| Date | Venue | City | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| To be confirmed | 3Arena (to be confirmed) | Dublin | Date to be confirmed |
| Section | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Entry / Standing | €45–€70 |
| Tier / Stands | €90–€125 |
| Front rows / Premium | €125–€155 |
| VIP / Hospitality | from €155 |
Indicative prices based on comparable events in Dublin — never inflated or invented. Official price bands are confirmed by the promoter when tickets go on sale; you'll get them in the alert.
As it stands, a Slipknot Dublin 2027 date has not been officially confirmed. That is completely normal at this stage. Major Metal tours are announced leg by leg, and Dublin — as one of the biggest live markets anywhere — is almost always on the routing when an artist of Slipknot’s level goes back on the road. The moment Slipknot confirms a Dublin show, this page is updated with the venue, the date and the exact on-sale details, so it is worth bookmarking.
Right now the single most useful thing you can do is register for a free alert. Dublin shows for an artist like Slipknot routinely sell out within minutes, and the pre-sale window — where the best seats quietly go first — is short and easy to miss. Sign up and you will get an email the second a Slipknot Dublin 2027 date lands, with the pre-sale code and the on-sale time, so you are ready before the general public even sees it.
We keep everything on this page honest: no invented dates, no made-up venues and no fictional prices. Until Slipknot and the promoter put out an official announcement, every detail below is framed as a likelihood or an indicative guide, clearly labelled as such. When the real information arrives it replaces the estimates here immediately — and it reaches your inbox at the same time if you are signed up. That way you are planning around facts, not rumours, and you never miss the window that matters.
It is also worth understanding why a Dublin stop is so likely for a Metal artist at this level. Dublin sits on almost every European and international touring route, it has the venue capacity to justify the travel and production costs, and its audience reliably fills big rooms — which is exactly what makes promoters pencil it in early. If Slipknot is touring in 2027 at all, a Dublin date is one of the more probable markets rather than a long shot, even if it is confirmed later than the first-announced cities.
In the meantime, keep an eye on Slipknot’s official channels and this page together. Tour news usually breaks first through the artist’s own social accounts and the promoter, then filters out to ticketing sites and the press within hours. The fastest, least stressful way to stay on top of it is simply to sign up once here — we do the watching so a Slipknot Dublin 2027 announcement never slips past you while you are busy with everything else.
Nothing is confirmed, but based on the scale of a typical Metal headline show, the most likely home for Slipknot in Dublin would be 3Arena, with Vicar Street and The Academy also firmly in the frame. The final choice usually comes down to expected demand, the stage production Slipknot is touring and which room is available on the night the promoter wants. Here is how the main Dublin options compare:
The 3Arena is on the Luas Red Line (The Point stop); Aviva Stadium is served by the DART (Lansdowne Road / Grand Canal Dock); Croke Park is a short walk or bus ride from Dublin city centre. Whichever venue Slipknot lands for Dublin in 2027, the rule is the same: the higher the demand, the faster it sells — so knowing the on-sale date in advance is what makes the difference between a great seat and a resale scramble.
Capacity matters for your chances, too. A larger arena means more tickets and a slightly better shot in the general sale, while a smaller, more intimate room pushes almost everything into the pre-sale. Either way, treat the venue names above as informed expectations rather than confirmed fact until Slipknot announces — and let the alert do the watching for you so you do not have to refresh listings every day.
If Slipknot plays more than one Dublin night, the first date usually goes on sale alone and a second (or third) is added only once the first shows strong demand. Those extra dates often go up with little notice and less fanfare, so fans who are only watching for the headline announcement can miss them. Being on the alert list means you hear about added Dublin shows too, not just the first one — which can be your best route to a ticket if the opening night sells out in minutes.
