The Subliminal Verses World Tour was a worldwide concert tour in 2004 and 2005 headlined by Slipknot in support of their third studio album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses).
Preparation Before organizing the tour, Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor commented that he was "probably the most vocal of the guys who really didn’t feel good coming back to Slipknot", and during the tour, he said that he was "basically eating my words, eating a lot of crow this time around. [... But] it's really good. [...] It's good to be humbled and know you’re in a band that's fantastic."
During the tour, the band's third studio album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was approaching the platinum mark, and two of its tracks were nominated for the year's Grammy Awards ("Duality" for Best Hard Rock Performance and "Vermilion" for Best Heavy Metal Performance).
Performers As is typical of the band, Slipknot members are masked and costumed when performing on stage. They received support at various stages of the tour from Fear Factory, Chimaira, Hatebreed and Shadows Fall. Slipknot also played as support to Metallica and Slayer.
The band Lamb of God also performed on the tour. When the tour arrived in Los Angeles on April 9, 2005 to perform at The Forum, Lamb of God was banned from opening for Slipknot because the church that owned the venue did not appreciate the band's old name of Burn the Priest.
Set list
Tour dates Date City Country VenueAsiaWith: Korn, Evanescence, Rancid and othersJanuary 31, 2004OsakaJapanSonicmania Festival (cancelled)February 1, 2004TokyoFebruary 3, 2004SeoulSouth KoreaJamsil Arena (cancelled)Jägermeister Music Tour 2004NME . Retrieved February 19, 2010.Supported by: Fear Factory and ChimairaMarch 30, 2004HollywoodUnited StatesHard Rock LiveMarch 31, 2004West Palm BeachSound Advice AmphitheaterApril 2, 2004BirminghamSloss FurnacesApril 3, 2004AtlantaThe TabernacleApril 4, 2004North Myrtle BeachHouse of BluesApril 6, 2004Winston-SalemMillennium CenterApril 8, 2004NorfolkNorva TheatreApril 9, 2004Washington, D.C.NationApril 10, 2004WorcesterThe PalladiumApril 12, 2004New York CityRoseland BallroomApril 13, 2004PhiladelphiaElectric FactoryApril 14, 2004RochesterESL Sports CenterApril 16, 2004DetroitHarposApril 17, 2004ClevelandTower City AmphitheaterApril 18, 2004ColumbusPromowest PavilionApril 20, 2004Grand RapidsThe Orbit RoomApril 22, 2004Saint PaulRoy Wilkins AuditoriumApril 23, 2004ChicagoCongress TheaterApril 24, 2004MilwaukeeEagles AuditoriumApril 26, 2004Kansas CityMemorial HallApril 27, 2004Des MoinesVal Air BallroomApril 28, 2004St. LouisThe PageantApril 30, 2004HoustonVerizon Wireless TheaterMay 1, 2004Grand PrairieNextStage at Grand PrairieMay 2, 2004Oklahoma CityBricktown Events CenterMay 4, 2004DenverThe FillmoreMay 5, 2004Salt Lake CityThe VenueMay 7, 2004MesaMesa AmphitheatreMay 8, 2004ParadiseHouse of Blues – Mandalay BayMay 9, 2004San DiegoSoma San DiegoMay 11, 2004Los AngelesUniversal AmphitheatreMay 13, 2004San FranciscoThe Regency CenterMay 14, 2004SacramentoSacramento Memorial AuditoriumMay 14, 2004Los AngelesAOL SessionsMay 17, 2004BurbankTonight Show With Jay LenoMay 21, 2004New York CityFuse IMX TV ShowMetallica European Open Air Tour 2004 and FestivalMay 24, 2004LondonEnglandRadio One Rockshow SessionsLondon AstoriaMay 26, 2004CopenhagenDenmarkParkenMay 28, 2004HelsinkiFinlandOlympic StadiumMay 30, 2004GothenburgSwedenUlleviMay 31, 2004ChorzówPolandStadion SlaskiJune 2, 2004GlasgowScotlandGlasgow Green, Download ScotlandJune 4, 2004LisbonPortugalParque Bella Vista Rock in RioJune 6, 2004DoningtonEnglandDonington Park, DownloadJune 8, 2004LudwigshafenGermanySüdweststadionJune 10, 2004GelsenkirchenArena Auf SchalkeJune 11, 2004ViennaAustriaWiener Neustadt Aerodrome '04June 12, 2004BudapestHungarySport SzigetJune 13, 2004MunichGermanyOlympic StadiumJune 16, 2004BremenWeserstadionJune 18, 2004ZürichSwitzerlandLetzegrund StadiumJune 19, 2004ZaragozaSpainLa Romareda StadiumJune 21, 