Slipknot tour support act backlash erupted on Monday after Marilyn Manson was announced as the supporting act on the band’s 2027 stadium tour. The reaction was immediate, with fans saying they would not buy tickets or attend dates tied to South America and Wembley Stadium.
Thousands of comments expressing disappointment appeared under the announcement, turning a routine tour post into the main talking point. One fan wrote on Instagram: "As the biggest ex Manson fan in the world, what the HELL. This is so disappointing"
Evan Rachel Wood and 2021
Evan Rachel Wood came forward with abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson in 2021, and more than a dozen other women later shared their own experiences of alleged abuse at his hands. Wood had been in an on-and-off relationship with Brian Warner from 2007 to 2010, a detail that keeps the controversy attached to the booking rather than the tour’s routing.
Marilyn Manson has denied all allegations against him, yet Fans of Slipknot are still treating the support slot as a line they do not want to cross. That split leaves Slipknot promoting the 2027 tour while a visible part of its audience is opposing the bill before a ticketed date has even arrived.
South America and Wembley Stadium
Monday’s announcement tied Marilyn Manson in to South America and for the concert at Wembley Stadium, which made the backlash more than a local online flare-up. Fans posted boycott language alongside direct refusals to spend money, including: "Would've loved to see this but there's literally nothing you could do to get my cash in Manson's pockets."
Another wrote, "Would have been going if Manson wasn’t on the bill. What a terrible decision by everyone involved." The booking has become the issue, not the route, and that is the practical problem Slipknot now has to answer if it wants the 2027 tour discussion to move back to the music.
Slipknot and Marilyn Manson did not return The Independent's requests for comment, so the support slot remains the whole story for now. With thousands of comments already posted and boycott talk out in the open, the next move belongs to the band: keep the bill as announced or accept that the controversy is now part of the tour’s sales pitch.
