Slipknot just went full arena-to-stadium mode. The Iowa metal titans announced a 2027 global stadium run called the (Sic)est Stadium Tour, with Bring Me the Horizon backing them across every North American date, as first reported by Billboard.
The tour kicks off July 3, 2027, at Wembley Stadium in London, marking the band’s only UK or European stop on the run. From there, the trek crosses the Atlantic for its North American leg, opening July 16 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., and wrapping August 18 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
A Lineup Built for Metalheads
Slipknot didn’t just bring one support act along for the ride. North American dates will feature Bring Me the Horizon on every stop, alongside a rotating cast that includes Lamb of God, Motionless in White, Lorna Shore, Loathe, Acid Bath, Polyphia, Kublai Khan TX and Vended.
The Wembley show gets its own stacked bill, with Marilyn Manson, Lorna Shore and Hatebreed joining Slipknot for the lone European date. Before any of that, the band will play five shows across South America in September 2027, giving fans on that continent a shot at seeing the tour up close before the stadium circuit officially begins.
Live Nation is producing the tour. Artist presale opens September 29, with general ticket sales following October 2.
New Music, But Not a New Album Yet
The tour announcement comes on the heels of Arsenal, Slipknot’s first new song in three years, released earlier this September. Frontman Corey Taylor delivers one of the track’s sharpest lines: “I got a lot to f-ing say / And if you didn’t listen, you didn’t hear me anyway.”
Guitarist Jim Root has already made clear that Arsenal won’t land on the band’s next full-length album, leaving fans to wonder what direction that record might take. Slipknot’s last studio album remains 2022’s The End, So Far, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Album Sales chart. No release date for new material has been set.
A Band in Transition
This tour also arrives during a stretch of lineup changes for Slipknot. Turntablist Sid Wilson departed in August 2026, following keyboardist and sampler Craig Jones’ exit in 2023. How those departures shape the band’s live show and creative future remains an open question heading into 2027.
Still, Slipknot’s trajectory speaks for itself. Formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1995, the band built its reputation on chaotic live shows and masked anonymity before breaking through with its 1999 self-titled debut. The follow-up, 2001’s Iowa, is still regarded as one of the genre’s defining records. Slipknot has since notched six top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, including three consecutive No. 1 debuts, and has earned 11 Grammy nominations along with one win.
Why This Tour Matters
Pairing with Bring Me the Horizon isn’t a small move. The UK band has spent years pulling younger, genre-blending audiences into heavy music, and putting them on every North American date signals Slipknot’s interest in expanding its reach beyond longtime diehards.
Fans hoping for more North American dates beyond the four confirmed shows will need to wait for additional announcements. Ticket pricing also hasn’t been revealed yet.
For now, mark the calendar: presale starts today, general sale hits October 2, and the road to Wembley officially begins.
Source: Billboard
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