One of, if not the, biggest metal tours of the summer – Slipknot and Marilyn Manson, is being postponed for two weeks as Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has to undergo emergency surgery.
Taylor revealed in a statement moments ago, that he has to go under the knife for some last minute spinal surgery:
Regretfully, I'm sending this to our fans to inform you that we will be postponing the first couple of weeks of our upcoming U.S tour. Unfortunately, I had to undergo an unplanned spinal surgery. I am recovering nicely, and all went well! I need a little recovery time before hitting the stage. We will start the summer tour in Nashville on 6/28 and continue as previously scheduled. An update on the rescheduled dates will be available in the next few days. I hope you all understand and thanks for always having my back!
Spinal surgeries seem like no joke, no doubt years of touring have done a number on Taylor's back. But it must not be too major if Taylor will recover by the end of the month.
Update: Taylor has checked in with an update saying that he had a broken neck he didn't even know about and surgery was a success. Taylor offered a few more details on what happened. Here's what we got so far.
Here are the dates affected by this delay:
Jun. 09 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Jun. 11 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Jun. 13 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Jun. 14 – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
Jun. 15 – Chula Vista, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Jun. 17 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Jun. 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Jun. 19 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Jun. 21 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Jun. 24 – Austin, TX – Austin 360 Amphitheater
Jun. 25 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
Jun. 26 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
As soon as we hear about updated routing for these dates, we will update this story.
As it stands, here are the definite dates for the tour, which features the aforemention Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, and Of Mice & Men opening:
Jun. 28 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Jun. 29 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul. 01 – West Palm Beach, FL – Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
Jul. 02 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
Jul. 06 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Jul. 08 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
Jul. 09 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul. 10 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center
Jul. 12 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Jul. 13 – Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
Jul. 15 – Oshkosh, WI – Rock USA*
Jul. 16 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest*
Jul. 17 – Bridgeview, IL – Chicago Open Air*
Jul. 19 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Jul. 20 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Jul. 21 – Québec, QC – Videotron Centre
Jul. 23 – Syracuse, NY – Lakeview Amphitheater – Syracuse
Jul. 24 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jul. 26 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Jul. 27 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
Jul. 29 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul. 30 – Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
Aug. 02 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Aug. 04 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug. 05 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
