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Slayer guitarist Kerry King has announced a 2025 North American tour with his eponymous solo band.

The 28-date trek kicks off January 15th in San Francisco and runs through February 22nd in Los Angeles, hitting Toronto, New York City, Dallas, and Las Vegas along the way. Municipal Waste and Alien Weaponrywill provide support.

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“Getting back on the road for the first time in five years wasn’t exactly like riding a bike, that’s for sure,” King said via a press release. “I’ve never had that much time off, but the first tours with my new band — in the UK and Europe, and then in America with Lamb of God and Mastodon — were all total blasts. We’ll be headlining on this next tour, so we’re playing a longer set than we did with Lamb of God and Mastodon. We’ve got a little bit of a learning curve, so will start rehearsing the first week of November. And we might put an extra Slayer song into the set and learn a cover song or two.”

The tour announcement comes after the cancellation of Slayer’s set this past weekend at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The entire Friday slate, including Slayer’s highly anticipated performance — what would have been their second reunion gig after Riot Fest — was washed out due to Hurricane Helene.

Kerry King’s 2025 Tour Dates:
01/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom *
01/17 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Live Casino *
01/18 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
01/19 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
01/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
01/22 – Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre *
01/23 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall *
01/25 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre *
01/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore *
01/28 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave *
01/30 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theater *
01/31 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
02/01 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
02/02 – Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia *
02/04 – Boston, MA @ Royale *
02/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts *
02/07 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
02/08 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage *
02/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre *
02/11 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live *
02/13 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues *
02/14 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
02/15 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at the Factory *
02/17 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
02/18 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater *
02/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Nile Theater *
02/21 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *
02/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *
* = w/ Municipal Waste and Alien Weaponry

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KING DIAMOND will embark on a long-awaited North American headlining tour this Fall! The Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920 trek will commence on October 15th in San Antonio, Texas and run through December 6th in Dallas, Texas. Support will be provided by Overkill and Night Demon. Additional backing vocals for the KING DIAMOND set will be provided by the special guest, Myrkur.

Elaborates KING DIAMOND on what fans can expect, “This is Saint Lucifer’s Hospital, enter if you dare! We have been busy putting this ever-growing horror story together, and it’s still growing. I know the end of it, but how we will get there will be a long trip. There are so many characters, and so many unexpected things along this journey. It’s a crazy family on another timeline in 1920, where I experienced some hard times, and they have to come to our time to steal from us to survive. This is the most elaborate thing we have ever done, that goes for the stage production as well.

“There will be additional backing vocals by Myrkur and she’ll be playing organ for songs that need it. There will be some horrific surprises taking place on stage, but we are not to be held responsible since we are on a whole different timeline in 1920. It was back at the time when medicine was going through a dark period with lots of testing on human beings in order to progress medicine. This is Saint Lucifer’s Hospital, also known as The Institute, enter if you dare!”

Artist presales begin Wednesday, July 31st at 10:00am ET. General on sale date is this Friday, August 2nd at 10:00am local time. Secure your tickets at kingdiamondcoven.com.

