Abandon All Hope

Slipknot has announced a U.S. headlining run in support of its August release, All Hope Is Gone.

The band launches its assault on arenas across the nation Jan. 23 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., and will be on the road through mid-March.

Highlights include stops at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa (Jan. 28), Pepsi Coliseum in Indianapolis (Feb. 3), Sommet Center in Nashville (Feb. 15), BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. (Feb. 23), Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas (March 1), and The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (March 7).

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Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Noblesville, Ind.

A special iTunes presale begins Dec. 3, with regular presale beginning Dec. 5 and general ticket sales starting Dec. 6 at Ticketmaster.com.

To celebrate the tour, syndicated radio show “Hard Drive” will air a Slipknot “All Hope Is Gone World Tour” special Dec. 3-6 on stations across the country.

The special will feature exclusive live tracks from their current tour as well as candid interviews and other surprises.