Tattoo the Earth was a concert tour from 2000 to 2002 in the United States. Scott Alderman, the festival's creator, believed that the tour would help "catch the vibe" between the musical artists and the body artists, saying in a prepared statement, "Nothing represents the counter youth culture like music and body art. It is a statement of purpose and a passport to another way of living. We're simply creating a venue where it can be expressed."
MTV revealed on June 6, 2000 that Slayer and Sepultura recently joined the tour. Metallica, which was originally not part of the tour, officially announced on June 13, 2000 that they would be joining it. The following day, Stone Temple Pilots announced plans to join the tour.
The tour, with part of it taking place during the summer, posed a challenge to Slipknot in particular. The band performed onstage in masks, and even under the best circumstances, they found them uncomfortable. The band's drummer Joey Jordison commented, "Everyone passes out two or three times per tour. It never happens 'til the end of the show. People are like, 'I don't know how you do it with the mask on, let alone one-piece wool coveralls in 110 degree heat.' But it's the music that drives us, and we've built up a tolerance for it."
Alderman announced in 2022 that the tour would return in August that year, with Anthrax headlining.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue First year July 15, 2000 Portland United States Portland Meadows (KUFO Rockfest 2000) July 18, 2000 Lawrence Burcham Park July 20, 2000 East Rutherford Giants Stadium July 21, 2000 Scranton Coors Light Amphitheatre July 22, 2000 Boston Suffolk Downs July 24, 2000 Cleveland Nautica Stage July 26, 2000 Bridgeview World Golf Dome July 27, 2000 Des Moines Waterworks Park July 28, 2000 Somerset Float Rite Park Amphitheater (93x Clambake 2000) July 29, 2000 Milwaukee The Rave July 30, 2000 Pontiac Phoenix Plaza Amphitheater August 2, 2000 San Antonio Far West August 4, 2000 Mercedes Mercedes Showgrounds August 5, 2000 Houston Pasadena Fairgrounds August 6, 2000 Dallas Starplex Amphitheatre August 10, 2000 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre August 12, 2000 San Bernardino Orange Pavilion August 13, 2000 Phoenix Manzanita Speedway Second year August 2, 2002 Rosemont United States Allstate Arena August 3, 2002 August 4, 2002 August 9, 2002 Oakland The Arena in Oakland August 10, 2002 August 11, 2002 October 12, 2002 Worcester Worcester's Centrum Centre October 13, 2002 October 14, 2002 Third year August 27, 2023 Worcester United States Worcester Palladium Outdoors
Bands
2000: Slipknot Slayer Sepultura Sevendust Hed PE Nashville Pussy Spineshank (dropped off after July 20) Downset Cold (until July 30) Mudvayne Hatebreed Full Devil Jacket One Minute Silence (started on July 27) U.P.O. (until July 30) Nothingface Professional Murder Music (started on July 30) Amen Systematic (until July 28) Esham The Workhorse Movement Relative Ash Famous
Coal Chamber was scheduled as one of the tour headliners, but dropped off before it started. Puya also dropped off the tour
Select shows: Stone Temple Pilots (Portland only) Metallica (New Jersey only) Dope (Iowa only) Lamb of God (Massachusetts and Michigan only)
Tattoo artists Tattoo artists Sean Vasquez, Paul Booth, Bernie Luther, Filip Leu and Jack Rudy were featured on the tour. In 2002, Alderman used the Tattoo the Earth name to host two tattoo conventions - one in Chicago, the other in Oakland - featuring artists including
Jack Lowe Matt Schager Bernie Luther Sean Vasquez Kari Barba Mike Davis Chuck Eldridge Grime Don Ed Hardy Patty Kelley Corey Miller Ethan Morgan Jack Rudy Lyle Tuttle Eric Merrill Flo Amblard Tin Tin Deano Cook Tony Olivas Michael Hubert Guy Aitchison James Kern Ben Wahhhh Genziana Horishio Horitoshi Shige Borneo Headhunters Kurt Wiscombe Chris Dingwell Bob Tyrrell Leo Zulueta Sieto Van der Velde Joe Capobianco Mario Barth Paul Booth Jon Clue Anil Gupta Pat Sinatra Robert Hernandez Filip Leu Timothy Hoyer Aaron Bell
References
Further reading Tattoo The Earth Shuffles Bands As Tour Kicks Off at MTV Slipknot, Slayer Make Mark On Tattoo Festival Kickoff at VH1 ROCK REVIEW; Outsiders Venting Their Inner Darkness at The New York Times Slipknot, More Brawl With Security At "Tattoo" Show at MTV Slipknot And Slayer Help Tattoo The Earth Wrap Up A Success at Yahoo! Tattoo The Earth Reaches Record Stores at Yahoo! Metal + Tattoos + Planet Earth = Plagiarism? at MTV The Killers, Flaming Lips to headline Atlanta festival at NME Roadtripping at The Boston Phoenix Clear Channel Goes to Trial at Rolling Stone
External links Official website