Last night at the kickoff the Mayhem Festival, promoter John Reese got on stage at the San Bernidino Ampitheater and revealed that the same location would be the setting for the return of Slipknot's music festival meets carnival side show – KNOTFEST.
We can exclusively report that Knotfest will be returning to the US for three nights, October 24-26 at the an San Manuel Amphitheater & Campgrounds in San Bernardino, CA. Slipknot will headline both Saturday and Sunday nights and there will be a special pre-show the Friday night. Since all three nights will be held at the same location, camping will be an available option onsite.
There will be A LOT of acts playing the fest. So far, we can confirm that Suicide Silence, The Black Dahlia Murder and Butcher Babies will be playing the Friday night, with more names to be added. Expect performances from Danzig, Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Anthrax, Killswitch Engage, Tech N9ne, Of Mice & Men, Black Label Society, Testament, Hatebreed, Atreyu, In This Moment and Carcass throughout the weekend. We are being told this is just the tip of the iceberg, as over 60 bands will be playing the fest.
The Faceless' Michael Keene actually jumped the gun and posted the following photo to Instagram, revealing even more bands playing the fest:
As you can see, other bands include Hellyeah, The Devil Wears Prada, Devildriver, Whitechapel, The Faceless, Maximum The Hormone, Upon A Burning Body, Miss May I, Veil of Maya, One Oke Rock, King 810, Anti Mortem, Man With A Mission, Nothing More, Chelsea Grin & Alter Beast
We're being told Slipknot will be performing two unique sets, one each night and ticket purchasers will receive a digital copy of Slipknot's new album to be delivered on release date. There will be carnival rides, a zip line, drum circles, freaks, fire breathers and a Slipknot museum.
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow at knotfest.com. We will update you as soon as we have more info!
