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.[1]

Knotfest
Genre
Location(s)
Years active
  • 2012
  • 2014–present
Website

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.[2]

"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 [will be] overloaded, and I'm talking about smells, sights, hearing, your body, everything is overloaded with stimulation, because that's what Slipknot does."[2]

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.[3] Among the line-up were bands such as Deftones, Lamb of God, and Cannibal Corpse.[2] On March 24, 2014, it was officially announced that "Knotfest Japan" would be held in November 15 and 16 at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Broadcast

On July 11, Slipknot announced that their closing performance at Knotfest would be broadcast via a pay-per-view streaming website.[7] 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."[7]

Performers

2012 line-up

Friday 17 August Saturday 18 August
Main Stage Second Stage Main Stage Second Stage

Slipknot
Deftones
Serj Tankian
Prong

Lamb of God
Machine Head
The Urge
Dirtfedd

Slipknot
Deftones
Serj Tankian
The Dillinger Escape Plan

Lamb of God
Machine Head
Cannibal Corpse
Disconnect Hardcore (Ph)
Prong
Gojira

[8]

California

Friday 24 October
Stage 002 Stage 003 Campground Stage

Suicide Silence
Butcher Babies
Alterbeast

The Black Dahlia Murder
Chelsea Grin

The Athiarchists

Saturday 25 October
Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage Stage 002 Stage 003 Headbang for the Highway Stage 004 Extreme Stage 005 Campground Stage

Slipknot
Danzig
Anthrax
Black Label Society
Hatebreed

Testament
Carcass
Maximum the Hormone
King 810
Man with a Mission

In This Moment
The Devil Wears Prada
Butcher Babies
Miss May I
One OK Rock

The Faceless
Stands with Fists
Dehumanizer
Kings of Carnage
Play for Blood
Shortfuse

Fear Factory
Otep
Prong
Amen
Immolation

The Athiarchists

Sunday 26 October
Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage Stage 002 Stage 003 Headbang for the Highway Stage 004 Extreme Stage 005 Campground Stage

Slipknot
Five Finger Death Punch
Volbeat
Tech N9ne
Atreyu
Hellyeah

Of Mice & Men
DevilDriver
Veil of Maya
Nothing More

Killswitch Engage
Whitechapel
Upon a Burning Body
Anti Mortem

Dead for Denver
Motograter
Fire from the Gods
I, of Helix
A Threat to the Enemy
Still Not Dead

Napalm Death
Avatar
Attika 7
Exmortus
Rattlehead

The Athiarchists

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

California

Friday 23 October
VIP + Camping Kickoff Party

Sepultura
The Faceless
Rings of Saturn
Khaotika
Motorbreath

Saturday 24 October
Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage Stage 002 Stage 003 Extreme Stage 004 Headbang for the Highway Stage 005 Campground Stage

Judas Priest
Korn
Mastodon
Trivium
Corrosion of Conformity

Body Count
At the Gates
Red Fang
Battlecross

Gwar
Born of Osiris
Earth Crisis
Goatwhore

Kataklysm
Belphegor
Inquisition
Abysmal Dawn
Her Name in Blood
Khaotika

Fire from the Gods
Buried Under Texas
Doomsday Mourning
Born for War
A Tragedy at Hand
Grand Lord High Master
Piece in Terror
Short Fuse
Green as Emerald
Kaustik
Skyburial
This Place Is a Zoo
Chasing the Bullet

Street Drum Corps

Sunday 25 October
Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage Stage 002 Stage 003 Extreme Stage 004 Headbang for the Highway Stage 005 Campground Stage

Slipknot
Bring Me the Horizon
Clutch
Ghostface Killah
Mobb Deep

Suicidal Tendencies
All That Remains
Beartooth
Kyng

Cannibal Corpse
Helmet
Snot
Devour the Day

Dying Fetus
Disgorge
Internal Bleeding
Green Death
The ReAktion
Kings of Carnage

I, of Helix
Proletariat
Avoid the Void
Abhor
A Threat to the Enemy
Stands with Fists
Paranova
Everybody Panic!
As Oceans
Dead Animal Assembly Plant
Speaking with Ghost
Xero for Life
The Darkest Day

Street Drum Corps

Mexico

Saturday 5 December
Main Stage Tecate Stage

Slipknot
Megadeth
Lamb of God
HIM
A Day to Remember
Trivium
Atreyu
Asking Alexandria
Tanus

Cradle of Filth
Ill Niño
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Brujeria
Resorte
36 Crazyfists
Here Comes the Kraken
Everyone Likes Cathleen

"Ozzfest Meets Knotfest" California

Friday 23 September

Armored Saint
Metal Church
Exmortus
Thrown into Exile

Saturday 24 September
Lemmy Stage Monster Energy Drink Stage 001 Monster Energy Drink Stage 002 Nuclear Blast Stage

Black Sabbath
Disturbed
Megadeth
Opeth
Black Label Society
Rival Sons

Suicidal Tendencies
DevilDriver
Huntress

Hatebreed
Goatwhore
Allegaeon

Municipal Waste
Brujeria
Kataklysm
The Shrine
Still Rebel

Sunday 25 September
Lemmy Stage Rockstar Energy Drink Stage 001 Rockstar Energy Drink Stage 002 Nuclear Blast Stage

