Sepultura frontman Derrick Green has revealed that the idea for the Brazilian metal band's farewell tour originated with guitarist Andreas Kisser, saying the timing simply "seemed to really make sense" after decades of following the same album-tour-repeat cycle. Speaking to TotalRock at the Bloodstock Open Air festival in the UK, Green stressed that this is genuinely the band's final run, unlike other acts that have announced "farewell" tours before reversing course, and framed the decision as a chance to bow out on good terms while the band remains popular and healthy.

Formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984, Sepultura has toured over 80 countries and became the most internationally recognised Brazilian rock band through albums such as "Beneath the Remains", "Arise", "Chaos A.D." and "Roots". Green said the farewell tour, which he described as roughly two to three years in the making, will conclude with a final show on 7 November in São Paulo, and that the band chose to step away while relationships within the group remain strong rather than due to health issues.