Sick New World: A Hot Mess

[@kurttheking5582]

I was there. The fact that they allowed you to re enter the festival if you decided to leave was a GODSEND. Being able to walk back to my hotel and rest up between bands probably saved me from going crazy tbh. It was fun, don’t get me wrong, but that heat was definitely getting to me.

[@mysticrhythms3348]

Great video!! Good bands. But they had water!!! Noone died or got possessed.. it's a win

[@asaplueiii]

How hot did it get?

[@kurttheking5582]

⁠@@asaplueiii Around the low 90’s.

[@blueravine]

@@asaplueiii It was 90-95 all day, but keep in mind it was on black pavement... the temperature on the grounds was much higher.

[@Projectsoul477]

Bro it's not even summer yet lol

[@OwinWhite]

Should've been a 2-3 day festival with that many bands on it. Totally would have flown out for that lineup if the sets were longer and there were less situations where you'd have to debate which bands to see.

[@stevehenson6562]

I agree. I was there and would have loved a 2 or 3 day festival giving enough time for the bands.

[@cyricnosferat227]

Was going to go. Thankfully I figured out it was only 1 day before I bought tickets. WTF.

[@brianrodriguez6897]

They tried that with Rock in Rio in 2015 and it completely flopped. This was with a festival that had Linkin Park and Metallica mind you

[@laylazarai9122]

​@@brianrodriguez6897 I believed it flopped because it wasn't promoted and attendance wasn't there. Social media wasn't the same in 2015 as it is now, news and viralness was slower back then lol I remember just walking up to front of stages for deftones and Metallica. It was awesome 😎

[@brianrodriguez6897]

@@laylazarai9122 that plus the fact that EDM was just overtaking the scene at the time. So much that a festival with Metallica was underwhelming. Like, how does that happen lol. But yeah I remember getting super close for Linking Park with absolutely no problem. Nowadays with these new festivals you'll suffocate on your way up there lol or you need to purchase some crazy priced VIP

[@shaneregan7745]

“Water is free!” We live in such a dystopian nightmare that free water in a venue were you could easily die of heatstroke isn’t just a given.

[@CkyGuy69]

I used to work concerts and ppl would spend all their money on booze all day instead of water then get taken away in ambulances it was ridiculous how many thought beer hydrated.

[@2nicnag2]

We went to an air show for my husbands company summer family picnic, they gave us all water bottles to use there to refill as much as we wanted from the water buffaloes, even lukewarm water is better than no water!!

[@2nicnag2]

@@CkyGuy69I’m assuming a lot of people then missed out on headliners because of it?

[@CkyGuy69]

@@2nicnag2 for sure they passed out like 3-6 when it was super hot. Missed Korn and all the headliners lol

[@tearsofjoyforallthispain]

What the fuck are you talking about?? They gave free water.

[@jakepark3272]

People were grossly unprepared for this festival.

[@michellerichey8459]

Agreed. So we're the medics, unfortunately

[@skewedscene]

Yes, those people were the festival organizers.

[@luweewee]

They sent out 2 emails on what to take and wear to be ready. I followed their guidlines and my experience was great (minus the uncontrollable heat and bad shading) other than that. Had a blast!

[@pvpperdogs]

I thought I was prepared. Followed all their guidelines, stayed plenty hydrated, took shade breaks, but I still was dead half way through. I know I was among many Canadians who flew down for this and we are just not built for this lol.

[@luweewee]

@@pvpperdogs oohhh that explains a lot. You came from Canada. You’re not used to the late spring/early summer western USA heat.

[@frogstomp646]

One of the biggest things that happened that day was the crowd surge when Deftones played. Lots of people in the front were getting crushed to the point of passing out. Chino had to pause their set to let the crowd know to take a step back or else their set will get cancelled. I nearly saw 3 fights break out during their set! Idk if it was the heat getting to people or what but I've never experienced a concert that chaotic!

[@rebd00mer93]

I 2nd this. I think it was during deftones that I got slammed into the barrier and got a cut on my hip bone. Deftones was insane. So was Korn.

[@motherfuckerlimited1019]

I feel like the crowds are getting more aggressive the more attention is put back onto a lot of these bands. Not a lot of people who don't go to shows frequently are going to be able to handle getting spinkicked in the face as just something that just happens sometimes lol

[@Angellisgod]

Probably had to due with how many non concert people those bands bring in

[@warriorlacrosserocks]

Deftones was crazy! I was in the front and that crowd surge was insane. He had to pause it twice and so did Korn. System was insane as well and was like let’s get all the circle pits going

[@christianiniguez9564]

Nah people wanted to cut in front of others for better view fuck that, I told them ass to get back to the back

[@ashlynndavis4126]

The fact that they did this in the middle of May where it's nuclear hot all in 1 day is insane. I can imagine this being so much more fun as a 2-3 day festival in the middle of the woods.

[@VetvsWorld]

Yeah, the heat is rough. I was at Psycho a few years ago in, maybe July. But they had their shit together and was an amazing experience. ✊🏼🖤🤘🏼

[@y2kboris186]

When it was TBM and Lacuna's turn I was right out front during their changeover (right after London After Midnight). Someone near us did totally go down and idk whatever happened to her but Security/Safety had to Casevac her out of the event cause she passed out from dehydration, crazy. Bitter irony is, over a decade ago I was literally in the service as a Marine out in Twentynine Palms (which is a stone's throw away from there) so that whole region I am kind of used to, but ya people were suffering that day.

[@donaldwood7449]

A midnight curfew IN VEGAS???? This truly is a sick new world

[@rintakumpu]

Sheesh, Ice and Body Count are absolute legends. They deserve better. Fans deserve better.

[@susanrowan3622]

Wow, what a crazy experience. Good for Ice-T trying to work thru the cute spinning stage, so glad you showed that and the good & bad parts of this.

[@FinchReznor]

The end of that set was a disaster lol

[@KAT_FormerlyNosferKatu]

T is a freaking LEGEND and a really nice dude who cares about his band and the fans❣

[@joebro6750]

Duuuude seeing Body Count dissing the festival crew and throwing their mic stands was probably my favorite moment of that night lmao. Also, power was lost during the sets for Sevendust and Melvins, cutting tbeir performances super short. The House of Blues show the next night was super amazing, it was Mr. Bungle, Melvins, and Spotlights. What a weekend.

[@DiscoMaiden]

Yep, totally agree.

[@Methed-Up-Samurai]

UCC go

[@tommyv365]

Great insight man! I agree that Body Count episode was handled bad ass! Ice T is a vet and its shows!