2004AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam ArenaJune 23, 2004ParisFranceParcs des PrincesJune 25, 2004DublinIrelandRDS ArenaJune 26, 2004DesselBelgiumGraspop Metal MeetingJune 27, 2004Le MansFranceFury FestivalJune 29, 2004PadovaItalyPadova StadiumJuly 1, 2004PragueCzech RepublicT-Mobile ParkJuly 2, 2004RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde FestivalLeipzigGermanyWith Full Force FestivalJuly 4, 2004BelfortFranceEurockéennes de BelfortJuly 6, 2004KristiansandNorwayQuart Festival Ozzfest 2004With: Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Slayer and othersJuly 10, 2004HartfordUnited StatesMeadows MusicJuly 11, 2004AugustaAugusta Civic CenterJuly 12, 2004MansfieldTweeter CenterJuly 14, 2004WantaghJones Beach AmphitheatreJuly 16, 2004Holmdel TownshipPNC Bank Arts CenterJuly 17, 2004Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic CenterJuly 18, 2004BristowNissan PavilionJuly 20, 2004ColumbusGermain AmphitheaterJuly 21, 2004PeoriaPeoria Civic CenterJuly 22, 2004AntiochStarwood AmphitheatreJuly 24, 2004Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green AmphitheatreJuly 27, 2004AuburnWhite River AmphitheatreJuly 28, 2004St. HelensColumbia MeadowsJuly 29, 2004Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreJuly 30, 2004Los AngelesJimmy Kimmel Live!July 31, 2004San BernardinoHyundai PavilionAugust 2, 2004TucsonTucson Convention CenterAugust 3, 2004AlbuquerqueJournal PavilionAugust 5, 2004DallasSmirnoff AmphitheatreAugust 6, 2004LubbockCanyon AmphitheatreAugust 7, 2004SelmaVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterAugust 9, 2004Little RockRiverfest AmphitheatreAugust 10, 2004Bonner SpringsVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreAugust 12, 2004Maryland HeightsUMB Bank PavilionAugust 13, 2004Cedar RapidsU.S. Cellular CenterAugust 14, 2004East TroyAlpine Valley Music TheatreAugust 17, 2004ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreAugust 18, 2004KanataCanadaCorel CentreAugust 19, 2004Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music CenterAugust 21, 2004Tinley ParkTweeter Center ChicagoAugust 24, 2004NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music CenterAugust 26, 2004CamdenTweeter CenterAugust 27, 2004CorfuDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterAugust 28, 2004BurgettstownStar LakeAugust 29, 2004Virginia BeachVerizon Wireless Music CenterAugust 31, 2004RaleighAlltel Pavilion at Walnut CreekSeptember 1, 2004North CharlestonThe PlexSeptember 2, 2004TampaTampa Bay AmphitheatreThe Unholy Alliance Tour 2004Co-headlining with: Slayer and supported by HatebreedSeptember 22, 2004GenevaSwitzerlandArenaSeptember 23, 2004MilanItalyMazda PalaceSeptember 25, 2004DresdenGermanyMessehalleSeptember 26, 2004BerlinArenaSeptember 27, 2004MunichZenithSeptember 29, 2004BöblingenSporthalleSeptember 30, 2004DüsseldorfPhilipshalleOctober 1, 2004LeuvenBelgiumBrabanthalOctober 3, 2004GlasgowScotlandSECCOctober 5, 2004BirminghamEnglandNational Indoor ArenaOctober 6, 2004ManchesterManchester Evening News ArenaOctober 8, 2004CardiffWalesCardiff International ArenaOctober 9, 2004LondonEnglandHammersmith ApolloOctober 10, 2004October 13, 2004GothenburgSwedenScandinaviumOctober 14, 2004StockholmHovetOctober 15, 2004OsloNorwaySpektrumOctober 17, 2004HelsinkiFinlandIce HallOctober 19, 2004CopenhagenDenmarkValbyhallenOctober 21, 2004RotterdamNetherlandsAhoyOctober 23, 2004ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyOctober 30, 2004TokyoJapanMakuhari MesseOctober 31, 2004November 1, 2004NagoyaAichi Prefectural GymnasiumNovember 2, 2004OsakaOsaka-jo HallNovember 4, 2004FukuokaZepp FukuokaNovember 7, 2004SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics ArenaNovember 10, 2004BangkokThailandActiv SquareCanada 2005With: Killswitch Engage, UnearthJanuary 7, 2005Quebec CityCanadaCentre du FoireJanuary 8, 2005MontrealJarry Indoor TennisJanuary 9, 2005MississaugaInternational CentreJanuary 12, 2005SaskatoonCredit Union CentreJanuary 13, 2005CalgaryCalgary