SLIPKNOT has announced the full details of its early 2020 European tour. The 28-date trek will kick off in Dublin on January 14, and will include eight dates in the U.K. before playing 19 shows across continental Europe, with the final show taking place in Helsinki on February 24. Support on the tour will come from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 30 from 9 a.m. Tour dates: Jan. 14 - Dublin, 3Arena, Ireland Jan. 16 - Manchester, Arena, UK Jan. 17 - Newcastle, Utilita Arena, UK Jan. 18 - Glasgow, SSE Hydro, UK Jan. 20 - Sheffield, Flydsa Arena, UK Jan. 21 - Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena, UK Jan. 22 - Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena, UK Jan. 24 - Birmingham, Arena, UK Jan. 25 - London, The O2, UK Jan. 28 - Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome, Netherlands Jan. 29 - Frankfurt, Festhalle, Germany Jan. 30 - Paris, AccorHotels Arena, France Feb. 01 - Luxembourg, Rockhal, Luxembourg Feb. 02 - Lyon, Halle Tony Garnier, France Feb. 04 - Budapest, Sportarena, Hungary Feb. 06 - Lodz, Atlas Arena, Poland Feb. 08 - Stuttgart, Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle, Germany Feb. 09 - Munich, Olympiahalle, Germany Feb. 11 - Milan, Mediolanum Forum, Italy Feb. 12 - Zurich, Hallenstadion, Switzerland Feb. 14 - Vienna, Stadthalle, Austria Feb. 16 - Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena, Germany Feb. 17 - Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Germany Feb. 18 - Dortmund, Westfalenhalle, Germany Feb. 20 - Copenhagen, Royal Arena, Denmark Feb. 21 - Stockholm, Ericsson Globe, Sweden Feb. 22 - Oslo, Telenor Arena, Norway Feb. 24 - Helsinki, Hartwall Arena, Finland SLIPKNOT is touring in support of its latest album, "We Are Not Your Kind", which sold 118,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week of release to land at position No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Of that sum, 102,000 were in album sales. "We Are Not Your Kind"'s sales were boosted by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with SLIPKNOT's U.S. tour, which kicked off late last month. The LP is SLIPKNOT's fifth top 10 effort on the Billboard 200. The Iowa-bases masked metallers previously landed in the top 10 with 2014's ".5: The Gray Chapter" (No. 1), 2008's "All Hope Is Gone" (No. 1), 2004's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" (No. 2) and 2001's "Iowa" (No. 3). "We Are Not Your Kind" was once again recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" and helmed ".5: The Gray Chapter".
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