Knotfest Australia ft. Slipknot // Melbourne // 15+ // Official 2025 Facebook Event

Name: Knotfest Australia ft. Slipknot // Melbourne // 15+ // Official 2025 Facebook Event
Start: 2025-02-28T12:00:00+11:00
Location: Flemington Racecourse

Schedule

Fri Feb 28 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Flemington Racecourse | Ascot Vale, VI

𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜, 𝐀𝐫𝐭 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫
𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑦 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠, 𝑇𝐸𝐺 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝐸𝐺 𝑀𝐽𝑅
Melbourne
Friday 28th February, 2025
Flemington Racecourse
Tickets & Information
🎪 https://knotfest.com/australia
𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐭
𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋, 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬
𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐈, 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝, 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢
– 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓, the destination festival brand curated by 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓, returns to Australia in 2025.
The music and counterculture experience will hit the East coast of Australia starting on Friday, February 28th at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, then heads to Brisbane on Sunday, March 2nd at Brisbane Showground before wrapping up in Sydney on Saturday, March 8th at Centennial Park.
Headlined by 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓, the 2025 festival line-up also includes 𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑, 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋, 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋, 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒, 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈, 𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃, 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄, 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇, 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐈, 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 and 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐈.
Following their monumental performances launching Australia’s first ever 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓 in 2023, 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓 will return down under in 2025 to headline proceedings for this not-to-be-missed rock and heavy music festival.

As always, attendees can expect a performance unlike any other, from a band who only get more thrilling, exciting and cathartic as time goes on. Having released a new record in 2022, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑑, 𝑆𝑜 𝐹𝑎𝑟 (crowned at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart; their fourth consecutive album to do so), 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓 refuse to rest on past glories and continue to innovate, with fan favorites including as many new songs as older. Between enduring fan-revered singles like 𝐷𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑃𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑊𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑑, as well as deeper cuts and newer material over the years, SLIPKNOT’s drive and creativity bleeds through their jaw-dropping live performances.

