Slayer warn fans over hoax festival tickets

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Slayer have issued a statement warning fans to be aware that someone selling tickets for this year’s Sweden Rocks festival on secondary ticket site Viagogo has wrongly claimed they’ll be playing a reunion show.

The band brought the curtain down on their legendary career at The Forum in Los Angeles at the end of November last year, wrapping up their final performance with a blistering version of Angel Of Death.

But reports that Slayer will play at the summer festival has prompted the band to issue a warning.

Slayer say: “Warning to Slayer fans! There are tickets being offered on Viagogo for a Slayer performance at Sweden Rocks June 2020. Buyer beware – this is a resale site with inaccurate information. Slayer will not be performing.”

A spokesperson from Viagogo has now clarified the situation to Metal Hammer, saying: “No tickets were ever actually listed for Slayer on our site, because, as has been pointed out, they never existed or were on sale. 

"This is because we accidentally listed Slayer as playing at the event, so our website automatically generated an event page. This mistake has now been corrected.” 

Despite calling time on their career, Slayer’s manager Rick Sales said last year that although their live career is over that didn’t “mean the end of the band.”

Slayer released their concert film and short movie compilation The Repentless Killogy towards the end of 2019, after it premiered in cinemas around the world at the start of November.

Slayer: The Repentless Killogy

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Slayer brought the curtain down on their remarkable career in November 2019, and bowed out with this release. Combing live footage with a short film, this is not to be missed.

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