KNOTFEST: Peformance Times Released For First-Ever Two-Date Festival On Friday, August 17 In Council Bluffs, Iowa And Saturday, August 18 In Somerset, WI

Leading up to the first-ever KNOTFEST powered by Rockstar Energy Drink®–an extraordinary two-day metal and hard rock festival–organizers have released set times today at www.knotfest.com (see times below). KNOTFEST headliners SLIPKNOT as well as DEFTONES, LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, SERJ TANKIAN, CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, THE URGE, PRONG, GOJIRA and more will perform live in the heart of America on Friday, August 17 in Council Bluffs, IA at Mid America Motorplex and Saturday, August 18 in Somerset, WI/Minneapolis, MN at Somerset Amphitheater.

August 17, 2012 – Council Bluffs, Iowa (Mid-America Motor Complex)

Doors: 2:00 PM

Main Stage
Slipknot: 9:30PM-11:00PM
Deftones: 7:20PM-8:20PM
Serj Tankian: 5:25PM-6:15PM
Prong: 3:55PM-4:35PM

Second Stage
Lamb of God 8:25PM-9:25PM
Machine Head: 6:20PM-7:15PM
The Urge: 4:40PM-5:20PM
Dirtfedd: 3:20PM-3:50PM

August 18, 2012 – Minneapolis, MN (Somerset Amphitheater)

Doors: 1:30 PM

Main Stage
Slipknot: 10:20PM-12:00PM
Deftones: 8:10PM-9:10PM
Serj Tankian: 6:10PM-7:00PM
Dillinger Escape Plan: 4:30PM-5:10PM

Second Stage
Lamb of God: 9:15PM-10:15PM
Machine Head: 7:05PM-8:05PM
Cannibal Corpse: 5:15PM-6:05PM
Prong : 3:45PM-4:25PM
Gojira: 3:00PM-3:30PM

For fans that can’t attend the festival this year, SLIPKNOT has partnered with TODOCAST and Event View Live to broadcast “SLIPKNOT Live at Knotfest” on demand starting Saturday, August 18. To reserve and purchase, visit: http://www.EventViewLive.com/. Fans worldwide can Pause Rewind and Watch the show–live as it happens, AND for a full 30 days after the event. Day-of-show footage includes a behind the scenes tour of the festival grounds, pre-show interviews with KNOTFEST artists and Mistress Juliya, the stunning high definition main stage performance of SLIPKNOT as well as exclusive post-show interviews with the band.

Step into KNOTFEST whose festival grounds will feature a one-of-a-kind apocalyptic underworld where firebreathers, nightmarish creatures on stilts and wild amusement- park ride, while fire, percussive light, and stunning visuals set the stage for an intoxicating and unforgettably sinister concert experience.

KNOTFEST 2012 dates:

DATE CITY VENUE

Fri 8/17 Council Bluffs, IA Mid America Motorplex

Sat 8/18 Somerset, WI/Minneapolis, MN Somerset Amphitheater

KNOTFEST INFORMATION:
Purchase tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/KNOTFEST-tickets/artist/1741056.
VIP package options: http://vipnation.com/programs/knotfest-2012/
August 17: Hotel accommodations: http://knotfest.com/aug-17
August 18: Camping options: http://www.tempotickets.com/knotfestcamping

www.knotfest.com
www.slipknot1.com

http://www.EventViewLive.com

The Shins Add North American Dates To World Tour

The Shins have confirmed the addition of a dozen more dates on their marathon world tour in support of recently released fourth album Port Of Morrow (Aural Apothecary/Columbia). Coming off of a spectacular run with 3 sold out nights at New York’s Terminal 5, they will be embarking on a Summer tour that includes a sold out show at Red Rocks in front of 9000 fans.

The new dates begin September 22 at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, making headline stops at Nashville’s famed Rym

an Auditorium and Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheater, among others, before wrapping with an October 13 appearance at this year’s Austin City Limits festival.

The new dates (below in BOLD) will feature an expanded Shins lineup, with James Mercer having added Mark Watrous on additional guitars and lap steel to the existing live Shins roll call of Yuuki Matthews (bass), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums).

The Shins have partnered up with the lifestyle site Gilt City to sell advance tickets for a portion of the upcoming tour. Pre-sale for those dates will be available tomorrow at noon EST at Gilt City http://gi.lt/KCyRef

Pre-sales for the remainder of the tour is available at theshins.com also at noon EST.

05/29/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
05/31/12 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrahs Council Bluffs
06/01/12 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
06/02/12 – Kansas City, KS – Livestrong Sporting Park
06/04/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
06/05/12 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion Outdoor Amphitheatre
06/06/12 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore Detroit
06/08/12 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic Auditorium
06/09/12 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheatre
06/10/12 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06/22/12 – Frankfurt, Germany – Lüften Festival
06/23/12 – Neuhausen, Germany – Southside Festival
06/24/12 – Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06/25/12 – Hamburg, Germany – Grobe Freiheit 36
06/27/12 – Arendal, Norway – Hovefestival
06/29/12 – Helsinki, Finland – The Garden Party
06/30/12 – Borlange, Sweden – Peace & Love
07/02/12 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Pusterviksbaren (headline show)
07/03/12 – Malmo, Sweden – KB Club (headline show)
07/05/12 – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
07/07/12 – Lisbon, Portugal – Super Bock Super Rock
07/23/12 – Melbourne, Australia – Festival Hall
07/25/12 – Sydney, Australia – Hordern Pavilion
07/27/12 – Byron Bay, Australia- Splendour In The Grass Festival
07/29/12 – Nigata, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
08/03/12 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/04/12 – Toronto, Canada – Molson Amphitheatre
08/17/12 – Erfurt, Germany – Highfield
08/18/12 – Hasslet, Belgium – Pukkelpop
08/23/12 – Zurich, Switzerland – Open Air Festival
08/24/12 – Paris, France – Rock En Seine
08/25/12 – Reading, UK – Richfield Avenue
08/26/12 – Leeds, UK – Bramham Park
09/22/12 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA
09/25/12 – Orpheum Theatre – Vancouver, BC
09/26/12 – Keller Auditorium – Portland, OR
09/30/12 – SDSU Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
10/02/12 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
10/03/12 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
10/04/12 – Kiva Auditorium – Albuquerque, NM
10/07/12 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
10/08/12 – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre – Atlanta, GA
10/10/12 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
10/11/12 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
10/13/12 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX