Slipknot & Vended Adelaide 2025

The night opened with Vended a band that like Slipknot came out of Des Moines. Vended has paternal ties to Slipknot by both Corey Taylor and Shawn “Clown” Crahan, who's sons are vocalist and Drummer respectfully. The crowd was headbanging to the beat of the tracks by Vended. Resulting in a circle pit forming. Griffin Taylor, sounds a lot like his father in his early days of Slipknot. Simon Crahan and his father Shawn had to return home for family. Which Corey explained at the start of the show. Their stage presence was their own and they in fact did own that stage. Griffin made a point to include and address the crowd. I cannot wait to see them headlining their own shows in the future.

When Slipknot entered the crowed erupted to loud screams with their horns up. The energy from the room was electric. The crowd sang with Corey. The Maggots proved how string the metal scene is in Adelaide. Every so often Corey would throw bottles of water into the crowd wetting Maggots who were enthralled in the atmosphere.

When Corey Taylor said his goodnight to the crowd, the crowd started chatting “one more song” and some were expecting Corey to sing a signature track of SpongeBob SquarePants as they were shouting it out but others were screaming “Spit It Out” and Slipknot blessed the crowd with not just one more song but 3 more with Spit It Out leading the three.

Being in the mists of the front few rows was a sweaty, sea of bodies both next to me and over head by crowd surfers that were directed to the front. There was a sense of community with us holding each other up making sure that no one was trampled underfoot when the crowd moved like waves on the ocean.

Horns up folks it was epic!

The Slipknot Setlist

Dream Weaver (Gary Wright song)

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1. (sic)

2. People = Shit

3. Gematria (The Killing Name)

4. Wait and Bleed

5. No Life

6. Yen

7. The Devil in I

Tattered & Torn (Sid Remix)

8. The Heretic Anthem

9. Psychosocial

10. Unsainted

11. Duality

Encore:

12. Spit It Out

13. Surfacing

14. Scissors