Slipknot Australia Tour 2027

Slipknot have not announced any concerts in Australia or New Zealand for 2027. As of 9 October 2026, the band's 2027 calendar is the (sic)est Stadium Tour, announced on 28 September 2026: a run of stadiums in North America with Bring Me The Horizon, a single European date at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 3 July 2027, and five shows in South America in September. None of those dates is in Australia or New Zealand.

That does not mean the Iowa nine-piece has forgotten this part of the world. Slipknot have toured Australia and New Zealand regularly since February 2000, when they played their first shows here on the World Domination Tour, and they have returned on almost every album cycle since: Big Day Out in 2005, arena shows in 2008, Soundwave in 2012 and 2015, an arena tour with Lamb of God in 2016 and their own festival, Knotfest Australia, in 2023 and 2025.

This page sets out what is and is not known about Slipknot's plans as of 9 October 2026 and gives a full account of their concerts in Australia and New Zealand, from the Arena in Brisbane on 10 February 2000 to Spark Arena in Auckland on 11 March 2025, with the songs they played and the venues they filled.

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: what is announced so far

There is no official Slipknot tour of Australia or New Zealand in 2027. The (sic)est Stadium Tour, named after the band's new independent label (Sic)est Records, was announced on 28 September 2026. Its North American leg runs from Friday 16 July 2027 at Nationals Park in Washington to Wednesday 18 August 2027 at Chase Field in Phoenix, with stops including Citi Field in New York, Soldier Field in Chicago, Fenway Park in Boston and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Bring Me The Horizon support on every North American date.

Outside North America, Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 3 July 2027 is the only European show, with Marilyn Manson, Lorna Shore and Hatebreed on the bill. In September 2027 the band head to South America: São Paulo (The Town festival) on Saturday 4 September, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Lima and Bogotá, finishing on Thursday 16 September 2027. Presales for the first announced dates ran from Tuesday 29 September 2026, with general sales on Friday 2 October 2026.

Nothing in that schedule points to Australia or New Zealand, and the band have not said whether the tour will continue into 2028 or reach other regions. Historically, Slipknot have come to Australia either for festivals (Big Day Out, Soundwave, Knotfest Australia) or for short arena runs in the southern spring, and they have usually played Auckland on the same trip. Their last visit was only in February and March 2025, so a return would follow their usual rhythm of a few years between tours, but that is a pattern, not an announcement.

There is also new music on the way. Guitarist Jim Root confirmed in September 2026 that tracking for the eighth album was under way, and on the following day the band released a standalone single, 'Arsenal', their first release on (Sic)est Records. The line-up has changed again too: the band announced in August 2026 that they had parted ways with DJ Sid Wilson. Until Slipknot publish Australian or New Zealand dates themselves, any list of 2027 shows here, any ticket listing and any 'presale code' should be treated as unconfirmed.

Before the Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

Slipknot's first visit came in February 2000, eight months after the self-titled debut album. The World Domination Tour played the Arena in Brisbane on 10 February, the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Friday 11 February, Festival Hall in Melbourne on 12 February, the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide on 13 February and the Metro City Concert Club in Perth on 15 February 2000. The set lists from those nights ran to nine or ten songs, opening with '(sic)', 'Eyeless' and 'Wait and Bleed' and closing with 'Scissors', the long, disturbing finale of the first album.

The band came back as one of the headliners of the 2005 Big Day Out. They opened the run in Auckland on 21 January 2005 at Ericsson Stadium, then played the Gold Coast Parklands on 23 January, the Sydney Showground on Australia Day, Wednesday 26 January, the Melbourne Showgrounds on 30 January, the Adelaide Showgrounds on 4 February and the Claremont Showground in Perth on 6 February. Between festival days they added their own sideshows at the Brisbane Convention Centre on 24 January, the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on 29 January and the Palace in Melbourne on 2 February, where the sets stretched to 14 songs and included 'Three Nil' and 'Duality'.

