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Slayer announce huge UK farewell tour, supported by Anthrax and Lamb of God

An epic farewell

Slayer have announced their final ever UK dates as part of a European farewell tour later this year.

The thrash metal icons have confirmed details of six gigs across the UK and Ireland this November – marking their last on our shores after deciding to call it a day last year.

They’re bringing some illustrious company along for the ride too, in the form of Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Obituary.

Check out the dates in full below. You can buy tickets here from May 18.

Nov 01: Dublin 3 Arena, Ireland Nov 03: London SSE Arena Wembley, UK Nov 05: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, UK Nov 07: Birmingham Arena, UK Nov 09: Manchester Arena, UK Nov 10: Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, UK Nov 12: Glasgow SSE Hydro, UK Nov 14: Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany Nov 15: Zwolle Ijsselhallen, Netherlands Nov 17: Madrid Vistalegre, Spain Nov 18: Barcelona St Jordi, Spain Nov 20: Milan Mediolanum Forum, Italy Nov 21: Zurich Halle 622, Switzerland Nov 23: Vienna Stadthalle, Austria Nov 24: Freiburg Sick Arena, Germany Nov 26: Hamburg Barclaycard Arena, Germany Nov 27: Lodz Atlas Arena, Poland Nov 27: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany Nov 30: Erfurt Messehalle, Germany Dec 02: Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena, Germany Dec 03: Copenhagen Royal Arena, Denmark Dec 05: Stockholm Hovet, Sweden Dec 06: Oslo Spektrum, Norway Dec 08: Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland

Although the end of Slayer was only officially confirmed at the beginning of this year, frontman Tom Araya previously hinted that the band’s end could be drawing closer.

Speaking to Loudwire back in 2016, Araya mused that it was “time to collect my pension” after 35 years in music. However, he was keen to point out that he still got a buzz from playing live.

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“I like singing and just spitting that shit out and convincing everybody that this guy is a fucking maniac,” he said. “It’s like acting. You feel the lyrics and you show them with your facial expressions, your body expressions, your intensity — I love that shit.”

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It's Official: SLAYER Reunites, Announces First Shows In Five Years

SLAYER has officially reunited and will return to the live stage in September.

For the first time since the band wrapped the last concert of its world tour back in November 2019, SLAYER — Tom Araya (bass, vocals), Kerry King (guitar), Gary Holt (guitar) and Paul Bostaph (drums) — will return to the stage this fall, headlining two major festivals, Riot Fest and Louder Than Life .

"Nothing compares to the 90 minutes when we're on stage playing live, sharing that intense energy with our fans," Araya said, "and to be honest, we have missed that." King added: "Have I missed playing live? Absolutely. SLAYER means a lot to our fans; they mean a lot to us. It will be five years since we have seen them."

So far the following dates have been announced:

Sep. 22 - Riot Fest - Chicago, IL Sep. 27 - Louder Than Life - Louisville, KY

"We're thrilled to announce that SLAYER will be reuniting for an earth-shattering performance at Louder Than Life ," says Danny Wimmer of Danny Wimmer Presents . "I was at their last show at The Forum in 2019 and have been working since then to bring them back to the Louder stage! With over 140 bands on five stages, we're celebrating our 10th Louder Than Life with the biggest lineup yet!"

Earlier this month, Kerry said that he had not been in contact with Tom since SLAYER played its final show more than four years ago.

The 59-year-old guitarist discussed his band's decision to call it quits while speaking to Rolling Stone about his new solo project.

Asked how he found out SLAYER 's bassist/vocalist wanted to retire, Kerry said: "We were on tour and some kid was interviewing him, and he said something about, 'I've got to get together with Kerry and talk before we talk about the next record.' He should have just said, 'I'm probably not going to do another record,' or had that conversation with me before he mentioned anything like that. I was just assuming, 'Oh fuck, what's this going to be?' And it was, 'I'm done.' Not what I expected. But if you made that decision, I'm not going to try to talk you out of it because your heart's not going to be in it anyway."

