{"id":973791,"date":"2019-12-01T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T18:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=919999"},"modified":"2019-12-01T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T18:07:02","slug":"slipknot-cancel-knotfest-mexico-show-after-broken-barricade-sparks-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/slipknot-cancel-knotfest-mexico-show-after-broken-barricade-sparks-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Slipknot Cancel Knotfest Mexico Show After Broken Barricade Sparks Safety Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Slipknot<\/a> canceled their headlining set at Knotfest Mexico Saturday after a broken barricade sparked safety concerts at the festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evanescence<\/a>\u2019s set preceding Slipknot was also impacted by the barricade problem, which began after the security barriers were pushed down during Behemoth\u2019s set, Revolver<\/em> reports<\/a>. Despite multiple attempts, organizers were unable to repair the barricade, resulting in the cancellation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of a broken barricade and failed attempts to fix it, Slipknot were forced to cancel our performance last night,\u201d the band tweeted in a statement. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSafety \u2013 especially the safety of our fans and fellow bands \u2013 is priority number one. We apologize profusely and hope you all understand. If anything were to happen to any of you, we wouldn\u2019t forgive ourselves. Also, If we could have fixed the barricade correctly, we would have gone on stage. Again, we hope you all understand and we will try to make it up to you as soon as we can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Soon after the cancellations, video from Knotfest captured a rash of vandalism, including one video where fans storm the stage, grab Evanescence drummer Will Hunt\u2019s drum kit and then light it on fire.<\/span><\/p>\n