[@mistertagomago7974]

Its fucking irritating seeing fantastic groups like Melvins and Skinny Puppy get fucked over in favor of System of a down and Korn.

[@Fawxybaux]

I feel like the way they handled it was so on brand haha

[@KurstenOwen]

Thank you for addressing the venue setting. I cannot believe it is allowed to have a full day festival in that type of heat, so much black turf, and so much direct sun! I honestly felt like I couldn't enjoy anything until the sun went down since it was just so uncomfortably hot. Almost wish I would have just majorly delayed showing up until then. I will not be going to the next SNW if they keep the same venue and have it at the same time of year.

[@chrisdalton3664]

I had VIP and basically stayed at the main stages all day. I got to see Alien Ant Farm, P.O.D, Papa Roach, Flyleaf, Death Grips, Chevelle, Turnstile, Incubus, Deftones, Korn and System all front and center pretty much. Amazing performances, my only complaint was the walk from each vip side through the back of the GA crowd, and Chevelle's very short setlist and it seemed like Flyleaf had very bad audio issues as well.

[@pvpperdogs]

Flyleaf's audio issues were unbearable. You couldn't even hear Lacey speak between songs. I couldn't believe sound techs didn't hop on to fix it right away.

[@danielmunoz7421]

You couldn’t even hear Ryan’s voice on So I Thought, or any backing vocals on flyleaf’s set

[@treverpitts]

​@@pvpperdogsit was that way when they played blue ridge rock festival 2023 u could not hear her..

[@ceci081892]

Is VIP WORTH IT ?

[@julianlopez723]

​@@treverpittsyep they seem to have some bad audio people

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

I cannot believe they tried to cram all those bands in ONE day! I mean, that’s just irresponsible. Sevendust literally lost power and just had to cut their setlist, right then and there. Unbelievable. If they had stretched this out over a whole weekend, it would’ve been amazing. All that said, the lineup was amazing, and this was basically a tribute to Nu-Metal exclusively. Also… that shit with the lines is horrible. I feel like all metal festivals and their organizers leave security as clueless as possible. From my experiences at Aftershock, no one knows shit, and everybody says something different when asked the same question. That needs to be improved at every major festival, it’s ridiculous.

[@jackwhitetron]

I had a wonderful time. The longest line I waited was security for 10 min (I got there at 11). The longest I waited for drinks or food was 5 min. I stayed till close

[@brianrodriguez6897]

They tried that in 2015 with Rock in Rio and it completely flopped.

[@ethanshumski960]

It really wasn’t that bad. If you think a power outage can’t happen over two or three days, you’re faded lol

[@chauncymoore5209]

Thats too bad about sevendust they were one of the main ones i almost went just to go see. i wouldve been pissed. Festivals in general just look exhausting to me tho 😂

[@sulliCEO]

that happened on both secondary stages, i think thats when the melvins were on and they lost power as well

[@dylancopenhaver1224]

The vocalist from Spritbox is from a mathcore band called iwresltedabearonce and omg they were freaking sick glad that Spiritbox is getting the recognition they deserve

[@FluffyThieves]

So is the guitarist, Mike Stringer. They're married

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

Mathcore? Ugh 🙄

[@VannahCakesYo]

i never even knew they counted as mathcore hahaha i use to listen to them when i was a scene kid back in 2010 😭 i’ll have to check spiritbox out

[@xxdespairfactionashtonxx910]

I had no idea about this! I remember iwrestledabearonce from my scene kid days when I was experimenting with deathcore bands. So cool!

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

Saw them at knotfest Brisbane this year they were utterly fantastic

[@breaku45]

As a Southern California native where the weather is almost on par with Vegas there was moments of slight heat exhaustion. The free water bottles was an amazing touch. Definitely noted the poor placement of the stages. The stages could have been strategically placed to provide extra shade to the crowd and the bands wouldn’t have been playing in direct sunlight for most of the day but no one thinks about that. Probably wanted ppl to buy more drinks.

[@liamcote5990]

I think the Spiral Stage's worst moment was the power going out during Melvins, which cut there set short about 15-20 minutes. The power didn't come back until after the set time for Filter to start, which made every band for the rest of the festival on that stage to start late. Also with none of the singers' ear monitors working led to a lot of delays including Ministry's set to be cut short. The biggest fuck up, in my opinion, was that the bass was turned ALL the way up on Purple Stage during Flyleaf to the point you just heard a wall of bass and virtually all the guitar and a lot of Lacey's singing were buried, making it the worst performance I saw all day (I think the sound was tuned for the following artist Death Grips which utilize a very heavy bass sound).

[@MuRpHyKn0t]

Totally agree about that sub bass noise ruining Flyleaf's set. Thank goodness that ended after Deathgrips

[@kaioriuzamaki]

I thought I was crazy man that made me so sad!

[@joebro6750]

Woahhh I forgot all about the thicc bass during Flyleaf! Yeah, that was pretty bad.

[@RicheyAmigoHerplerGaming]

i worked production on spiral stage. the only time issue we had was with melvins do to the power. infact every band played their whole set. im not sure where people are getting the idea that they where cut short. even with ministrys delayed start they played their whole planned set. Ministry simply had an RF issue that cause some confusion for their self contained crew. Ministry, and the mixers, all that, was what we call "self contained" and that was all their own equpment. we ran things on time except for the band after melvins, but we where able to rotate the stage quickly the next few acts and get things going that bought us back the 5-7 minutes lost. infact i believe melvins only got cut 3 songs due to power. (which sucks but its not like they lost their whole set). fyi, they wherent really 5 minute turnaround, its more like 35-45 minute turnaround. everything gets line checked before rotate on the backside. usually we had about 5-10 minutes of chill before the rotate even. TBM was not cut short either. they played their whole alloted time as well. saying that a band gets their set cut short when they didnt themselves cut down their hour long set to their 30 minute alloted time is more of an artist issue. the only band that didnt get their whole alotted time was the melvins. despite the tone of the video backstage had a decent flow on our stage. Often the lead singers wouldnt get on stage with ears till right before they rotate which gives us no time to get their in ear mix right, so there usually will be communication back and forth from the artists even during their set. this does not mean there is an issue, and is simply expected. there was one band i forget who, who brought their own mixing consoles and desk and their "FOH Drive" had an issue of their own fault. i think it was the 2nd or 3rd band. they had an unshielded cat5 issue. band tour managers and production staff where happy with what we worked with. we didnt have any stupid issues like mainstage using the wrong kind of ethernetcable for their backup drive line causeing a clocking issue that was fucking up their pa that took them too long to figure out lol.

