Alright you can quit your moaning about the demise of Soundwave, because big metal tours are by no means a thing of the past. This October Slipknot will be back with some mammoth shows.

The best thing to come out of Iowa since Kevin Costner turned his farm into a baseball field, nine-piece contemporary metal bigwigs Slipknot are taking over Qudos Bank Arena this October.

By the time of their visit, it’ll be two years since the ‘Knot dropped their fifth LP,.5: The Gray Chapter.Giving the finger to those who assumed their time was done, .5hit number one in Australia and the US. So flippin’ heck, it’s about time they returned.

See Slipknot tearing up Qudos Bank Arenaon Saturday October 29. Tickets on sale Monday May 23 with fanclub pre-sale from 1pm May16-9am May17 and Telstra Thanks pre-sale from 12pm May 17-12pm May 19.

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