Tickets are released in stages, and understanding the sequence is the whole game for a high-demand Metal show:
Register for the Slipknot Dublin 2027 alert above and we will email you the pre-sale code and the on-sale time the moment they are confirmed. A few practical tips for the day: log in to your ticketing account and save a payment card before the sale opens, use a strong and stable connection, join the queue the instant it goes live, and do not refresh repeatedly — that can send you to the back. Be a little flexible on tier and you will almost always come away with seats.
Always buy through the official channels. For a show on this scale, resale prices spike within minutes, and most Dublin venues now use name-locked mobile tickets that can make unofficial resale tickets worthless at the door. If you miss out, wait for official resale or a verified fan-to-fan platform rather than risking an unofficial seller — it is not worth losing both your money and the night.
How many tickets can you buy? Most Metal shows cap orders at four to six per person and per household to keep touts at bay, and some use identity checks at entry, so buy under the name of someone who will actually attend. If you are going as a group, agree in advance who will buy for everyone — having two people try for the same seats can mean you each end up in a different part of the Dublin venue, or that a duplicate order is cancelled. One person, one clean order, is usually the smoothest way through the queue.
Prices are confirmed by the promoter at on-sale, but as an indicative guide for a Metal headline show at a Dublin arena, you can expect roughly:
These are indicative figures based on comparable Dublin shows, not confirmed Slipknot Dublin 2027 prices — the real bands are set only when tickets go on sale. VIP and hospitality packages typically bundle a premium seat or early entry with extras such as a merch pack, a dedicated bar or an early-access lane; they cost more but can be well worth it for a show you really care about.
Watch two things when you budget. Booking and facility fees are usually added on top of the face value at checkout, and dynamic pricing can push the most in-demand seats higher than the bands above. Decide your ceiling before the sale so a surge does not tempt you into overpaying. Sign up and we will include the confirmed price bands for Slipknot Dublin 2027 in your alert as soon as the promoter publishes them.
No setlist is confirmed yet — artists finalise them close to the tour, and they can change night to night. What we can say is that a Slipknot show is built around the material fans most want to hear, usually a mix of the defining hits and songs from the most recent release, paced to build toward a peak. Expect a relentless, high-intensity set with one of the most committed crowds in live music once the lights go down.
Doors typically open 60–90 minutes before the headline set, with one or more support acts before Slipknot takes the stage. As a Metal night, the production is a big part of the draw — lighting, visuals and staging designed for a room the size of a Dublin arena. If you want the full effect, aim for a clear sightline to the stage and factor the support slot into your timings so you are not still queuing when the opener starts.
We will update this section with the confirmed support line-up and, once the tour is under way, a sense of the running order for Slipknot Dublin 2027 — always drawn from what has actually been played on the tour, never invented. Until then, treat any setlist you see elsewhere as a best guess rather than a promise.
One practical note: with a Metal show of this size, the running time is usually somewhere around two hours including the support, though headliners vary. If there is a strict curfew at the Dublin venue — common for shows in residential areas — the main set can start promptly, so do not bank on a long gap after the doors time. Getting in early also means you are settled for the support act, who are often worth catching in their own right and can be a highlight you did not expect.
The 3Arena is on the Luas Red Line (The Point stop); Aviva Stadium is served by the DART (Lansdowne Road / Grand Canal Dock); Croke Park is a short walk or bus ride from Dublin city centre.
For a big Metal night, plan your journey around the end of the show rather than just the start. Crowds leave all at once, so public transport is busiest immediately afterwards; checking the last departure times before you travel saves a stressful finish to the evening. If you are driving, pre-book parking near the venue — on-the-night spaces around Dublin arenas fill quickly and cost more.
If you are travelling in for Slipknot Dublin 2027 from out of town, it is worth staying over. Rooms near the venue and the main transport hubs book up fast once a major date is announced, and prices climb as the night approaches, so reserve early and look for somewhere with a flexible cancellation policy in case the date shifts before it is confirmed. Staying central also lets you make a proper evening of it — Dublin has plenty of places to eat and drink before the show, and you avoid a late-night dash for the last train home.