[@liamcote5990]

@@RicheyAmigoHerplerGaming Firstly, I want to say thank you for your work and your insight. It might sound from my comment that I had a shit time, but my favorite section of the festival was Filter into KMFDM into Skinny Puppy, which I thought considering that Melvins lost power was a good save and they simply had great performances. My main point was that because of the delay, however slight, made the rest of the day tricky to make it to certain bands on time and I had to miss a couple of bands I had planned to see. Of course, I understand that a festival of this size in one day will have some issues, but they were there. On the ear monitor situation, I swear The Birthday Massacre were having some sort of issue. Chibi kept looking side stage and asking for it to be turned up and generally looked upset (could have been anything I guess) and I'm pretty sure she left while the band was playing. Don't know if you have anything on that, but regardless I appreciate a look into the other side of the festival and I do hope Sick New World happens again!

[@cyberostrich3460]

Man I feel bad for The Birthday Massacre. I've been to a lot of concerts, and they were one of the best I've heard live. They were incredible in 2022. I don't blame them for dipping though after hearing about how terrible the side stages were doing.

[@CarlosAlvarez-cd9bf]

My wife and I saw them here in San Antonio back in November, at a small venue called Paper Tiger, TBM were really good, Chibi was even concerned for some fans that got in a bit of a tiff, checked on them and kept going. They gave a great performance there. So when we saw them here at Sick New World, my wife was excited to see them again, but was upset and let down they ended so quickly, I know she's still bummed about it. I wish they could have done more, I do like them.

[@thedaddypatty5192]

I want to put in my personal experience from Sick New World when I went. Most of the bands I saw were from the sick stage. Stuff like Panchiko, Machine Girl, Loathe, 100 gecs, etc. The last one I saw at that stage was 100 gecs and up to that point at least, the sound quality was actually pretty good. Those bands brought a lot of energy to the table. I’ve also been really happy that security brought water for the ones in the front who have a hard time getting through the crowd to the back. It genuinely saved me right before the Machine Girl set. There was a couple points throughout the day that the heat got too unbearable and I had to sit on the side of the stages where the shade was. The water refills were a nice touch, definitely something they needed for the crowd. I hated how they ran out of lockers so quickly for people who just want to make sure there wallet doesn’t fall out of their pocket. When I bought merch, there was no locker space for it, so I had to hold it in the fanny pack I had to buy on top of it. I didn’t even know about the bands on the spiral stage getting screwed over. I didn’t see many of them (I think I only saw Melvins and Filter), but it sounded like an absolute mess. I hope if they do another one of these festivals, they take more time to reflect on their mistakes from this one and perfect it.

[@motherfuckerlimited1019]

I'm glad to hear that not every smaller band got fucked, that's good. Btw, if people aren't moving, move them. They might not like getting shoved or whatever, but they're probably gonna hate what happens if somebody who's about to pass out or vomit isn't able to make it out of the crowd.

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

You literally saw Loathe over the other bands at that slot? Machine Girl? Dude, there’s a reason you had a bad time. Your taste in music is ass.

[@negativezer0556]

Bro I was so fucking hyped to see Sevendust live for the first time, they played for legit 5-10 minutes and left after apologizing to the crowd. Insanely disappointing, but legit everything else about the festival was insanely fun.

[@nestormontelongo6528]

I worked at one of the food stands between the sick and the spiral stage and despite the fact that I do not really listen to any of the music that was played at the festival, I got to say that despite the lack of preparation and as mad as some of the artists were, I had a blast listening to many of these artists and I respect them all for putting in their all with the so little they had. All the people that I spoke to seemed to have enjoyed themselves a lot and I found that metal fans are some of the most coolest and nicest fans I have probably seen.

[@petef.4361]

I am curious how crazy are the lines for the food and beverage stands? Do you have to wait in line for a half hour to order food or a drink or is it not that bad? Only asking because I have not attended before, and I have a VIP ticket to attend in 2024.

[@antoniozamora8887]

You can DEFINITELY tell that they gave all the professionalism to the headliners or at least the side shows that did turn out good. Haven't seen any promotion for body count or cradle on their official socials at this point they're so embarrassed they had to hide it. As an extreme metal fan myself I was so excited to see the only black metal band of the night perform and it was just so shocking to see their set be cut so unceremoniously they didn't even give Dani Filth a chance to thank the audience or say goodbye.

[@Nersius]

I usually hate music like Cradle, but they were killing it up there. Definitely in my top 5 favourite acts that day, waited several minutes before leaving jic they were allowed to finish up.

[@justinnatasmai4503]

Whether or not if you like the music you should see Cradle regardless if you have chance. Just saw them back in March with devildriver, was an excellent show.

[@dame9187]

wish i saw cradle but i was so exhausted i was about to faint

[@alienvomitsex]

For extreme metal, it would have been much more worth it to attend Maryland Deathfest

[@RockedNet]

"JNCO de Mayo" earned you a sub. Well done.

[@mcwalker949]

i’m glad i missed that mess. i’ve attended 1st time festivals & they were all disorganized and confusing. coachella was the same way in 2006 with camping issues but it all got better. thanks for taking the hit for the team and living through sick new world.

[@throwahammeratthesky]

I’m so glad I missed it too. I can hardly deal with head to begin with, plus I would’ve gotten so sunburnt and I would be miserable the entire time😭

[@Cosmic_Waffle]

One of the things I just can't give Wakaan Fest enough credit for. They were incredible year one and only get better.

[@GearStuffandThings]

Even as a band crew member I saw many messy situations. The water portion you mentioned was great. Would have been better to split it into 2 days. You made valid points

[@NicS_313]

"...while the second stage was left to some dipshit the festival hired off the strip, and paid in Fentanyl." 😂 Man you slay as a writer with humor.

[@hipsteralex6761]

Aside from KMFDM and SOAD I didn’t experience many sound issues. I left halfway through SOAD because my friend was toast. We started the day with Panchiko, then Coal Chamber, Kittie, Filter, KMFDM, Skinny Puppy, Deftones, and Korn. When they lowered the speakers due to wind it made SOAD less than acoustic if you were in the back.

[@leopaschall4580]

What were the KMFDM issues? I thought they were one of the best sounding bands during the festival

[@hipsteralex6761]

@@leopaschall4580 just their first 20 seconds. Perfect sound afterwards, but it was more Lucia and less KMFDM.

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

Why were you in the back during System? You played yer’ self.

