Slayer have introduced a large US headlining present on September twentieth in Hershey, Pennsylvania, that includes a stacked help lineup of Knocked Free, Suicidal Tendencies, Energy Journey, Cavalera (performing Sepultura’s Chaos A.D.), and Exodus (performing Bonded by Blood).
Moreover, the live performance at Hersheypark Stadium shall be hosted by WWE wrestler and metalhead Damien Priest, who famously makes use of Slayer’s “South of Heaven” as his “finisher.”
A Reside Nation ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (April ninth) at 10 a.m. ET utilizing the code DANCE. Normal 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 exhibits, and people exhibits affected me like enjoying ‘The Massive 4’ exhibits did,” remarked guitarist Kerry King in a press launch. “After we performed our first present final yr in Chicago, I figured it was going to be nice for the followers, perhaps there could be some individuals who had by no means seen us play earlier than, however the response was simply utterly overwhelming. The followers reacted to us like I’d count on them to react to the most important band on the planet. It was wonderful. So for the Hershey live performance, we’ll play a Slayer present, we’ll have all of our huge hearth results, and simply burn every thing like we used to.”
Added King: “This would be the first time Slayer has performed with Energy Journey or Knocked Free, however I’m nicely conscious of them from phrase of mouth, and listening to their music on [SiriusXM’s] Liquid Steel. I’m wanting ahead to seeing them dwell.”
The Hershey present provides a second US dwell 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 last present, 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.
Take a look at the band’s full record of live performance dates under. Get tickets right 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 @ Competition 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 last present
^ = w/ Knocked Free, Suicidal Tendencies, Energy Journey, Cavalera, and Exodus
