Slipknot unveiled on Tuesday that they are heading on tour this summer for their Here Comes the Pain Tour to mark the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. The news comes on the heels of the band’s announcement yesterday, April 29, that they will return to their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa to headline Knotfest 2024.
The tour will see the group stop in North American cities such as Columbus, Baltimore, New York, Austin, Los Angeles, and Austin. They then head overseas for a slate of dates in Europe and the U.K. The group will bring Knocked Loose on the road for the entirety of the tour. Orbit Culture and Vended will join for select dates.
“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,” founding member Shawn “Clown” Crahan said in a statement. “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,” Crahan added. “And you’ve been infected.”
Tickets go on sale for the general public on May 3 at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can expect the group to deliver many of their earliest hits, which helped the group break through to a wider audience.
“We loved what we did with the first record but we didn’t even know if there was gonna be anything after that,” guitarist Jim Root said. “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.”
The group will also headline Des Moines’ Knotfest, which includes performances by Rammstein’s Till Lindemann, Gwar, Knocked Loose, Hatebreed, Poison the Well, Vended, Dying Wish, Twin Temple, Holy Wars, Swollen Teeth, and Spine and Dose.
Slipknot’s Here Comes the Pain Tour Dates
May 12 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
May 19 – Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Festival
Aug. 6 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center *
Aug. 7 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake *
Aug. 9 – 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 *
Sept. 1 – Pryor, OK @ ROCKLAHOMA
Sept. 7 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre #
Sept. 8 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Styles Resorts Amphitheater #
Sept. 9 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
Sept. 11 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater #
Sept. 13 – Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome #
Sept. 15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #
Sept. 17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center #
Sept. 18 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion #
Sept. 21 – Des Moines, IA @ Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park #
Oct. 11 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
Oct. 19 – São Paulo, BR @ Knotfest Brasil
Nov 8 – Guadalajara, MX @ Calle 2
Nov 9 – Mexico City, MX @ Parque Bicentenario
Dec. 5 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
Dec. 6 – Dortmund, DE @ Westfalehallen
Dec. 8 – Stuttgart, DE @ Schleyerhalle
Dec. 9 – 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