[@PrestonGraff]

Saw sevendust play and they played literally 3 songs and the sound got cutoff Btw it isn't always the sound guys fault, 2 of my friends who do sound in Las Vegas professionally for a living for 10+ years and are extremely good at it, were both working the event. There's other factors like electrical problems or lack of proper equipment.

[@autumnbarfield2178]

Yeah, I went and saw sevendust and didn't realize there was anything wrong with the sound or technical issues and then was pissed after only hearing 3 songs! I literally thought that they only had time to do 3 songs on the side stages per band after that? So I gave up seeing hoobastank and stayed on main stage to see deftones instead. I also didn't really see much of incubus as it was just too hot and we had to use that point to cool off in front of the misters and fans and under the shade!

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

Anyone watching Sevendust was paying attention to the best act of the day. Turnstile. They killed it.

[@xCYMORIx]

That is exactly the sound people’s fault

[@HappyGoLucky1412]

Friends and I (all girls under 5' 5") kept saying "Death by Deftones" 😅 It sucks because we are all used to this music scene but that crowd surge was no joke, we all almost passed out early on to their set. Sucks that we missed their set from a close view but we didn't let it ruin our day. Will say, HATED the crowd during Deathgrips, we also dip out early but people DID NOT let us leave, I had to dig into guys ribs with my nails and rings to let us out. 😭

[@vlcheish]

" had to dig into guys ribs with my nails and rings to let us out." That guy was probably like "that hurt!😭"

[@xCYMORIx]

@@vlcheish weird to claim to be the dude restraining a small woman you don’t know from leaving a crowd with her friends but

[@vlcheish]

@@xCYMORIx "weird to claim to be the dude restraining a small woman you don’t know from leaving a crowd with her friends but" Creepy message. What are you talking about?

[@xCYMORIx]

@@vlcheish yo comment says edited now💀

[@vlcheish]

​@@xCYMORIx They all say that. Even yours

[@superaid1]

Was at the festival despite the difficulties, it was still one of the best things I've experienced.

[@darylsegrest4494]

I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

[@mothegrouch909]

Yeah all these pissy dissatisfied people hopefully don't go next year if they have it again. I don't mind cramming in all the bands in one day... get it done and over with in one shot. All the complaining about heat and people wanted it spread out across multiple days? Yeah right.

[@jujuisdead]

definitely the best experience ive had 🫡

[@gameki77er]

I Agree !! I was at the festival and despite a pretty heavy line up ,I feel they spaced out the set times for the major headliners pretty good. it gave enough time in between sets for the big headliners on the two main stages . We had a great time I am actually glad it was not a draggeg out 3 day event to many headliners are doing that and its just hard to attend all three days . I feel a one day was a good idea . Easy access and exit it was not too bad . I would purchase and attend again

[@nickavino7293]

I had a great time, shoulda had more shade areas and prob shoulda been 2 days of longer sets, side stages were a little off, but they did a great job for what they had to accomplish I think, def interested in going back

[@jason-ki7pp]

Im surprised you didnt mention how the power went out for about 45ish mins on all the side stages. Was insane

[@chromecartel]

Now I know why I avoid music festivals. Smaller personal concerts with well established venues is the way to go.

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

Yeah, if you can’t take the heat and are too cheap to fly to Vegas.

[@chromecartel]

@@GetAsCloseAsYouCan I live in Vegas. There's concerts every week.

[@TreyDZd]

​@@GetAsCloseAsYouCanyou really think flying is easy to do huh

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

@@TreyDZd Even Travis Barker flies now brov, get over it.

[@TeenieTinyTina]

I've never been so happy to have missed a festival / show in my life. The bands are sick but as someone who lives nowhere near Vegas, it would've sucked ass to travel out there for this experience

[@novasnotvibing]

During deftones, the whole vibe of the festival got really aggressive, people were fighting, so me and my friends decided that instead of making our way deeper, we would watch from the outside so we didnt get caught in a stampede. Security at the exit also told us we couldn’t leave until the event was over, and wouldn’t tell us where the ACTUAL exit was.

[@amphetafiend]

yeah they had to even announce it on the screen how crowded it was getting for a good 20 minutes.

[@amphetafiend]

yeah they had to even announce it on the screen how crowded it was getting for a good 20 minutes.

[@amphetafiend]

yeah they had to even announce it on the screen how crowded it was getting for a good 20 minutes.

[@amphetafiend]

yeah they had to even announce it on the screen how crowded it was getting for a good 20 minutes.

[@Henning1313]

Body Count is so good live at a fest that blows their set at SNW blew. Saw them in 2021 at Blue Ridge Rock Festival they were amazing. I ended up with Ice's setlist.

[@beepboop718]

I had a lot of fun at Sick New World but it was definitely mismanaged for sure…I really hope they get it together by next year.

[@nickmontanabass]

Worth the trip. Crowd was insanely overcapacity, but I could see this becoming a two day event. Definitely coming back if this happens next year. Also wish Cradle of Filth’s setlist wasn’t cut short but after watching this, I can’t believe so. Many other bands had problems as well with the way the sound was running, and the bad management. I was really looking forward to Cradle of Filth. Based on the angle you had pointing, me, and my girlfriend were right near you lying on the fake grass as we were exhausted, and we suddenly got up after we started noticing everybody walk in the opposite way realizing the show abruptly ended

[@tomleermusic]

I just feel glad I got to go to Download 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007… Nu-Metal, Metal and Prog we’re me and my mates love and what a time to experience it… Wish I had a time machine, because those days were really something special… ❤ We need to see a three day version of Sick New World come to England… 👏🏻

[@bigfacetv3633]

Honestly there were sound issues on the main stage too, even during Korn who were the co headliner. The sound on the speakers providing audio to the middle to the back of the crowd went out halfway thru their set. The problem wasn’t resolved until the beginning of System’s set. I didn’t spend much time on the side stages, so I didn’t know how bad the issues were there. It was waaaaaay too hot out there. I had to leave and go back to my hotel for a few hours. I have no idea how anyone spent all day out there. Overall I don’t regret going, but don’t think I’d ever be able to handle another 12hr festival in the Vegas sun.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Right. Perfect concerts are when like 3 or 4 bands play that you really like. I would most likely not enjoy myself much at a show of this size, however I did go to Ozzfest 3 different times in Ohio but this crowd here is probably twice the size of a normal amphitheater crowd. For me though, I'd rather just see the bands I like when they are touring on their own, festivals are overhyped bull$hit most of the time.

