Slipknot's plans around the 25th anniversary of their self-titled album just got way bigger. The Nine have announced a North American summer trek — fittingly dubbed the "Here Comes the Pain" tour — as part of the year-long celebration.
The arena run is highlighted by stops at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles' Inuit Dome and Austin's Moody Center and will feature opening acts Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture and Vended, the band helmed by the sons of Slipknot's Corey Taylor and Shawn "Clown" Crahan. The tour fills out a packed 2024 schedule that already included U.S. festival appearances and a trek through Europe and the U.K.
"We loved what we did with the first record but we didn't even know if there was gonna be anything after that," Slipknot guitarist Jim Root. "We just wanted people to hear it. Selling out of records and shows, having successful tours — those are goals for any band. But the dream scenario in some ways, came true for us."
Crahan added: "Every time I've walked on stage, it's never been about how many people have been there because my culture, the maggots, always show up.
"But as we've grown as a band, we have had fewer and fewer of those intimate, personal moments, trading them for massive ones. So we're gonna make it more personal on the anniversary, but how remains to be seen! Just get ready to have your face kicked in. Because we just do what we do, spread that maggot culture — that disease. And you've been infected."
Knotfest.com's artist presale tickets are available today at 12 p.m. ET here. Tickets will be available to the general public on Friday, May 3rd at 10 a.m. local time here. Check out the full itinerary below.
Slipknot 2024 tour dates:
May 12: Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome to Rockville
May 19: Columbus, OH - Sonic Temple Festival
Aug 06: Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center *
Aug 07: Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake *
Aug 09: Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena *
Aug 10: Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion *
Aug 12: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
Aug 14: Gilford, NH - BankNH Pavilion *
Aug 15: Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center *
Aug 17: Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena *
Sep 01: Pryor, OK - ROCKLAHOMA
Sep 07: Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre #
Sep 08: Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Styles Resorts Amphitheater #
Sep 09: Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life
Sep 11: Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater #
Sep 13: Inglewood, CA - Intuit Dome #
Sep 15: Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #
Sep 17: Austin, TX - Moody Center #
Sep 18: Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion #
Sep 21: Des Moines, IA - Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park #
Oct 11: Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival
Oct 19: São Paulo, BR - Knotfest Brasil
Nov 08: Guadalajara, MX - Calle 2
Nov 09: Mexico City, MX - Parque Bicentenario
Dec 05: Amsterdam, NL - Ziggo Dome
Dec 06: Dortmund, DE - Westfalehallen
Dec 08: Stuttgart, DE - Schleyerhalle
Dec 09: Leipzig, DE - Quarterback Immobilien Arena
Dec 11: Zürich, CH - Hallenstadion
Dec 12: Paris, FR - Accor Arena
Dec 14: Leeds, UK - First Direct Arena
Dec 15: Glasgow, UK - Ovo Hydro
Dec 17: Manchester, UK - Co-op Live
Dec 18: Birmingham, UK - Utilita Arena
Dec 20: London, UK - The O2
Dec 21: London, UK - The O2
* w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Orbit Culture
# w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Vended
