Memorial World Tour

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Memorial World Tour
Concert by Slipknot
Slipknot Memorial Tour Poster.jpg
A promotional poster for Slipknot's shows in Russia
Start dateJune 17, 2011
End dateAugust 18, 2012
Legs5
No. of shows52 12 in Europe
1 in South America
7 in Australia
32 in North America
1 cancelled
Slipknot concert chronology

The Memorial World Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Slipknot in honor of late bassist Paul Gray who died on May 24, 2010. The tour was the group's first since the All Hope Is Gone World Tour which ended in 2009. The tour consisted mostly of festival dates and a small number of headlining appearances.

Contents

The band headlined the Sonisphere Festival in Finland, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom and co-headlined the festival in Greece, Turkey, Switzerland and Italy with Iron Maiden. [1] They also headlined the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Belgium. [2] Finally, the band closed off 2011 by performing at the Rock in Rio festival held in Brazil alongside acts such as Metallica, Sepultura and others. [3]

Drummer Joey Jordison announced that a live bassist, later confirmed as former Slipknot guitarist Donnie Steele, would fill in for Gray but would not be visible by the audience, instead performing behind Jordison. [4] Vocalist Corey Taylor stated that he was willing to perform the shows for the fans, but at the time was hesitant about recording another Slipknot album in the near future due to the absence of Gray and his involvement with Stone Sour. Taylor doubted the future of Slipknot if the upcoming shows were unsuccessful. [5] Percussionist Shawn Crahan along with Taylor both expressed interest in bringing the tour to the United States. Corey Taylor later confirmed via Twitter that a U.S. leg of the tour was planned. [6]

The band scheduled three headlining shows of their own on the European leg, two shows in Russia and the latter in Berlin, Germany to compensate for the cancellation of the Bulgarian edition of the Sonisphere Festival. [7] [8]

On February 8, 2012, it was announced Slipknot would be returning to North America for the Mayhem Festival tour of 2012. [9] Before the first show of the tour, it was reported that guitarist Jim Root would have to sit out multiple dates after his appendix had burst. [10] On July 13, Root recovered and returned to the band. [11]

In the ongoing tour, the band members also wore their red jumpsuits from the self-titled album. Sid, Chris, and Shawn wore their old self-titled masks for the whole show. Corey and Jim wore their self-titled masks for half of the show and wore their All Hope Is Gone masks for the other half. Mick, Joey, and Craig wore their All Hope Is Gone masks for the whole show. An effigy of Paul Gray stood between Craig and Joey's drum kit. The effigy included Paul's self-titled mask, his self-titled jumpsuit and his left-handed bass guitar beside it. For the American leg of the tour, they wore their red Iowa jumpsuits along with some matching to their Iowa masks. This was the last Slipknot tour to feature drummer Joey Jordison before he was fired from the band in December 2013.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
June 17, 2011 [1] Athens Greece Terra Vibe Park
June 19, 2011 [1] Istanbul TurkeyKüçükçiftlik Park
June 21, 2011BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle
June 24, 2011 [1] Basel SwitzerlandSt. Jakobs Gelände
June 25, 2011 [1] Imola Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
June 26, 2011 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
June 29, 2011MoscowRussia Olimpiyskiy Stadion
June 30, 2011 Saint Petersburg Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
July 2, 2011 [1] Helsinki Finland Kalasatama
July 8, 2011 [1] Amnéville FranceSnowhall Parc
July 9, 2011 [1] Stockholm SwedenGloben Arena Open Air
July 10, 2011 [1] Stevenage England Knebworth House
South America
September 25, 2011 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Rock in Rio Festival
Australia ("Soundwave Festival")
February 25, 2012 Brisbane Australia RNA Showgrounds
February 26, 2012 Sydney Sydney Olympic Park
February 27, 2012 [2] Sydney Entertainment Centre
March 1, 2012 [2] Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
March 2, 2012 Melbourne Showgrounds
March 3, 2012 Adelaide Bonython Park
March 5, 2012 Perth Claremont Showground
North America ("Mayhem Festival")
June 30, 2012 San Bernardino United States San Manuel Amphitheater
July 1, 2012 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 3, 2012 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
July 4, 2012 Nampa Idaho Center Amphitheatre
July 6, 2012 Phoenix Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
July 7, 2012 Albuquerque Hard Rock Casino
July 8, 2012 Greenwood Village Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
July 10, 2012 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 11, 2012 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 13, 2012 Tampa 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
July 14, 2012 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
July 15, 2012 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center
July 18, 2012 Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
July 20, 2012 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 21, 2012 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 22, 2012 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 24, 2012 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 25, 2012 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
July 27, 2012 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
July 28, 2012 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion
July 29, 2012 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
July 31, 2012 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 1, 2012 Corfu Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 3, 2012 Mansfield Comcast Center
August 4, 2012 Scranton Toyota Pavilion
August 5, 2012 Hartford Comcast Theatre
North America, Leg#2
August 8, 2012 Holmdel United States PNC Bank Arts Center
August 9, 2012 Laconia Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
August 11, 2012 Toronto Canada Heavy T.O. Festival
August 12, 2012 Montreal Heavy MTL Festival
August 17, 2012 Pacific Junction United States Knotfest
August 18, 2012 Somerset