In 2012, the journey to creating a platform of their own in 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓, was born out of 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓’s dedication to creating a memorable live experience for audiences around the world. Headline slots at some of the world’s biggest festivals including Download, Wacken, Rock In Rio, Hellfest and more perfectly set 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓 up with the ambition to take things further; building their own festival that not only championed new waves of incredible talent, but enshrined their own status as one of the best bands to do it.”
No strangers to Australian shores, Florida-hailing quartet 𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 head to Australia for the first time since 2019. Wielding an irresistible melting pot of metalcore, pop-punk and post-hardcore, 𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 have remained one of the most versatile and vigorous acts to emerge from the early 2000s, with the group remaining an active force from the halcyon days of Myspace and physical media through to the modern era of TikTok and streaming. In command of hundreds of millions of Spotify streams and YouTube views, seven studio albums, including two certified Gold records, entirely sold out tours in their wake, and their own curated Self Help Festival.
Electrifying purveyors of kawaii metal, 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋, will bring their kaleidoscopic infusion of J-pop-meets-heavy-metal wizardry. 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋, have taken the heavy world by storm since first forming in 2010. Between their exclusive global fanbase, THE ONE, ongoing chart success, including the rare feat as becoming the first Asian act to storm to the top of the Billboard Rock Albums chart, avant-garde creative aesthetics and direction, and a legion of celebrity fans, including Corey Taylor, Rob Zombie, Metallica, Deftones and Limp Bizkit, 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋, unleashed their fourth studio album 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑂𝑛𝑒 in 2023 and sold out their first Australian headline tour in 2023. The group also recently teamed up with German metal partystarters Electric Callboy on the hyper and heaving track 𝑅𝐴𝑇𝐴𝑇𝐴𝑇𝐴.
After obliterating Aussie crowds with their debut Australian performance as part of Good Things Festival in 2023, Russian deathcore behemoths 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋 led by the formidable frontman, Alex Terrible, bring a ferocious blend of deathcore and blackened metal sonic onslaught that leaves no survivors. Their relentless pursuit of metal domination has led them to conquer stages across the globe, and their relentless dedication to their craft and their unwavering stance against violence, they have the ability to captivate audiences with their brutal yet melodic compositions.
Earning a reputation as one of the most formidable Australian heavy bands of their generation, Sydney’s 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒 weld a gripping blend of melodic metalcore, electronica, lush post rock and heartfelt lyricism, with their most recent album, 2023’s 𝐹𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚, earning the group their first ever #1 ARIA Albums Chart debut, winning AIR’s Best Independent Heavy Album award as well as securing their third ARIA Music Award nomination following nods for 2017’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑖𝑙 and 2020’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑒. Along with their laundry list of accolades are sold-out headline tours of Australia and tours across the globe as well as appearing at multiple international festivals.
Pioneers of dark and anthemic music, 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, has captivated audiences for over 20 years and the Dutch powerhouse modern rockers will head to Australia for the very first time in 2025. Their career spans eight studio albums, over four million records sold and dominating the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts, 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, are renowned for their powerful live performances.
British rockers 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈 exploded onto the scene in 2023 and their 2007 debut album Take to the Skies generated significant chart success and certified Gold status. A band who wield an exhilarating amalgamation of alt rock, and electronica along with drum and bass, dubstep and beyond, 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈 also delve into societal and personal themes, seen most recently on 2023’s 𝐴 𝐾𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, which debuted #1 on the UK album charts. They have garnered multiple award wins and nominations over the years, including for their unforgettable onstage prowess.
American heavy metal hardcore icons 𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃 are set to detonate their monstrous live show celebrating their seminal sophomore album 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒. 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 paved the way for the fusion of hardcore and metal and received worldwide recognition hailing 𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃 as forefronts of the genre.
Hailing from Byron Bay, Australian metalcore giants, 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄, are fresh off the release of their sixth studio album, 𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 and national Australian headline tour. 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄 fuse themes of social and environmental justice into their palpitating brand of metalcore, with millions of streams and a dedicated fanbase across the globe flourishing alongside the band's environmental endeavours.
Adding to the brutality is Los Angeles industrial cult-faves 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 following their entirely sold out down under headline run earlier this year. An addictive and transcendent force to be reckoned with, 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇’s industrial-cum metal wiles lurch under your skin while balancing nihilism and mesmerising textures, witnessed most vividly on their 2023 full length album 𝑅𝐴𝑇 𝑊𝐴𝑅𝑆.
All the way from Ohio, metal mavericks 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐈 will lend their trademark sonic fury to the 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓 experience, following the recent unveiling of their entirely re-recorded 15th anniversary version of their beloved 2009 debut album 𝐴𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑎𝑘.
Hailing from Des Moines, Iowa, 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 has been pushing the limits of combustible energy and raw aggression since their 2018 inception. Their bold, honest, passionate take on heavy music raises the flag for a new generation. Revolver heralded them as one of 10 Bands Leading the New Wave of Nü-Metal and they have shared stages supporting Bring Me The Horizon, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, and Knocked Loose and headliners/festivals in North America, Europe and South America.
San Fran bay area hardcore group 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐈 formed in 2019. Originally intended as a short-lived joke band however after gaining notoriety for their violent debut live performance, the band continued past their planned time frame with the release of three EP’s and their self-titled debut album in 2023. Revolver credited them as "in the upper echelon of bands dominating the hardcore zeitgeist.”
𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 2025 will see the elevated return of the fan-favourite 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐔𝐌. The enhanced museum will unveil iconic items throughout 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓’s 25 year defining career including new activations, photo op, and more that immerse you into 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓 history/lore. This can’t miss event will bring the globally loved attraction back to Australia. As this event sold out last time, tickets are strictly limited in each city.
𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐔
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𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓
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