If you are coming from abroad for Slipknot Dublin 2027, build in a buffer day either side rather than flying in and out on the day of the show. Delays happen, and nothing is worse than missing a gig you travelled for because of a late train or plane. Check whether the venue is on the right side of the city for your accommodation and airport, and keep your tickets, ID and a charged phone together — many Dublin venues now admit you on a mobile ticket and photo ID only, with no paper backup.
The pre-sale is where the best Slipknot Dublin 2027 seats go, and getting in is mostly about preparation. Register your interest with the official fan list and with any partner — card, telecom or streaming — you already use, because each route can carry its own code and its own early window. Codes are usually sent by email a day or two before the window opens, so watch your inbox and your spam folder in the run-up.
The simplest way to cover every route at once is to sign up for the free alert on this page. We track the official announcements and email you the pre-sale code and on-sale time for Slipknot Dublin 2027 the moment they are released, so you are not relying on catching a single social post at exactly the right second. One sign-up, every window covered.
A quick word on pre-sale codes: a genuine code only ever comes from the official fan club or partner you registered with, and it only unlocks the pre-sale — it never guarantees a ticket once you are in the queue. Be wary of anyone selling codes for Slipknot Dublin 2027, as they are usually either fake or already used. If a pre-sale sells out before you get through, do not panic; plenty of good seats are held back for the general on-sale the next day, so line up again then with the same preparation.
Seeing Slipknot in Dublin is not just another gig — it is a relentless, high-intensity set with one of the most committed crowds in live music. Dublin crowds are famously all-in, and the city’s venues are built for exactly this kind of night. Whether it turns out to be a greatest-hits run or a set around the newest record, a Slipknot Dublin show is the kind of night people plan their year around — and it rewards getting tickets early, ideally in the pre-sale.
There is also the atmosphere unique to a packed Metal crowd: the singalongs are louder, the big moments land harder, and a sold-out Dublin room gives a show an energy you simply do not get from a stream or a playlist. If a 2027 date is announced, it will be one of the live highlights of the year in the city, and the kind of show people are still talking about months later.
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Not yet. No official Slipknot Dublin 2027 date has been announced. Register above and you will be the first to know the moment one is, with the venue and on-sale details included.
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It is not confirmed. Based on the likely scale of the show, 3Arena is the most probable, with Vicar Street and The Academy also possible.
Prices are confirmed at on-sale. As a guide, seated tickets typically start around €45, with premium and VIP packages higher. We will send the confirmed bands in your alert.
High-demand Metal shows almost always have a fan or partner pre-sale before the general on-sale. The code and timing are confirmed at announcement — sign up and we will forward them straight to you.
Only through official or verified resale. Many Dublin venues use name-locked mobile tickets, so unofficial resale can be refused at the door. Avoid unofficial sellers.
American metal band Slipknot have played Dublin four times since 2004, moving from the RDS grounds to the 3Arena as their status grew.
Slipknot performed at the RDS Arena in Dublin on 25 June 2004, during the touring cycle supporting their third album Iowa and its successor Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), which had just been released that year. At this stage the masked nine-piece was still building its reputation as one of the most extreme and theatrical acts in modern metal, and the RDS show came amid a run of intense European festival and arena dates. Irish fans experienced the band's full visual assault of masks, jumpsuits and elaborate stage props alongside a punishing set list drawing on their most aggressive early material, including tracks like Wait and Bleed, Duality-era predecessors and Iowa's title track. The RDS grounds, more commonly associated with equestrian events, served as an unconventional but memorable setting for the show. This 2004 date represented one of Slipknot's earliest headline visits to the Irish capital, laying the groundwork for the band's later, larger-scale returns to Dublin over the following two decades.