[@CarlosAlvarez-cd9bf]

I even said to my wife that I noticed the sound for Korn went low, she agreed. We were more to the side of the purple stage during Korn's set, by the hotdog vendor, near the start of the grassy area. And even when System was on, the sound wasnt...loud, the kind where you know its gonna be nothing but that long ring in your ears, it wasn't that. More to the side of, just over tolerable volume. Like when flyleaf was on, that bass hurt, though we were closer, and that was way early in the day. It was a nice festival, the audio was really our main issue, and some of the heat.

[@rebd00mer93]

Thats because the wind was really picking up and they had to lower the speakers and the cage on stage so that really cut the sound and they weren't supposed to play with the cage down for the long. Korn also cut their set short probably because of the wind. Bummer too, I was hoping they'd played Faget or Clown or something off self titled for the festival. Even doing Wicked with chino since he was literally on stage right before them.

[@alexceni377]

@@rebd00mer93 was the perfect opportunity to play wicked I really thought it was gonna happen

[@alexceni377]

That’s a shame I was lucky enough to get near the front barrier during deftones and the sound was great up close, korn was the best performance of the night.

[@rileyhughes5613]

I was also there. As someone who has been going to metal festivals for almost 15 years: It was more successful and safer than any Warped, Mayhem, Aftershock, or Knotfest I have ever have attended. I could not care less if a single human reads this, but I gotta defend one of the sickest fests I've been to.

[@vlcheish]

I am AI and read this.

[@rileyhughes5613]

​@@vlcheish damn I gotta go back in time to stop you, ur basically a T100 with access to youtube

[@vlcheish]

@@rileyhughes5613 My CPU is a Neural Net processor, a learning computer

[@ARPWIRE]

I was there and it was probably the best concert/festival I'll go to in my life, considering the lineup. It WAS insanely hot and exhausting for being there for 12 hours uninterrupted, but the free water was nice.

[@blossomingstaff726]

I got heatstroke so bad but their med-team was on point, cooling busses, etc. and the free water was nice while it lasted for sure. But ya, the med-tent team was on point, for how busy it was and they had plenty of ambulances on standby. I think, as far as the heat, they did the best they could and I knew I had to pack it in early and come better prepared next time.

[@rebd00mer93]

Pro tip: if you're going to a festival like this in bad heat. I would recommend not drinking any alcohol. Its just going to make everything worse. If you smoke herb than just do that. Otherwise in THAT kind of heat. I would just stay sober and drink water. Edit: this is what I did and I was there from 9:30am until System finished and I was in the SAME spot at the barrier the Entire festival. I saw lots of people passing out. LOTS! But I was totally fine. Sweaty and uncomfortable entirely but at least I wasn't passing out.

[@blossomingstaff726]

@@rebd00mer93 No drinking here. Staff was on point.

[@2lazy4username34]

The main stages had their fair share of technical issues too. Death grips only got to play for 30 minutes befote they got cutoff abruptly. Also during deftones's set there was a nasty crowd surge that almost got that whole set scrapped due to people getting crushed. I was there when it happened and its honestly a miracle i didnt fucking pass out. Great time though, all the headliners performed amazing sets and a lot of the smaller bands overcame too despite the clear technical problems shooting them in the foot.

[@leopaschall4580]

Death Grips were cut short because Papa Roach decided to purposely play past their allotted time.

[@justinnatasmai4503]

"yeah fuck that where gonna play three more songs" or something like that, even though I loved there concert that was a pretty dick thing to do

[@lucidlamb2685]

@@justinnatasmai4503that made me soooo mad, I’ve been listening to death grips for over 10 years and it was my first time seeing them live 😭

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

Death Grips is music for deaf people. People should have had lunch around that point. Sun was brutal between then and 6p.

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

@Horny Churro you’re the one that has to cope for listening to trash.

[@theclassicmanila-style8435]

Mr. Bungle the legendary band that no one talks about, this entire nu metal rebirth hopefully help them reach new audience as Mike and his bands (MR.b/FNM) were the blueprint to this genre.

[@gumbyisaac]

I 100% agree, but to be fair it was the Warner Bros. albums that made them legendary NOT THE FUCKING THRASH METAL!!!!! im just salty at the fact that mr. bungle (being my favorite band of all time) is playing again which is fucking amazing to think about!!! But they aren’t even playing their legendary songs such as Carousel, Ma Meeshka Mo Skwoz, or Goodbye Sober Day (HELL ALL THE SONGS FROM THE 3 WB ALBUMS ARE LEGENDARY). I just wish that their next tour (if they do one) has them playing their legendary sets from before, because that’s bungle i know and love and that’s their unique sound that’ll bring more fans in. Not the generic thrash metal they wrote when they were 16

[@theclassicmanila-style8435]

@@gumbyisaac just happy to see them active again, dudes are in their 50s who knows how long they will keep doing this, I'm a bit disappointed that Faith no more cancelled their entire tour but I understand Mike needed a break, this entire nu metal thing wont be here if not for FNM and Bungle. I have to agree, would love to see them play their signature songs, I wish they played Travolta instead of a cut version of my ass is on fire.

[@AdolfStalin]

@@gumbyisaacMike Patton is a known troll. Long time fans know this.

[@erikcarlson6374]

Caught The Birthday Massacre on one of their warm up shows heading to the festival. It was their first show of the year and they were very professional, super nice, and sounded great (shout out to Red Flag in STL for always having pro sound). Given that experience, this festival must've treated them very poorly to get them to just walk off. Do better, Sick New World.

[@Carlos-ms1yx]

Thanks for the recap. The moment I saw concrete I said nope. I couldn't imagine standing there all day in that.

[@jackwhitetron]

It wasn't easy but it was worth it to see all those bands. This concert definitely wasn't for the feint of heart

[@CaponeCraps]

We literally spent the entire day at opposite stages. 😆 i thought it went well overall and had no complaints from me. (Except for more shade but it is a festival in Vegas) SoulFly, Stabingwestward, kmfdm, chevelle, turnstile, skinny puppy, kitty, deftones, Korn and SOAD were all great. I has the opposite experience as you.

[@MrsToxicSplash]

Agreed, I went and it wasnt all that bad

[@jackwhitetron]

Same here I didn't see any major issues except sevendust. Overall it was amazing. SOAD was life changing

[@donaldcampbell9483]

Did Thrill kill kult play?

[@donaldcampbell9483]

Sorry I finally found a video of them at that festival. I wanted to go but that ticket was expensive. Did you see Spiritbox?

[@MrsToxicSplash]

@@donaldcampbell9483 They did, they were awesome!

