After 40 years of making music, Sepultura have decided that it is time for the band to retire; but first they will be making a farewell tour around the world.
Titled “Celebrating Life Through Death”; Obituary, Jinjer, and Jesus Piece will be joining the band on the European dates.
Speaking on their pending retirement, the band said, “Sepultura has reached the end of the road and has chosen to depart via a conscious and planned death. Throughout the next 18 months we will celebrate 40 years of existence together along with our loyal fans on a farewell tour across the entire globe. It will be a celebration of the past and the present for one final time.
“After four decades filled with ups and downs, having visited 80 countries and countless different cultures, we’ve had the chance to become Brazil’s messenger to the world and spread our colours and rhythms worldwide. With our latest studio album Quadra, a highlight of our career, we added an unforgettable chapter followed by the SepulQuarta experience that helped us to overcome the difficult times of the pandemic together. We will unite our forces for one final, strong farewell. And all of you can be a part of it.
“During this 40th anniversary tour, we will record 40 live tracks in 40 different cities and release a massive compilation of our best, most energetic moments on stage.
“We are happy and very grateful for everything we could witness within the past four decades. We have released great albums and played unforgettable shows, cultivated friendships, met our idols, contributed to placing Brazilian metal on the world map, and therefore feel that we can leave the music scene with a sense of duty fulfilled.
“We’ve always had the best fans in the world, who supported us with praise and criticism, who were demanding and intelligent, who grew together with the band and have always been loyal. Without you, none of this would have been possible. This album and this tour are for you. Dear SepulNation – we love you and always will!
“Euthanasia, the right to a dignified death. The right to choose to live free and to choose when you die!”
Celebrating Life Through Death tour dates:
March 1 at the Arena Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
March 2 at Estacionamento do Cultural in Juiz de Fora, Brazil
March 9 at the Arena Lounge in Brasilia, Brazil
March 15 at Castelli in Uberlandia, Brazil
March 21 at Araujo Viana in Porto Alegre, Brazil
March 22 at Live in Curitiba, Brazil
March 23 at Arena Opus in Florianopolis, Brazil
April 13 at the Pepper Club in San Jose, Brazil
April 14 at Auditorio Mayor CUN in Bogota, Colombia
April 16 at Teatro Leguia I nLima, Peru
April 18 at The Metal Fest in Quito, Ecuador
April 20 at The Metal Fest in Santiago, Chile
April 21 at El Teatro Flores in Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 22 at Complejo Sala in Montevideo, Uruguay
Sept 6 at Espaco Unimed in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Oct 30 at Zenith in Paris, France
Oct 31 at Stadhalle in Offenbach am Main, Germany
Nov 1 at the Edel Optics Arena in Hamburg, Germany
Nov 2 at Palladium in Cologne, Germany
Nov 3 at The Rock Circus in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Nov 5 at AB Box in Brussels, Belgium
Nov 6 at Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Nov 8 at the Academy in Manchester, UK
Nov 9 at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland
Nov 10 at the Telegraph Building in Belfast, UK
Nov 11 at Barrowland in Glasgow, UK
Nov 12 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, UK
Nov 14 at The Hall in Zurich, Switzerland
Nov 15 at the MHP Arena in Ludwigsburg, Germany
Nov 16 at the Barba Negra Red Stage in Budapest, Hungary
Nov 19 at Haus Auensee in Leipzig, Germany
Nov 20 at Gasometer in Vienna, Austria
Nov 21 at Spodek in Katowice, Poland
Nov 22 at Columbiahalle in Berlin, Germany
Nov 23 at the O2 Universum in Prague, Czech Republic