Culture 4 min read By Morgan Griffin
Slipknot Announce Summer 2027 Stadium Tour Across Three Continents
Slipknot will launch the «(sic)est Stadium Tour» in July 2027, with a Wembley Stadium show, a North American leg, and their biggest-ever headline dates in Argentina and Chile.
Slipknot are set to mount their most ambitious live outing yet, announcing a Summer 2027 stadium tour that will take the masked metal outfit across North America, South America, and the United Kingdom. The run, officially titled the «(sic)est Stadium Tour», opens with a one-off UK performance at London's Wembley Stadium on July 3, 2027, before a North American leg begins on July 16.
The South American dates mark a significant milestone for the band. Slipknot will headline Buenos Aires' Estadio Huracán on September 8, 2027, followed by Santiago's Estadio Nacional on September 12. According to the band's announcement, these are their biggest-ever headlining shows in both Argentina and Chile, a sign of the group's enduring drawing power in the region more than two decades into their career.
The tour's name plays on the band's long-running use of the parenthetical «(sic)» — a motif tied to their 1999 self-titled debut album and its track «(sic)» — and on the word «biggest», framing the stadium run as a deliberate escalation of their live production. Slipknot have built a reputation for elaborate, theatrical stage shows, and stadium venues offer the scale their performances have long been designed to fill.
Wembley Stadium represents a particularly notable booking for a band rooted in the late-1990s nu-metal scene. The London venue, with a capacity of roughly 90,000, is typically reserved for the biggest names in global music, and the July 3 date stands as a standalone UK event before the tour moves to North America. The North American leg, beginning July 16, will be followed by the South American shows in September, giving the tour a roughly two-and-a-half-month span across three continents.
The announcement arrives as several veteran rock and metal acts continue to bet on stadium and arena touring, a segment of the live music business that has remained resilient even as smaller venues face mounting economic pressure. For Slipknot, whose fanbase spans multiple generations, the stadium format allows the band to consolidate its audience into fewer, larger events — a strategy that has become increasingly common across heavy music.
Specific stadiums, support acts, and on-sale dates for the North American leg have not yet been detailed in the initial announcement. The South American dates, however, are confirmed for Estadio Huracán in Buenos Aires on September 8 and Estadio Nacional in Santiago on September 12, both in 2027. The Wembley show is scheduled for July 3, 2027.
The «(sic)est Stadium Tour» follows a period in which Slipknot have remained active as a touring and recording entity, maintaining a presence in the metal and hard rock conversation. The band's decision to route a major tour through South America — rather than treating the region as a secondary market — reflects the growing importance of Latin American audiences for international rock acts, who frequently sell out large venues there.
For fans in the UK, the Wembley date offers a rare opportunity to see Slipknot headline a venue of that size on home soil, while the North American and South American legs will bring the full stadium production to audiences across the Americas. Further details on the North American itinerary, ticket sales, and supporting acts are expected to be announced in the coming months.
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