Knotfest
Knotfest is a music festival created in 2012 by American heavy metal band Slipknot. The event has been held both as a touring festival and a destination festival in several countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Colombia and France. Aside from Slipknot, Knotfest has featured a diverse alumni of past performers including Deftones, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God, Bring Me The Horizon, Prong, Deadly Apples, Amen, Butcher Babies and Prayers.
History
Creation
Knotfest was officially announced on June 4, 2012. Among the activities the festival offered as part of its "dark carnival experience" were circus big-top tents, pillars of fire, amusement park rides, burlesque performers, firebreathers, stilt walkers, drum circles made of junkyard cars and graffiti walls. The two shows also debuted a Slipknot museum."It's all about having fun and going crazy, bringing it to the standard it used to be," Slipknot's Shawn "Clown" Crahan told Rolling Stone. "It's time for us to really engulf this idea known as Knotfest where we're in control, we make a day devoted to our mindset, our ideas, the people that we want to play with, the people that we think our fans want to be around... When everyone leaves their senses overloaded, and I'm talking about smells, sights, hearing, your body, everything is overloaded with stimulation, because that's what Slipknot does."
The inaugural Knotfest was a two-city event and took place on August 17, 2012 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and August 18, 2012 in Somerset, Wisconsin. Among the line-up were bands such as Deftones, Lamb of God, and Cannibal Corpse. On March 24, 2014, it was officially announced that "Knotfest Japan" would be held in November 15 and 16 at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo. Headliners were Slipknot. Korn, Limp Bizkit, Lamb of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, Bring Me the Horizon, Trivium and In Flames. On the first date of the Mayhem Festival 2014, Knotfest 2014 was announced, with it being held at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California, on October 24–26. Knotfest 2015 was to be held at the same location, from October 23 through 25. In December 2019, it was announced that Knotfest would be held in the United Kingdom for the first time in 2020.
Broadcast
On July 11, Slipknot announced that their closing performance at Knotfest would be broadcast via a pay-per-view streaming website. Shawn "Clown" Crahan said, "It means everything for everyone to see the live spectacle we're creating in the flesh, but we understand some fans around the world can't be at the show. We've now made it possible for you to be there in spirit - so join us live on August 18."Performers
2012 line-up
2014 line-up
California
Japan
| Saturday 15 November | Sunday 16 November |
Slipknot Limp Bizkit Lamb of God Papa Roach Bring Me the Horizon Miss May I One OK Rock SiM Crossfaith coldrain Meaning Crystal Lake HenLee | Slipknot Korn Trivium In Flames Five Finger Death Punch Amon Amarth Maximum the Hormone Man with a Mission Wagdug Futuristic Unity AA= Knock Out Monkey Make My Day Silhouette from the Skylit |
2015 line-up
California
Mexico
2016 line-up
"Ozzfest Meets Knotfest" California
Mexico
Japan
| Saturday 5 November | Sunday 6 November |
Slipknot Deftones Disturbed A Day to Remember Hoobastank Issues SiM Rize Rottengraffty Oldcodex coldrain Crystal Lake A Crowd of Rebellion Survive Said the Prophet Jealkb The Sixth Lie | Slipknot Marilyn Manson Lamb of God In Flames Anthrax Butcher Babies Man with a Mission the GazettE Crossfaith MUCC Her Name in Blood Crazy N' Sane THE冠 魔法少女になり隊 彼女 in the Display Salty Dog |
2017 line-up
Mexico
Ozzfest Meets Knotfest 2017
2018 line-up
Colombia
Mexico
Canceled due to lack of organization.2019 line-up
Knotfest meets Hellfest 2019 Francehttps://knotfestfrance.com/
Knotfest Roadshow 2019 USA & Canadahttps://knotfestroadshow.com/
Knotfest meets Forcefest 2019 Mexico
Colombia
2020
Knotfest Roadshow USA & Canada
Knotfest at Sea
United Kingdom
2021
Japan
| 10 January | 11 January |
Slipknot Korn Maximum the Hormone Marilyn Manson Coldrain Trivium Crossfaith Suicide Silence Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Noisemaker Crazy N'Sane Praise Mahō Shōjo ni Naritai Paledusk The Sixth Lie | Slipknot Man with a Mission Anthrax Babymetal Survive Said The Prophet Mari Hamada A Crowd of Rebellion The Kanmuri The Winking Owl Ailiph Doepa Band-Maid |