The All Hope Is Gone World Tour brought Slipknot's first full headline tour of the region since 2000 in October 2008. It began at the Trusts Stadium in Auckland on Wednesday 22 October 2008, then played the Riverstage in Brisbane on 24 October, Acer Arena in Sydney on 26 October, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 27 October, the Jubilee Pavilion in Adelaide on 28 October and the Robinson Pavilion in Perth on 30 October. It was the last time Australian and New Zealand audiences saw the original nine-man line-up: bassist Paul Gray died in May 2010.

Slipknot returned in 2012 on the Memorial World Tour, headlining Soundwave and playing two sideshows. The festival dates were Brisbane's RNA Showgrounds on 25 February, Sydney Olympic Park on 26 February, the Melbourne Showgrounds on 2 March, Bonython Park in Adelaide on 3 March and the Claremont Showground in Perth on 5 March 2012. The headline shows were at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Monday 27 February and Rod Laver Arena on 1 March, where the band played 19 songs, their longest Australian set to that point. In 2015 they headlined Soundwave again, in Melbourne on 21 February, Adelaide on 22 February, Brisbane on 28 February and Sydney on 1 March, the first local shows with Alessandro Venturella and Jay Weinberg in the line-up.

In October 2016 the band played a short arena tour of their own with Lamb of God in support: Vector Arena in Auckland on Wednesday 26 October, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 28 October, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Saturday 29 October and Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Monday 31 October 2016. A planned run in October 2019, supporting Metallica in stadiums on the WorldWired Tour, never took place: Metallica cancelled those dates while James Hetfield was in recovery.

Since then Slipknot have brought their own festival south. Knotfest Australia was held in Melbourne on Friday 24 March, at Centennial Park in Sydney on Saturday 25 March and in Brisbane on Sunday 26 March 2023, with the band headlining every day. It returned in 2025 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on 28 February, the Brisbane Showgrounds on 2 March and Centennial Park in Sydney on Saturday 8 March, with headline sideshows at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 4 March and Spark Arena in Auckland on Tuesday 11 March 2025, which is so far the band's most recent concert in either country.

The table below lists 43 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Slipknot between 2000 and 2025, with the most shows in Sydney (10), Melbourne (9), Brisbane (8), Adelaide (5), Auckland (4), Perth (3). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027 setlist: the songs played most often in Australia and New Zealand

Across the 15 most recent documented Australia/NZ concerts with a full song list (22 February 2015 to 11 March 2025), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. Duality — played at 15 of 15 shows
2. Psychosocial — played at 15 of 15 shows
3. Spit It Out — played at 15 of 15 shows
4. Surfacing — played at 15 of 15 shows
5. The Heretic Anthem — played at 15 of 15 shows
6. Wait and Bleed — played at 14 of 15 shows
7. (sic) — played at 12 of 15 shows
8. The Devil in I — played at 12 of 15 shows
9. People = Shit — played at 11 of 15 shows
10. Before I Forget — played at 10 of 15 shows
11. Custer — played at 10 of 15 shows
12. Dead Memories — played at 8 of 15 shows
13. Disasterpiece — played at 8 of 15 shows
14. Unsainted — played at 8 of 15 shows

Before the Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: past Australia/NZ tours at a glance

• Australia & New Zealand 2025 (2025): 5 Australia/NZ shows — Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Auckland.
• The End, So Far (2023): 3 Australia/NZ shows — Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane.
• Australasian Tour 2016 (2016): 4 Australia/NZ shows — Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne.
• Prepare for Hell Tour (2015): 4 Australia/NZ shows — Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney.
• Memorial World Tour (2012): 7 Australia/NZ shows — Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth.
• All Hope Is Gone World Tour (2008): 6 Australia/NZ shows — Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth.
• The Subliminal Verses World Tour (2005): 9 Australia/NZ shows — Auckland, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Wayville, Claremont.
• World Domination Tour (2000): 5 Australia/NZ shows — Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth.

