Sepultura play final show ever in São Paulo with 32-song set and guest appearances

Sepultura played the final concert of their career on Nov. 7 at Suhai Music Hall in São Paulo, Brazil. The night also wrapped the band's Celebrating Life Through Death tour, and the group marked the occasion with a 32-song performance — considerably longer than the roughly two dozen songs played at previous stops on the run, per setlist.fm.

Metal Allegiance, Sacred Reich and Krisiun opened the show. Sepultura's set leaned on career-defining material including "Territory," "Roots Bloody Roots" and "Kairos," alongside fan favorites "Refuse/Resist" and "Arise" and singles such as "Dead Embryonic Cells," "Means to an End," "Against" and "Ratamahatta." Nearly every studio album was represented, from 1986's Morbid Visions through 2020's Quadra. Only the absence of "Sacred Books" kept the band from performing the entirety of the 2026 EP The Cloud of Unknowing.

Several songs returned after long absences. "Altered State" hadn't been played since 2013, "We've Lost You!" since 2015, "Reza" since 2005, "Crucificados Pelo Sistema" since 2013 and "Itsári" since 1998.

Guests filled out the night. Chained Saint's Ethan Kahn and Sean Sterling joined for "Propaganda," Eminence's Allan Wallace appeared on "Dusted," and guitarist Andreas Kisser's son Yohan took part in "Convicted in Life." Krisiun guitarist Moyses Kolesne played on "Itsári" and "Kaiowas," while Tortured Squad drummer Amilcar Christofaro joined for "Beneath the Remains." Former guitarist Jairo Guedz also performed on a handful of tracks.

The final lineup consisted of Kisser, drummer Greyson Nekrutman, bassist and backing vocalist Paulo Jr. and vocalist Derrick Green. The farewell date was announced in May and had originally been booked for Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu, also in São Paulo, before moving to Suhai Music Hall.