Download Festival fans ‘work out’ 2025 headliner as huge US band’s tour dates are revealed – with a GAP

HEAVY metallic enthusiasts are jingling with excitement arsenic they’re convinced that US set Slipnot are acceptable to header astatine Download Festival adjacent summer.

The set person precocious revealed their circuit dates for 2025 and present fans look definite that they person near a spread successful their schedule, which could beryllium filled by an quality astatine the Leicestershire stone festival successful June 2025.

One idiosyncratic who had studied their dates said: “If my dates are close doesn’t this mean that they could play Sunday astatine the festival aft Swizerland?”

Another commented: “Last clip they played Swizerland they played Download the time after.”

And different idiosyncratic added: ““I emotion slipknot and person ne'er seen them before. Missed retired connected 25th Anniversary tickets successful December. So, for me, this is great.”

Since forming successful 1995, Slipknot person achieved worldwide fame, selling retired arenas and producing 7 workplace albums.

The 8 antheral set are known for their theatrical fearfulness and assertive show benignant that seems to excite their fans.

At the commencement of 2024, the metallic legends person been connected a satellite circuit celebrating the 25^th day of their epoch defining album, SlipKnot.

Next summertime they volition sojourn a drawstring of shows successful mainland Europe, including Austria, France, Denmark, Italy and Spain.

Speaking astir the upcoming shows, Shawn Crahan, known arsenic 'clown' said:

 "It has been 25 years since we archetypal played connected the continent, and we've been backmost ever since. The memories I person from each those times are beingness changing, and we're acceptable to marque more.

"I'm truthful excited to bring our 25th twelvemonth day circuit to Europe and the UK. Be prepared for an vigor you've ne'er experienced before. It's happening.”