Slipknot’s First Ever Show With Corey Taylor (1997)

August 24th, 1997 Slipknot plays their very first show with new vocalist Corey Taylor in their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. If you’ve never seen early Slipknot footage this is some wild stuff to take in.

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[bread]

being there when one of the biggest metal bands were first starting is crazy. props to whoever recorded it.

[SynthLizard]

Imagine being in the crowd for their first concert and being a die-hard fan today.

[eisenadler]

I remember Corey went on Talk Is Jericho podcast and he told the story of how his latex make up would melt like crazy by the end of the show because it was during the hottest day of the summer. After the show Clown and Joey were screaming "he's gotta wear a mask!!!"

[Celticelery]

It's wild seeing Slipknot on such a small stage. Just a few years after this night they would be one of the biggest metal bands in the world.

[jeffh]

I was fortunate to have the same experience with Pantera. Not their first show, but I was a fan and saw them live at small clubs here in Texas before they became huge. 🤘

[fufosemi]

Im watching this exactly 25 years later

[maritekpl]

So cool. Even then in the beginning their shows had that mental vibe about them that they still do. 🔥
Also legendary Corey dreads!

[brianclark]

I'll never forget my first slipknot show! May 99! A month before the first album! Neither will my cracked ribs! 100% worth it!

[DanMac]

7 years after this vol 3 was released and they reached commercial success and became one of the biggest bands in the world. Good job Corey

[feral]

This is a crazy video. I was lucky enough to be at SK’s first show in ‘95 and watching them evolve was amazing.

[namelesserv]

Shoutout to the Safari Club now known as Lefty’s in Des Moines. Legendary venue

[Superball]

Ahh this brings back memories to the good old days of trading audio/video on the MFKR forum. Very cool that some of the stuff is now being uploaded on Youtube!

[passiveconsumer]

I seen them a little over a year later in an alley in Shreveport, Louisiana in front of 100ppl. This video gave me chills.

[Lifesvagabond]

I saw them on the ozzfest tour at some point in the late 90s. So cool to see them play the side stage then years later I see them headline Rock am ring. Amazing band!!

[rbruch]

I remember getting a grubby paws on a, I think bootleg copy of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. somewhere about 1998? I was still in Middleschool, and that was before Corey joined. I was obsessed from day 1.

[farzanahizzati]

Tomorrow is the anniversary of slipknot first show with corey🔥🔥🔥

[goodluckcharm]

This is amazing!!!! I absolutely LOVE slipknot and seeing this after being to 2 shows of theirs after 24 years of them doing this and they still have the same energy if not more 🤘 this is why I will be a maggot for life❤

[taytomen]

I was searching "snuff live" and just encountered this. Nice.

[garysiddons]

The energy here is crazy. Awesome fucking band

[eddykaye]

I'm proud to say I had their first CD when it came out back in 7th grade, one of my friends borrowed it to me and he was a superfan of these guys, I ended up keeping it because I didn't want to give it back, that's how much I loved it, and my parents would have never got it for me