Metallica, Linkin Park and a whole lot of other great rock and metal artists were just announced for the 2025 Sick New World festival lineup — and it’ll mark one band’s first performance since 1997.
The single-day festival made its debut in Las Vegas, Nevada in May of 2023, making next year’s the third installment of the event. It’s set for April 12 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
In addition to Metallica and Linkin Park, other performers include Queens of the Stone Age, Evanescence, Ministry, Gojira, 311, Daron Malakian’s Scars on Broadway, Three Days Grace, Down, Mudvayne, Machine Head, Arch Enemy and many others.
The festival will also mark the reunion of New Orleans sludge metal group Acid Bath, who broke up in 1997 after the death of bassist Audie Pitre. Setlist.fm notes that their last performance took place on April 25 of that year.
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See the full lineup below.
Tickets for the festival go on sale this Friday (Oct. 18) at 11AM ET, but fans can sign up here for a pre-sale that starts a few hours earlier. General admission for the event is $399, but purchasers can pay a down payment of $19.99 to secure their passes. There are also VIP and other higher-tier packages, including one that comes with hotel accommodations.
2025 Sick New World Festival – Full Lineup
MetallicaLinkin ParkQueens of the Stone AgeEvanescenceMinistry311AFIThe Sisters of MercyGojiraAcid Bath (reunion)The Flaming LipsDaron Malakian and Scars on BroadwayDownThree Days GraceCannibal CorpseMeshuggahTomahawkMelvinsTestamentMastodonRefusedFilterCradle of FilthTerrorMayhemX (Exene John Billy DJ)UnderoathThe HivesCarcassKittyPoison the WellMudvayneExodusMachine HeadArch EnemyTwin TribesQuicksandSpongeDir En GreyStatic-XErraStabbing WestwardRendez-VousDethklokOrgyLacuna CoilThe Birthday MassacreNuovo TestamentoScowlDopeShow Me the BodyAmira ElfekyLebanon HanoverNapalm DeathSeven Hours After VioletVision Video
Sick New World 2025 Lineup flyer
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