The multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning masked beast that is Slipknot is set to play a string of UK arena shows in February 2016. Frontman Corey Taylor comments: 

"Any time we get the chance to come over to the UK, it's awesome. Hopefully the fans have as much fun as we do.  We'll be putting together a great set for them, and as we fill out the bill with bands, we hope the excitement gets even bigger."

Dates are as follows

February
8 - Cardiff - Motorpoint Arena
9 - London - Alexandra Palace
12 - Birmingham - Genting Arena
13 - Leeds - First Direct Arena

Tickets are available on pre-sale from 9:00am on Wednesday, October 7th through the Slipknot OT9 fan club here, with general on sale from 9:00am on Friday, October 9th over at LiveNation.co.uk

In other news, Slipknot is due to premiere their new video for "XIX" at 5:00pm UK time (12:00 noon EST) today (October 5th)  at this location.

The Mexican edition of Slipknot’s Knotfest is scheduled for December 5th at Foro Pegaso in Toluca, Mexico.

Acts scheduled for Knotfest Mexico 2015 include Slipknot, Megadeth, Lamb Of God, H.I.M, A Day To Remember, Trivium, Atreyu, Asking Alexandria, Here Comes The Kraken, and Tanus.

Complete details and ticket information can be found here.

Knotfest is a camping and heavy music festival event with an entire weekend of chaos taking over San Bernardino, CA October 24th and 25th. Due to the graphic nature of the festival as well as the long, hot festival hours, children under 10 years old are not allow entry. To quote the Clown, “Slipknot is no longer a band, they are a culture.” Birthed from that culture is the experience known as Knotfest.

This year's lineup features: Slipknot, Judas Priest, Korn, Mastodon, Gwar, Corrosion Of Conformity, Cannibal Corpse, Suicidal Tendencies, Ghostface Killah, Body Count, Mobb Deep, Helmet, Clutch, Trivium, At The Gates, Bring Me The Horizon, Kataklysm, Six Feet Under, and many more.

Other Knotfest attractions include: The Museum, Ring Of Fire, Thunderdome, and Flaming Carnival Games. Complete details can be found here.