Slipknot
Slayer
Amon Amarth
Anthrax
Trivium
Motionless in White

Sabaton
Suicide Silence
Butcher Babies

Overkill
Emmure
Man with a Mission

Whitechapel
Combichrist
Carnifex
Loathe
SiM
ONI
Westfield Massacre

Mexico


Saturday 15 October
Main Stage Iowa Stage

Avenged Sevenfold
Slayer
Marilyn Manson
Disturbed
Chevelle
Alesana
Attila
S7N

Meshuggah
Killswitch Engage
Sevendust
Hatebreed
DevilDriver
The Black Dahlia Murder
Volumes
Arcadia Libre


Sunday 16 October
Main Stage Iowa Stage

Slipknot
Deftones
The Offspring
Ministry
Enter Shikari
Emmure
Thell Barrio
Fire from the Gods

Opeth
Arch Enemy
Iced Earth
Carcass
Animals as Leaders
Agora
Nothing More
Sabrina Sabrok
Joliette

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

Mexico

Saturday 28 October
Tecate Stage Day of the Gusano Stage The Maggots Stage

A Perfect Circle
Korn
Stone Sour
Bullet for My Valentine
Cannibal Corpse
Ill Niño
Maximum the Hormone
Deadly Apples
Cerberus

Anthrax
Children of Bodom
Hatebreed
Suicide Silence
S7N
Here Comes the Kraken
Lack of Remorse

Anti-Flag
Periphery
Tech N9ne
Attila
ONI
Parazit

Ozzfest Meets Knotfest 2017

Friday November 3rd

Monster Magnet
Brant Bjork
Sasquatch
Lo-Pain

Saturday 4 November
Lemmy Stage Monster Energy Drink Stage 001 Monster Energy Drink Stage 002 Nuclear Blast Stage

Ozzy Osbourne
Prophets of Rage
Deftones
Children of Bodom
Orange Goblin

Kreator
Baroness
High on Fire
Iron Reagan

1349
Havok
Tombs
Night Demon
Thrown into Exile

Municipal Waste
Possessed
Kataklysm
Suffocation
Rings of Saturn

Sunday 5 November
Lemmy Stage Rockstar Energy Drink Stage 001 Rockstar Energy Drink Stage 002 Nuclear Blast Stage

Rob Zombie
Marilyn Manson
Stone Sour
Eighteen Visions
Prayers[9]

Testament
The Black Dahlia Murder
Code Orange
Stitched Up Heart
Goatwhore

Life of Agony
Upon a Burning Body
Death Angel
Oni
Ded

Sid Wilson of Slipknot
Repulsion
Exhumed
Warbringer
Ghoul
Zombie Eating Horse

Colombia

Friday 26 October

Judas Priest
Helloween
Kreator
Arch Enemy
Masacre
Iron Reagan
Revocation
Goatwhore
Kilcrops
Under Threat
Cuentos de los Hermanos Grind
Pitbull

Mexico

Canceled due to lack of organization. [10]

Knotfest meets Hellfest 2019 France[11]

Thursday 20 June

Slipknot
Rob Zombie
Sabaton
Amon Amarth
Papa Roach
Powerwolf
Behemoth
Ministry
Sick of It All
Amaranthe

Knotfest Roadshow 2019 USA & Canada[12]

Lineup

Slipknot
Volbeat
Gojira
Behemoth

Knotfest meets Forcefest 2019 Mexico

Knotfest 30 November
Main Stage Tecate Stage Monster Energy Stage Prudence Stage

Slipknot (cancelled)
Evanescence (cancelled)
Cherry Bombs
Behemoth
Stratovarius
Chelsea Grin
Carajo
Tanus
Here Comes the Kraken
Matherya

Godsmack
Bullet for my Valentine
Papa Roach
Nothing More
Of Mice & Men
Cemican
Never Again
Headcrusher
Kaizan

311
Suicidal Tendencies
The Bronx
8 Kalacas
Las Poker
Project46
Arcadia Libre
Parazit
Hate Bullets
Hankside

Carcass
Belphegor
Gore and Carnage
Clandestino
The Suffering
Stone Leek
Rejexion
Ubon
Torcido Monkey Dream
Dethdealers
The Legion of Hetheria
AFK

Colombia

Friday 6 December
Knot Stage Carnaval Stage Alternative Stage

Slipknot
Behemoth
Testament
Unleashed
A.N.I.M.A.L.
Random Revenge
Reencarnación

W.A.S.P.
Accept
Cherry Bombs
Stratovarius
Perpetual Warfare
Arzen

Carnifex
Koyi K Utho
Aire Como Plomo
Poker
Gutgrinder

Knotfest Roadshow USA & Canada

Lineup

Slipknot
A Day to Remember
Underoath
Code Orange

Knotfest at Sea 2021

10-14 August[13]

Slipknot
Anthrax
Behemoth
Devildriver
Sevendust
Skindred
Ho99o9
Higher Power
Sleep Token
Corey Taylor
SID

United Kingdom 2021

22 August

Slipknot

Brazil 2021

19 December

Slipknot

Japan

9 April[14] 10 April[15]

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

References

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  4. http://knotfestjapan.com/
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