Slayer have introduced a large US headlining present on September twentieth in Hershey, Pennsylvania, that includes a stacked help lineup of Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera (performing Sepultura’s Chaos A.D.), and Exodus (performing Bonded by Blood).
Moreover, the live performance at Hersheypark Stadium will likely be hosted by WWE wrestler and metalhead Damien Priest, who famously makes use of Slayer’s “South of Heaven” as his “finisher.”
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (April ninth) at 10 a.m. ET utilizing the code DANCE. Basic ticket gross sales begin Friday (April eleventh) at 10 a.m. ET by way of Ticketmaster.
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“Final yr, Slayer performed solely two reveals, and people reveals affected me like taking part in ‘The Huge 4’ reveals did,” remarked guitarist Kerry King in a press launch. “Once we performed our first present final yr in Chicago, I figured it was going to be nice for the followers, possibly there can be some individuals who had by no means seen us play earlier than, however the response was simply fully overwhelming. The followers reacted to us like I’d count on them to react to the largest band on the planet. It was superb. So for the Hershey live performance, we’ll play a Slayer present, we’ll have all of our huge fireplace results, and simply burn every little thing like we used to.”
Added King: “This would be the first time Slayer has performed with Energy Journey or Knocked Unfastened, however I’m nicely conscious of them from phrase of mouth, and listening to their music on [SiriusXM’s] Liquid Metallic. I’m trying ahead to seeing them stay.”
The Hershey present provides a second US stay date to Slayer’s 2025 itinerary. The thrash legends have a handful of one-off dates on the books, together with an look at Black Sabbath’s final show, main headlining gigs within the UK and Canada, plus a set at Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 18th previous to the Pennsylvania gig.
Try the band’s full checklist of live performance dates under. Get tickets here.
Slayer’s 2025 Tour Dates:
07/03 – Cardiff, UK @ Blackweir Fields *
07/05 – Birmingham, UK @ Villa Park #
07/06 – London, UK @ Finsbury Park *
07/11 – Québec Metropolis, CA @ Pageant d’été de Québec
09/18 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
09/20 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium ^
* = w/ Amon Amarth
, Anthrax, Mastodon, Hatebreed, and Neckbreakker
# = Black Sabbath’s remaining present
^ = w/ Knocked Unfastened, Suicidal Tendencies, Energy Journey, Cavalera, and Exodus
