# Slayer Have to Halt Reign in Blood 40th Anniversary Show in LA Due to Destructive Fans, Threaten to “Go Home”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/slayer-have-to-halt-reign-in-blood-40th-anniversary-show-in-la-due-to-destructive-fans-threaten-to-go-home/
- Published: 2026-11-15T15:21:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T16:25:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Consequence
- Original article: https://consequence.net/2026/11/slayer-reign-in-blood-show-stopped/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Slayer paused its Los Angeles show over destructive crowd behaviour.
- The fire marshal called for a pause amid safety concerns.
- The band returned five minutes later to finish its 23-song set.

## Summary

Slayer paused their Reign in Blood 40th anniversary show at Los Angeles’s Kia Forum after fans in seated sections became destructive and risked hurting others. Singer-bassist Tom Araya warned the crowd that the fire marshal had called for a pause and said the band might leave if the behaviour continued.

The band returned about five minutes later and completed their 23-song set, including Reign in Blood in full. The incident occurred during the second of two anniversary shows; Slayer reunited in 2024 after splitting in 2019, and a limited-edition liquid-filled zoetrope vinyl is due on 20 November.

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