Regarding why Araya had decided to retire, King said: "I think just the wear and tear of the road. I think he wanted to be home. None of us are real spotlight seekers, but he's certainly not. And when [late SLAYER guitarist] Jeff [ Hanneman ] was around, he was like a hermit. He did not want fame. I tolerate fame. Somebody's got to be that guy."

Kerry also confirmed that personality differences contributed to SLAYER 's eventual split.

"Me and Tom have never been on the same page," he said. "Like if I want a chocolate shake, he wants a vanilla shake. ' Kerry , what color is the sky?' Blue. ' Tom , what color is the sky?' White. We're just different people. The further on in years we got, it just became more.

"Am I going to hang out with Tom ? He likes tequila a little bit and I'm a big tequila-head, so I'll have my shot with him, and we'll part ways. We're not going to hang out or anything because we are very different people. And together, we made great music and a great live show."

Asked if he has talked to Tom at all since the last SLAYER show," Kerry said: "Not even a text. Not even an e-mail. I've talked to everybody else from the band on the phone, text, or e-mail. If Tom hit me up, I'd probably respond. It probably depends on what he hit me up for, but I don't wish him dead at this moment."

Pressed about whether he and Tom could make another SLAYER album, Kerry said: "I can pretty much a hundred percent say no because I have a new outlet, and it's not SLAYER , but it sounds like SLAYER . I'm making the music I like to make still, so I don't need to do that. Records don't sell anymore anyway. It's just a means to have a product out so people know what I'm playing when I come to town."

As for the possibility of SLAYER touring again, Kerry said: "I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen. Could SLAYER play a show again? I'm sure there's a scenario. Am I looking for it? No, I'm just getting ready to start my career. So if that happens, it happens. But I'm going to be doing this [solo band] for the next 10 years at least."

SLAYER played the final show of its farewell tour in November 2019 at the Forum in Los Angeles. One day later, Kerry 's wife Ayesha said that there is "not a chance in hell" that the thrash metal icons will reunite for more live appearances.

SLAYER 's final world tour began on May 10, 2018 with the band's intention to play as many places as possible, to make it easy for the fans to see one last SLAYER show and say goodbye. By the time the 18-month trek wrapped at the Forum, the band had completed seven tour legs plus a series of one-off major summer festivals, performing more than 140 shows in 30 countries and 40 U.S. states.

Araya talked about his possible retirement in a 2016 interview with Loudwire . He said: "At 35 years, it's time to collect my pension. [ Laughs ] This is a career move." He continued: "I'm grateful that we've been around for 35 years; that's a really long time. So, yeah, to me, it is. Because when we started off, everything was great, because you're young and invincible. And then there came a time where I became a family man, and I had a tough time flying back and forth. And now, at this stage, at the level we're at now, I can do that; I can fly home when I want to, on days off, and spend some time with my family, which is something I wasn't able to do when [my kids] were growing up. Now they're both older and mature. So now I take advantage of that." Araya added: "Yeah, it just gets harder and harder to come back out on the road. 35 years is a long time."

Tom also revealed another reason for his diminished enjoyment of the touring life. He said: "There's things that have gone on in my life that have made me change how I play as a bass player. I had neck surgery, so I can't headbang anymore. And that was a big part of what I enjoyed doing what I do — singing and headbanging. I liked knowing that I was one of the fucking badass headbangers. That played a big part. Now I just groove with the music, which is cool, because I'm grooving with the music and the feel of the songs, so that's changed a little for me."

It gets you when you least expect it. 9.22.24 - Riot Fest - Chicago, IL 9.27.24 - Louder Than Life - Louisville, KY http://www.slayer.net Posted by Slayer on Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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Slayer’s kerry king announces headlining uk show.

Slayer guitarist Kerry King and his bandmates, vocalist Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), guitarist Phil Demmel (ex-Machine Head), bassist Kyle Sanders (HELLYEAH), and drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer), have added another date to their European/UK tour. The group will be performing at the Electric Ballroom in London, UK on June 18.