Cancellations

Setlist

The setlist for the tour is composed mainly of songs from the band's debut album, Slipknot , to coincide with the stage set and apparel used on stage. The majority of the songs performed on the tour were written by or had a significant contribution in the writing process by former bassist Paul Gray.

2011 Setlist
  1. "(sic)" (from Slipknot , 1999)
  2. "Eyeless" (from Slipknot, 1999)
  3. "Wait and Bleed" (from Slipknot, 1999)
  4. "The Blister Exists" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses , 2004)
  5. "Liberate" (from Slipknot, 1999)
  6. "Before I Forget" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
  7. "Pulse of the Maggots" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
  8. "Purity" (from "Slipknot", 1999)
  9. "Left Behind" (from "Iowa", 2001)
  10. "Disasterpiece" (from Iowa , 2001)
  11. "Psychosocial" (from All Hope Is Gone , 2008)
  12. "The Heretic Anthem" (from Iowa, 2001)
  13. "Duality" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
  14. "Only One" (from "Slipknot", 1999)
  15. "Spit It Out" (from Slipknot, 1999)
  16. "People = Shit" (from Iowa, 2001)
  17. "Surfacing" (from Slipknot, 1999)

Notes:

  • "Left Behind" (from Iowa, 2001) and "Purity" (from Slipknot, 1999) were performed additionally in Berlin, Dessel, Moscow, Stockholm and Knebworth.
  • "Only One" (from Slipknot, 1999) was additionally performed in Berlin, Moscow, Stockholm and Knebworth.
  • "Liberate" (from Slipknot, 1999) and "Pulse of the Maggots" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004) were omitted from the setlist in Imola, Italy.
2012 Setlist
  1. "(sic)" (from Slipknot , 1999)
  2. "Eyeless " (from Slipknot, 1999)
  3. "Wait and Bleed" (from Slipknot, 1999)
  4. "The Blister Exists" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses , 2004)
  5. "Liberate" (from Slipknot, 1999)
  6. "Before I Forget" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
  7. "Pulse of the Maggots" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
  8. "Left Behind"(from Iowa , 2001)
  9. "Disasterpiece" (from Iowa , 2001)
  10. "Psychosocial" (from All Hope Is Gone , 2008)
  11. "The Heretic Anthem" (from Iowa, 2001)
  12. "Duality" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
  13. "Spit It Out" (from Slipknot, 1999)
  14. "People = Shit" (from Iowa, 2001)
  15. "Surfacing" (from Slipknot, 1999)

Notes:

  • "Dead Memories" (from All Hope Is Gone , 2008), "Vermillion" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004), "Everything Ends" (from Iowa, 2001) and "Only One" (from Slipknot, 1999) were additionally performed in Sydney, Australia (February 27, 2012) and Melbourne, Australia (March 1, 2012).
  • "Snuff" (from All Hope Is Gone , 2008) was additionally performed only in Melbourne, Australia (March 1, 2012).
  • "Liberate" (from Slipknot, 1999) and "Left Behind" (from Iowa , 2001) were omitted from the setlist in Sydney, Australia (February 27, 2012) and Melbourne, Australia (March 1, 2012).
  • "Vermillion" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004) was performed in Scranton, Pennsylvania (August 4, 2012).

Gently from the album Iowa was also played in 2012 only in the United States not in Australia

After each time a concert ends, the members, as a tribute to Paul, stand beside his effigy for a few minutes while "'Til We Die" is being played in the background.

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