This higher not be a tease. Musical blue balls within the worst. We already had our hearts considerably damaged at the truth that our favourite nü-metal nostalgia fest Sick New World was cancelled for this yr. Competition organizers had been formidable with their concepts, with plans to e book Linkin Park and Metallica that led to overly costly overhead prices battling in opposition to low ticket gross sales. However, Christmas could come early for us this yr, because it looks like there’s an opportunity Sick New World will come again.
In case you had been in a position to see System of a Down on their huge as all shit summer time tour, you might have observed how the screens on the varied venues featured animated characters that had been additionally part of previous Sick New World visuals. Followers additionally observed {that a} new signup portal launched on the pageant’s web site, contributing to extra speculations on its return.
System of a Down and their administration firm Velvet Hammer have been a big a part of pageant’s previous, since Velvet Hammer CEO David “Beno” Benveniste co-founded it. The band simply introduced their European stadium tour and with it, a mysterious message lingered: “Plans are additionally underway for a really particular occasion to happen following these exhibits.”
Usually Sick New World occurs in April, which technically conflicts with SOAD’s tour because it doesn’t finish till July 2026. However, the band’s drummer John Dolmayan additionally hinted at a potential return when he stated later final yr that the fest “could be returning at a later date.”
Metallica and Linkin Park are huge as hell acts, with them every requesting not less than $5 million in ensures every. That clearly was not financially viable for the pageant, in order that they nixed 2025’s pageant in November 2024.
Please please please allow us to get what we wish!
