Slipknot is planning a big 2019 with a new album and an already promised a tour to celebrate twenty years since their debut album. Now they have announced they will play at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand for the first time ever on August 10, 2019. This show is likely to be part of a larger tour, with opening acts to be announced at a later date.

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“I’m gonna drive from my house directly to the stage just like I do when I come to the fair,” SLIPKNOT co-founder and percussionist M. Shawn Crahan told the Des Moines Register. “It makes no sense why we haven’t played here.”

Crahan compared this show to seeing past Iowa State Fairs that saw bands like Iron Maiden and Metallica perform.

“I was too young for some of ’em, a little scared to come by myself,” he said. “So I’d come down and act like I was doing things on the outside, but really just downloading the information.”

“It’s not only work and commerce; there’s a lot of spirituality here for me,” he said. “It’s gonna be a really good time to play the fair and walk out and enjoy the fair.”