• After 51 years together,
UFO embarks on their final tour, dubbed "The Last Orders", with founding member
Phil Mogg, who plans to retire from the band. • After 46 years together,
Kiss embarks on yet another farewell tour, dubbed "
One Last Kiss: End of the Road World Tour". • After 45 years together,
Krokus embarks on their farewell tour this year. •
Slayer is expected to wrap up their
farewell tour this year in November. •
Megadeth launches its first-ever MegaCruise, which is set to take place in the Pacific Ocean from October 13‒19. •
Accept announces that Martin Motnik is replacing original bassist
Peter Baltes, who left the band the previous November. •
Janet Gardner of
Vixen leaves to focus on her solo career. She is replaced by
Femme Fatale's Lorraine Lewis. • Longtime percussionist
Chris Fehn of
Slipknot departs from the band. This comes after Fehn filed a lawsuit against the band citing withheld payments. ==Deaths==