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06/03 Tilburg, NET – 013 06/04 Enschede, NET – Muziekcetrum Enschede 06/05-08 Solvesborg, SWE – Sweden Rock Festival 06/05-08 Gdansk, POL – Festival Mystic 06/07 Nurburg, GER – Rock am Ring 06/09 Nurnberg, GER – Rock im Park 06/11 Hamburg, GER – Grosse Freiheit 36 06/12 Berlin, GER – Huxleys 06/13-16 Nickelsdorf, AUT – Nova Rock 06/14-16 Donington, UK – Download Festival 06/15 Hradec Kralove, CZE – Rock For People 06/18 London, UK – Electric Ballroom 06/20 Dessel, BEL – Graspoop Metal Meeting 06/19-22 Kauhajoki, FIN – Nummirock 06/26 Viveiro, SPA – Ressurreicao do Metal Festival 06/27 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest Open Air 06/28-30 Helsinki, IN – Tuska 06/29-30 Lisboa, POR – Evil Live 07/01 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz 1 07/02 Madrid, SPA – Sala la Riviera 07/04 Zurich, SWI – Komplex 07/06 Roma, ITA – Rock In Roma

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Slayer are a thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, U.S., formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hannemann and Kerry King.

One of the highly-revered ‘big four’ of the thrash metal genre, alongside their contemporaries Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax, Slayer have always been defined by two thing; the ferocity and speed with which they play, and the deeply dark nature of their thematic approach and lyricism, where pretty much nothing has been off limits - everything from Satanism to necrophilia has cropped up over the course of their ten records to date. The group is currently comprised of King on guitar, bass-playing frontman Tom Araya, drummer Paul Bostaph and guitarist Gary Holt; founding guitar player Hannemann passed away last year. The band made their name with their third album, “Reign in Blood”, in 1986; that record’s kind-of title track “Raining Blood” is effectively their signature song.

They’ve continued to both entertain, influence and provoke in equal measure ever since; from (albeit inadvertently) managing to release a record entitled “God Hates Us All” on September 11th, 2001 to routinely being accused of Nazi sympathies, Slayer have certainly earned more than their fair share of notoriety, but it’s perhaps in terms of their huge influence on the genre of metal in general that they’ll be best remembered over time; everybody from System of a Down to Slipknot to Darkthrone have attributed some of their style to Slayer over the years, proving their towering stature within the metal community.

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Slayer is frighteningly intense live. You could either get your skull cracked open in a mosh pit or from the sheer amplitude of Kerry King’s guitar. But that’s the thrill of attending a Slayer concert.

It is impossible to be anything other than fully engaged at a Slayer show with red lights of doom blaring on the stage, pentagrams and World War II imagery depicted in the background, and stacks of guitar amps blaring in your face at full volume all while trying to avoid getting beat to a pulp in a mosh pit. Slayer’s performance is fast and loud with their songs relying on fast tremolo picking, booming double bass pedals pounding away at the bass drums, and dueling guitars playing chaotic melodies in irregular scales creating dissonant sounds.

Slayer has a unique style of performing by playing at rapidly fast tempos and tuning their guitars to very low pitches getting deeper, heavier sounds. Slayer has gained critical acclaim already being nominated for five grammys, and are considered one of the most influential metal bands having directly inspired the genres of death metal and black metal. The singer, Tom Araya, adds much charisma to Slayer’s style with his death-like screams, and the violent imagery depicted in Slayer’s lyrics puts Slayer in a hardcore level of their own.

It is unpredictable what one might see at a Slayer concert. You might see a fan carving an upside down cross in their skin or you might see someone in a wheelchair crowd surfing, as I saw at my first Slayer concert. One thing you can predict is a mind-blowing thrill of a ride.

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Slayer still know how to deliver the goods and deliver them well in a world where so much music has become formulaic. The band performed older and newer numbers such as Angel of Death, South of Heaven and Reign in Blood at a high octane level of energy, all against a backdrop of upside down crosses. During the song Angel of Death, the backdrop also displayed a variation on the Heineken beer logo, showing and paying homage to the late guitar player Jeff Hanneman who passed away last year. What I found most memorable was the pit area, seemingly a sea of fans moshing constantly throughout the set and making it appear as if the floor itself were moving!

