Slayer You have announced headline performances confirm for the US, Canada, and The UK, Marking The Band’s First UK and Canadian Concerts in Six Years. The UK and Canadian Dates Will See Slayer HEADLINING AT SUB OF THE COUNTIRIES ‘BIGSTEST VENUES, INCLUDING THE 35,000-CAPACITY BLACKWEIR Fields in Cardiff, London’s 45,000-Capacy Finsbury Park, and The 100,000-Capacy Québec d’Eté Festival In Canada.
In addition to the band’s international headline dates, Slayer Will Help celebrates Black Sabbath‘s incredible career at Sabbath‘S sold-out “Back to the Beginning” Final Concert, Set for July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. The “Back to the Beginning” Concert Will Mark Only The Third Time Slayer You have shared Stage with Black Sabbathfollowing Ozzfest In 1998 and in 2004.
“I am a Sabbath Fan, and Doing This Show is Honor, “Said Slayer Bassist/Vocalist Tom Araya. “I was Hanging Out with My Brother and His Friends During My Junior Year in High School, and We Would Play Sabbath All The Time, So i am a big fan. Black Sabbath Were the Originators, People Call Them ‘The Godfathers of Metal Music.’ I Think It’s Going to Be An Amazing Experience, From The Beginning to the End. I’M Really, Really Honored to Be a part of This, It’s Going to Be Great. “
“I remember when we played with Black Sabbath AT Ozzfest In 2004, “Added Slayer Guitarist Kerry King. “It was when Rob Halford Came Back To Judas Priest and we were Third On The Bill. You couldn’t give me a Better Bill; I’LL Never Forget That. As it stands now, Slayer Plays A Handful of Gigs A Year. But that’s How I am important this Sabbath Date is, and It’s Great We Will Get To Play a Longer Set for Our Fans in Cardiff and London On This Visit Too. Being on the Sabbath Bill Means The World To Me, Because these are my über heroes. And to know that their Camp Thinks Enough of US to offer us a spot is flattering and humbling. “
The confirm Slayer 2025 Concert Dates Are As Follows:
July 3 – Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Lineup:
Slayer
Amon Amaarth
Anthrax
Mastodon
Hatebreed
Neckbreakker
July 5 – Villa Park, Birmingham, UK
“Back to the Beginning” with Black Sabbath, Metallica, Guns N ‘Roses, Tool, PANTHER, Anthrax and Many Others.
July 6 – Finsbury Park, London
Lineup:
Slayer
Amon Amaarth
Anthrax
Mastodon
Anthrax
Neckbreakker
July 11 – Québec – Québec City, Quebec, Canada Festival
Direct Support: Mastodon
SEPTEMBER 18 – LOUDER THAN LIFE @ HIGHLAND Festival Grounds, Louisville, Ky
In a Recent interview with Australia’s Red metal, King spoke about Slayer‘S Future Plans, Following The Band’s Two Festival Appeaarances in Septmber and October a loom to Five-Year Hiatus. He Said: “We’re Never Gonna Tour Again. We’re Never Gonna Make A Record Again. Mark My Word: We’re Never Gonna Make A Record Again, We’re Never Gonna Tour Again. Becouse that was the last Thing. We Said [back in 2018]’This is out of Tour.’ It Took Five Years for Us To Com Come and Say, ‘Hey, Here’s a Couple of Shows, Five-Year Anniversary.’ “
Elaboating on the meaning of Slayer‘s comment live live performances more than four decades after the band’s formation, Kerry Said: “I Think it’s Really Cool. A Lot of Fans Are Into It. There’s Gonna Be Haters Who Say, ‘Oh, they retired.’ Yeah. [It’s his] First Opportunity to see us. I Think That’s Important. “
King Also Touches Slayer‘S Meeting Shows Wereced Just a Couple of Weeks After Hey Public With The Details of His New Only Band and Debut Only Album. He Said: “The [SLAYER] Announcement Timing was not My Favorite, But My Band Was Doing its Thing. The Festivals Slayer AGREED TO PLAY, THE WANTED TO DELEASE [the information about us playing there]they wted to announce [it]. So, The Timing Wasn’t In My Poy [as it did]and here we are in Australia [with my new band] Kicking Ass. “
Kerry reflected on Slayer‘S two reunion performances Last Fall – on Septent 22, 2024 at the Riot Fest in Chicago, Illinois and on October 10, 2024 at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California – During a Recent Interview With Brian SlagelCEO of Metal Blade Recordsfor the Recently Launched “100 Songs that defines heavy metal” podcast. Hardving How He Felt Going into the Riot Fest gig, King Said: “It’s Kind of Like When We Did The First ‘Big Four’ Show, I Said, ‘This Is Gonna Be Really Cool for The Fans, and It’ll Be Good To see the guys.’ And that’s about I Gave it. And I Didn’t expect that. [SLAYER at Riot Fest]. I Went With The Exact Same Idea. I’M, Like, ‘This is Gonna Be Really Cool for the Fans, Specially Fans That Were Too Young to See Us.’ And I Hit the Stage and I Got Goosebumps. I’M, Like, ‘This is way bigger than i Ever Gave it credit for. ‘ … [And] We’ve Got A Lot of History in Chicago Too, So For The Meeting Show To Be There, It was pretty epic. And The Response was over the top. It was Way Overwhelming. “
AT Riot Fest and Aftershock, Slayer Ran Through A 20-Song Set That Incued Opener “South of Heaven”, “Seasons in the Abyss”, “Angel of Death”, “HELL AWAITS”, “Raining Blood” and the title track of Slayer‘s final album, “Sudden”.
Slayer was also schedled to play at the LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Septent 27, 2024, but that performance was canceled due to severe weather.
The Lineup for Slayer‘s commentback was The Same As The One Which Last Toured in 2019: King and Drummer Paul BostaphAlong with Araya and guitarist Gary Holt.
King‘s debut only album, “From Hell I Rise”CAME OUT IN MAY 2024 VIA Reigning Phoenix Music.
Photo Credit: Ryan Segedi
