Slipknot announce North American tour w/ Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture, and Vended on select dates

Heavy metal heavyweights Slipknot have unveiled the North American leg of their 'Here Comes The Pain Tour,' commemorating the 25th anniversary of their debut album. 

This tour is set to hit arenas across the continent, featuring support acts Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture, and Vended on select dates. 

Guitarist Jim Root reflected on the band's humble beginnings:

We loved what we did with the first record but we didn't even know if there was gonna be anything after that. 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.

As SLIPKNOT heads out on their 25th anniversary tour, the band's founding member Shawn "Clown" Crahan expressed a desire to reconnect with fans on a more personal level:

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.

Find Knocked Loose tickets here.

The full run includes the following dates:

05/12 Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville
05/19 Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Festival
08/06 Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center *
08/07 Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake *
08/09 Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena *
08/10 Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion *
08/12 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden *
08/14 Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion *
08/15 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center *
08/17 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
09/01 Pryor, OK @ ROCKLAHOMA
09/07 Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre #
09/08 Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Styles Resorts Amphitheater #
09/09 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
09/11 Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater #
09/13 Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome #
09/14 Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome #
09/15 Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #
09/17 Austin, TX @ Moody Center #
09/18 Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion #
09/21 Des Moines, IA @ Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park #
10/11 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
10/19 São Paulo, BR @ Knotfest Brasil
11/08 Guadalajara, MX @ Calle 2
11/09 Mexico City, MX @ Parque Bicentenario

* w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Orbit Culture
# w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Vended

The previously announced Europe / UK run of the tour includes the following dates:

12/05 Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
12/06 Dortmund, DE @ Westfalehallen
12/08 Stuttgart, DE @ Schleyerhalle
12/09 Leipzig, DE @ Quarterback Immobilien Arena
12/11 Zürich, 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