May 6, 2009 – Having laid waste to arenas, amphitheaters, and festivals grounds all over the world, Slipknot brought the All Hope Is Gone World Tour to the Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis in a fierce, pummeling set that delivered the band’s signature sound to a legion of fans. 
Photographer’s Notes:
After photographing Slipknot on the Mayhem Fest 2008, I was excited to shoot them again when I heard that they were extending their touring schedule into 2009. Just as with their headlining Mayhem fest performance, the band delivered an all out assault on stage under dramatic lighting.
Overall, the lighting on frontman Corey Taylor for this show was a little cleaner, with bright white treatments at multiple points during the first three songs. Lighting on the rest of the stage was much more atmospheric, with reds and blues dominating the sides of the stage.
For the stage setup, three ego risers were positioned at the front of the stage with large wedges in between and in front of them. While Corey Taylor made good use out of these, they seemed to go completely unused for the rest of the band, and served only to block the other players. This arrangement was different from Mayhem, for which only Corey had a riser.
I shot this set with my three standard zooms: the Nikon 14-24mm, Nikon 24-70mm, and Nikon 70-200mm. The latter was only brought out during the third song for a few different shots of Corey to mix things up.
At about five-feet, the stage was just high enough that the ultra-wide 14-24mm wasn’t as useful as it might have been with a lower stage (considering the ego risers). If pressed, 24mm on the midrange zoom would have been quite good for most of the shooting.
End Notes:
You can see the set from Mayhem Fest 2008 here to compare with the band’s 2009 tour.
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Slipknot – scary, or just plain awesome? For photography, definitely the latter: http://bit.ly/uEg3b
unfunfunf RT: @toddowyoung: Slipknot – scary, or just plain awesome? For photography, definitely the latter: http://bit.ly/uEg3b
please, shot often pics like this : http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3312/3510855050_bc53fc1098_o.jpg
Very good pic.
And the best from the live : http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3510045429_70d6f52a9d.jpg
Very good job, really.
Hey Rod,
Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. Funny, both of those shots were “hail mary” grab shots, not even using the D3‘s live view.
Ohhh Mick *fangirls*
Ha, thanks. I mostly concentrated on Corey, but I had to get at least one of Mick. That man is a beast.
okay WOW todd. These photos are absolutely incredible. Perfect, even. May I ask what equipment you use?
Hey Charlie, thanks very much. For this set, I used the Nikon D3 and D700 with the lenses I mentioned. You can see all the cameras and lenses I use on the Gear Guide page.
Very cool shots.
Thanks, Craig! I appreciate the feedback, nice to hear from you.
Great set Todd!
I love #1 – very similar moment to the frame I captured http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeewocka/2978094012/
Gotta love this band, they are heaven for music togs….
Hey Dan,
Great shot, one of my favorites of yours, actually. You’re right, Slipknot is such an excellent band for music photographers. It’s hard to go wrong shooting frames of these guys.
unfunfunf RT: @toddowyoung: Slipknot – scary, or just plain awesome? For photography, definitely the latter: http://bit.ly/uEg3b
Really beautiful shot ! when corey look at you such a great luck to shot him no ^^ ? One time more very beautiful pictures
Hey Thomas, thanks for the comment. Yeah, it was great when Corey looked into the lens one or two times while performing.
Superb shots !
I shot them a few weeks earlier when they were around here :)
http://www.metaluniverse.net/compterendu/categories.php?cat_id=2311
Hey Alexis,
Nice work, it’s a lot of fun to see someone else’s take on the same tour. Thanks for sharing the link.
Thank to you for looking at it ! :)
Hey Alexis, you’re welcome.
LOVE this picture of Jim: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3510854778_2330136d80.jpg
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Oh…The Band Slipknot Is Crazy! I Love You Corey Taylor!
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Fotografia do rock: http://ishootshows.com/2009/05/10/slipknot/ Muito bom. Qualidade incrível.
RT @leonardomatos Fotografia do rock: http://ishootshows.com/2009/05/10/slipknot/ fantásticas essas fotos do Slipknot!