You know the drill at this point when it comes to "farewell shows" – they usually only mean farewell for a few years, until there's a seven-figure paycheck for a headlining festival slot or demand for a tour. Some bands might be fine with that, but Glenn Danzig isn't.
In an interview with Wired In The Empire, Danzig said he feels that final shows should actually be final and not just introducing a temporary hiatus. "Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I remember when Danzig went out with Ozzy, that was supposed to be his final tour," he said. "And then he's done a bunch of final tours since then. So I don't know.
"If it's gonna be final, it should be final. If you say it's gonna be final… You'll see all these bands [announcing what they say will be] the last tour, and then they're back again two years later. And it's kind of a scam, I think. So, when it's final, and if I say it's final, it'll be final."
I can see both sides of this. On one hand, bands can't predict the future and how they'll feel about reforming down the road. On the other hand, don't make it sound like you're never coming back and make fans spend all this money to see you, only to reunite a few years later.
As for Danzig, he said he's keeping his word on only doing the occasional show or string of shows. "Right now, pretty much what I've said is kind of what I'm doing. I don't really tour anymore. I'll do a string of shows, which I don't consider a tour. If it's, like, you know, six to 10 shows, I don't really consider that a tour.
"When I used to go out on tour, we would go out for three or four months at a time, come home for a couple of weeks or a month and then go back out again for another couple of months. That's touring, where you're hitting every city in the United States or in Germany or Europe or Scandinavia, wherever you're going. That's a tour. I mean, this is just a small string of shows here on the West Coast."
Radioactive with Mike Z · Glenn Danzig 2025
