Slayer is a renowned and one of the most famous American thrash metal bands. The journey of the band started in 1981, however, it stopped being active in 2019. In 2019, the fans waited a lot for their comeback. However, the wait is over as the American band ‘Slayer’ made their strong comeback in 2024. A stage performance took place with the title ‘Riot Fest 2024: Slayer’s Reunion’. The concert was joined by every single fan. However, the concert became the discussion topic as, during the performance, a sudden tragedy took place in the crowd. Check out the more information in the next section.
Key Takeaways:
1. After disbanding in 2019, the American band ‘Slayer’ announced reunion shows this year.
2. The latest concert Riot Fest 2024 was covered with metal, punk, hip-hop, and indie rock.
3. The event becomes a highlighted topic due to a tragic incident.
As earlier mentioned, Slayer is a famous American thrash metal band from Huntingtin Park, California. The band is a group of four well-experienced Kerry King, Paul Bostaph, Gary Holt, and Tom Araya. The amazing performance and the aggressive musical style made the band one of the ‘Big Four’ bands of thrash metal. The shadow of the bans disappeared in 2019, however, the band made its return in 2024. Riot Fest 2024 organized by Slayer, took place on the 20th and 22nd September 2024 at Chicago’s Douglass Park.
Thank you Chicago. We love you and we’ll see you next year. pic.twitter.com/2i6WALoeee
— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) September 23, 2024
The fans and followers of the band joined the Riot Fest 2024 and created memories together. The emotional highlighters of the band were also featured. However, Riot Fest became a discussion topic as a sudden incident took place during the performance day. The news is circulating over the internet surface and left the netizens in shock. It was such a big devasting accident took place on that date. A heartbroken post shared by a Reddit user on the platform caught the eye of the netizens. More information has been mentioned in the next section.
Slayer Reunites at Riot Fest 2024, But Tragedy Strikes with Accident in Attendance!
The post is about the user’s friend who is not more. The post was shared with the caption “The last photos taken from my oldest and dearest friend who passed away today after injuries sustained at Riofest Sunday”. Through the post, the world comes to know that a person lost his life after suffering from a sustained injury. The news left everyone in deep shock. Well, the rush during the Riot Fest was too massive.
The last photos taken from my oldest and dearest friend who died today after injuries sustained at riotfest Sunday
byu/krashtestgenius inchicago
According to the post, a victim was injured during the Riot Fest and passed away after its end. In addition, the reports also claim that the incident happened in the most pit. During the festival, the victim was first injured after that he was rushed to the hospital for further treatment. However, due to the major injuries, he did not survive and passed away in hospital. After the viral of shared post, the netizens pour the emotional comments. A few netizens also expressed their bad experience from past concerts.
A Reddit user wrote “Feeling sorry for your loss. May his soul rest in peace”. Another Reddit wrote, “Feeling deep sorrow after hearing passing news, deeper condolences to his family and close ones”. However, this was not a single comment shared by the netizens. Well, such incidents are shedding light on danger during high-potential concerts. Now, the point is also raised against the Riot Fest community regarding safety and awareness during the concert. On the other side, after the great performance of Slayer, the Riot Fest community thanked the fans for joining and also promised to come next year.
In case you didn’t know:
1. The first time Riot Fest took place in Chicago in 2005, founded by Mike and Sean.
2. Riot Fest has continuously taken place since McKeogh died in 2016.
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