KNOTFEST U.S.
BRINGS IN MORE THAN 50,000 FANS
TO OCTOBER 24-26 FESTIVAL IN SAN BERNARDINO, CA

NEARLY FIVE MILLION FANS WORLDWIDE
WATCH LIVESTREAM OF CONCERT PERFORMANCES

More than 30 years after the US Festival's seminal heavy metal day shook the grounds where San Manuel Amphitheater now stands, Slipknot's KNOTFEST—the most cutting edge heavy music festival in America—burned a new chapter into the heavy metal history books. The San Manuel Amphitheater & Campgrounds in San Bernardino, California hosted more than 50,000 fans during the October 24-26 destination music festival. At the same time, heavy music fans around the world tuned in to the free KNOTFEST simulcast of band performances, which logged nearly five million impressions.

The Vixlet-sponsored GTV simulcast included Slipknot's two full performances, as well as select songs from most of the bands performing at the festival. Saturday and Sunday were each highlighted by Slipknot's unique closing sets on Stage 001, featuring brand new music from their #1 album .5: The Gray Chapter—the fifth studio album from the GRAMMY®-winning group—and an entirely new stage set and experience. The album was released globally in the week leading up to the fest, and has made a stunning impact, with #1 debuts in the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, Russia and Switzerland as well as Top 5 debuts in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, Mexico, Denmark and Finland.

KNOTFEST U.S.—powered by Rockstar Energy Drink—featured a massive lineup of over 50 bands playing on five stages on Saturday and Sunday. Slipknot was joined by some of the biggest names in metal, including Danzig, Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Anthrax, Black Label Society, In This Moment, Killswitch Engage, Of Mice & Men, Testament, Fear Factory, Hatebreed, Napalm Death, Atreyu, Hellyeah, and dozens more.

The festival was an epic experience for Maggots and metalheads even apart from the five stages of earsplitting music, with the Slipknot-curated Slipknot Museum, the Fire Zone, Ring Of Fire carnival ride, Thunderdome, Fitz Army Freestyle Motocross Show, Junk Car Drum Circle, and more.

In addition, Friday night's VIP Pre-Party Bash featured exclusive performances from Suicide Silence, The Black Dahlia Murder, Butcher Babies and more for those that purchased VIP or Camping Packages.

Based on the overwhelming success of KNOTFEST U.S. 2014, discussions are underway for a possible return to Southern California in 2015—but first, Slipknot will bring KNOTFEST to Tokyo, Japan November 15 and 16, 2014.

KNOTFEST U.S. received rave reviews from the media.

Check out Rolling Stone's exclusive KNOTFEST photo gallery by 2001 World Series MVP and future Hall of Famer Randy Johnson here:
www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/randy-johnson-knotfest-photos-20141030

Here are some early press comments:

"Imagine if the devil had a carnival fun house that shot out plumes of fire and had a crazy light show in a rainbow of colors…"

—Vanessa Franko, Press Enterprise, October 26, 2014

"…a mere glance at the crowd suggests that they've shattered attendance records for this place…Slipknot owned it tonight, untouchable in every respect."

—Mörat, Metal Hammer, October 27, 2014

"The heavy tunes from bands such as Anthrax and Danzig rang through the hills of Glen Helen Regional Park on Saturday, a location that is sacred ground for those about to rock. The park was the home of the Us Festival's seminal heavy metal day in 1983 with rockers such as Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne. And Osbourne returned to the site to give birth to his touring metal circus Ozzfest in 1996."

—Vanessa Franko, Press Enterprise, October 25, 2014

"…fans traveled from far and wide to get to the festival…"

—Leticia Juarez, KABC-TV, October 24, 2014

"Slipknot fans got their money's worth over the weekend with a pair of headlining sets at the band's Knotfest Festival in San Bernardino, Calif."

—Chad Childers, Loudwire.com, October 27, 2014

"…an estimated 50,000 metalheads, campers and revelers flocked to the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore for Knotfest — three days of camping and a dark carnival/heavy-metal music festival curated by Slipknot…For three days, fans explored dark art, fire, carnival rides, roller coasters music, and more…Slipknot put the time and effort into making this much more than a multi stage concert."

—Alex Distefano, OC Weekly, October 28, 2014

Sponsors for Slipknot's KNOTFEST included: Rockstar Energy Drink, f.y.e., Legator, The Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen, Fxck Cancer, Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine, Headbang For The Highway, Musicians Institute, Kinetik, Zippo Encore and Pabst Blue Ribbon.

For the most up-to-date KNOTFEST information, visit:

• www.knotfest.com
• www.facebook.com/KNOTFEST
• www.twitter.com/KNOTFEST

(All photos by Scott Uchida)