Tattoo the Earth
Tour by Slipknot
LocationUnited States
Start dateJuly 14, 2000
End dateOctober 14, 2002
Slipknot concert chronology

Tattoo the Earth was a concert tour from 2000 to 2002 in the United States.[1] Scott Alderman, the festival's creator, believed that the tour would help "catch the vibe" between the musical artists and the body artists, saying in a prepared statement, "Nothing represents the counter youth culture like music and body art. It is a statement of purpose and a passport to another way of living. We're simply creating a venue where it can be expressed."[2]

MTV revealed on June 6, 2000 that Slayer and Sepultura recently joined the tour.[3] Metallica, which was originally not part of the tour, officially announced on June 13, 2000 that they would be joining it.[4] The following day, Stone Temple Pilots announced plans to join the tour.[5]

The tour, with part of it taking place during the summer, posed a challenge to Slipknot in particular. The band performed onstage in masks, and even under the best circumstances, they found them uncomfortable.[2] The band's drummer Joey Jordison commented, "Everyone passes out two or three times per tour. It never happens 'til the end of the show. People are like, 'I don't know how you do it with the mask on, let alone one-piece wool coveralls in 110 degree heat.' But it's the music that drives us, and we've built up a tolerance for it."[2]

Alderman announced in 2022 that the tour would return in August that year, with Anthrax headlining.[6]

Tour dates

Date[1] City Country Venue
First year
July 15, 2000 Portland United States Portland Meadows (KUFO Rockfest 2000)
July 18, 2000 Lawrence Burcham Park
July 20, 2000 East Rutherford Giants Stadium
July 21, 2000 Scranton Coors Light Amphitheatre
July 22, 2000 Boston Suffolk Downs
July 24, 2000 Cleveland Nautica Stage
July 26, 2000 Bridgeview World Golf Dome
July 27, 2000 Des Moines Waterworks Park
July 28, 2000 Somerset Float Rite Park Amphitheater (93x Clambake 2000)
July 29, 2000 Milwaukee The Rave
July 30, 2000 Pontiac Phoenix Plaza Amphitheater
August 2, 2000 San Antonio Far West
August 4, 2000 Mercedes Mercedes Showgrounds
August 5, 2000 Houston Pasadena Fairgrounds
August 6, 2000 Dallas Starplex Amphitheatre
August 10, 2000 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 12, 2000 San Bernardino Orange Pavilion
August 13, 2000 Phoenix Manzanita Speedway
Second year
August 2, 2002 Rosemont United States Allstate Arena
August 3, 2002
August 4, 2002
August 9, 2002 Oakland The Arena in Oakland
August 10, 2002
August 11, 2002
October 12, 2002 Worcester Worcester's Centrum Centre
October 13, 2002
October 14, 2002
Third year
August 27, 2023 Worcester United States Worcester Palladium Outdoors

Bands

2000:

Coal Chamber was scheduled as one of the tour headliners, but dropped off before it started.[8] Puya also dropped off the tour[9]

Select shows:

Tattoo artists

Tattoo artists Sean Vasquez, Paul Booth, Bernie Luther, Filip Leu and Jack Rudy were featured on the tour.[10][11] In 2002, Alderman used the Tattoo the Earth name to host two tattoo conventions - one in Chicago, the other in Oakland - featuring artists including[12][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tattoo the Earth". Tattoo the Earth. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Tattoo The Earth Tour Features Slipknot, Sevendust, Tattoo Artists". LiveDaily. June 9, 2000. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  3. ^ Mancini, Robert (June 6, 2000). "Metallica, Slayer, Others Picking Out "Tattoo"". MTV. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  4. ^ Mancini, Robert (June 13, 2000). "Metallica, Puya, More To "Tattoo"". MTV. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  5. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (June 14, 2000). "Tattoo the Earth Initial Dates Firmed Up". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 12, 2009.[dead link]
  6. ^ Childers, Chad (June 9, 2022). "Tattoo the Earth Festival Returns After 20 Years - 2022 Lineup Revealed". Loudwire.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". www.oneminutesilence.net. Archived from the original on October 14, 2000. Retrieved January 12, 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Coal Chamber Drops off "Tattoo" Tour". MTV.
  9. ^ "Tattoo the Earth Shuffles Bands as Tour Kicks off". MTV.
  10. ^ Alderman, Scott (2022). Caravan of Pain.
  11. ^ Tattoo the Earth https://web.archive.org/web/20010604063012/http://www.tattootheearth.com/2000tour.html. Archived from the original on June 4, 2001. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Tattoo the Earth Presents..." Tattoo the Earth.

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