[@venusasablog]

i was there and they definitely should’ve made it a 2-3 day festival. It was so packed and it was crazy in the pits! at the end of the festival there were A LOT of bottles, and broken sunglasses on the floor. You couldn’t walk without stepping on something or someone lol. If they had another festival I would for sure go. The people (concert goers and staff) were so nice but the heat was unsurprisingly terrible.

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

Imagine 2 more days of that. FOH.

[@zeroxromance]

Thank you for your work in the field and this video summing it all up! I was sort of bummed to miss this event.... now I feel a little better I did! I've seen most of those bands at their own shows or other.... more organized.... festivals like Ozzfest back in the day. So I'm good.

[@distortomanipulo]

It was one of the most brutal concert experiences of my life.

[@Melachiruiz]

Ditto!

[@justinnatasmai4503]

Agreed

[@kimberlyfoust2815]

Between SNW and Cruel World last year, a definite tie because of the heat.

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

@@kimberlyfoust2815 Sick New World was worse. It had the mix of cold and heat. And crazy wind.

[@autobahnexperience]

Spiritbox was pretty damn good! I was in the front right, waiting for Machine Girl (which to be honest, I was at the stage to begin with haha) I had never heard of them before and was incredibly impressed. I agree, they had one of the best shows. My experience with the shortcomings of the festival is that… yup, it should have been three days. Some bands really got shafted/didn’t even get to play. Glad I found this video before my flight back!

[@lilithjade4363]

i was looking for another machine girl fan instead of just the old heads hating on machine girl, they were amazing!!! and i got to see my #1 most listened to spotify artist of the year!!!

[@autobahnexperience]

@@lilithjade4363 Woooo!

[@sprthhfk]

Machine Girl was amazing. I remember them seeing them in a warehouse in 2017 with a crowd of ~30 people. Was so proud to see them on this festival. Most of the set was new material too.

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

Spiritbox > Machine Girl. By far.

[@daintydiplomat]

They played in London a few weeks back and it was so sick! A lot of unreleased stuff too

[@CJCJCJCJ]

They cut death grips and machine girl's sets short. They even tried to cut machine girl off when they refused to stop and finished their set lmfao

[@chelseacollins3782]

My husband plays in one of these bands, back stage was fine and easy for us. I feel so bad for people who had a bad experience.

[@jasons.2787]

i think i got burned out on festivals going to Ozzfest in the late 90s--just really grew to despise the heat and the sun. The only reason why I went to Psycho Vegas last year was because a friend of mine who went earlier said most bands played in covered venues so I was down because I could handle the dry heat. While SNW appealed to people due to the number of bands---that's what actually made me say "NO" lol because I knew those bands wouldn't have hardly any time to perform. I'm glad you had a good time, great video--and the food you bought looked amazing!

[@rebd00mer93]

Sorry that happened to you. My experience was different. I stayed at the mainstages all day from 11am on because I got a front row spot at the barrier. I got guitar picks from soulfly, papa roach, korn and one I havent identified yet (no band name on it) and my photo made it into the las vegas journal. I had one of the best times of my life!!!! It WAS hot AF all day and I was pretty much sweaty and uncomfortable the ENTIRE time but it was worth it. 10/10 would die in Vegas sun for nu metal again. Edit: also idk how people had such issue with the sun. Im from WA state and work nights so i NEVER see the sun and I was fine, albet really hot and sweaty. I didnt even drink tons of water because i didnt wanna have to pee and lose my spot in the pit. I just smoked weed and sipped water all day FTW!!!

[@Lizrose03]

Because it was 95 degrees out man the fuc you mean you don't know how people had an issue

[@monaswine6208]

i was there too! the only thing i would change would be to add more shade or some mats or something for the concrete cause it was sooo hot my shoe MELTED. luckily i was staying at circus circus so i was able to walk over and switch my shoes. the crowd didnt seem too crazy to me but definitely saw a lot of people struggling with the heat. night time was the funnest for me . definitely want to go next year!

[@gumbyisaac]

My friend actually had a heat stroke, she missed all of the second half! I payed $1300 for the tickets and while it was fucking awesome to see those bands, it’s hard to ignore how absolutely flawed the festival was!!! They definitely should put 2 more stages and separate the bands more in order to avoid EXTREMELY LARGE crowds, and also give more time to bands to not only set-up but also have more time than just 30 minutes. Since idk for the EXTREMELY steep price point, I feel like i deserve to see bands play longer sets than 30min! Since Death Grips, Bungle, Panchiko, and 100 Gecs all of them felt like just small demos to their other shows, like as if they were teasing their other shows idk how else to explain it. Honestly they should separate the festival to two days, separate the two big stages so that the smaller bands could have a nice stage too, add one or two more stages, and just SIMPLY NOT FOCUS ON MAKING MONEY AND ACTUALLY GIVING PEOPLE WHAT THEY PAID FOR! Because the reason they obviously didn’t separate the festival into different days is so that they didn’t have to pay staff 2 days of work.

[@rhigoodline9147]

imo it should have been 2 days instead of just 1. made it hard to see all the bands i wanted to see

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

Boo hoo. I passed out also and got up and went out hard.

[@luismaturano4774]

Damn $1300?!

[@gumbyisaac]

@@luismaturano4774 yeP, before you think “holy fuck this dude is RICH” i just used one paycheck that i got from working a really busy week at a casino. And I have like $5000 saved as well for things like this, Im a 17-year old who still lives with his parents, there’s not much else my money needs to go towards

[@jameslowell9656]

$1300 for a one day fest in the Vegas heat is highway robbery

[@trevorsflatroundspun-vinyl9803]

When originally seeing the lineup, I honestly thought this was over two days, for the amount bands listed. I wanted to go just to see Thrill Kill Kult, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, Ministry and Mr Bungle. Would’ve been cool to see them all in one place. But, with your expose’, I’m glad I didn’t. Luckily, I’m seeing Bungle this Friday in Seattle. So, not all is lost😄. Great review! Thanks for posting

[@alexceni377]

Wasn’t as bad as people are making it out to be, however it really depended on who you were going for. I was able to see narrow head, London after midnight, coal chamber, death grips, kittie, chevelle, skinny puppy, deftones, korn, and system. Only set I saw with sound problems was death grips and they got cut a little short cause of papa roach, but overall was worth $400 for general admission just to see the headliners.

[@decc0484]

i dont even like metal, but your videos are always interesting and well made and make me want to go see more live music

[@wyattsmetal]

I appreciate that!

[@Carlos-ms1yx]

Live music is where it’s at

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Not all of the bands there were metal.