KING DIAMOND w/ Overkill, Night Demon:
10/15/2024 Boeing Center At Tech Port – San Antonio, TX
10/16/2024 Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX
10/18/2024 Andrew J Brady Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
10/19/2024 The Factory – St. Louis, MO
10/20/2024 The Midland Theater – Kansas City, MO
10/22/2024 Murat Theatre At Old National Center – Indianapolis, IN
10/23/2024 The Louisville Palace  Theatre – Louisville, KY
10/25/2024 The Eastern – Atlanta, GA
10/26/2024 Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater – St. Petersburg, FL
10/28/2024 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
10/30/2024 Kings Theater – Brooklyn, NY
10/31/2024 Roadrunner – Boston, MA *
11/02/2024 MTelus – Montreal, QC
11/03/2024 The Theatre At Great Canadian – Mississauga, ON
11/04/2024 The Masonic Temple – Detroit, MI
11/06/2024 The Agora Theatre & Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
11/07/2024 The Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
11/08/2024 The Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI
11/10/2024 The Fillmore – Minneapolis, MN
11/11/2024 Vibrant Music Hall – Waukee, IA
11/14/2024 Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
11/16/2024 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
11/18/2024 Orpheum – Vancouver, BC 
11/20/2024 Edmonton Convention Center – Edmonton, AB
11/21/2024 TCU Place – Saskatoon, SK
11/22/2024 Grey Eagle Resort And Casino – Calgary, AB
11/24/2024 Keller Auditorium – Portland, OR
11/25/2024 Moore Theater – Seattle, WA
11/27/2024 Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
11/29/2024 YouTube Theater – Los Angeles, CA
11/30/2024 The Theater At Virgin Hotels – Las Vegas, NV
12/01/2024 Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
12/02/2024 The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
12/04/2024 REVEL – Albuquerque, NM
12/06/2024 The Factory In Deep Ellum – Dallas, TX
* No Overkill

KING DIAMOND is quite possibly the most recognizable and prolific personality ever in heavy metal. Revered by icons as big as Metallica and Pantera to inspiring newer upstarts globally, KING DIAMOND, the man and the band, have left an indelible mark on the history, and now again, the future of heavy metal.

In August of 2008, KING DIAMOND joined Metallica on stage at Ozzfest in Dallas to perform the Mercyful Fate medley made famous from the Garage, Inc.album. Additionally, KING DIAMOND was featured alongside Motӧrhead’s Lemmy Kilmister as a playable character in Guitar Hero: Metallica in 2009.

By 2012, KING DIAMOND was prepared to return to the stage for a select number of shows. The band’s triumphant return to the stage were the highlights of both the Hellfest and Sweden Rock festivals in France and Sweden. Fans at these festivals were treated to the largest and most involved stage production in the band’s storied history. Horror concepts from multiple albums were used in the décor; fans can rest assured that this show will only get larger and more impressive at future performances.

KING DIAMOND continued to hit the stage from 2013 to 2018 including performances at Rock Hard Festival (DE), Copenhell (DK), Graspop (BE), Metal Days (SI), Bloodstock Open Air (UK), Loudpark (JP), Wacken Open Air (DE), a 2014 North American tour with Jess And The Ancient Ones, Fun Fun Fun Fest (US), toured as a part of the 2015 Mayhem Festival in the Summer (US), a Fall 2015 North American tour with Exodus as special guests, Sweden Rock fest (SE), Hellfest (FR),and Psycho Las Vegas (US).

In 2019, after the release of KING DIAMOND’s first new single in twelve years “Masquerade Of Madness,” the band hit the road with a series of live shows in Europe including stops at Summer Breeze festival (DE), Graspop (BE), Hellfest (FR), Rock Fest (ES), and with Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats and Idle Hands as special guests for nineteen dates across North America.

KING DIAMOND’s thirty+ year musical career is one of the most storied in the history of heavy metal, but the tale is not yet over. The most recent release, 2007′s Grammy nominated album Give Me Your Soul…Please, stands as one of the most critically acclaimed albums in an already iconic discography. Future albums will feature entirely new horror stories, concepts, haunting orchestrations, and the band’s signature brand of heavy metal from the mind of KING DIAMOND and the talented group of musicians: guitarists Andy LaRocque and Mike Wead, bassist Pontus Egberg, and drummer Matt Thompson. KING is currently in the studio working on the band’s next album which will be released in 2025.

KING DIAMOND Live Lineup:
Andy Larocque – guitar
Mike Wead – guitar
Pontus Egberg – bass
Matt Thompson – drums
Myrkur – additional backing vocals, keyboards

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Ron

Ron has keen eye for new talent, a love for the underground, and a tremendous passion for music of any genera. You’ll probably bump into him at a horror convention or some seedy club checking out the next need-to-know band.

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