Opening for Slayer were thrash and groove metal bands Exodus and Suicidal Tendencies. Both set the stage and night for a great fusion of different yet similar music genres and sub genres. Gary Holt, veteran ax man for Exodus, did double duty churning out guitar solos and riffs for both them and in his gig with Slayer at the end of the night, proof positive that he has truly hit the ground running with the latter band! A grand night out as always with them!

What a crap-hole of a venue. Google maps kept sending us to the VIP entrance (which of course costs more $$$). Parking was a nightmare, it rained and was muddy. Everything was monetized, down to the height of the chairs you were allowed to bring in. Water was allowed in sealed containers only (unopened with the little ring attached, yeah this was wasteful). Wow -- $16 beers, no thanks. $45 per tee-shirt in the merch, even for the opening bands. You have to pay to get closer to the band. Pit tickets were upwards of $200+, what a joke. The cameras and projection screens weren't even turned on until Lamb of God. Beers of fishing quality were being sold for $10 a can, and the good beers were $16 each. My wife got a shot that was $15. Sound was ok. Cannibal Corpse played for a whole 20 minutes. We were up in the lawn-grass area and there was fresh manure spread on the hillside, wafting in our direction. Ironic due to the crappy quality of our experience.

Can't wait for Maryland Deathfest 2019 and Devastation on the Nation 2019-- Two shows that I spent a lot less money on and get a lot more trve cvlt metal out of.

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They rocked!!! I saw them in Bakersfield where it was standing room only, and the pit was awesome. That being said, if you're not down for that, you can still stand (mostly) in peace. It was LOUD. Which is AWESOME. But for the songs I didn't know, I put in earplugs to save my hearing just a little. Defnitly at bring at least a pair (I lost mine in the moshpit and had to use beer stained, trampled, earplugs). And the show was great, they keep the intensity going the whole way through. Even my dad, who didn't know a single song, enjoyed the concert just from the intensity in the pit and onstage. Tom engaged the crowd a little, but for the most part it was all about the music. I would've liked an encore, but eh my ears were dead anyways. Overall great show, I can't wait to see them again.

I saw each of the final tour legs that hit Ohio and each was amazingly awesome! The sounds was great. The viewing was great (we had floor), it’s sad for me to think this is the end but I feel like they may do festivals and a one off here or there. I will surely attend! I drag my husband to these shows and he is not a Fuckin Slayer fan at all, but he even admitted these final tours are pretty awesome even though once Fuckin Slayer comes on, it just sounds like one giant song to him until we leave. Lol I disagree, but he did not grow up with them the same as me. I will be a die hard Fuckin Slayer to the end and can’t wait to see what is in store for them in the future! Final Leg Tour Number 9 maybe???? Regardless, I will be there! Fuckin Slaaaaaayyyerrrr!!!!

Slayer came out on stage completely apathetic. Like they couldn't wait to get out of our state! I've been a life long fan since 84' and this was not a great performance. Yes they sounded good stage pyrotechnic were ok,but they played with no emotion or heart at all. Tom got all pissed off over something in the mosh pit. Stopped playing for at least 9 minutes in middle of set. Then cussed out the crowd told off Albuquerque then played 4 more songs cut set short no oncour just walked off stage. What assholes!! People pay a lot of money. For him to do that is bull shot!!don't plan to ever pay for another Slayer show again!

There's few words that can be said about this band and this show that would do them justice.

Slayer is an amazing band overall and I've been listening to them since I was a teenager. I was never disappointed about the quality of their albums.

The show was simply sensational! Besides the sweet music played by the band the stage props were really great.

The fire show was another incredible piece, I really loved how some of the flames were forming a pentagram.

Their band logo burning while they played Angel of Death was really great!

I'm never good with endings, but all I can say is that I loved it!

