The Des Moines hometown heroes transported the multigenerational crowd at Knotfest back to 1999 on Saturday night. Twenty-thousand fans from all over the country turned out for the show; many of them might have been there when Slipknot performed at Water Works Park in 2000 as part of their "Tattoo the Earth" tour,

Slipknot celebrates a homecoming like no other at Knotfest Iowa, reveling in nostalgia and hometown crowd despite a weather-shortened set

Slipknot had to cut their slot short at Knotfest in Iowa this weekend due to severe weather conditions that affected the full event. Saturday's proceedings were adjusted for time with organisers bracing for incoming storms.