Sick New World Organizers Cancel Festival Due To ‘Unforseen Circumstances’

Festival organizers have canceled Sick New World, according to a statement made on Friday. The statement reads, "It is with great disappointment that we announce that Sick New World will no longer take place in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025." The statement further said, "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 crew SNW fans who had made plans to join us for another cultural celebration of hard rock, goth, alternative and heavy music. Please stay tuned for further and future information regarding Sick New World." The festival also posted that tickets will be automatically refunded to the original method of payment in as little as 30 days. Sick New World Festival Marks Another Cancellation In The World Of Festivals The lineup for Sick New World consisted of powerhouse heavy metal and nu-metal bands like Linkin Park, Metallica, Queen of the Stone Age, Evanescence, The Flaming Lips, 311, the Sisters of Mercy and so much more. About 11 hours ago, Lamb Goat, a heavy metal publication, published a story that said Sick New World was probably not going to happen. "Rumors continue to swirl around the fate of the 2025 Sick New World festival, with Trevor Dunn of Mr. Bungle/Tomahawk seemingly confirming its cancellation during a now-edited episode of The Vinyl Guide," the Lamb God article states. Dunn said in the Vinyl Guide podcast that, "I'm probably not supposed to talk about this, but it's not happening. It'll come out in the wash soon, but basically, the festival (Sick New World) is not happening. We had a whole tour, we had a two-week thing built around that, which we can't do now because financially it doesn't make any sense, so yeah, that's not happening." Festival organizers haven't released any further statements regarding the reasonings behind the festival's cancellation. Sick New World is another chapter in the book of festival cancellations this year. The Giddy Up Music Festival that was supposed to happen in Las Vegas was canceled. The Lovers and Friends Festival was canceled due to high winds. Besame Mucho Festival (headliners including Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull) was also canceled earlier this month. The list goes on across the country and world regarding music festivals being nixed. In September, NPR published an article about why so many festivals were being canceled. "There are the predictable culprits: surging production costs, high ticket prices and consumer demand dropping harder than an EDM beat," the NPR article said. "But the festival slump may also be driven by factors that are more thought-provoking: technological changes in music listenership and a generation of kids who may lack the same enthusiasm for festivals as generations past."