Heavy metal titans Slipknot will mark the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a tour, including a stop this summer in Pittsburgh.
The masked metal band will play the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown on Aug. 7. They’ll be joined by Knocked Loose and Orbit Culture.
The “Slipknot” album came out on June 29, 1999, and featured songs like “Wait and Bleed” and “Spit It Out.”
“We loved what we did with the first record but we didn’t even know if there was gonna be anything after that,” Slipknot guitarist Jim Root said in a release. “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.”
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Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday at livenation.com, with an artist and Citi cardmember presale beginning at noon Tuesday, Live Nation and Ticketmaster presales at 10 a.m. Wednesday and a Spotify presale at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Slipknot’s last Pittsburgh show was on Oct. 15, 2021, at Star Lake. Singer Corey Taylor had been slated for a solo show in February at the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks, but the tour was cancelled so he could focus on his “mental and physical health.”
Mike Palm is a TribLive digital producer who also writes music reviews and features. A Westmoreland County native, he joined the Trib in 2001, where he spent years on the sports copy desk, including serving as night sports editor. He has been with the multimedia staff since 2013. He can be reached at mpalm@triblive.com.