Memorial World Tour
# Memorial World Tour

The Memorial World Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Slipknot in honor of late bassist Paul Gray who died on May 24, 2010. The tour was the group's first since the All Hope Is Gone World Tour which ended in 2009. The tour consisted mostly of festival dates and a small number of headlining appearances.

The band headlined the Sonisphere Festival in Finland, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom and co-headlined the festival in Greece, Turkey, Switzerland and Italy with Iron Maiden. They also headlined the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Belgium. Finally, the band closed off 2011 by performing at the Rock in Rio festival held in Brazil alongside acts such as Metallica, Sepultura and others.

Drummer Joey Jordison announced that a live bassist, later confirmed as former Slipknot guitarist Donnie Steele, would fill in for Gray but would not be visible by the audience, instead performing behind Jordison. Vocalist Corey Taylor stated that he was willing to perform the shows for the fans, but at the time was hesitant about recording another Slipknot album in the near future due to the absence of Gray and his involvement with Stone Sour. Taylor doubted the future of Slipknot if the upcoming shows were unsuccessful. Percussionist Shawn Crahan along with Taylor both expressed interest in bringing the tour to the United States. Corey Taylor later confirmed via Twitter that a U.S. leg of the tour was planned.

The band scheduled three headlining shows of their own on the European leg, two shows in Russia and the latter in Berlin, Germany to compensate for the cancellation of the Bulgarian edition of the Sonisphere Festival.

On February 8, 2012, it was announced Slipknot would be returning to North America for the Mayhem Festival tour of 2012. Before the first show of the tour, it was reported that guitarist Jim Root would have to sit out multiple dates after his appendix had burst. On July 13, Root recovered and returned to the band.

In the ongoing tour, the band members also wore their red jumpsuits from the self-titled album. Sid, Chris, and Shawn wore their old self-titled masks for the whole show. Corey and Jim wore their self-titled masks for half of the show and wore their All Hope Is Gone masks for the other half. Mick, Joey, and Craig wore their All Hope Is Gone masks for the whole show. An effigy of Paul Gray stood between Craig and Joey's drum kit. The effigy included Paul's self-titled mask, his self-titled jumpsuit and his left-handed bass guitar beside it. For the American leg of the tour, they wore their red Iowa jumpsuits along with some matching to their Iowa masks. This was the last Slipknot tour to feature drummer Joey Jordison before he was fired from the band in December 2013.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| Europe ||||
| June 17, 2011 | Athens | Greece | Terra Vibe Park |
| June 19, 2011 | Istanbul | Turkey | Küçükçiftlik Park |
| June 21, 2011 | Berlin | Germany | Columbiahalle |
| June 24, 2011 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakobs Gelände |
| June 25, 2011 | Imola | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari |
| June 26, 2011 | Dessel | Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting |
| June 29, 2011 | Moscow | Russia | Olimpiyskiy Stadion |
| June 30, 2011 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Ice Palace Saint Petersburg |
| July 2, 2011 | Helsinki | Finland | Kalasatama |
| July 8, 2011 | Amnéville | France | Snowhall Parc |
| July 9, 2011 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globen Arena Open Air |
| July 10, 2011 | Stevenage | England | Knebworth House |
| South America ||||
| September 25, 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Rock in Rio Festival |
| Australia ("Soundwave Festival") ||||
| February 25, 2012 | Brisbane | Australia | RNA Showgrounds |
| February 26, 2012 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Olympic Park |
| February 27, 2012 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| March 1, 2012 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena |
| March 2, 2012 | Melbourne | Australia | Melbourne Showgrounds |
| March 3, 2012 | Adelaide | Australia | Bonython Park |
| March 5, 2012 | Perth | Australia | Claremont Showground |
| North America ("Mayhem Festival") ||||
| June 30, 2012 | San Bernardino | United States | San Manuel Amphitheater |
| July 1, 2012 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| July 3, 2012 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre |
| July 4, 2012 | Nampa | United States | Idaho Center Amphitheatre |
| July 6, 2012 | Phoenix | United States | Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion |
| July 7, 2012 | Albuquerque | United States | Hard Rock Casino |
| July 8, 2012 | Greenwood Village | United States | Comfort Dental Amphitheatre |
| July 10, 2012 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| July 11, 2012 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| July 13, 2012 | Tampa | United States | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre |
| July 14, 2012 | Atlanta | United States | Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
| July 15, 2012 | Noblesville | United States | Klipsch Music Center |
| July 18, 2012 | Oklahoma City | United States | Zoo Amphitheatre |
| July 20, 2012 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| July 21, 2012 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| July 22, 2012 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| July 24, 2012 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| July 25, 2012 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center |
| July 27, 2012 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| July 28, 2012 | Burgettstown | United States | First Niagara Pavilion |
| July 29, 2012 | Bristow | United States | Jiffy Lube Live |
| July 31, 2012 | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| August 1, 2012 | Corfu | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| August 3, 2012 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center |
| August 4, 2012 | Scranton | United States | Toyota Pavilion |
| August 5, 2012 | Hartford | United States | Comcast Theatre |
| North America, Leg#2 ||||
| August 8, 2012 | Holmdel | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| August 9, 2012 | Laconia | United States | Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion |
| August 11, 2012 | Toronto | Canada | Heavy T.O. Festival |
| August 12, 2012 | Montreal | Canada | Heavy MTL Festival |
| August 17, 2012 | Pacific Junction | United States | Knotfest |
| August 18, 2012 | Somerset | United States | Knotfest |