Stampede CorralJanuary 14, 2005EdmontonShaw Conference CentreJanuary 16, 2005VancouverPNE ForumBig Day Out 2005With: System of a Down, Beastie Boys, Hatebreed and otherJanuary 21, 2005AucklandNew ZealandEricsson StadiumJanuary 23, 2005Gold CoastAustraliaGold Coast ParklandsJanuary 24, 2005BrisbaneBrisbane Convention CentreJanuary 26, 2005SydneySydney ShowgroundJanuary 29, 2005Hordern PavilionJanuary 30, 2005Ascot ValeRAS ShowgroundFebruary 2, 2005MelbourneThe PalaceFebruary 4, 2005WayvilleAdelaide ShowgroundsFebruary 6, 2005ClaremontClaremont Showground The Subliminal Verses World Tour 2005Supported by: Lamb of God, Shadows FallMarch 4, 2005HartfordUnited StatesMeadows Music TheaterMarch 5, 2005PhiladelphiaWachovia SpectrumMarch 6, 2005East RutherfordContinental Airlines ArenaMarch 8, 2005San JoseSAP CenterMarch 9, 2005ClevelandCSU Convocation CenterMarch 11, 2005RosemontAllstate ArenaMarch 12, 2005DetroitCobo ArenaMarch 13, 2005IndianapolisConseco FieldhouseMarch 15, 2005LowellPaul E. Tsongas ArenaMarch 16, 2005FairfaxPatriot CenterMarch 18, 2005HamptonHampton ColiseumMarch 19, 2005AtlantaHiFi Buys AmphitheaterMarch 20, 2005PensacolaPensacola Civic CenterMarch 22, 2005West Palm BeachSound Advice AmphitheaterMarch 23, 2005TampaUSF Sun DomeMarch 25, 2005New OrleansUNO Lakefront ArenaMarch 26, 2005HoustonReliant ArenaMarch 28, 2005Oklahoma CityFairgrounds ArenaMarch 29, 2005Valley CenterKansas ColiseumMarch 31, 2005Corpus ChristiConcrete Street AmphitheatreApril 1, 2005San AntonioFreeman ColiseumApril 2, 2005Grand PrairieNokia LiveApril 4, 2005AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Convention CenterApril 5, 2005El PasoEl Paso County ColiseumApril 6, 2005GlendaleGlendale ArenaApril 8, 2005San DiegoCox ArenaApril 9, 2005InglewoodThe ForumApril 10, 2005FresnoSelland ArenaApril 12, 2005San JoseHP Pavilion at San JoseApril 13, 2005SacramentoARCO ArenaApril 15, 2005PortlandPortland Memorial ColiseumApril 16, 2005TacomaTacoma DomeApril 17, 2005SpokaneStar Theater (cancelled)April 19, 2005West Valley CityE-Center (cancelled)April 20, 2005DenverMagness ArenaApril 22, 2005Kansas CityCity MarketApril 23, 2005AmesHilton ColiseumApril 24, 2005Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterApril 26, 2005AshwaubenonResch CenterApril 27, 2005SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention CenterApril 29, 2005Council BluffsMid-America CenterApril 30, 2005MadisonAlliant Energy CenterMay 27, 2005ViennaAustriaAerodrome FestivalMay 30, 2005AthensGreeceLycabetus TheatreJune 2, 2005BolognaItalyFlippaut FestivalJune 3, 2005NürburgringGermanyRock Am RingJune 4, 2005NurembergRock im ParkJune 6, 2005AmsterdamNetherlandsParadisoJune 8, 2005GlasgowScotlandBarrowlandsJune 10, 2005DublinIrelandRDS SimmonscourtJune 12, 2005Donington ParkEnglandDownload FestivalJune 13, 2005LondonAstoriaJune 14, 2005CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. HallenJune 15, 2005OsloNorwayRockefeller Music HallJune 16, 2005HultsfredSwedenHultsfred FestivalJune 18, 2005SeinajokiFinlandProvinssirockJune 20, 2005WarsawPolandKlub StodolaJune 22, 2005LyonFranceHalle Tony GarnierJune 23, 2005NancyZenithJune 24, 2005BexSwitzerlandBexrock FestivalJune 25, 2005DesselBelgiumGraspop Metal MeetingAugust 13, 2005TokyoJapanSummer Sonic Festival: Chiba Marine StadiumAugust 14, 2005OsakaSummer Sonic Festival: WTC Open Air StadiumAugust 16, 2005SingaporeSingaporeFort Canning ParkAugust 20, 2005San BernardinoUnited StatesHyundai Pavilion at Glen HelenAugust 21, 2005ParadiseHouse of Blues – Mandalay BayAugust 22, 2005South American Tour 2005Supported by: As I Lay Dying, Koyi k utho, Candy 66 and UnearthSeptember 18, 2005BogotáColombiaSimón Bolívar ParkSeptember 20, 2005CaracasVenezuelaPoliedro de CaracasSeptember 23, 2005São PauloBrazilSkol ArenaSeptember 25, 2005Rio de JaneiroClaro HallSeptember 27, 2005SantiagoChileVelodromeSeptember 29, 2005Buenos AiresArgentinaObras SanitariasSeptember 30, 2005Subliminal Verses Tour: The Final Volume 2005Supported by: As I Lay Dying and Unearth