[@MatteBlackEverything]

I was also there! Such an amazing time! Didn't drink though. Wouldn't have been a good idea. Love that SOAD messed up one of their songs. Daron was not pleased, but he's a perfectionist. Sad that Sevendust cut it short and upset that I missed cradle of filth. Spiritbox and Kittie were AMAZING. The spiral stage actually spun around giving those bands time to set up/ break down. Flyleaf had a lot of sound issues too.

[@MatteBlackEverything]

Ps: COAL CHAMBER ACTUALLY GOT BACK FOR THIS ONE FESTIVAL AND MY FIRST TIME SEEING THEM. SO HAPPY.

[@3DbyJosh]

I was literally the first person in line for SNW. I was there for SOAD and it was everything I needed it to be. It was amaze-balls. loved it! i checked my watch and I walked just shy of 11 miles. my blisters can confirm. Welcome to Rockville was this past weekend, I went to that too and was 1st in line for TOOL as well. I had the most amazing time at both events. But basically, this should have been a 2-3 day festival. The shade and cooling stations were a nice touch, the VIP area was easy to get into and out of. The only thing that annoyed me was I got a locker and they said that they required a $10 deposit for a mobile charger to charge your phone in the locker and that was after I already paid for my locker. The guy was like you didn't say you'd need a charger and I told the knucklehead that he didn't ask and I thought they'd be wired in. (my fault for not reading the FAQ) - over all my experience was an 8/10. I probably won't go again unless they have a band there that I absolutely have to see (like SOAD this year!) - Maybe, just maybe they'll bring in Marilyn Manson next year? I mean, I can hope, right?

[@spooksicola]

How early did you get to the gates? just wondering since im going this year.

[@youngdidgy8948]

Ngl I went to almost the same sets as you, but with Death Grips and 100 gecs somewhere in there, and just caught half of Deftones, Korn, and SOAD. Had a lot of fun though despite the sound issues at the smaller stages and definitely played it smart when it came to hydration. My favorite set of the night was Ministry

[@philmeyers3076]

My wife and I travelled from Canada to see the show. We were in for about 3k Canadian pesos for accomodation and tickets just to see it. I agree totally with what you have said. Not to mention as well the people getting crushed during the Deftones set. My wife and I were in the crowd pretty close to the stage. The crowd split and some guy was carrying a girl in his arms completely unconscious from I presume getting squished. Shortly after that I decided to get my wife out of there. Also when we were leaving the crowd didn't know where to go to exit for some reason. After being in the sun all day long patience is pretty thin. Wasn't long before the crowd busted through the security barrier to make another exit. One of the security employees decided to get in an altercation with someone in the crowd. I was glad to get out of there and get back to our room. Overall I was glad to see a lot of these bands as It was probably the only chance we will have to see a lot of them. There's no way I can be in the sun again all day tho, almost killed me.

[@jaianna843]

This was my experience, too. I was close to the front for deftones, and that crowd was brutal. Saw them crowd surf an unconscious girl - maybe it was the same girl. But, I then said f that and tried to get out. Saw girls getting crushed, and at some point, I couldn't breathe either. I'm glad the artist helped control the crowd, though.

[@CarlosAlvarez-cd9bf]

My wife and I left right before System started Sugar, their closing song. We had left earlier in the day to rest from the heat, after The Birthday Massacre, and we can back at 7, during Deftomes. There was an exit near the ticket check area, its where they gave us our re-entry wrist bands, but seems the closed it off when it was all over, we just left the same way we came in, no issues. I liked how Daron seem a bit like, why aren't you pitting? And Serj said its because we're hot and tired, haha.

[@rebd00mer93]

​@@CarlosAlvarez-cd9bf totally. By the time system came on I was so tired and drained that I was yawning multiple times during their set and I felt bad because it wasn't them. It was the sun and my low energy. I spent the last bit I had breaking my neck to korn.

[@CopaExMachina]

Minus Slipknot being there, this is like the soundtrack to my entire life in high school.

[@jeffgraham2107]

This was a great review. Balanced, not irritating, and even funny in spots. I almost went to this festival and I'm glad I didn't, but this review makes me want to give it a shot in a couple of years. It seems like it has some real potential.

[@DemonicCollusion]

I love how opposite our experiences were. Sound and pacing for each band was spot on up front at the main stage, but dear fuckin god, the sun fucked us up so bad and there was such a scarcity of water, if I had managed to piss before getting to the stage, I probably would've passed out from dehydration. Great video

[@Youtube-Is-Trash]

Did you even watch the video? Main stage was basically the only place getting special treatment.

[@StinkerJon]

@@KZbin-Is-Trash uh... he was there?

[@GrayM84]

Great vid, I went to When We Were Young fest that was here last October and was curious how this one would turn out. Looks like the exact same set up, there were some some sound issues at the start of the day but by the end most of it had been sorted out. All the bands started on time for the most part too. So kind of surprising they couldn't just replicate what they did 7 months ago.

[@Carlos-ms1yx]

What are your thoughts on the venue? I hate concrete. Coachella has grass. I’d rather have grass

[@failadin1]

@@Carlos-ms1yx Not much for choice out in Las Vegas. We had Warped Tour in PHX hosted basically in an asphalt parking lot, in the middle of the summer.

[@MFlash05]

I went to WWWY also and going back this year. Not sure why they reduced the stages from 5 to 4 with more or less the same number of bands. I really hope they go back to 5 for WWWY.

[@GrayM84]

@@Carlos-ms1yx its was alright considering the location, they had huge fake grass mats rolled out everywhere that provided a little cushion but not much. open fields are definitely better.

[@gregorysteffensen3279]

This festival definitely seemed like what people were worried WWWY would be, woof

[@JimmyDeanBreakfast95]

Dude I love your videos. I'm sure we would all love a breakdown of each festival you've been to. Like one video for each festival type thing. Pleaseeeee 🙏

[@philipc4353]

Damn I had no idea most of the side stage bands had that many issues. Lacuna Coil sounded good as well as Kittie. However I did catch sevendust and they lost power altogether after 3 or 4 songs. After that I went to the main stages for the rest of the day and those bands sounded great. If they ever do a festival like this again, they should do it maybe in mid April when it's not so damn hot.

[@TREMOLOMAN_]

ive seen spiritbox, and it really impressed me aswell

[@aalfonso1981]

Thank you for this review. Makes me feel a little better for missing it

[@catalyststudios5024]

Thank you for this! I was wanting to travel from Canada for this but had a feeling it would be exactly what it ended up being. Greatly appreciated the review! Saved me a huge FOMO

[@lukewarmaus]

Interesting video! I saw the lineup and was jealous it's in the states and you guys get everything anyway... how could a festival with such an amazing lineup be screwed up so bad. We get 1 or 2 festivals here in Australia per year that cater for metal with 20% of that lineup. Never seen any sound issues like that, what a let down!

