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Slipknot cancels Midwest tour dates to finish album
Slipknot has canceled five May tourdates in order to finish work on its latest album. The group was scheduled to kick off a five-date tour of the Midwest on Friday night (5/4).
“To all our maggots,” reads a message posted on Slipknot’s official website. “We know you’re not going to like this, but unfortunately, we have to cancel the five shows we had planned for the beginning of May, the reason being we have not finished mixing our album, which we want to release on time.”
The canceled dates are Cedar Rapids, Iowa (5/4), Peoria, Ill. (5/5), Green Bay, Wis. (5/7), Fargo, N.D. (5/8) and Sioux Falls, S.D. (5/9).
The band plans to make up the dates, according to its announcement. Ticket-holders can get refund information at the point of purchase.
The follow-up to Slipknot’s self-titled, 1999 debut album is due out in June on Roadrunner Records. The label has not yet specified a date, and an album title has not been announced.
The canceled dates were set to precede a still-intact European outing, scheduled to begin on May 17 in Portugal. The nine-member band will tour the continent through June 3, and will then return to the U.S. for its engagement on this year’s Ozzfest outing.
Slipknot
May
17 - Lisbon, Portugal - Pavilhao Atlantico
18 - Madrid, Spain - Festimad
20 - Milan, Italy - Palavobis
21 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkhaus
22 - Munich, Germany - Colisseum
24 - Torhout, Belgium -Torhout Festival
25 - Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands - Dynamo Open Air
26 - Keynes, U.K. - National Bowl Milton
28 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinehalle
29 - Paris, France - Le Zenith
31 - Bremen, Germany - Pier 2
June
1 - Nuremberg, Germany - Rock Im Park
2 - Vienna, Austria - Libro Music Hall
3 - Cologne, Germany - Rock Am Ring
Ozzfest 2001
June
8 - Tinley Park, IL - World Music Amphitheater
9 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Amphitheater
12, 13 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Music Amphitheater
16 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Park
18 - St. Louis, MO - Riverport Amphitheater
19 - Bonner Springs, KS - Sandstone Amphitheater
21, 22 - Denver, CO - Mile High Stadium
25 - George, WA - The Gorge
27 - Marysville, CA - Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
29 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
30 - Devore, CA - Glen Helen Blockbuster Amphitheater
July
3 - San Antonio, TX - South Texas Verizon Music Amphitheater
5 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Theater
7 - Atlanta, GA - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater
13 - West Palm Beach, FL - Mars Music Amphitheater
14 - Tampa, FL - Zephyr Hills
17 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
20 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
21 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
24 - Toronto, Ontario - The Docks
26 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
28 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
30, 31 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater
August
3 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
5 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Amphitheater
7, 8 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
11, 12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center