Famed Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has announced a UK and European run of tour dates this autumn, in support of his new solo album CMF2. The tour announcement has coincided with a new single dropped by the singer, “Post Traumatic Blues.”
EUROPE. My extended family. I look forward to seeing you this autumn.
Tickets & VIP Packages on-sale this Friday, 14 July at 9am BST / 10am CET at https://t.co/3ZFuXpRmyn pic.twitter.com/TZdvVpXC7u
— fuck your checkmark (@CoreyTaylorRock) July 11, 2023
Fresh off of Slipknot’s highly successful run of headlining UK and European festival performances, including June’s Download Festival, Corey Taylor has put all of his fans, this side of the Atlantic, on high alert as tickets for his solo project are about to go on sale. Taylor will kick off the tour in Leeds and finish in Tilburg throughout the month of November.
Alongside the news, Taylor has also released new song “Post Traumatic Blues”- an attempt by the singer to describe, through his art, what dealing with PTSD is like. Of the new track, Taylor said the song is “my attempt to describe for people what it’s like to deal with PTSD. Sometimes it’s hard for people to understand the ups and downs, the severity of the cold and numbness, that I wanted to try and build a bridge lyrically between the ones living with the disease and the ones who are trying to help them.”
Corey Taylor was last in the UK, performing as a solo artist last October playing the London Palladium to kick start his tour in support of his debut album CMFT. The show was a ringing success for the musician-proving the singer has the personality and talent to shine outside of his two gargantuan bands Slipknot and Stone Sour.
With only material spanning one record, Taylor pulled out more than a few surprises last time out, playing the “Spongebob Squarepants Theme Song” (which has now taken on almost legendary status), songs from Stone Sour and even a few Slipknot hits. UK and Europe fans can expect similar excitement when his new tour gets underway.
A performer that exudes confidence with a seemingly innate ability to entertain, Taylor will undoubtedly represent a huge draw for UK and European crowds in November. The charismatic frontman has never shied away from letting his love affair with the UK be known either. He has often claimed that it was the country where Slipknot first took off-UK fans being the first to really interact positively with what the metal band from Iowa, USA were doing.
It is in this way that a Corey Taylor UK and Europe tour announcement represents a celebration of sorts and the charming singer/songwriter will definitely not want to disappoint his adoring crowd on this side of the pond. Taylor begins his tour in November and tickets go on general sale this Friday. They can be found here.
Corey Taylor UK and Europe Tour:
08/11/2023 – O2 Academy – Leeds
09/11 – Wolves Civic – Wolverhampton
11/11 – Manchester Academy – Manchester
12/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
14/11 – Eventim Apollo – London
19/11 – Le Trianon – Paris, France
20/11 – Palladium – Cologne, Germany
22/11 – Verti Music Hall – Berlin, Germany
24/11 – 013 Poppodium – Tilburg, Netherlands