I know that saying "that was fire!" is a pretty common and basic way of praising something, but considering the actual fire on stage and sparks of energy throughout the show, there really can't be a better way to describe it. They put on one hell of a show. You can see Tom's great sincerity towards the audience in his talks between some songs. They really looked like they enjoyed themselves, and of course the audience did as well. Whole band played great, hard, and LOUD.

FUCKIN SLAAAYYYEEERRRR!!!

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Loud heavy fast sweaty long hair and brilliant time!

I've been a fan of slayer since about 1988 and it was great to go to a gig where everyone was not there filming it instead just taking in the brutal power of Slayer!

All the classics were played with a few new songs off the new record "Repentless" you can't argue when a band like Slayer roll into town turn up no encores and smash through 20 brutally fast thrash classics. I left minus a phone in my sweat soaked t-shirt and absolutely loved this gig.

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Slayer Announce Final UK And European Tour

They'll be supported by Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Obituary.

It's the moment we hoped would never arrive because we simply can't accept that we'll never get to see Slayer again… 

The legendary metallers have announced their final-ever UK and European tour, kicking off on November 1 and running through until December 8. The quartet will be joined by Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Obituary at all shows, giving their final tour even more of a reason not to be missed.

Catch the tour at the following:

1 Dublin 3 Arena 3 London SSE Arena, Wembley 5 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 7 Birmingham Arena 9 Manchester Arena 10 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 12 Glasgow SSE Hydro 14 Dortmund Westfalenhalle 15 Zwolle Ijsselhal 17 Madrid Vistalegre 18 Barcelona St Jordi 20 Milan Mediolanum Forum 21 Zurich Halle 622 23 Vienna Stadthalle 24 Freiburg Sick Arena 26 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena 27 Lodz Atlas Arena 29 Munich Olympiahalle 30 Erfurt Messehalle

2 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena 3 Copenhagen Royal Arena 5 Stockholm Hovet 6 Oslo Spektrum 8 Helsinki Ice Hall

Tickets will go on sale May 18 (next Friday) at 9am.

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Slayer Announce Farewell Tour Of UK John Doran , May 11th, 2018 08:39

Legendary thrash metallers hit the road over here one last time

Slayer have just announced a lengthy European farewell tour for winter this year with Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Obituary in support.

The tour starts in Dublin on 1 November before heading to the UK for six dates and then into continental Europe for the rest of the month.

The news was announced as the first leg of their American farewell tour got underway in San Diego last night. Tickets for the European dates go on sale via Live Nation on Friday May 18 at 9am.

Slayer UK and European tour dates

Nov 01: Dublin 3 Arena, Ireland Nov 03: London SSE Arena Wembley, UK Nov 05: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, UK Nov 07: Birmingham Arena, UK Nov 09: Manchester Arena, UK Nov 10: Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, UK Nov 12: Glasgow SSE Hydro, UK Nov 14: Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany Nov 15: Zwolle Ijsselhallen, Netherlands Nov 17: Madrid Vistalegre, Spain Nov 18: Barcelona St Jordi, Spain Nov 20: Milan Mediolanum Forum, Italy Nov 21: Zurich Halle 622, Switzerland Nov 23: Vienna Stadthalle, Austria Nov 24: Freiburg Sick Arena, Germany Nov 26: Hamburg Barclaycard Arena, Germany Nov 27: Lodz Atlas Arena, Poland Nov 27: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany Nov 30: Erfurt Messehalle, Germany Dec 02: Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena, Germany Dec 03: Copenhagen Royal Arena, Denmark Dec 05: Stockholm Hovet, Sweden Dec 06: Oslo Spektrum, Norway Dec 08: Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland

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All slayer and kerry king 2024 tour dates so far.

After announcing their retirement in 2019 followed by a world tour, Slayer announced their return in 2024. The group announced that they will perform at the Riot Fest in Chicago next September and at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville in the same month. Alongside Tom Araya (Bass and vocals) and Kerry King (Guitar), the final members of the band Paul Bostaph (Drums) and Gary Holt (Guitar) will also come back for these shows.

