Sick New World 2023 Recap

During the thirteen hours long sunbaked inaugural Sick New World festival the crowd was oblivious to the one-hundred-degree heat as they made their way between the four stages....
Sick New World 2023 Recap
Sick New World 2023 Recap

During the thirteen hours long sunbaked inaugural Sick New World festival the crowd was oblivious to the one-hundred-degree heat as they made their way between the four stages on Saturday, May 13th.

The Las Vegas Festival Grounds were the site of the festival’s alternative rock and metal throwdown that featured some of the best bands in the genre including Incubus, Korn, and The Deftones. The volume was loud, the crowd aggressive, and spirits high as tens of thousands of fans, most too young to have seen these bands in their prime, moshed and crowd-surfed their way into the night.

Here are a few of the highlights:



Scene Queen
Orgy
Narrow Head

Soulfly

Soulfly

The former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera led his current band Soulfly through a four-song set including Sepultura’s “Refuse Resist”.

The 69 Eyes

Flyleaf

Flyleaf

Lacey Sturm returned to the Texas rockers Flyleaf for the first time in eleven years, sounding rested and strong.

Papa Roach
Death Grips

Melvins

Melvins

Nobody expected to hear a cover of the Lennon/McCartney classic “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, yet the Melvins gave it to them.

Sevendust
Turnstile

Mr. Bungle

Mr. Bungle

As if a Beatles cover wasn’t enough, Mike Patton and the boys in Mr. Bungle pulled out Spandau Ballet’s “True” while rocking an ‘I’m Not Gay But $20 is $20’ t-shirt.

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KMFDM

Evanescence

Evanescence

Amy Lee invited P.O.D. frontman Sonny Sandoval on stage to help sing “Bring Me To Life” with Evanescence.

Incubus
100 gecs
She Wants Revenge
Deftones
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
Ministry

Korn

Korn

Jonathon Davis bringing down the house with Korn in a ‘90s-era purple velour tracksuit? Hell yes!

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