They thrashed through their songs off The Art of Balance and The War Within, with Brian Fair twirling his 5 foot dreads around and around. I had seen them a number of times before, so I pretty much knew what to expect. Shadows Fall were the first band on the bill. However, we were young and careless of our physical well-being, so that was not an option. All of the tickets sold were General Admission so if you wanted to go off into the seats and sit down you were welcome to do so. We made it inside after what seemed like an hour to find a mid-sized arena environment with a floor area that left you not too far from the stage no matter where you were. We had to venture back to the car twice to drop off our cell phones, and then our lighters/cigarettes. I assume because it was a convention center the security was ridiculous. Haha! Good stuff.Īnyways, we drove through the bowels of Illinois and arrived in Springfield around the time that the doors opened. He showed up at my house the day of the show with sandwiches and a cooler ready for the trip. After consideration and consultation of my friends I agreed to let him tag along. This one dude messaged me about the Slipknot show because he saw my post and asked if we had another seat available in our car. A lot of “posers” (haha… remember that phrase) surfed the site as well. For those unfamiliar, StLPunk was the Myspace and/or Facebook of the St. I will always remember April 28, 2005, not just because of the show, but because I met a great person that day who is still one of my closest friends.įor those of you old enough to remember StLPunk, I was always on there, posting about concerts and how I couldn’t wait for the next big show coming up. The decision to make a road trip had already been decided when they announced a date in Springfield, Illinois. Louis, I looked for cities within a few hours drive. The first leg, was during the Spring of 2005 with Lamb of God & Shadows Fall. It was after Ozzfest 2004 that Slipknot started announcing their plans for the next phase of the Subliminal Versus World Tour. The Subliminal Verses Tour: The Final Volume with As I Lay Dying & Unearth The Subliminal Verses Tour with Lamb of God & Shadows Fall The Big Day Out Festival run featuring System of a Down, Beastie Boys, Hatebreed, and many more European Unholy Alliance Tour with Slayer and HatebreedĢ005 was even crazier for the 9-piece metal group as they pushed the limits of traveling musicians: European Open Air Festival Tour with Metallica Jagermister Music Tour alongside Fear Factory and Chimaira Their 2004 calendar year was jam-packed with gigs that included: Slipknot’s grueling touring cycle for their 3rd studio album took them around the world twice in just under two years. "Skin Ticket" was played once at the House of Blues, Las Vegas.Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois Notes: The following songs were played occasionally- "Eyeless", "Three Nil". When the tour arrived in Los Angeles on Apto perform at The Forum, Lamb of God was banned from opening for Slipknot because the church that owned the venue did not appreciate the band's old name of Burn the Priest. The band Lamb of God also performed on the tour. Slipknot also played as support to Metallica and Slayer. They received support at various stages of the tour from Fear Factory, Chimaira, Hatebreed and Shadows Fall. Performers Īs is typical of the band, Slipknot members are masked and costumed when performing on stage. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was approaching the platinum mark, and two of its tracks were nominated for the year's Grammy Awards (" Duality" for Best Hard Rock Performance and " Vermilion" for Best Heavy Metal Performance). It's good to be humbled and know you’re in a band that's fantastic." ĭuring the tour, the band's third studio album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses).īefore organizing the tour, Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor commented that he was "probably the most vocal of the guys who really didn’t feel good coming back to Slipknot", and during the tour, he said that he was "basically eating my words, eating a lot of crow this time around. The Subliminal Verses World Tour was a worldwide concert tour in 20 headlined by Slipknot in support of their third studio album Vol.
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