Slayer’s Farewell Tour Hits Its Last City: Photos, Set List
Slayer played the second-to-last show of their farewell tour last night, the first of two consecutive sold-out concerts at the Forum in their hometown of Los Angeles.
You can see exclusive photos of Slayer as well as supporting acts Primus, Ministry and former Pantera frontman Phillip H. Anselmo and his band the Illegals below.
Slayer was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, bassist / vocalist Tom Araya and drummer Dave Lombardo. Lombardo left the group in 1992, returned in 2001 and left for good in 2013, replaced both times by current drummer Paul Bostaph. Hanneman passed away in 2013. Gary Holt has been playing guitar with the band since 2011.
"I'm grateful that we've fucking been around for 35 years," Araya explained when the group announced their farewell tour. "That's a really long time. When we started off, everything was great, because you're young and invincible. And then there came a time where I became a family man, and I had a tough time flying back and forth. At the level we're at now, I can do that. I can fly home when I want to on days off and spend some time with my family, which is something I wasn't able to do when [my kids] were growing up. Now they're both older and mature. So now I take advantage of that. It just gets harder and harder to come back out on the road. 35 years is a long time."
Slayer 11/29/19 Set List
1. "South of Heaven" (from 1988's South of Heaven)
2. "Die by the Sword" (from 1983's Show No Mercy)
3. "Evil Has No Boundaries" (from 1983's Show No Mercy)
4. "Show No Mercy" (from 1983's Show No Mercy)
5. "Black Magic" (from 1983's Show No Mercy)
6. "War Ensemble" (from 1990's Seasons in the Abyss)
7. "Temptation" (from 1990's Seasons in the Abyss)
8. "Disciple" (from 2001's God Hates Us All)
9. "Gemini" (from 1996's Undisputed Attitude)
10. "Born of Fire" (from 1990's Seasons in the Abyss)
11. "Payback" (from 2001's God Hates Us All)
12. "Postmortem" (from 1986's Reign in Blood)
13. "Jesus Saves" (from 1986's Reign in Blood)
14. "Seasons in the Abyss" (from 1990's Seasons in the Abyss)
15. "Hell Awaits" (from 1985's Hell Awaits)
16. "Dead Skin Mask" (from 1990's Seasons in the Abyss)
17. "Repentless" (from 2015's Repentless)
18. "Chemical Warfare" (from 1984's Haunting the Chapel)
19. "Raining Blood" (from 1986's Reign in Blood)
20. "Angel of Death" (from 1986's Reign in Blood)