Slipknot Unveils Knotfest Roadshow With Volbeat, Gojira, Behemoth

Andrew Fore – Corey Taylor of Slipknot
Louder Than Life Festival, Champions Park, Louisville, Ky.

Before you forget, check out Slipknot’s traveling mini-fest with Volbeat, Gojira and Behemoth all joining for the full run.

Knotfest is the name of Slipknot’s annual festival, and they are taking the same brand on the road in North America, promising “a mind-altering collision of music, art and culture.”

The routing begins July 26 in Mountain View, Calif.’s Shoreline Amphitheatre and continues for more than a month, wrapping up Sept. 8 at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman in The Woodlands, Texas.

The routing is mostly sheds, with some arenas mixed in. The only gig without Volbeat and Behemoth is Aug. 10 in Des Moines, Iowa, which is at the Iowa State Fair.

A presale for fan club members and citi cardholders began March 5. Tickets go on sale to the general public March 8.

Slipknot has a very busy year planned overall, with tons of festival appearances throughout Europe in June, including Knotfest Meets Hellfest June 20 in France.

Shawn “Clown” Crahan of Slipknot spoke at Pollstar Live!2018 about programming Knotfest, saying: “When we’re dealing with our festivals, we expect people to be themselves and not give in to pressure of scenes. We’ve done a Knotfest where we’ve had Tech N9ne, Ghostface Killah, all these great artists. And our fans – we’re not a band anymore, we’re a culture – I expect them to love what they’re being handed, and they are thankful, because they’re like: it’s about time.”

Slipknot’s business is big time, as they regularly gross hundreds of thousands of dollars at their headline shows. The last time they did a major tour, in 2016, they got to No. 89 on the Top 100 Worldwide Tours chart, with $18.1 million grossed off 445,703 total tickets reported.

The dates are listed below for ease of reference.

Fri Jul 26 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat Jul 27 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
Thu Aug 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 3 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Sun Aug 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Tue Aug 6 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Thu Aug 8 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Sat Aug 10 – Des Moines, IA – Iowa State Fairgrounds*
Sun Aug 11 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Mon Aug 12 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Wed Aug 14 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Fri Aug 16 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Sat Aug 17 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Sun Aug 18 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Tue Aug 20 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Wed Aug 21 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Fri Aug 23 – Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
Sat Aug 24 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Sun Aug 25 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
Tue Aug 27 – Mansfield, MA – The Xfinity Center
Wed Aug 28 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Fri Aug 30 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat Aug 31 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
Sun Sep 1 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Tue Sep 3 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Wed Sep 4 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Fri Sep 6 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater at Circuit of The Americas
Sat Sep 7 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Sun Sep 8 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman