Slayer have announced a series of headline performances across the US, Canada, and the UK, marking their first shows in the UK and Canada in six years.
The metal icons will perform at several major venues, including Cardiff’s Blackweir Fields, London’s Finsbury Park, and Quebec’s Festival d’été de Québec. The band will also join Black Sabbath at their ‘Back to the Beginning’ final concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, only the third time the two bands have shared a stage.
“I am a Sabbath fan, and doing this show is an honor,” says Slayer’s 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.”
Kerry King adds: “I remember when we played with Black Sabbath at Ozzfest in 2004. 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 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 uber-heroes. And to know that their camp thinks enough of us to offer us a spot is flattering and humbling.”
The dates in full read:
JULY
3 Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, Wales, UK
5 Villa Park, Birmingham, UK
6 Finsbury Park, London, UK
11 Festival d’été de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec
SEPTEMBER
18 Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville, KY
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