Slipknot – newly-equipped with Eloy Casagrande, as they've officially confirmed – is hitting the road for their Here Comes The Pain North American arena tour this August and September. The tour is in celebration of Slipknot's 1999 self-titled debut album and features Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture, and Vended as openers. Get your tickets here.
"We loved what we did with the first record but we didn't even know if there was gonna be anything after that," said 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."
Founding Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" 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."
5/12 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome To Rockville
5/19 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple Festival
8/6 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center (w/ Knocked Loose & Orbit Culture)
8/7 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake (w/ Knocked Loose & Orbit Culture)
8/9 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena (w/ Knocked Loose & Orbit Culture)
8/10 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (w/ Knocked Loose & Orbit Culture)
8/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden (w/ Knocked Loose & Orbit Culture)
8/14 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion (w/ Knocked Loose & Orbit Culture)
8/15 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center (w/ Knocked Loose & Orbit Culture)
8/17 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena (w/ Knocked Loose & Orbit Culture)
9/1 Pryor, OK ROCKLAHOMA
9/7 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
9/8 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Styles Resorts Amphitheater (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
9/9 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life
9/11 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
9/13 Inglewood, CA Intuit Dome (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
9/15 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
9/17 Austin, TX Moody Center (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
9/18 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
9/21 Des Moines, IA Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
10/11 Sacramento, CA Aftershock Festival
10/19 SĂ£o Paulo, BR Knotfest Brasil
11/8 Guadalajara, MX Calle 2
11/9 Mexico City, MX Parque Bicentenario
12/5 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
12/6 Dortmund, DE Westfalehallen
12/8 Stuttgart, DE Schleyerhalle
12/9 Leipzig, DE Quarterback Immobilien Arena
12/11 ZĂ¼rich, CH Hallenstadion
12/12 Paris, FR Accor Arena
12/14 Leeds, UK First Direct Arena
12/15 Glasgow, UK Ovo Hydro
12/17 Manchester, UK Co-op Live
12/18 Birmingham, UK Utilita Arena
12/20 London, UK The O2
12/21 London, UK The O2