Slipknot returned to Dublin on 10 June 2005, playing the RDS Simmonscourt hall as part of the touring cycle around Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). The show came just a year after their previous Dublin appearance at the RDS Arena, reflecting how quickly the band's popularity was growing in Ireland during the mid-2000s. The Simmonscourt setting, an indoor exhibition hall within the same RDS complex, offered a different atmosphere from the open-air arena show of 2004, with a more contained, intense environment suited to the band's chaotic live performance style. Setlists from this era leaned on tracks from both Iowa and the newer Vol. 3 material, including songs such as Duality and Before I Forget, alongside earlier fan favourites. The nine-piece's elaborate masks, matching boiler suits and use of additional percussion rigs remained central to the spectacle. This 2005 Simmonscourt show marked the second of what would become several visits to the RDS complex before Slipknot eventually shifted their Dublin dates to the larger Point/3Arena venue in the following decade.
Slipknot played Dublin's 3Arena on 14 January 2015 as part of the Prepare for Hell tour, co-headlining with fellow metal giants Korn. The show marked a significant step up in scale from the band's earlier RDS appearances a decade prior, reflecting Slipknot's status by the mid-2010s as one of the biggest metal acts in the world. This was also the band's first major tour following the death of founding bassist Paul Gray and departure of drummer Joey Jordison, with new members having joined the ranks, making it a notable moment for fans watching the band's evolution. The set combined career-spanning favourites with material from their then-recent album .5: The Gray Chapter, released in late 2014 partly as a tribute to Gray. Irish media covered the co-headline pairing with Korn as one of the standout package tours of the period. The Dublin 3Arena show demonstrated how far the band had come from their RDS dates in the 2000s, now filling one of Ireland's largest indoor arenas.
Slipknot kicked off the European leg of their We Are Not Your Kind tour at Dublin's 3Arena on 14 January 2020, making the Irish capital the opening night of the tour. The show came in support of their sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind, and Dublin fans were treated to live debuts of newer songs including Nero Forte and Birth of the Cruel, alongside staples like Psychosocial, Duality and Wait and Bleed. Music press outlets including Kerrang! and Revolver documented the setlist and opening-night significance in detail, noting it as a strong start to the run. The seventeen-song set balanced the band's newest material with career highlights spanning two decades, and the elaborate stage production, masks and lighting design reflected the band's continued evolution as a live act. This proved to be a historically significant Dublin show, as it was one of the last major international tour dates before global touring was disrupted later that year, cementing it as a memorable entry in the band's Irish concert history.
Given this history on Dublin stages, a Slipknot return in 2027 would be eagerly awaited. Set the free alert to be notified if and when a date is announced.
Getting a presale code for Slipknot Dublin 2027 is the only way to access tickets before the general on-sale. These codes are distributed by the promoter, official partners and ticketing platforms (Ticketmaster UK, AXS, See Tickets, Live Nation) — and unlock a reserved sale window, typically 24 to 72 hours before public release. Sign up below to receive the code by email as soon as it goes live.
The artist or fan club presale is the very first sale window, reserved for registered fans ahead of everyone else — often the best moment to grab the best seats, sometimes several days before the general on-sale. For Slipknot this allocation sells out fast. Sign up here to receive the artist presale code as soon as it opens, before the wider public.
The Slipknot concert at 3Arena is one of the most anticipated gigs of the year. Presales for this venue typically open 48 to 72 hours before the general on-sale — a very short window where the best seats disappear in minutes. By signing up here, you'll get the 3Arena presale code by email as soon as it's released, with usage instructions for the official ticketing site.
VIP and premium hospitality offers for Slipknot in Dublin require a separate presale code, distributed first to subscribers. Depending on the tour setup, VIP packages may include standing or premium seats, early venue access, exclusive merchandise and sometimes a meet & greet. Sign up to get the Slipknot VIP presale code as soon as it's released — typically before the public code.
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Tickets for Slipknot in Dublin are generally available on Ticketmaster, AXS or See Tickets depending on the promoter. The Ticketmaster presale code is entered during seat selection — it unlocks a reserved allocation before the public on-sale. This code is separate from your Ticketmaster account and is not available from their site: you get it here by signing up for free.
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