Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has expressed a strong interest in having the band perform at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In a recent interview with Metal Hammer, the percussionist reflected on the historic performance by progressive metal band Gojira at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, where they made history as the first metal band to perform at the prestigious event.
Crahan praised Gojira’s performance, saying, “I got goosebumps. I know this is going to sound stupid, but I’m just so proud of them. I know the word ‘proud’ probably sounds weird coming from me but that band is so incredible, and they’re friends of ours, and Mario (Duplantier) is one of my favourite drummers in hard rock.” He added, “What a huge, huge honour, what a huge performance. Like, Gojira are the gold medal.”
When asked about the possibility of Slipknot performing at the 2028 Summer Olympics, Crahan enthusiastically responded, “Of course! We’d love to do it. You’re gonna start to see Slipknot do some weird shit. We’ve reached the point where, you know, we want to play the Grammys, we want to play the Olympics. Why not? We’ve done the standard circuit already, for 25 years, and in the future we are going to be everywhere.”
