The legendary Brazilian band Sepultura announced this Friday, December 8, 2023, a farewell tour after four decades as the biggest name in Brazilian metal. The news was confirmed at a press conference held in São Paulo, covered by Wikimetal .
In a press release shared on social media, the band's situation was described as a death: "Sepultura is going to stop. It's going to die. A conscious and planned death," they stated. However, during today's conversation, the tone was less definitive: "Sepultura isn't going to end. It's going to stop, but Sepultura isn't ending. We want to celebrate with the fans on this tour. I don't think there's a reason why, it's a duty fulfilled."
Later, when asked if this was a Slayer , with no chance of a future return, or something undefined in the style of Ozzy Osbourne , who accumulates farewell tours without ever stopping, or something in between, which could include occasional appearances by Sepultura, Andreas Kisser did not give a definitive answer. “The future is open. Regarding 'ending,' we don't need to define anything about the future. As I said, doors are always open. In 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, who knows what will be happening.”
The tour was already known to fans, but initially as a celebration of Sepultura's 40-year career. According to the band, the tour will function as both an anniversary tour and a farewell tour. The plan to release a live album of the band's 40th-anniversary tour continues. The project was announced in August of this year by Andreas Kisser: “We are already recording all the shows from this tour. We will record all the shows and when we feel we have the material, we will release something really special for the fans,” he said in an interview with HeadBangers LifeStyle. As Eloy Casagrande added at the press conference, the album is an “ambitious project” that will bring together 40 songs recorded in 40 different cities.
In the press conference, the band assessed that they are in their best moment, with “a fantastic condition” of internal respect and synergy, mentioning their most recent album, Quadra (2020), as one of the high points of their career. “We are leaving the stage in a very calm, peaceful way,” said Kisser. “Sepultura's own career has had several endings, cycles that close and renew themselves. That's exactly why we are here today, calm and serene.” At another point, the guitarist emphasized: “We have never been afraid of challenges. This farewell tour is a great challenge.”
The full video of the press conference is being streamed live on the band's official channels, see below.
Sepultura's farewell tour in 2024: dates announced.
The first dates for Sepultura's farewell tour have already been announced at the press conference. Called Celebrating Life Through Death, the tour begins here in Brazil in March 2024, with eight initial dates announced. The first show will take place in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais and the band's hometown, followed by Juiz de Fora (MG), Brasília (DF), Uberlândia (MG), Porto Alegre (RS), Curitiba (PR), and Florianópolis (SC). The last national date announced in this first wave will only take place in September, with a performance in São Paulo (SP).
In total, the tour is initially scheduled to last 18 months. In addition to the first dates in Brazil, the band has also announced shows in Latin America, with dates in Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay during April, followed by a European tour between October and November of next year, with the bands Jinjer, Obituary, and Jesus Piece as special guests.
The tour will be produced by 30e and ticket sales will begin next Monday, December 11th, at 11:00 AM, through the Eventim . All information regarding dates, locations, prices, and ticket options is detailed in this article .
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