Pantera Reunion Tour 2022: Band Confirms 3 Concert Dates After Weeks of Rumors

Pantera gifted its fans with the news about its highly-anticipated reunion.

In the past weeks, rumors about Pantera's reunion concerts emerged. The band did not comment on any of those buzzes, but it caused fans to ask them if they could see them perform together again.

After a long wait, Pantera officially revealed its 2022 reunion concerts confirming the past rumors about its comeback.

On Pantera's Twitter account, it revealed that its members would return to play three installments of Knotfest in December.

"See you at Knotfest Colombia, Chile, and Brazil," the brief statement read.

The aforesaid events will happen on December 9, 11, and 19 respectively.

The update confirmed the previous report about the band's reunion. On July 13, Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown hired Artist Group International to book a tour, per Billboard.

At that time, agent Peter Pappalardo expressed how thrilled they felt to start working with the band.

While it had already stirred the rumors, the buzz became noisier when guitarist Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante would replace Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul and join the Pantera lineup.

Benante and Darrell passed away in 2004 and 2018, respectively.

Pantera's Reunion After 20 Years

The upcoming shows will mark Pantera's first concerts in 20 years.

For what it's worth, the band had not dominated the stage again since it had its last show on Aug. 26, 2001, in Yokohama, Japan. Two years after the event, Darrell disclosed that Pantera was already disbanded due to Anselmo's side projects, including his gigs with Down and Superjoint Ritual.

It was not the first time they hinted at their potential reunion, though.

In April 2021, Brown sat down for an interview with Eon Music and revealed that they had been receiving offers to do a tribute tour.

"But if you don't have the other guys in the band, it's not going to sound the same. If we were ever to do something like that, it would have to be spot-on, or I wouldn't do it. It would be a tribute," he told the outlet.

Despite the exciting announcement, Pantera received mixed reactions from the public.

But regardless of the hate comments, the band assured its fans it would push through its reunion concerts.

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