May 15, 2000 – Soulfly, (hed)p.e., Nashville Pussy and Mudvayne will join Slipknot, Sevendust and Coal Chamber on the first annual Tattoo the Earth rock and ink tour, set to kick off mid-July.

July 15 in Portland, OR, rock station KUFO will merge with Tattoo the Earth for a special show – billed as KUFO's RockFest Tattoos the Earth – also featuring Stone Temple Pilots.

Tattoo the Earth – an alternative lifestyle festival tour that combines top hard music bands with world-renowned tattoo artists – will span the country with stops in approximately 25 markets including Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle.

In a recent interview in Alternative Press, Slipknot's #6 talked about the band's interest in the tour and tattooing: "We're really into this theme. It's another form of artistic expression... There's the live music, and then there's art beyond the music. I don't even think you need to be a tattoo lover to really appreciate it." Meanwhile, Scott Alderman of BeatCo – the tour's creator – described the inspiration behind the tour in a recent interview with the Boston Globe: "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."

More on the Tattoo the Earth Tour