The Sick New World Festival is scheduled to return to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, April 25, 2026. System of a Down and Korn are confirmed as the primary headliners for this event, marking the festival's return after a cancellation in 2025.
The 2026 Las Vegas edition features approximately 50 acts, including:
Leading up to the main festival, several "sideshows" take place at intimate venues across the Las Vegas Strip on Friday, April 24, 2026:
For the first time, the festival is expanding to a second location. Sick New World Texas will take place on October 24, 2026, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. While System of a Down will headline both, the Texas lineup features Slayer (performing Reign in Blood) and Deftones in place of Korn.
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Event Details
Las Vegas Lineup Highlights
Sick New World Sideshows
2026 Expansion
•Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026.
•Location: Las Vegas Festival Grounds (Las Vegas, NV).
•Las Vegas Festival Grounds
•Headliners: System of a Down and Korn.
•Tickets: Starting prices for General Admission have been reported around $375–$426, with VIP packages available. Official updates and purchases should be made via the Sick New World website.
•Top Tier: Bring Me the Horizon, Evanescence, Danny Elfman, and Marilyn Manson.
•Core Acts: AFI, Ministry, Knocked Loose, Mastodon, Cypress Hill, and Underoath.
•Exclusive Performances: Acid Bath, HEALTH, and Carpenter Brut are currently billed specifically for the Las Vegas date.
•Mastodon, Melvins, and Flatwounds at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan.
•The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
•Poison The Well, Terror, and Pain Of Truth at House of Blues.
•P.O.D., Alien Ant Farm, and Snot (Official Pre-Party) at AYU Dayclub.
•Texas Motor Speedway
Updated at 19 Mar 2026