Sick New World unveil huge Las Vegas and Texas line-ups

Two different line-ups have been unveiled for next year’s returning metal super-event Sick New World.

The first instalment – at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 25, 2026 – will be headlined by System Of A Down and Korn, with the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Knocked Loose, AFI, Acid Bath and more on the bill.

Then, SNW will launch for the first time at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on October 24 for a whole new edition. Once again SOAD will top the bill, and they’ll be joined by Deftones, Slayer (performing Reign In Blood), Evanescence, The Prodigy, Knocked Loose, Underoath, Ministry and others.

Check out both line-ups in full below:

Of course, the first edition of Sick New World in 2023 also boasted SOAD atop the bill, with Deftones, Korn and more also playing. The following year was yet again headlined by System alongside Slipknot, and they were joined by everyone from BMTH to Alice In Chains and Danny Elfman. In 2025 the fest was due to feature headliners Metallica and Linkin Park, but the whole thing was scrapped due to “unforeseen circumstances that we are unable to overcome”.

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