KNOTFEST, Slipknot’s monolithic destination festival, is making its return to Australia this year, bringing with it a blistering lineup of headline sideshows that promise to shake venues to their core. Slipknot, will not only play their sold-out Adelaide show but have also locked in a headline performance in Auckland on Tuesday, 11 March.
Florida’s post-hardcore heroes, A Day to Remember, are set to make a one-night-only appearance in Brisbane on Monday, 3 March, giving fans a singular opportunity to experience their explosive live energy outside the festival grounds.
The KNOTFEST roster doesn’t stop there. BABYMETAL, the kawaii-metal queens, are set to lead their own charge, while deathcore juggernauts Slaughter to Prevail are sure to unleash chaos. Symphonic heavyweights Within Temptation and genre-blurring Enter Shikari promise to deliver unforgettable nights of music and spectacle. Hardcore icons Hatebreed and melodic metalcore favorites Miss May I also join the pack, ensuring an unrelenting assault on Australian stages.
Adding a familial twist, Slipknot’s Vended will carve out their space, while California’s Sunami brings their hardcore fire to Aussie shores. Rounding out this eclectic ensemble is Seattle’s own Luke Severeid, a hill-trekking comic with a metal edge, who will not only perform his own sideshows but also serve as KNOTFEST’s roving interviewer, bringing fans closer to the action.
Knotfest Member pre-sale tickets on sale Friday 24 January @ 9am local time
Early bird pre-sale tickets on sale Friday 24 January @ 10am local time
Register for sideshows HERE.
KNOTFEST SIDESHOWS:
SLIPKNOT WITH SPECIAL GUESTS VENDED^
Tuesday 4 March – AEC Arena, Adelaide^ Sold Out
Tuesday 11 March – Spark Arena, Auckland
A DAY TO REMEMBER WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THORNHILL & OCEAN GROVE
Monday 3 March – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
BABYMETAL WITH DIAMOND CONSTRUCT (BRIS) & FUTURE STATIC (SYD)
Tuesday 4 March – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Thursday 6 March – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL
Thursday 27 February – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
WITHIN TEMPTATION
Monday 3 March – Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Thursday 6 March – Max Watts, Melbourne
ENTER SHIKARI
Monday 3 March – Solbar, Sunshine Coast
Wednesday 5 March – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
Thursday 6 March – King St Bandroom, Newcastle
HATEBREED
Tuesday 4 March – The Triffid, Brisbane
Wednesday 5 March – 170 Russell, Melbourne
Friday 7 March – Metro Theatre, Sydney
MISS MAY I
Tuesday 4 March – Stay Gold, Melbourne
Wednesday 5 March – Crowbar, Sydney
VENDED
Wednesday 5 March – The Brightside, Brisbane
Thursday 6 March – Stay Gold, Melbourne
SUNAMI
Tuesday 4 March – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne
Wednesday 5 March – Manning Bar, Sydney
LUKE SEVEREID
Saturday 1 March – Sitdown Comedy Club, Brisbane
Wednesday 5 March – Stay Gold, Melbourne
Friday 7 March – Factory Floor, Sydney
