Sick New World has officially unveiled its sick new lineup for 2026, and it’s going to be pretty epic — as the heavy festival’s return will be headlined by System Of A Down, Deftones and Korn.
The headliners were teased earlier this week through Sick New World’s official Instagram page, which featured an animated video of various cartoonishly demonic characters moving to the sounds of Korn’s “Blind,” Deftones’ “My Own Summer (Shove It)” and System Of A Down’s “Prison Song.”
Today (October 21st), organizers formally revealed plans for the shows in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 25th and Fort Worth, Texas on October 24th.
Next spring’s Las Vegas edition will indeed be headlined by System Of A Down and Korn. The one-day event will also feature big time appearances from the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Danny Elfman, Knocked Loose, Ministry, AFI Cypress Hill, Acid Bath, Mastodon, Deafheaven, Failure, and many more.
As for the first-ever Sick New World fest in Fort Worth, the Texas outing puts System Of A Down and Deftones at the top of the bill. Slayer will also be on-hand to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Reign in Blood, while other bands hitting the Lonestar dayfest include Evanescence and Down, as well as Vegas-bound bands including Marilyn Manson, AFI, Ministry, Knocked Loose and many more.
Pre-sales for both events begin this Thursday (October 23rd) at 10 a.m. PT for Vegas and 10 a.m. CT for the Forth Worth show. You can sign up for pre-sale access to the Vegas show here, and for the Texas concert over here.