Slayer guitarist Gary Holt has announced that he will leave the band’s European tour to stay with his father, who is ill.
“My father is very close to the end of his journey,” he said, “I have played these last few shows with a heavy heart and with this heart that I announce that I am leaving the Slayer tour in Europe. I need to go home to help take care of my dad in his closing moments. ”
Phil Demmel, who just played his last show with Machine Head, was called in to replace Holt in upcoming shows. He will make his debut with Slayer this Monday, 3, in Denmark.
Slayer performs in Europe in the coming days as part of the group’s farewell tour.
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See Slayer 2018/2019 tour dates:
- DEC 5 WED Hovet Stockholm, Sweden
- DEC 6 THU Oslo Spektrum Arena Oslo, Norway
- DEC 8 SAT Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland
- MAR 7 THU Brisbane Riverstage Brisbane, Australia
- MAR 9 SAT Download Festival Sydney, Australia
- MAR 11 MON Download Festival Melbourne, Australia
- MAR 13 WED Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, Australia
- MAR 15 FRI Eventfinda Stadium Auckland, New Zealand
- MAR 17 SUN Horncastle Arena Christchurch, New Zealand
- MAR 21 THU Download Festival Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- MAR 23 SAT Pulp Summer Slam Manila, Philippines
- JUN 4 TUE Gliwice Arena Gliwice, Poland
- JUN 8 SAT Rock Am Ring Nürburg, Germany
- JUN 8 SAT Rock im Park Nord, Germany
- JUN 11 TUE Sports Arena Budapest, Hungary
- JUN 13 THU Arena Leipzig Leipzig, Germany
- JUN 14 FRI Download Festival Castle Donington, United Kingdom
- JUN 19 WED Geneva Arena Le Grand-saconnex, Switzerland
- JUN 21 FRI Graspop Metal Meeting Dessel, Belgium
- JUN 22 SAT Hellfest Clisson, France
- JUN 25 TUE Tipsport Arena Praha, Czech Republic
- JUL 3 WED Resurrection Fest Viveiro, Spain
- JUL 5 FRI Heavy Rock Festival Stadium Restelo Lisbon, Portugal
- JUL 7 SUN Rock the Castle Vérone, Italy
- AUG 3 SAT Messegelände Balingen Balingen, Germany
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