Knotfest Australia Sideshows Revealed: A Day To Remember, BABYMETAL, Enter Shikari & More

A Day To Remember

As we approach this year’s Knotfest Australia, more sideshow dates have arrived for punters to have the best couple of weeks of their lives.

In case you missed it, headliners Slipknot are playing a one-off sideshow at AEC Arena, Adelaide, on Tuesday, 4 March, with special guests Vended. The show has already sold out. The metal icons will also perform at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Tuesday, 11 March.

Slipknot aren’t the only ones playing sideshows. Last night, tour promoters Destroy All Lines and Knotfest Australia dropped even more headline shows to excite punters.

Like the headliners, A Day To Remember will only play one sideshow at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Monday, 3 March. They’ll be joined by Aussie special guests Thornhill and Ocean Grove.

Other acts playing sideshows include BABYMETAL (Brisbane and Sydney), Slaughter To Prevail (Melbourne), Within Temptation (Brisbane and Melbourne), Enter Shikari (Sunshine Coast, Belgrave, and Newcastle), Hatebreed (Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney), Miss May I (Melbourne and Sydney), Vended (Brisbane and Melbourne), Sunami (Melbourne and Sydney), and Luke Severeid, interviewing bands at the festival, will host sideshows in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. You can find all the dates and venues below.

Knotfest members can access pre-sale tickets on Friday, 24 January, at 9 am local time before an Early Bird pre-sale becomes available at 10 am local time (register here for access). The general sale begins on Tuesday, 28 January, at 10 am local time via the Destroy All Lines website.

KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA 2025 SIDESHOWS

SLIPKNOT

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS VENDED^

Tuesday 4 March - AEC Arena, Adelaide^ Sold Out

Tuesday 11 March - Spark Arena, Auckland

A DAY TO REMEMBER

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THORNHILL & OCEAN GROVE

Monday 3 March - Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane

BABYMETAL

WITH DIAMOND CONSTRUCT (BRIS)

& FUTURE STATIC (SYD)

Tuesday 4 March - Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane

Thursday 6 March - Enmore Theatre, Sydney

SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL

Thursday 27 February - Northcote Theatre, Melbourne

WITHIN TEMPTATION

Monday 3 March - Princess Theatre, Brisbane

Thursday 6 March - Max Watts, Melbourne

ENTER SHIKARI

Monday 3 March - Solbar, Sunshine Coast

Wednesday 5 March - Sooki Lounge, Belgrave

Thursday 6 March - King St Bandroom, Newcastle

HATEBREED

Tuesday 4 March - The Triffid, Brisbane

Wednesday 5 March - 170 Russell, Melbourne

Friday 7 March - Metro Theatre, Sydney

MISS MAY I

Tuesday 4 March - Stay Gold, Melbourne

Wednesday 5 March - Crowbar, Sydney

VENDED

Wednesday 5 March - The Brightside, Brisbane

Thursday 6 March - Stay Gold, Melbourne

SUNAMI

Tuesday 4 March - Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

Wednesday 5 March - Manning Bar, Sydney

LUKE SEVEREID

Saturday 1 March - Sitdown Comedy Club, Brisbane

Wednesday 5 March - Stay Gold, Melbourne

Friday 7 March - Factory Floor, Sydney

KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA 2025 LINEUP:

Slipknot

A Day To Remember

BABYMETAL, Slaughter To Prevail, Polaris

Within Temptation, Enter Shikari, Hatebreed

In Hearts Wake, HEALTH, Miss May I, Vended, Sunami

DATES AND VENUES:

Friday 28 February 2025 – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne

Sunday 2 March 2025 – Brisbane Showground, Brisbane

Saturday 8 March 2025 – Centennial Park, Sydney

Tickets: Knotfest.com/Australia