Californian thrashers SLAYER have issued the following update:

"It is with immense disappointment that SLAYER must postpone its U.K. and European tour that had been set to kick off on November 18 in the U.K., and take the band on 19 dates through Europe, ending on December 17 in Germany. The tour will be rescheduled to kick off on March 7 in Manchester, England (complete itinerary is below).

"Vocalist/bassist Tom Araya has been under the care of a specialist for a back injury, and while he has already made substantial improvement, he is continuing on with doctor-prescribed treatment."

"Right now," said SLAYER's manager, Rick Sales, "our main concern must be the full and permanent recovery of Tom, so we have decided to clear the calendar and give him the extra time he needs to concentrate solely on good health."

Last week, SLAYER announced the postponement of its East Coast "Canadian Carnage" co-headline tour with MEGADETH; those dates will be rescheduled in February 2010.

The new European schedule is as follows:

Mar. 07 - Manchester, England - Academy
Mar. 08 - London, England - Forum
Mar. 09 - London, England - Forum
Mar. 11 - Paris, France - Bataclan
Mar. 13 - Bochum, Germany - Ruhrcongress
Mar. 15 - Tilburg, Holland - 013
Mar. 16 - Tilburg, Holland - 013
Mar. 17 - Brussels, Belgium - AB
Mar. 18 - Herford, Germany - X
Mar. 20 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
Mar. 21 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks
Mar. 22 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
Mar. 24 - Dresden, Germany - Alter Schlachtof
Mar. 25 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer Early Show
Mar. 26 - Munich, Germany - Zenith (transferred from Tonhalle)
Mar. 28 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Mar. 29 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Mar. 30 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus Late Show
Mar. 31 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
Apr. 02 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Apr. 03 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
Apr. 04 - Leeds, UK - Academy
Apr. 05 - Birmingham, UK - Academy


Curses.

thank god they are not coming here. finland needs better bands to play here than those statues

Finland gave the world The Rasmus.
Your opinion is void.

Hmm nows my chance to save up for a ticket

Deathamphetamine wrote:Hmm nows my chance to save up for a ticket

exactly what i was thinking!

Deathamphetamine wrote:Hmm nows my chance to save up for a ticket

Lucky for you - like a dickhead i bought 5 for the leeds date - does anyone know if in situations like this the tickets 'carry forward' ?

Gareth Hares wrote:

Deathamphetamine wrote:Hmm nows my chance to save up for a ticket

Lucky for you - like a dickhead i bought 5 for the leeds date - does anyone know if in situations like this the tickets 'carry forward' ?

They usually do and I can't imagine it would be any different seeing as they've already booked more dates. Just look out for a statement in the next few days, and if you hear nothing soon then just give them a ring. I'd got tickets booked for Leeds and Birmingham. Not to mention having paid out over £30 in train fare to get up to Leeds.
Non refundable.
Arses.

That's all bollocks. The real reason is that they found out they were playing London on the same day as Damnas, and realised that no one would come and see Slayer if Damnas are in town, so they had to re-schedule the whole tour because the presence of Damnas was far too powerful for them.

jonny_boy34 wrote:That's all bollocks. The real reason is that they found out they were playing London on the same day as Damnas, and realised that no one would come and see Slayer if Damnas are in town, so they had to re-schedule the whole tour because the presence of Damnas was far too powerful for them.

Aye !

Ha ha!

jonny_boy34 wrote:That's all bollocks. The real reason is that they found out they were playing London on the same day as Damnas, and realised that no one would come and see Slayer if Damnas are in town, so they had to re-schedule the whole tour because the presence of Damnas was far too powerful for them.

That's what Pat says anyway...!

Jon speaks the truth.

I heard Tom Araya accidently his back anyway.

Accidentally what? Is your keyboard broken? Is my computer not seeing what you are typing? Accidentally what?!?

Atom wrote:Accidentally what? Is your keyboard broken? Is my computer not seeing what you are typing? Accidentally what?!?

what don't you get it? ohhh.... shit man, i thought you were cool too... guess not.

Hes just the whole joke. Hes totally the entire thing.