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| Taste of Chaos | |
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 Rockstar Taste of Chaos' 2006 logo | |
| Genre | Post-hardcore, emo, screamo, pop punk, hardcore punk, metalcore |
| Dates | February–March (US and Canada) October–December (Europe and Asia) |
| Location(s) | United States, Canada, Europe, Asia |
| Years active | 2005–2009 (US and Canada) 2005–2008 (Asia) 2005–2010 (Europe) 2015 (US) 2016 (US) |
| Founders | Kevin Lyman, John Reese |
| Website | tasteofchaos |
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Taste of Chaos (or "TOC") was a live music tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Warped Tour along with his friend and business partner, John Reese. The Taste of Chaos tour catered to fans of the post-hardcore, emo, pop punk and metalcore genres, while offering the same low ticket price and festival-style format as the Warped Tour. Taste of Chaos has been called the "Winter Warped Tour" since dates ran from October (internationally) through April (in North America) of the next year. The tour was highly successful in 2005 for many of the same reasons as its summer counterpart, including cheap tickets and major bands of the genres.