Grammy-award winning hard rockers SLIPKNOT announced today their first U.S. headline tour in support of their #1 album "All Hope Is Gone". The tour, which kicks off on January 23 in St. Paul, MN, will hit 33 cities across the country, and include an historic stop at New York's Madison Square Garden, a first for the band. COHEED AND CAMBRIA and labelmates TRIVIUM round out the bill.
Frontman Corey Taylor says of the trek, "2009 is the 10 year anniversary of the world's first taste of this band. To celebrate we are coming back out with a killer tour, a couple great bands and the same ferocity with which we attack life. We want all of our maggots to come and celebrate with us, because if it wasn't for you we wouldn't have been here for 10 years. Get ready for chaos!"
A special iTunes presale will start on December 3 and be open to those who took part in the band's digital album presale earlier this year. Internet pre-sales via Ticketmaster will commence on December 5, and the majority of dates will go on sale December 6.
SLIPKNOT is currently playing to sold-out arenas on the other side of the globe; including stops in Russia, Japan, Australia, Europe and wrapping in the United Kingdom with three sold-out nights at London's Hammersmith Apollo. Preceding "All Hope Is Gone"'s #1 debut, the band held the headline slot on this summer's sold-out inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, which drew the biggest crowds to a metal festival since SLIPKNOT played Ozzfest in 2004.
SLIPKNOT, COHEED AND CAMBRIA and TRIVIUM tour dates:
Jan. 23 - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN Jan. 24 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO Jan. 25 - Mid America Center - Council Bluffs, IA Jan. 27 - Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum - Madison, WI Jan. 28 - Wells Fargo Arena - Des Moines, IA Jan. 30 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL Jan. 31 - The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI Feb. 02 - Peoria Civic Center - Peoria, IL Feb. 03 - Pepsi Coliseum - Indianapolis, IN Feb. 05 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY Feb. 06 - Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA Feb. 07 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ Feb. 09 - Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC Feb. 10 - Cricket Arena - Charlotte, NC Feb. 11 - Bi-Lo Center - Greenville, SC Feb. 13 - 1st Mariner Arena - Baltimore, MD Feb. 14 - Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY Feb. 15 - Sommet Center - Nashville, TN Feb. 17 - Gwinnett Center - Duluth, GA Feb. 18 - UCF Arena - Orlando, FL Feb. 19 - Pensacola Civic Center - Pensacola, FL Feb. 21 - Concrete Street Amphitheater - Corpus Christi, TX Feb. 22 - Nokia Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX Feb. 23 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK Feb. 25 - Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX Feb. 26 - Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX Feb. 28 - El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX Mar. 01 - Freeman Coliseum - San Antonio, TX Mar. 03 - Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO Mar. 04 - Tingley Coliseum - Albuquerque, NM Mar. 05 - Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, AZ Mar. 07 - The Forum - Inglewood, CA Mar. 08 - Cox Arena - San Diego, CA Mar. 10 - Citizens Business Bank Arena - Ontario, CA Mar. 11 - ARCO Arena - Sacramento, CA
FUCK YEA !!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK YEA !!!!! Ahhh AHHHHHHHHH fuck yea im FUCKING excited Hell Yea are u ready i ask you are u fucking READY cuz i know i am YEAAAAAAAAAA SLIPKNOT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
why dont you guys ever come to maine!!!!!!!!!!!! no good band does it pisses me off!!!!! there are magots up here to you know what the hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by dave @ 03 Feb 2009 07:04 pm
why would you not come to virginia? you know how many fucking people would go to that shit?
why dont you guys ever come to maine!!!!!!!!!!!! no good band does it pisses me off!!!!! there are magots up here to you know what the hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
