Video: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Kicks off Solo Tour in Tempe, AZ

Slipknot/Stone Sour singer Corey Taylor kicked off his socially-distanced solo tour last night (Monday, May 17) at The Marquee Backyard in Tempe, AZ.

You can watch fan-filmed video footage from the performance below.

Taylor has previously said that  that he’ll play every night for two hours. The set will not only include tracks from his debut solo album, CMFT, but songs originally by Slipknot and Stone Sour as well. The latter band remains on “indefinite hiatus,” while the former act reportedly has a major “conceptual” project in the works.

A press release calls the current tour “COVID-19 safe,” assuring fans that the shows will be “socially distanced and following state recommended health guidelines.”

Remaining dates on the trek are as follows:

May 18 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee Backyard [tickets]
May 20 – Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Event Center [tickets]
May 21 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center [tickets]
May 22 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall [tickets]
May 24 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Outdoors [tickets]
May 26 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom [tickets]
May 28 – St. Louis, MO – Pop’s [tickets]
May 29 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works [tickets]
May 30 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal [tickets]
June 01 – Belvidere, IL – The Apollo Theatre [tickets]
June 03 – Green Bay, WI – Epic Event Center [tickets]
June 05 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center [tickets]
June 07 – Joliet, IL – The Forge [tickets]
June 11 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s [tickets]
June 12 – East Moline, IL – Rust Belt [tickets]
June 15 – Dubuque, IA – Five Flags Event Center [tickets]
June 17 – Des Moines, IA – Horizon Event Center [tickets]
June 18 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion Ballroom [tickets]
June 19 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre [tickets]

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