"Like Gojira are the gold medal" — Slipknot wants to perform at the Los Angeles Olympics 2028

Slipknot member percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan recently said he would like his band to perform at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In an interview with Metal Hammer, Clown spoke highly of metal band Gojira's performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The performance became the first metal act in the tournament's history.

"I got goosebumps. I know this is going to sound stupid, but I’m just so proud of them. I know the word ‘proud’ probably sounds weird coming from me but that band is so incredible, and they’re friends of ours, and Mario [Duplantier] is one of my favourite drummers in hard rock,” Slipknot's Clown said about Gojira's performance.

He continued praising Gojira and said it was a "huge honor" to watch them perform.

“When I saw the performance, I was just proud to have them do that. What a huge, huge honour, what a huge performance. And what an enormous metaphor: you have all these wonderful athletes, the best of the best of the best together, and someone involved thought, ‘We should get Gojira to open this up…’ Like, Gojira are the gold medal.”

The band percussionist was also asked if they would be interested in performing in the Olympics opening ceremony in the future. The Clown seemed thrilled by the prospect and said:

"Of course! We’d love to do it. You’re gonna start to see Slipknot do some weird shit. We’ve reached the point where, you know, we want to play the Grammys, we want to play the Olympics. Why not? We’ve done the standard circuit already, for 25 years, and in the future we are going to be everywhere."

Slipknot is set to return with a tour across the UK and Europe to celebrate 25 years of the band this year.

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Slipknot's Clown reveals plans for the band's albums and shows in the future

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In an interview with NME in 2023, Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan spoke at length about the metal band's plans for the future. In its 25 years of existence, the band wrote seven albums and did it at its own phase. However, the Clown hinted that Slipknot was willing to speed up the process for the next phase.

“In 25 years of writing seven albums, we’ve allowed ourselves to do anything and everything we want. We do what we want, as much as we want, when we want, how we want. I’m ready to move on from what has been, and move onto a world that I know needs to be. For instance, normally we’d have about two years on and one-and-a-half years off — we’re not doing that anymore," he said.

Revealing that the metal band is ready to go "back to basics," Carter said he would like to serve a larger audience and pull off "100-person" or "500-person" venues again. However, he stressed the importance of safety for such a large audience and added:

"We want to play in front of 500 people, but there are a lot of factors that will mean it can’t happen. We’re at the point where we’ve got to ensure safety.”

When asked about Slipknot's new album, Clown Carter said that everything is on track, and it is happening. The band member explained that they have gone through a lot of tough times while dealing with "drugs, women, money, fame, ego, isolation", but they're at a happier place now.

Slipknot is currently on its 'Here Comes The Pain' tour in North America to celebrate 25 years of the band. The metal band has returned to its basics, bringing back its red jumpsuits and masks for the tour.

The band will also tour the UK and Europe to celebrate its 25th anniversary, starting with Amsterdam in December. The tour will begin on December 5 and end with a performance at London's O2 arena on December 20.

The metal band will also perform at venues in Dortmund, Leipzig, Paris, Zurich, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, and Birmingham.