Sick New World Fest 2026: System of a Down, Deftones, Slayer, Korn Rock Vegas & Texas
The Sick New World Festival is set to make an exciting comeback in 2026 after facing challenges in the previous year. This year, the festival will take place in two prominent locations—Las Vegas, Nevada, and Fort Worth, Texas. Both events will be headlined by the iconic band System of a Down.
Sick New World Festival 2026 Details
Las Vegas Edition
The Las Vegas edition will occur on April 25, 2026, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. This highly anticipated event features an impressive lineup, including:
- System of a Down
- Korn
- Bring Me the Horizon
- Ministry
- Evanescence
- Marilyn Manson
- AFI
- Acid Bath
- Knocked Loose
- Danny Elfman
- Cypress Hill
- Mastodon
- Underoath
- Melvins
- Filter
- Clutch
- And many more!
Fort Worth Edition
The festival will debut in Fort Worth on October 24, 2026, at the Texas Motor Speedway. The lineup for this event also promises to deliver a fantastic experience:
- System of a Down
- Deftones
- Slayer
- Evanescence
- Ministry
- AFI
- Mastodon
- Knocked Loose
- Power Trip
- The Prodigy
- Underoath
- Clutch
- Down
- Melvins
- And more!
Pre-Sale Information
Pre-sale tickets for the Las Vegas show will be available on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can use the code SICK26 to access tickets. For the Texas edition, pre-sale tickets will launch on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 10 a.m. local time.
Background
The previous edition of the Sick New World festival, planned for 2025 and featuring major acts like Metallica and Linkin Park, was canceled due to low ticket sales shortly after its announcement. However, the organizers have once again secured System of a Down, who previously headlined the first two successful festivals in 2023 and 2024 in Las Vegas.
Fans can expect a thrilling experience in both cities as Rock enthusiasts gear up for these not-to-miss events in 2026.
