Yesterday Slipknot promised that they would make a big announcement today and it was true. The American alternative metallers will launch their first annual Knotfest, which will take place in August.

In the two-day festivities, in August 17th in their home state of Iowa and in August 18th in Somerset, on the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota, Slipknot will be joined by Deftones, Lamb Of God, Dethklok, Serj Tankian, The Urge, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Cannibal Corpse, Prong, Gojira and more.

Shawn "The Clown" Crahan said about the festival: "It's all about having fun and bringing something to the world of rock & roll, bringing it to the standard it used to be. It's time for us to really engulf this idea known as Knotfest where we're in control, we make a day devoted to our mindset, our ideas, the people that we want to play with, the people that we think our fans want to be around."

The festival will also be offering as part of its "dark carnival experience" circus big-top tents, pillars of fire, amusement park rides, burlesque performers, firebreathers, stilt walkers, drum circles made of junkyard cars and graffiti walls. The two shows will also debut a Slipknot museum.

The tickets for the event go on sale on June 8th at 10am. For all the details, visit http://www.knotfest.com.

Source:	slipknot1.com
Band profile:	Slipknot