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027 and Australia/NZ festivals

Festivals have been at the heart of Slipknot's history in this region. They headlined the 2005 Big Day Out, which went to Auckland, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, and they were among the top names at Soundwave in both 2012 and 2015, the touring metal and rock festival that ran in the capital cities every February and March until 2015.

Knotfest, the band's own festival, began in Iowa in 2012 and reached Australia in March 2023, with editions in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The 2025 edition, at Flemington Racecourse, the Brisbane Showgrounds and Centennial Park, followed the same three-city model, with Adelaide and Auckland covered by separate headline shows. No Knotfest Australia has been announced for 2027.

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Slipknot formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 around percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan and bassist Paul Gray, and by 1999 had settled on a nine-man line-up in matching jumpsuits and masks with Corey Taylor singing. Their self-titled debut album, released on 29 June 1999 with the singles 'Wait and Bleed' and 'Spit It Out', built a huge following largely through touring and word of mouth.

Iowa (2001) was darker and heavier, yet it made the band bigger, reaching number two in Australia. After a hiatus came Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) in 2004, with 'Duality', 'Vermilion' and 'Before I Forget', which won the Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 2006. All Hope Is Gone (2008) was their first number-one album in the United States, with 'Psychosocial' and 'Dead Memories', and it also topped the Australian chart.

Paul Gray's death in May 2010 and drummer Joey Jordison's dismissal in December 2013 changed the band profoundly. .5: The Gray Chapter (2014), led by 'The Negative One' and 'The Devil in I', introduced Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums. We Are Not Your Kind (2019) and The End, So Far (2022) both reached number one in Australia, as had .5: The Gray Chapter, making four straight chart-toppers here.

Since 2023 the band have parted ways with Craig Jones and Weinberg, welcomed former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande in 2024 and celebrated the 25th anniversary of the debut album on tour. In 2026 they launched (Sic)est Records, released 'Arsenal' and began tracking an eighth album. Slipknot have sold around 30 million records worldwide.

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: what the (sic)est stadium tour means for fans here

The 2027 announcement is the biggest in Slipknot's history in terms of venue size: baseball and football stadiums across North America, Wembley in London and stadiums or major festivals in South America. Until now, Slipknot have played Australia mainly in arenas, showgrounds and festival sites, so a stadium tour of Australia would be a step up from anything they have done here.

For now, the tour is limited to the Americas and one night in London. The North American dates end in Phoenix on 18 August 2027, and the South American leg ends in Bogotá on 16 September 2027. No further legs have been published. Australian and New Zealand fans who want to see the 2027 production would have to travel unless the band add dates later.

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Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: Melbourne and Sydney, the constants

Melbourne is the city Slipknot have played most in Australia. Since Festival Hall in 2000 they have played the Palace, the Melbourne Showgrounds for Big Day Out and Soundwave, Rod Laver Arena three times (2008, 2012 and 2016) and Flemington Racecourse for Knotfest in 2025. Rod Laver Arena on 1 March 2012 produced a 19-song set, the longest the archive records for the band in Australia.

Sydney has seen them at the Hordern Pavilion in 2000 and 2005, the Sydney Showground on Australia Day 2005, Acer Arena in 2008, the Sydney Entertainment Centre and Sydney Olympic Park in 2012, Qudos Bank Arena in 2016 and Centennial Park for both editions of Knotfest. Brisbane has been on every tour too, from the Arena in 2000 to the Brisbane Showgrounds in 2025.

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: Auckland and New Zealand

New Zealand has had Slipknot five times, always in Auckland: Ericsson Stadium for the 2005 Big Day Out, the Trusts Stadium in October 2008, Vector Arena in October 2016 and the same venue, by then renamed Spark Arena, on 11 March 2025. The 2005 and 2008 trips opened the Australasian run, while in 2025 Auckland was the final night.

The planned 2019 stadium show in Auckland with Metallica was cancelled along with the Australian dates. If the band return, Auckland is the most likely New Zealand stop on past form, but no New Zealand date has been announced for 2027.

