Slipknot replace Nine Inch Nails at next month’s Riot Fest
Following last night’s announcement that Nine Inch Nails would be pulling out of Chicago’s Riot Fest next month – along with all their other scheduled gigs this year – Slipknot have been announced as new headliners. Organisers of the fest – also featuring Smashing Pumpkins, Machine Gun Kelly, Faith No More, FEVER 333, KennyHoopla and loads more – made the announcement last night. Read this: The 20 greatest Slipknot songs – ranked “Our fans deserve something amazing and we can’t wait to be together again,” they said. “We’ve been working around the clock to make 2021 even more special – so that hopefully for one weekend, we can escape the world and find comfort in the music and people we hold dear. We’ll see you all this September.” Riot Fest takes place at Douglas...
