Corey Taylor on Slipknot’s upcoming tour: “You’re gonna see some songs that haven’t been played live in a very long time”
Corey Taylor has promised that on Slipknot’s Knotfest Roadshow, the band will be playing “some old-school sh*t” and “stuff that people have been asking for for a long time”.
It's no secret that Slipknot are planning to drop a brand-new album in 2022, but for their upcoming Knotfest Roadshow in America, the Iowa titans will also be celebrating their entire discography.
In a Q&A session at the Mad Monster Party convention, frontman Corey Taylor promised a setlist for these shows that would include "some old-school shit", and "stuff that people have been asking for for a long time".
"I will tell you this: you’re gonna see some songs that haven’t been played live in a very long time, straight-up," the singer revealed. "I just redid the set, and we’re dusting some stuff off, and we’re bringing out not only some old-school shit, but stuff that people have been asking for for a long time. I’m gonna make them play it." YES!
At the start of February, Corey confirmed that Slipknot's next album was "in the process of being mixed".
"Everything is finished, so it's just being mixed right now, which is rad news," he enthused. "So it's probably gonna take… I think it's probably gonna be another three months [before it is released].
"The artwork's done. We just came up with the title. I'm not gonna tell you it right now. But we're really stoked. So hopefully three months from now – well, less than that – we'll get the single out, and then three months from now we'll get the album out."
Catch Slipknot with In This Moment and Jinjer on leg one of the Knotfest Roadshow:
March
16 Fargo, ND FARGODOME
18 18 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center
19 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
22 Memphis, TN FedExForum
Tulsa, OK BOK Center
25 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena
26 Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Theater
29 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at the BJCC
30 N. Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
April
1 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
2 Reading, PA Santander Arena
4 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
6 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
7 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
9 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
11 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
12 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
14 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
15 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
17 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
And leg two with Cypress Hill and Ho99o9:
May
18 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
20 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
21 Providence, RI Dunkin' Donuts Center
22 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena
24 Albany, NY MVP Arena
26 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
28 Québec, QC Videotron Centre
29 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
30 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
June
1 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center
2 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
4 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
5 Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center
7 Bonner Springs, KS Azura Amphitheater
9 Colorado Springs, CO The Broadmoor World Arena
11 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center
13 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
14 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
17 Las Vegas, NV MGM Garden Arena
18 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre