Slipknot To Blast Through Summer

Turns out Slipknot’s spring “Prepare For Hell” tour won’t be the only time you’ll see the masked rockers on the road.  The band will embark on the mostly amphitheatre  “Summer’s Last Stand” tour beginning in July.

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The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.

Joining Slipknot in the band’s sonic scream through summer will be special guests Lamb Of God, Bullet For My Valentine and Motionless In White.

It’s beginning to look like a Slipknot year.  Touring in support of its October release, .5: The Gray Chapter, the band is currently on the Euro leg of the “Prepare For Hell” world tour.  With destinations including Paris, Stockholm and Helsinki, Slipknot heads to Australia for the country’s annual Soundwave festival tour and returns to the U.S. in late April for headline dates as well as festival appearances at , , , and .

Here are your “Summer’s Last Stand” Slipknot dates:

July 24 – West Palm Beach, Fla., Cruzan Amphitheatre
July 25 – Tampa, Fla., MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 26 – Atlanta, Ga., Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
July 28 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 29 – Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 31 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 1 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 2 – Hartford, Conn., Xfinity Theatre
Aug. 4 – Mansfield, Mann., Xfinity Center
Aug. 5 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 6 – Burgettstown, Pa., First Niagara Pavilion
Aug. 8 – Toronto, Ontario, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Aug. l1 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 12 – Virginia Beach, Va., Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Aug. 14 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
Aug. 15 – Tinley Park, Ill., First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 16 – Maryland Heights, Mo., Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug. 19 – Morrison, Co., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 21 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Usana Amphitheatre
Aug. 24 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena
Aug. 26 – Concord, Calif., Concord Pavilion
Aug. 28 – Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Resorts Festival Lot
Aug. 29 – Phoenix, Ariz., Ak-Chin Pavilion
Aug. 30 – Albuquerque, N.M., Isleta Amphitheater
Sept. 2 – Austin, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater
Sept. 4 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 5 – Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion

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