Knotfest Italy 2023

Knotfest Italy 2023 will take place on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Arena Parco Nord, in Bologna.

After the United States, Japan, Mexico, Colombia, France, Germany, Finland, Chile, Brazil and Australia, the iconic metal festival created by Slipknot in 2012 comes for the first time to Italy.

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SHORT HISTORY OF THE KNOTFEST

Knotfest is a music festival created in 2012 by the American heavy metal band Slipknot.

The inaugural edition of the festival took place in two cities – on August 17, 2012, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and on August 18, 2012, in Somerset, Wisconsin. The line-up featured bands such as Deftones, Lamb of God, and Cannibal Corpse.

Over time, the event was held both as a touring festival and a destination festival in several countries, such as the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Finland, Chile, Brazil and France.

Besides Slipknot, Knotfest featured performers such as Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God, Korn, Papa Roach, Black Sabbath, Disturbed, Bring Me the Horizon, Prong, Deadly Apples, In This Moment, Amen, Butcher Babies, In Flames, Five Finger Death Punch, Sepultura, Judas Priest, Megadeth, HIM, Cradle of Filth, Opeth and Prayers.

The festival was conceived to offer a dark carnival experience, with circus big-top tents, pillars of fire, amusement park rides, burlesque performers, firebreathers, stilt walkers, drum circles made of junkyard cars and graffiti walls. The event also features a Slipknot museum.

THE LINEUP OF THE KNOTFEST ITALY 2023

So far, the artists confirmed for the Knotfest Italy 2023 are:

Slipknot

With over 30 million records sold worldwide, the American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995, is well known for its energetic and chaotic live shows.

Their discography consists of seven studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, one demo album, 27 singles, five video albums and 27 music videos.

Architects

The Architect is a British metalcore band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 2004. Their discography consists of ten studio albums, one EP, two live albums, one video album, one demo album, 27 singles and 36 music videos.

Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth is a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in Tumba, in 1992. To date, the band released twelve studio albums, one compilation album, one EP, one video album, and 22 music videos.

I Prevail

I Prevail is an American rock band formed in Southfield, Michigan, in 2013. Their discography consists of three studio albums, one extended play, 20 singles and 23 music videos.

Lorna Shore

Lorna Shore is an American deathcore band formed in New Jersey in 2009. Their discography consists of four studio albums, four EPs, 17 singles, and 18 videos.

Nothing More

Nothing More is an American rock band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2003. To date, the band released six studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, eight singles, and 12 music videos.

Destrage

Destrage is an Italian progressive metalcore band, formed in 2002. Over the course of their career, they released 6 studio albums.

THE VENUE OF THE KNOTFEST ITALY 2023

Arena Parco Nord, the venue for the Knotfest Italy 2023, is a natural amphitheater located in Bologna, used primarily for open-air concerts.

The amphitheater served as the venue for the Independent Days Festival since 1999, a music festival which today is held in Milan under the name of I-Days Festival. Arena Parco Nord was also the venue for the 2019 and 2022 editions of the Bologna Sonic Park.

The venue is located about 4 kilometers away from the historical center of Bologna, and about 3.5 kilometers from the Bologna Centrale railway station.

The closest bus stop is Parco Nord, located about 80 meters away, on the bus Lines 25, 410 and 925.

You can also reach the venue by car, taking the A14 motorway, then the exit to Bologna Fiera, and turn right at the first roundabout.