“Nothing compares to the 90 minutes when we’re on stage playing live, sharing that intense energy with our fans and to be honest, we have missed that,” Tom Araya said.

Kerry King also talked about the return, saying: “Have I missed playing live? Absolutely. Slayer means a lot to our fans. They mean a lot to us. It will be five years since we have seen them.”

The surprising announcement came a few weeks after the guitarist Kerry King said that he didn’t speak to Araya since the band came to an end. But it doesn’t seem like Slayer will tour around the world at least this year since Kerry King now has a solo band and has many scheduled tour dates in 2024.

Slayer 2024 tour dates

• 22 – Riot Fest – Chicago, IL
• 27 – Louder Than Life – Louisville, KY
• 10 – Aftershock Festival – Sacramento, CA

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9 – Welcome To Rockville – Daytona Beach, FL

16 – Sonic Temple Festival – Columbus, OH

• 5 to 8 – Mystic Festival – GDÁNSK, Poland
• 5 to 8 – Sweden Rock Festival – Sölvesborg, Sweden
• 7 to 9 – Rock Am Ring – Nürburg, Germany
• 7 to 9 – Rock Im Park – Nürburg, Germany
• 13 to 16 – Novarock – Nickelsdorf, Austria
• 27 – Hellfest – Clisson, France
• 28 to 30 -Tuska Festival – Helsinki, Finland
• 19 – Texas Trust CU Theatre – Grand Prairie, TX
• 20 – Germania Insurance Amphitheater – Austin, TX
• 21 – Music Hall – Houston, TX
• 23 – Daily’s Place – Jacksonville, FL
• 24 – The Orlando Amphitheater at Central Florida Fairgrounds – Orlando, FL
• 25 – Ameris Bank Amphitheater – Alpharetta, GA
• 27 – Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
• 28 – Virginia Credit Union Live! – Richmond, VA
• 30 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
• 31 – Budweiser Gardens – London, Canada
• 1 – Bell Centre – Montreal, Canada
• 3 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
• 4 – Snhu Arena – Manchester, NH
• 6 – Maine Savings Amphitheater – Bangor, ME
• 8 – Santander Arena – Reading, PA
• 9 – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica – Cleveland, OH
• 10 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
• 13 – Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater – Moorhead, MN
• 15 – Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, Canada
• 16 – South Okanagan Events Centre – Penticton, Canada
• 17 – Accesso Showare Center – Kent, WA
• 18 – Theater of the Clouds – Portland, OR
• 21 – Kia Forum – Inglewood, CA
• 23 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
• 24 – Rio Rancho Events Center – Rio Rancho, NM
• 25 – El Paso County Coliseum – El Paso, TX
• 27 – The Great Saltair – Magna, UT
• 29 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
• 31 – The Astro – La Vista, NE

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Thrash metal icons Slayer have announced a second North American date on their much-publicised “final” world tour, first announced on 22 January. The new dates have literally been added due to popular demand as with more than half the original tour dates have already either completely sold out or are likely to do so shortly.

Set to kick off on Thursday, 26 July at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire, the tour will travel to 20 cities over about five weeks, culminating at San Jose’s SAP Center on August 26. Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Testament And Napalm Death will accompany the band on all dates. The general ticket on-sale for most dates begins this Friday, 9 March 9 at 10 am local times. Very limited Slayer onstage + meet-and-greet + exclusive merchandise packages will be available. Log on to Slayer’s website for all ticket and package purchasing information.

A second North American leg for this tour had been considered to take place at some point down the line, but within 48 hours of the initial January 26 ticket on sale date, that all changed.

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“We were blown away by the speed of sales for the final run,” said Rick Franks, president of touring for Live Nation, one of the tour’s promoters. “Thirty-six years later and Slayer are bigger than ever before.”

