Slipknot Knotfest Tour 2025 Details, Tickets & More
It can sometimes seem hard to believe that the masked Iowan metalheads par excellence – Slipknot – only escalated into the mainstream as relatively “recently” as two and a half decades ago, following the release of their self-titled debut album in 1999.
Such subsequent gold and platinum long-players as 2001’s Iowa, 2008’s All Hope Is Gone, and 2019’s We Are Not Your Kind, further entrenched the band’s unmistakable take on post-Korn alternative metal into the public consciousness.
And guess what, maggots? The Grammy Award winners have announced they will be playing one New Zealand concert next year, at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Tuesday 11th March. It follows a slew of Australian gigs scheduled for late February and running into the next month.
The best part of a decade has passed since Slipknot’s last performance in NZ, at the same venue – then called Vector Arena – in September 2016. It had been intended that the band would play in NZ alongside Metallica in 2019, only for that show to be cancelled – so, we can safely say this new date will see brisk demand for tickets.
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Strictly speaking, the iconic ensemble’s return to NZ is a mere “sideshow” to the previously announced Knotfest Australia dates. Still, we’re sure maggot enthusiasm will be at peak levels when the heavy metal juggernauts do step onto the Auckland stage once more.
The band’s current members include Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Mick Thomson, Alessandro Venturella, Eloy Casagrande, Sid Wilson, Shawn Crahan, and Michael Pfaff.
Fans attending Spark Arena can expect performances of the hits from the legendary act’s 2022 album The End, So Far – which remains their most recent full-length release – as well as older material.
Slipknot Ticket Info
Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday 10th December, at 2pm local time. The “early bird” presale will begin at 10am local time on Thursday 5th December; you can sign up to access it at https://daltours.cc/knot25
Location - Spark Arena, Auckland
Date - Auckland, Tuesday 11th March 2025
Venue - Spark Arena, 42 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland CBD
Tickets - ticketmaster.co.nz
Public transport is recommended as parking is limited around the venue.
Bring ID if you plan on buying alcohol on-site.
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