Knotfest

Knotfest
Genre	Heavy metal groove metal death metal metalcore deathcore thrash metal nu metal alternative metal black metal deathgrind hip hop
Location(s)	Council Bluffs, Iowa (2012) Somerset, Wisconsin (2012) San Bernardino, California (2014–2017) Chiba, Japan (2014, 2016, 2023) Toluca, Mexico (2015–2017) Bogotá, Colombia (2018–2019, 2021–present) Mexico City, Mexico (2019) Clisson, France (2019) Indianola, Iowa (2021) Los Angeles, California (2021) Oberhausen, Germany (2022) Turku, Finland (2022) Buenos Aires, Argentina (2022) Santiago, Chile (2022) São Paulo, Brazil (2022) Melbourne, Australia (2023) Sydney, Australia (2023) Brisbane, Australia (2023)
Years active	2012 2014–2019 2021–present
Website	www.knotfest.com knotfestjapan.com knotfestmexico.com

Knotfest is a music festival created in 2012 by American nu metal band Slipknot and their longtime manager and CEO of 5B Artist Management, Cory Brennan. The event has been held both as a touring festival and a destination festival in several countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Australia, Colombia, France and Chile. Aside from Slipknot, Knotfest has featured a diverse alumni of past performers including Deftones, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God, Bring Me the Horizon, Prong, Deadly Apples, In This Moment, Amen, Butcher Babies and Prayers.^[1]