Famed metal outfit Slipknot have announced a European tour, in support of their latest album The End, So Far with UK up and coming band Sleep Token in support on selected dates.
EUROPE 2023 with special guests @Disturbed & @IPrevailBand in Munich, and @Sleep_Token & @nothingmorerock across select dates.
Get Tickets: https://t.co/i1F2QTBud3 pic.twitter.com/WWxw9bCqaa
— Slipknot (@slipknot) May 16, 2023
Taking advantage of the busy summer festival circuit, Iowa metal megastars Slipknot will tour extensively through Europe, including a fair number of festival dates, which is fast becoming an annual event for the band. Drawing what is perhaps some of the largest crowds for outdoor festivals, Slipknot know how to entertain their mass of followers and this summer’s tour will be no different. For UK based audiences, a highly anticipated and mouth watering headlining set at this summer’s Download Festival in Donington Park, Derby, is sure to be one of the tour’s main highlights.
The addition of London based eclectic metal band Sleep Token will come as no surprise to their growing fan base, as the mysterious group look to take their success to even loftier heights. Akin to Slipknot, Sleep Token are a heavy group that is shrouded in mystery, as each member is anonymous, robed and masked.
Led by a frontman that only goes by the moniker of Vessel and band members who are numbered with Roman numerals, Sleep Token have made an impact seemingly overnight, as their blend of prog metal, alternative, post-rock and even indie rock has found an appeal to a variety of listeners. Undoubtedly the mystery of who the members are adds to their appeal, much as Slipknot retained an air of mystery and intrigue upon first entering the scene, with Vessel reporting that the band serve the deity Sleep. Speaking to Metal Hammer in their only interview, Vessel stated, “how we got here is as irrelevant as who we are-what matters is the music and the message. We are here to serve Sleep and project His message.”
Sleep Token are well known to carefully uphold and adhere to their anonymity, rarely speaking while on stage performing and only ever giving one single interview to date. Alongside their cultivated image however, is an arsenal of truly catchy, genre-bending music that have seen the band win plaudits from critics and fans alike. With influences that span many musical artists and forms, Sleep Token have been able to carve a niche within the scene for themselves that has seen the group quickly become a band worth talking about.
A European run with Slipknot seems to be the perfect fit for a band that surely counts the former as a key influence. Unfortunately for UK admirers who have tickets to a sold out Download, Sleep Token will not be appearing but you can find tickets for Slipknot’s European tour with Sleep Token here.
Slipknot European tour:
06/07/2023 – Novarock – Nickelsdorf, Austria
08/06/2023 – Rock For People – Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
10/06/2023 – Greenfield – Interlaken, Switzerland
11/06/2023 – Download – Donington Park, Derby
13/06/2023 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands*
14/06/2023 – Rockhal – Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
16/06/2023 – Copenhel – Copenhagen, Denmark
17/06/2023 – Graspop – Dessel, Belgium
18/06/2023 – Hellfest – Clisson, France
20/06/2023 – Barclays Arena – Hamburg, Germany*
21/06/2023 – Mercedes Benz Arena – Berlin, Germany*
23/06/2023 – Download – Hockenheim, Germany
24/06/2023 – Königsplatz – Munich, Germany
25/06/2023 – Knotfest – Bologna, Italy
27/06/2023 – Arena of Nîmes – Nîmes, France*
29/06/2023 – Evil Live – Lisbon, Portugal
30/06/2023 – Resurrection Fest – Viveiro, Spain
* Sleep Token Included
