Sepultura play their last show ever in São Paulo, 32 songs from "Arise" to "Roots Bloody Roots"

Sepultura have played their final show. On Saturday 7 November 2026, the band that took Brazilian metal to the world ended their career in São Paulo with a 32-song set, the longest of the Celebrating Life Through Death farewell tour.

For readers meeting them for the first time: Sepultura formed in Belo Horizonte in the mid-1980s and became one of the most influential metal bands to come out of anywhere. Albums such as Beneath the Remains (1989), Arise (1991) and Roots (1996) made them a global name, and the last of those folded Brazilian percussion and Indigenous imagery into the sound.

The night

The show was first booked for the 26,000-capacity Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu, then moved to the Suhai Music Hall, which holds just over 9,000. Tickets for the stadium date stayed valid at the new venue, and fans who could not attend there could ask for a refund.

Sacred Reich, Krisiun and Metal Allegiance opened. Sepultura then played the current line-up of Andreas Kisser on guitar, Derrick Green on vocals, Paulo Jr. on bass and Greyson Nekrutman on drums. Original-era guitarist Jairo Guedz joined them on stage.

The set opened with "Arise" and closed with "Roots Bloody Roots", the song most people think of first when they hear the band's name.

Guests and returns

The farewell was crowded with friends:

• João Gordo and Ratos de Porão, the São Paulo hardcore institution, joined for "Reza" and two Ratos de Porão covers.
• Moyses Kolesne of Krisiun came on for "Itsári" and "Kaiowas".
• Yohan Kisser, Andreas Kisser's son, played on "Convicted in Life".
• Amilcar Christofaro of Tortured Squad joined for "Beneath the Remains".
• Ethan Kahn and Sean Sterling of Chained Saint played on "Propaganda", and Allan Wallace of Eminence on "Dusted".

The band also dug into the catalogue for songs that had been missing from recent sets. "Altered State" returned for the first time since 2013, "We've Lost You!" since 2015, "Itsári" since 1998, "Reza" since 2005 and "Crucificados Pelo Sistema" since 2013.

How it got here

The farewell tour began on 1 March 2024 at Arena Hall in Belo Horizonte, the band's home city, and it was also Nekrutman's first show as their drummer. The farewell has now run its full course, ending in the country where it all began.

There is no word yet on a live album or film of the night. If one appears, we will cover it. For now, the catalogue is all there is.