Slayer’s newly-announced US tour dates are as follows:

July 26: Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, NH July 27: Impact Music Festival, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, ME July 29: Northwell Health at Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY July 31: The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA August 01: Times Union Center, Albany, NY August 03: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Lake, NY August 04: Lakeview Amphitheater, Syracuse, NY August 06: Budweiser Gardens, London, ON August 07: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI August 09: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO August 10: Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA August 12: Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN August 13: Walmart AMP, Rogers, AR August 15: Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TX August 16: The Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK August 18: Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO August 19: USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT August 21: Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater, Boise, ID August 23: Sunlight Supply Amphitheater, Portland, OR August 26: SAP Center, San Jose, CA.

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Slayer to reunite to play Louder Than Life 2024 alongside Slipknot, Korn, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Disturbed, Evanescence, Five Finger Death Punch and many more

Slayer are officially back, and they are playing one of the biggest festival lineups of 2024!

Louder Than Life have announced an absolutely stacked lineup for 2024, and it's packing one of this year's biggest surprises: Slayer are reuniting to headline this year's festival!

The thrash metal titans - who seemingly disbanded for good in 2019 - will headline Louder Than Life 2024 alongside Slipknot , Motley Crue and Korn when the festival touches down at the Kentucky Exposition Center from September 26-29.

Joining those four headliners on this year's bill are the likes of Evanescence, Disturbed, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Halestorm, Gojira, Tom Morello, Anthrax, Mastodon, Architects , Lorna Shore, Body Count, Spiritbox, Jinjer, Poppy and many, many more.

"We're thrilled to announce that Slayer will be reuniting for an earth-shattering performance at Louder Than Life,” comments Danny Wimmer of Danny Wimmer Presents, the organisers of the festival. ”I was at their last show at The Forum in 2019 and have been working since then to bring them back to the Louder stage! With over 140 bands on five stages, we’re celebrating our 10th Louder Than Life with the biggest lineup yet!”

Tickets for Louder Than Life 2024 are on sale now from their official website . See the full lineup for this year's huge festival below.

As well as LTL, the thrash heroes will additionally be playing at this year's Riot Fest in Chicago on September 22. 

The news of Slayer's return will shock most fans, with guitarist Kerry King stating earlier this very month that he hadn't heard from frontman Tom Araya since the band hung up their instruments after their 'final' show at the LA Forum on November 30, 2019.

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King, who kicked off his new project this year, told Rolling Stone that he'd had no contact whatsoever with his former bandmate. "Not even a text," he insisted. "Not even an email. I’ve talked to everybody else from the band on the phone, text, or email. If Tom hit me up, I’d probably respond. It probably depends on what he hit me up for, but I don’t wish him dead at this moment."

Kerry King's new project - bannered under his own name - will feature Slayer bandmate Paul Bostaph on drums, ex- Machine Head  guitairst Phil Demmel, Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders and Death Angel singer Mark Osegueda. The band's debut album, From Hell I Rise , will arrive on May 17.

"Will Slayer tour again? I’m pretty sure that’s not going to happen," King told Rolling Stone . "Could Slayer play a show again? I’m sure there’s a scenario." It seems that scenario has unfolded sooner than expected. 

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The Cult has announced that they are set to embark on a new tour in celebration of their 40th anniversary. 

The rock band announced The 8424 tour, a name which references the year they formed in 1984 and the year of this gig, 2024.

Much like Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour , the band is set to perform some of their best hits from across their 11 albums – including She Sells Sanctuary, Rain, and Fire Woman.

The tour will travel across the UK and Europe, kicking off in the UK in October for 10 dates spanning into November. 

While this is an exciting anniversary for the band who are back performing together, it’s not been a plain sailing road to get to this anniversary as the band has actually broken up twice in the past four decades. 

The band first broke up in 1995 after 12 years together after it was reported that there were tensions between the two longest-serving members and main songwriters for the group, Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury.

In 1999 the band regrouped and released a seventh album Beyond Good and Evil in 2001. This was reportedly somewhat of a commercial flop which is what perhaps led to their second breakup.

In 2002 the band broke up again and didn’t reunite until 2006. Since then the band has released four albums with the latest, Under the Midnight Sun, being released just two years ago in 2022.

Before settling on their current name, The Cult, the band also performed under the name Death Cult from 1983–1984.

