Slapshot (band)
Update on final touring
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In late 2024, Slapshot announced that the band would retire in 2025: "...after 40 unforgettable years, we, SLAPSHOT, are announcing our retirement in 2025. This decision comes after an incredible journey filled with passion, hard work, trials and tribulations and a lot of fun."{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DAb69ozPIWJ/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=instagram.com}} The band then went on an extensive final European tour, titled "The Hang Up Your Boots" tour. At a show in [[Eindhoven]], bass player Ryan Packer said the band would play their last ever European show at the Dutch festival Revolution Calling which took place on November 22, 2025. |
In late 2024, Slapshot announced that the band would retire in 2025: "...after 40 unforgettable years, we, SLAPSHOT, are announcing our retirement in 2025. This decision comes after an incredible journey filled with passion, hard work, trials and tribulations and a lot of fun."{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DAb69ozPIWJ/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=instagram.com}} The band then went on an extensive final European tour, titled "The Hang Up Your Boots" tour. At a show in [[Eindhoven]], bass player Ryan Packer said the band would play their last ever European show at the Dutch festival Revolution Calling which took place on November 22, 2025. |
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The band announced they will be playing three final US shows in 2026 the first will be April be at Rodeoi Fest III in Nashville, Tennessee, the second show will take place at the BNB Bowl in New York on May 22.{{Cite web |title=We having a party ! BlacknBlue Productions Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1353291453273812&set=a.607233044546327}} |
The band announced they will be playing three final US shows in 2026 the first will be April be at Rodeoi Fest III in Nashville, Tennessee, the second show will take place at the BNB Bowl in New York on May 22.{{Cite web |title=We having a party ! BlacknBlue Productions Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1353291453273812&set=a.607233044546327}} Their farewell tour will also consist of a July tour in Japan alongside Aggressive Dogs.{{Cite web |last=Nine |first=Bridge |date=2026-04-17 |title=SLAPSHOT to tour Japan in July with Aggressive Dogs |url=http://www.bridge9.com/news/2026/4/17/slapshot-to-tour-japan-in-july-with-aggressive-dogs |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Bridge Nine Records |language=en-US}} |
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== Artistry == |
== Artistry == |
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