* 1^ Sonisphere Festival appearance.
* 2^ Headline dates, non Soundwave Festival appearance.

Cancellations

## Setlist

The setlist for the tour is composed mainly of songs from the band's debut album, Slipknot, to coincide with the stage set and apparel used on stage. The majority of the songs performed on the tour were written by or had a significant contribution in the writing process by former bassist Paul Gray.

* "(sic)" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "Eyeless" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "Wait and Bleed" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "The Blister Exists" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
* "Liberate" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "Before I Forget" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
* "Pulse of the Maggots" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
* "Purity" (from "Slipknot", 1999)
* "Left Behind" (from "Iowa", 2001)
* "Disasterpiece" (from Iowa, 2001)
* "Psychosocial" (from All Hope Is Gone, 2008)
* "The Heretic Anthem" (from Iowa, 2001)
* "Duality" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
* "Only One" (from "Slipknot", 1999)
* "Spit It Out" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "People = Shit" (from Iowa, 2001)
* "Surfacing" (from Slipknot, 1999)

Notes:

* "Left Behind" (from Iowa, 2001) and "Purity" (from Slipknot, 1999) were performed additionally in Berlin, Dessel, Moscow, Stockholm and Knebworth.
* "Only One" (from Slipknot, 1999) was additionally performed in Berlin, Moscow, Stockholm and Knebworth.
* "Liberate" (from Slipknot, 1999) and "Pulse of the Maggots" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004) were omitted from the setlist in Imola, Italy.
* "(sic)" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "Eyeless " (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "Wait and Bleed" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "The Blister Exists" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
* "Liberate" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "Before I Forget" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
* "Pulse of the Maggots" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
* "Left Behind"(from Iowa, 2001)
* "Disasterpiece" (from Iowa, 2001)
* "Psychosocial" (from All Hope Is Gone, 2008)
* "The Heretic Anthem" (from Iowa, 2001)
* "Duality" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004)
* "Spit It Out" (from Slipknot, 1999)
* "People = Shit" (from Iowa, 2001)
* "Surfacing" (from Slipknot, 1999)

Notes:

* "Dead Memories" (from All Hope Is Gone, 2008), "Vermillion" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004), "Everything Ends" (from Iowa, 2001) and "Only One" (from Slipknot, 1999) were additionally performed in Sydney, Australia (February 27, 2012) and Melbourne, Australia (March 1, 2012).
* "Snuff" (from All Hope Is Gone, 2008) was additionally performed only in Melbourne, Australia (March 1, 2012).
* "Liberate" (from Slipknot, 1999) and "Left Behind" (from Iowa, 2001) were omitted from the setlist in Sydney, Australia (February 27, 2012) and Melbourne, Australia (March 1, 2012).
* "Vermillion" (from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004) was performed in Scranton, Pennsylvania (August 4, 2012).

Gently from the album Iowa was also played in 2012 only in the United States not in Australia

After each time a concert ends, the members, as a tribute to Paul, stand beside his effigy for a few minutes while "'Til We Die" is being played in the background.

## Personnel

* (#0) Sid Wilson – turntables
* (#1) Joey Jordison – drums
* (#3) Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals
* (#4) Jim Root – guitars
* (#5) Craig Jones – sampling, media
* (#6) Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals
* (#7) Mick Thomson – guitars
* (#8) Corey Taylor – lead vocals
* Donnie Steele – bass (Off stage)
