, 19 and 20, 2012 with Incubus, Foo Fighters, Mac Miller, Skrillex, Bon Jovi, Brand New and My Chemical Romance as the headliners.^[22] Originally Blink-182 was to perform but was replaced by My Chemical Romance when Blink-182 had to cancel due to medical issues that Travis Barker had. Bamboozle refused to accept refunds for anyone who no longer wished to attend once the announcement had been made.

A behind the scenes series about the planning of the return of The Bamboozle to Asbury Park, New Jersey is being created, called "The Gursky Project", by John D. & Samuel Gursky. The first episode premiered on Sunday December 18, 2011 at 08:00pm EST and can be seen on the official Bamboozle Vimeo Page.^[23]

In 2012, Bamboozle offered guests contact-less admission with wristbands using RFID technology, ^[24] making the event one of the few to use such technology in the US.

May 18 lineup

• Main Stage:

• Mike Posner, We Came as Romans, Mac Miller, Incubus, Skrillex

• Zumiez Stage:

• Deleasa, Class 6, The Story So Far, The Receiving End of Sirens, Armor for Sleep, Volbeat

• Saints and Sinners Stage:

• Rewind the Crisis, Bad Case of Big Mouth, Cavalcade of the Odd, Stray from the Path, Miss May I, Cavalcade of the Odd, Whitechapel, The Wonder Years

• Temple of Boozle Stage:

• Tell a Tall Tale, Aer, Gonzo, Aiden Chance, Anamanaguchi, Timeflies, DJ E-V

• Beach Party Stage:

• Boaz, DJ Rageberger, OCD: Moosh & Twist, David Garibaldi, Cam Meekins, Casey Veggies, Kreayshawn, Big Freedia & the Divas

• Yuuzoo Break Stage:

• Batten Down the Hatches, Shake That Bear, Forget Paris, This Good Robot, A Balance Between, D.A. The Future, Scott's Side Show, I.O.U., Cavalcade of the Odd

• Paramount Stage:

• David Garibaldi, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Freak Dance, Fishbone documentary, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist

May 19 lineup

• Main Stage:

• This Good Robot, The Maine, Never Shout Never, The All-American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters

• Zumiez Stage:

• The Age, The Story So Far, Motion City Soundtrack, The New Royalty, The Warden and F.A.M.E., Boysetsfire, Anti-Flag, Less Than Jake, Hot Water Music, The Promise Ring, Motion City Soundtrack

• Saints and Sinners Stage:

• Darkness Descends, Audio Insight, NORTH KOREA, Make Me Famous, MyChildren MyBride, Close Your Eyes, Attila, Cavalcade of the Odd, Periphery, Emmure, We Came as Romans

• Temple of Boozle Stage:

• Two Cent Sam, Le Blorr, Matt Toka, Ballyhoo!, He Is We, DJ Riddler, Protector, Big Chocolate, Datsik, DJ Pauly D

• Beach Party Stage:

• CB Smooth, DJ Prime, Hi-Rez, DJ Prime, Upgrade, DJ Prime, The Knocks, DJ Prime, Aer, DJ Prime, David Garibaldi, DJ Prime, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, DJ Prime, Iggy Azalea, DJ Prime, Action Bronson, DJ Prime, ASAP Rocky, DJ Prime, Cavalcade of the Odd, DJ Prime, Bamboozle Bonus Round

• Yuuzoo Break Stage:

• Turning Down Harvard, Waking Elliot, Reality Check, Alter the Ending, Going Dark, Small Town Scoundrels, Kid Felix, They All Float, Xero Gravity, Something About January, Powerglove, Agony Family

• Paramount Stage:

• Zodiac Mary, Cavalcade of the Odd, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, Adam Streicher & the Amphetamines, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, The Dear Hunter, James McCartney, Cherri Bomb, Michael Monroe, The Protomen, Sailesh the Uncensored Hypnotist, David Garibaldi

May 20 lineup

• Main Stage:

• Marianas Trench, Boys Like Girls, Sammy Adams, Buckcherry, The Gaslight Anthem, Brand New, Bon Jovi

• Zumiez Stage:

• This Good Robot, The Story So Far, Folly, Bayside, Murphy's Law, Comeback Kid, Catch 22, The Bouncing Souls

• Saints and Sinners Stage:

• Sons of Origin, Mazmyth, Xombie, Obey the Brave, Like Moths To Flames, Texas in July, Trapped Under Ice, Woe, Is Me, Alesana, Make Me Famous

• Temple of Boozle Stage:

• Rachel Miller, New Cities, Plug In Stereo, Ashland High, Action Item, Aer, Cavalcade of the Odd, The White Panda, Star Slinger

• Beach Party Stage:

• DJ Toro, Yes Yes Y'Alls, Cavalcade of the Odd, Overdoz, Skizzy Mars, Riff Raff, Wallpaper, Cris Cab, T. Mills, Outasight

• Yuuzoo Break Stage:

• Listen Close, Political Party Crashers, Short Lived Affair, Valhalla, I Am Fighting, Breathing Blue, Craving Strange, Perfect Gentlemen, Stiff Motion

• Paramount Stage:

• Knucklebone, Our Black Friday, Nigel Pilkington, Dan Russell and Emma Tate, Deas Vail, He Is We, Spacehog, Dramarama, Andrew Dice Clay

Departure of John D. and future of festival

In 2012, festival creator John D. announced that he was not longer a part of Bamboozle due to creative differences with LiveNation and House of Blues. He went on to say in an interview:

"There were obviously strong creative differences. For the anniversary we wanted to bring it back to Asbury Park and I paid for my own flight to Beverly Hills to convince Michael Lapino and Arthur Fogel to bring it back there. We had the site and we had everything in place, but the partners wanted to put someone down to watch us."^[1]

References

External links

• The Bamboozle Official Website
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