Slipknot On Tour Cancellation: “There Are Personal Issues In The Band”
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of the band’s US tour, which include 11 shows scheduled for August 22 to September 5.
The tour was cancelled due to a “severe medical emergency” suffered by drummer Joey Jordison.
“Dear maggots, let me begin by saying we are VERY SORRY we had to cancel this leg of the tour,” Gray writes. “As you know, touring is our life; getting in front of you guys and playing keeps this band ALIVE. So it hurts us and much as you that we had to do this.
“There are PERSONAL issues in the band that NEED to be taken care of for us to continue touring. Let me emphasize JOEY IS NOT DEAD/DYING, **HE IS FINE**.
“We have been working hard for the last year and a half on the ‘All Hope Is Gone’ touring cycle and it catches up to you, as I said earlier, but I am very sorry. We had to cancel to the two-week run but are desperately trying to make those shows up in our October tour.
“We are not canceling our October tour, the band is not breaking up, we are all alive. I am setting the record straight.
“If you don’t hear it from one of us in this band, then it is bullshit. We are human and shit happens and that’s how life goes, but we are making the best of it right now, as should you.
“We will be on the road in October and hopefully we will see you there.
“For everyone that has sent emails/messages thank you VERY much, They do mean a lot to us.
“Hang in there we will see you soon.”
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All the best to the Knot. they deserve a breather.
Slipknot really Know how to treat there fans
i know if i was going to one of their gigs and they cancelled i would be pretty pissed
but after reading this i totally understand
these guys are a true insparation to me and many others
YOU GUYS ROCK and i know theyll make up for these shows and the upcoming tour will be twice as sweet
also joey probably blew an arm socket playing at the speed of light you legend joey ill be getting those blood signedsticks assap!
also all the best to joey….
some kinda monster anyone?
Slipknot is top notch and never one to take bullshit or let their fans be told bullshit by the media. Hopefully all goes well for Joey and all the other guys. Maybe this will revamp the band for a badass tour starting in October.
TONKPILS 4 Life
Long live the ‘Knot!
Slipknot are a big giant merchandising machine with as much integrity as the wwe. they ARE a joke band. everytime they realease an album/finish a tour cycle they release the same bullshit article on how they are struggling as a band and how they are all emotionaly disturbed. infact i remember buying the metal hammer for when subliminal versus came out and when all hope is gone came out and it was pretty much the exact same interview.
SLIPKNOT ARE THE KISS OF OUR GENERATION.
Yeah Slipknot work hard,and we are all human so I got no probs with them taking a break, just not for too long.Hope to hear another new album soon.
I hope they release a album in the vein of Iowa when they HATED each other it seemed to be the most brutal thing they’ve done as much as i love the last 2 records. hope joey is doing better and corey PLEASE STOP DOING STONE SOUR SONGS ON SLIPKNOT RECORDS!!!!!
Please shut up TomithyTTomilson, you are talking bullshit. All the best to Joey, does anyone know what’s actually wrong with him?