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Artist News
Former Slipknotter to return for festival show
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 14 March 2011
Slipknot have announced that former member Donnie Steele will rejoin the band for their up coming tour dates, stepping in for Paul Gray who, of course, died last year.
A statement from the band said: “Donnie was in the band at the very beginning, and rather than get an outsider, we thought it would be a fitting tribute to Paul to play with someone from within the family. Donnie was great friends with Paul and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate his memory than with someone who was there with us at the very beginning. The eight of us are looking forward to being onstage again and honouring Paul’s legacy with our families in Europe and Brazil this summer”.
As previously reported, Slipknot will take to the stage for the first time since Gray’s death this summer for a series of festival dates. Though frontman Corey Taylor has said the festival shows are about testing the water with regards how it feels to perform without Gray, and that future tours or albums are not assured until after these commitments.
