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California alt-metal band In This Moment, on the other hand, provided some aesthetic foreshadowing for the main attraction. Wage War, a metalcore group from Florida, performed in all-black with minimal set dressing, save for a swirling light show.

Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson shreds at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg Monday.

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Knotfest openers got the audience of an estimated 5,000 people sufficiently riled during two hour-long sets full of growling vocals, heady guitar riffs and aggressive drumming. Their absence was noted several times, including by Slipknot lead vocalist Corey Taylor, who pledged to return to Winnipeg with Jinjer in tow once the conflict is resolved. Jinjer, a metal band from Donetsk, was slated to open the tour but pulled out due to the war. Knotfest was set to touch down in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus this year, but the band announced in March those shows would be postponed amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Slipknot launched Knotfest as a two-day outdoor music festival in 2012 the concept has since grown into an annual phenomenon with festivals and arena shows around the globe. The local appearance was part of the first leg of the Knotfest Roadshow, which is winding its way through North America until June. Slipknot fans enjoy the mayhem along with their metal.

Pyrotechnics, fireworks and cannons lit up the venue, accompanied by a wall of colourful, shapeshifting videos.

Dark theatrics are a mainstay for the nine-piece and Monday’s show skimped on neither showmanship nor fireballs.īand members, wearing their signature horror movie-esque masks, spent two hours headbanging across the multi-tiered stage and pumping up the crowd with profanity-laced interludes. Sure, Slipknot can be enjoyed from the comfort of home, but the band is built for the stage. Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan performs.

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Monday, April 11 JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Slipknot with Wage War and In This Moment Slipknot headlines their Knotfest Roadshow at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg Monday. Several people who saw what happened said that while they understood it must be difficult for the amphitheater's staff to manage an emergency during a loud concert with thick crowds, they were nevertheless disturbed by what seemed like an unacceptably long amount of time it took to not only reach Valadez, but to get him out of the concert area and to the parking lot.Knotfest Roadshow JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS It also was not clear who those men were. The men reportedly were not wearing emergency uniforms and were dressed as if they were heavy-metal fans attending the concert. Witnesses also described seeing men carrying a stretcher toward Valadez. Other people, witnesses said, shined flashlights from their phones and waved their arms to get guards' attention, and several people jumped fences to alert ticket-takers on the other side about the emergency. It was not clear Wednesday who those men were. Some concertgoers began forming a circle around Valadez so that other attendees didn't accidentally stomp on him.

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One fan told Patch 'He seized as people were trying to help him up, so we start calling for help.' It took from 15 to 25 minutes for staff or emergency personnel to even get to Valadez. Valadez was seen moshing at the beginning of Slipknot's set and one fan said he noticed that Valadez was knocked down at least once.Ībout an hour into Slipknot's set, during their performance of 'Sulfur,' Valadez was allegedly hit too hard and fell out of the pit. Other attendees commented that Richard was seen having a great time, and talking up other concertgoers.