Memorial World Tour

Memorial World Tour
A promotional poster for Slipknot's shows in Russia
Concert tour by Slipknot
Start date	June 17, 2011
End date	Ongoing
Legs	3
Shows	18 1 cancelled
Slipknot tour chronology
All Hope Is Gone World Tour (2008-2009) Memorial World Tour (2011)

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

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 will also headline the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Belgium.^[2] They are also scheduled to perform 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 replace Gray but would not be visible by the audience. Steele performs behind Jordison and is hidden from view due to Steele's request to have less attention on him.^[4] Vocalist Corey Taylor has stated that he is willing to perform the shows for the fans, but is 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 have both expressed interest in bringing the tour to the United States. Corey Taylor confirmed that a U.S. leg of the tour is planned, via Twitter. ^[6]

The band has scheduled three headlining shows of their own so far 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]

In the ongoing tour, the band members also wear their red jumpsuits from the self-titled album. Sid, Chris, and Shawn wear their old self-titled masks. Corey and Jim wear their All Hope Is Gone masks and wear their self-titled masks for part of the show. Mick, Joey, and Craig only wear their All Hope Is Gone masks.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
02011-06-17June 17, 2011	Athens	Greece	Terra Vibe Park (Sonisphere Festival)
02011-06-19June 19, 2011	Istanbul	Turkey	Küçükçiftlik Park (Sonisphere Festival)
02011-06-21June 21, 2011	Berlin	Germany	Columbiahalle
02011-06-24June 24, 2011	Basel	Switzerland	St. Jakobs Gelände (Sonisphere Festival)
02011-06-25June 25, 2011	Imola	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Sonisphere Festival)
02011-06-26June 26, 2011	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
02011-06-29June 29, 2011	Moscow	Russia	Olimpiyskiy Stadion
02011-06-30June 30, 2011	Saint Petersburg		Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
02011-07-02July 2, 2011	Helsinki	Finland	Kalasatama (Sonisphere Festival)
02011-07-08July 8, 2011	Amneville	France	Snowhall Parc (Sonisphere Festival)
02011-07-09July 9, 2011	Stockholm	Sweden	Globen Arena Open Air (Sonisphere Festival)
02011-07-10July 10, 2011	Stevenage	England	Knebworth House (Sonisphere Festival)
South America
02011-09-25September 25, 2011	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Rock in Rio Festival
Australia (Soundwave Festival)
02012-02-25February 25, 2012	Brisbane	Australia	RNA Showgrounds
02012-02-26February 26, 2012	Sydney		Sydney Olympic Park
02012-03-02March 2, 2012	Melbourne		Melbourne Showgrounds
02012-03-03March 3, 2012	Adelaide		Bonython Park
02012-03-05March 5, 2012	Perth		Claremont Showgrounds

Cancellations

02011-06-21June 21, 2011	Sofia	Bulgaria	Natsionalen Khipodrum Bankya (Sonisphere Festival)	Event cancelled by promoter for undisclosed reasons[9]

Setlist

The setlist for the European leg of the tour was 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 European leg of the tour were written by or had a significant contribution in the writing process by former bassist Paul Gray.

Europe

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. "Disasterpiece" (from Iowa, 2001)
9. "Psychosocial" (from All Hope Is Gone, 2008)
10. "The Heretic Anthem" (from Iowa, 2001)
11. "Duality" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
12. "Spit It Out" (from Slipknot, 1999)
13. "People = Shit" (from Iowa, 2001)
14. "Surfacing" (from Slipknot, 1999)

Notes:

• "Left Behind" (from Iowa, 2001) and "Purity" (from Slipknot, 1999) were performed additionally in Berlin, Dessel, Moscow and Knebworth.
• "Only One" (from Slipknot, 1999) was additionally performed in Berlin, Moscow 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.

Personnel

• (#0) Sid Wilson – turntables
• (#1) Joey Jordison – drums
• (#3) Chris Fehn – custom percussion, backing vocals
• (#4) Jim Root – guitars
• (#5) Craig "133" Jones – sampling, media
• (#6) Shawn "Clown" Crahan – custom percussion, backing vocals
• (#7) Mick Thomson – guitars
• (#8) Corey Taylor – lead vocals
• Donnie Steele - bass

External links

• Official website
• Slipknot on Myspace

References

1. ^ "SLIPKNOT RETURN 2011". Slipknot1.com. 2010-12-03. http://www.slipknot1.com/story/news-tour_news/slipknot_return_in_2011-1. Retrieved 2010-12-03. 
2. ^ "SLIPKNOT TO HEADLINE GRASPOP". slipknot1.com. 2010-12-05. http://www.slipknot1.com/story/news-outside_the_9-ot9_news/slipknot_to_headline_graspop. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
3. ^ "SLIPKNOT Confirmed For Brazil's ROCK IN RIO Festival". Blabbermouth.net. 2010-12-08. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150546. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
4. ^ "SLIPKNOT Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING". Blabbermouth.net. 2010-12-06. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150438. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
5. ^ "SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'Like I Said: Shows? Yes. Album? No'". Blabbermouth.net. 2010-12-03. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150353. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
6. ^ http://www.newrock1051.com/cc-common/podcast/single_page.html?podcast=ChannelQInterviews&selected_podcast=CRAHAN%2520BLACK%2520DOTS.mp3
7. ^ http://www.slipknot1.com/story/news/two_russian_headline_shows_confirmed
8. ^ http://www.slipknot1.com/story/news/berlin_show_added__tickets_available_now
9. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159643