In 2023, performing under the name Death Cult, guitarist Duffy and frontman Astbury, went on tour performing some of their best hits under the name Death Cult 8323.

Guitarist Billy Duffy referenced the tour last year, which included a series of sold out shows at the Brixton Electric, as inspiration for the whole band coming together for this new tour. 

‘Following up from the great energy of Death Cult 8323 shows, I’m looking forward to bringing that sense of celebration of the band’s music, and the communion with our fans, to Cult 8424. CFFC. Let the ceremony commence!’

Fans who want to get their hands on tickets to see the band won’t have to wait too long as tickets go on general sale this Friday at 10am.

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The band appears to be following a popular trend among 80s hit artists as many other beloved bands from this era have announced comeback tours for 2024.

In March, Fairground attraction announced their return and that their four original members are reuniting not just for a tour, but for a brand new album to boot!

Similarly, the New Kids on the Block announced their return with their first album in over a decade.

Singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya is also set to perform this summer . Formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby, the 80s artist will be giving a rare performance at the Love Supreme Jazz Festival.

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Taylor Swift will soon launch the European, UK and Ireland legs of her record-breaking Eras tour.

Over the past year, the 34-year-old pop star has been performing her career-spanning shows at stadiums around the world, including North America, Tokyo, Melbourne, Sydney and Singapore.

A month after the release of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Society, she will continue the Eras tour with four nights in Paris at the La Défense Arena.

After this, she will perform two shows in Lisbon, Portugal, then a further two nights in Madrid, Spain, and Lyon, France.

UK-based fans (and those travelling to see Swift from overseas) will then get to see her live during three nights from 7 to 9 June at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, before she heads to Liverpool and Cardiff.

Swift is booked to perform a staggering eight shows at Wembley Stadium in London, with the first three taking place between 21 and 23 June, before she returns for the final five nights of her UK and Europe tour between 15 and 20 August.

In between those, she will have also played in Dublin, Ireland, in Amsterdam, Zurich, Milan, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg and Munich in Germany, Warsaw in Poland, and Vienna, Austria.

Ticketmaster recently announced a major update for fans with tickets to see Swift this summer.

See the full UK and Ireland 2024 dates below:

Fri 7 June – Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

Sat 8 June – Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

Sun 9 June – Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

Thu 13 June – Anfield Stadium, Liverpool

Fri 14 June – Anfield Stadium, Liverpool

Sat 15 June – Anfield Stadium, Liverpool

Tue 18 June – Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Fri 21 June – Wembley Stadium, London

Sat 22 June – Wembley Stadium, London

Sun 23 June – Wembley Stadium, London

Fri 28 June – Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Sat 29 June – Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Sun 30 June – Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Thu 15 August – Wembley Stadium, London

Fri 16 August – Wembley Stadium, London

Sat 17 August – Wembley Stadium, London

Mon 19 August – Wembley Stadium, London

Tue 20 August – Wembley Stadium, London

All UK and Ireland dates will be supported by US rock band Paramore.

In a five-star review of the very first show of Swift’s Eras tour , critic Kelsey Barnes wrote how the US star guided fans through more than a decade’s worth of “her best work”.

“Her ‘Eras Tour’ was designed as a journey through that staggering back catalogue of 10 albums, from her earlier country twang on her self-titled debut to the shift to synth-pop on 1989 , then to the subdued folk and alt-rock of Folklore and Evermore ,” she wrote.

“Throughout the opening night of the tour, it frequently feels as though the audience is being caught up with Swift’s past, present and future. In the 44-song setlist that spans three hours and 15 minutes, she shows why the “era” concept is so integral to who she is. Each chapter marks a specific shift in her artistry.”

The Tortured Poets Department, released on 19 April, is the pop titan’s 11th studio album. It appears to have been inspired, in part, by the five stages of grief. Ahead of the release, Swift shared five new playlists that arrange her songs into those stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

“These songs represent making room for more good in your life,” she says in a brief audio message that accompanied the final playlist, acceptance. “Making that choice. Because a lot of time when we lose things, we gain things too.”

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