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: Adelaide, Perth and the smaller cities

Slipknot have been generous to Adelaide and Perth over the years. Adelaide has had the Thebarton Theatre (2000), Big Day Out (2005), the Jubilee Pavilion (2008), Soundwave at Bonython Park (2012), Soundwave again in 2015 and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in March 2025. Perth has had the Metro City Concert Club in 2000, the Claremont Showground for Big Day Out and Soundwave, and the Robinson Pavilion in 2008.

Perth has not had a Slipknot show since Soundwave in March 2012: the 2015 Soundwave dates on file are Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney, the 2016 arena tour stopped at Melbourne, and Knotfest was held on the east coast. The Gold Coast had the band once, at the Big Day Out in January 2005.

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

A Slipknot headline show in Australia usually runs to 15 to 19 songs and around 90 minutes, with Corey Taylor out front, two percussionists on raised, moving risers, and the masks and jumpsuits that have defined the band since 1999. Festival sets have been shorter: 11 songs at Big Day Out in 2005, 14 or 15 at Soundwave and Knotfest.

The core of the set has barely changed in a quarter of a century. 'Spit It Out', 'Surfacing', '(sic)', 'Wait and Bleed', 'People = Shit', 'Duality' and 'The Heretic Anthem' turn up on almost every Australian set list on file, with 'Psychosocial', 'Before I Forget' and 'Disasterpiece' close behind. The 2025 Knotfest sets opened with '(sic)', 'People = Shit' and 'Gematria (The Killing Name)' and finished with 'Surfacing' and 'Scissors', reflecting the 25th-anniversary focus on the first album.

The 2023 shows leaned on the then-new The End, So Far, while the 2016 arena sets opened with 'The Negative One' and closed with 'Duality' and 'Spit It Out'. Any 2027 set is likely to include 'Arsenal' and material from the eighth album, but nothing about a 2027 production in Australia has been announced.

Slipknot Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

There are no Slipknot tickets on sale for Australia or New Zealand in 2027, because no concerts have been announced. On past tours the band have used a fan-club presale before the general sale, followed by the official ticketing agent for each venue. When dates are announced, buy only through the official outlets named in the announcement or through the venue box office.

Be careful with anything that appears before an announcement. Resale listings, social media posts offering 'presale codes' and lists of 2027 Australian dates that do not come from the band are not official. Tickets for major Australian shows are increasingly mobile and name-locked, so buy through the official outlet or its official resale service to make sure the ticket is in your name.

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Slipknot Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

Is Slipknot touring Australia in 2027?

No dates have been announced as of 9 October 2026. The (sic)est Stadium Tour covers North America, London and South America in 2027.

Will there be a Knotfest Australia in 2027?

Nothing has been announced. Knotfest Australia was held in 2023 and 2025.

Where are Slipknot playing in 2027?

In London at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 3 July 2027, in North American stadiums from 16 July to 18 August 2027 with Bring Me The Horizon, and in South America from 4 to 16 September 2027.

When did Slipknot last play Australia?

On the 2025 Knotfest Australia run: Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on 28 February, the Brisbane Showgrounds on 2 March, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on 4 March and Centennial Park in Sydney on 8 March 2025.

When did Slipknot last play New Zealand?

At Spark Arena in Auckland on Tuesday 11 March 2025.

When was Slipknot's first Australian tour?

February 2000, on the World Domination Tour, with shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Did Slipknot play with Metallica in Australia in 2019?

No. Slipknot were announced as support for Metallica's October 2019 stadium dates in Australia and New Zealand, but Metallica cancelled them.

What songs do Slipknot play live?

'Spit It Out', 'Surfacing', '(sic)', 'Wait and Bleed', 'Duality', 'People = Shit' and 'The Heretic Anthem' are near-permanent fixtures of their Australian sets.

Is there a Slipknot presale code for Australia?

No. There is no tour, so there is no presale. Ignore any code offered before an official announcement and sign up below for the alert.