The stacked line-ups for Sick New World 2026 have been announced – you can check them out below.
Next year’s edition of the one-day event is set to take place at both the Las Vegas Festival Grounds and the Texas Motor Speedway on April 25 and October 24, respectively.
It comes after the 2025 festival was cancelled last November, just weeks after the first acts were confirmed.
System Of A Down will headline both legs of Sick New World 2026. Other artists on the bill for Las Vegas include KoRn, Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Ministry, AFI, Knocked Loose, Danny Elfman, Acid Bath, Cypress Hill, Melvins, Mastodon and Underoath.
The line-up for the inaugural Texas edition boasts the likes of Deftones, Slayer (celebrating the 40th anniversary of ‘Reign In Blood’), The Prodigy, Evanescence, Power Trip, Ministry, AFI, Mastodon, Knocked Loose, Underoath, Clutch, Down, and Melvins.
A pre-sale for the Las Vegas event begins at 10am local time tomorrow (Thursday October 23) – sign up here. Fans hoping to attend the Texas festival can access a pre-sale at the same time on Friday (October 24) by signing up here.
See the line-up posters here:
Last month, headliners System Of A Down announced a UK and European stadium tour with Queens Of The Stone Age supporting. The forthcoming trek includes two huge gigs in London, marking the band’s first UK dates since 2017.
Meanwhile, Bring Me The Horizon have shared details of their 2026 ‘Ascension Program 2’ North American tour. They’ll also make appearances at next year’s Rock For People, Nova Rock and Tons Of Rock.
Deftones released their latest album ‘Private Music’ over the summer, and recently wrapped up a North American tour. They’ll head over to the UK and Europe in early 2026.
When announcing the cancellation of Sick New World 2025, organisers wrote: “It is with great disappointment that we announce that Sick New World will no longer take place in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025. Despite our best efforts, we’ve encountered unforeseen circumstances that we are unable to overcome for next year’s show.
“We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the dedicated SNW fans who had made plans to join us for another cultural celebration of hard rock, goth, alternative, and heavy music.”