[@joeyandlauren]

Hey, just wanted to say this is a really great and insightful video! My girlfriend and I stayed near the main stage most of the day and didn't notice many issues there, so it is interesting hearing about the experience of someone that was at the side stages most of the day.

[@clarissaazure6235]

Same. My daughter and I were at the main stages for the most part, and I had no idea of the mess occurring elsewhere. If I didn't know about that, I would have said it was very professional.

[@scxrpihoe]

same here. had a fucking blast. aside from the horrible heat (which i was prepared for bc i am a vegas local) i didn't have any issues.

[@rileyholdersfeelings4886]

I wish to see all of them on the Sick New World tour but if were to see somebody on tour, it would be SOAD. It would be a blast if I went back in time

[@DanielSilva-sr7dg]

Seeing free water is awesome more venues and and festivals need to do that

[@thatcarlchick7655]

I literally LOL'ed at "JNCO de Mayo." Full marks!

[@kiyaaaanii71]

I loved it!! It was fun and music never stopped.

[@holoceph3916]

The lineup created a big expectation and honestly from the footage I saw it did not look as cool as I imagined it would be. It looked very low effort but hey no one got hurt for the most part most importantly. It will be interesting to see how Welcome to Rockville turns out this weekend

[@alexceni377]

Being up front and in the pits is what made it worth it imo, korn was the best of the headliners. VIP section was lame and way too big up front though we were getting crushed in ga and they only took up about half of their space yet somehow had less energy than the rest of the crowd.

[@mikecolletta7527]

The opening narration grabbed my attention enough to stay!

[@TheOriginalHymn]

Dude I was there! Major agree with everything you stated. I felt bad for Flyleaf; the bass was cranked over everything it was rough. Would love to get a pic with you next time homie!

[@radrainfall9425]

It was one of the best days of my life :D my boyfriend and I are in our 30's and we withstood the entire day of hot sun ( didn't have the problem with the entry line, dunno what that was about) and stayed for System of a Down's ENTIRE 30+ song set because of how special that band is to us. Agh, what a great festival

[@GetAsCloseAsYouCan]

That’s the way.

[@jamespallo4400]

Main stages had the same issues as side stages. But I was just grateful to be there and made the best of it

[@drewcifer9701]

This lineup like fully encompasses my childhood so thanks so much for letting me take a peak at what I missed! Great vlog man.

[@gomerhanger2285]

Swans, Drop Nineteens, Duster and Slowdive are all playing in 2024! I think I may be going.

[@anthonyalexander8793]

One thing that was bad that you forgot to mention about the two small stages that during the Melvins performance both of the sick stage and the spiral stage and the other half of the venues power was completely out and had to cut the Melvin’s or some other band off mid performance and took until the time spiritbox was ready to preform to get the power back on, also when death grips we’re about to preform on the Purple stage they we’re having technical difficulties while papa roach was preforming so papa roach had to play for a few minutes longer to make up the time til death grips got on stage, then it took 15 minutes for death grips to actually start preforming and mid set in they ran out of time and the venue cut their performance halfway in a song while they were preforming. Everyone was so pissed off that they were yelling “Fuck Papa Roach” because of it.

[@oliwia.black757]

Watching what you say was going on there, I feel second-hand embarrassement for the organizers, and I feel sorry for the bands from the side scenes. And fans too, especially since $ 400 is more or less the cost of a four-day Hellfest. As I looked at the lineup before, I thought that probably over $100 but less than $200 - because even though there are plenty of bands, you can physically see a maximum of 12 I guess. However free water is great idea! And the concept o the goth-metal one day fest isn't bad, just.. idk.. This is a lot of money to get heatstroke in place with expensive healthcare :V

[@pvpperdogs]

I was there. I came megaprepped for the heat; clothing that covered my skin but was light and loose, plenty of sunscreen, huge water bottle but I couldn't make it past Skinny Puppy because I was so exhausted from the heat. The decision to host this as a full day event mid summer is insane. The sound was definitely the hugest issue tho. The left main stage had the most vile sound out of all the stages (which is why I was surprised when you noted the main stages sounding good, it was really only one that did). I was so excited to see Flyleaf back together again with Lacey only for them to come on and Lacey be entirely inaudible for the whole set. The crowd was basically singing for her. We couldn't even hear her when she was speaking between songs. Same issue came around when Death Grips came up on the same stage. I understand that there was little to no downtime on the sidestages to fix things because they were playing back to back but the main stages DID have time as they only played one band on one stage at a time. But nonetheless that one stage continued to have unbearable sound for as long as I'd been there. My boyfriend mentioned how this music festival was basically just a sampler because all these bands are on tour except this was the only show flyleaf played and have played in a fat moment. It was just fucking tear-worthy.

[@anthonyclaros-erazo2945]

idk man but seeing serj in person gave validation to my existence

[@andrewleff619]

My wife and I spent my 38th birthday at the festival and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Overall I thought it was a pretty good experience although I did mention at one point that I dont know how many more of these all day festivals I can keep grinding out. We both wanted to see Alien Ant Farm and with them going on first we were there all day. 12 hours outside in Vegas makes for a rough day. The plan was to try and do half sets for bands if there were conflicting set times which was inevitable with that many bands on the lineup. We were able to see 18 or 19 bands which was pretty good.(AAF, Cold, P.O.D., Soulfly, Papa Roach, Lacuna Coil, Chevelle, Sevendust, Filter, Evanescence, Incubus, Hoobastank, Deftones, Korn, Placebo, Ville Vallo, System of a Down, Sisters of Mercy & Cradle of Filth). Basically the equivalent to a really good day at warped tour but with much higher profile bands. It did become difficult to navigate through all the people when trying to go from the side stages to the main stages. Depending on where you were standing, particularly the main stages, could make the difference between really getting to enjoy a bands set or spending the whole time being treated like a doorman for the never ending groups of people that want to push their way closer to the stage or leave the area. Basically if you weren't standing shoulder to shoulder with the person next to you, that space would be treated like it's a designated walkway. There were times when some people either lacked awareness of other's personal space or just straight up DGAF. Like I'm pretty sure that most everyone there doesn't want to be right up on somebody else nor do they want someone else breathing down their neck, yet you'd get these people that would squeeze themselves into the 1.5 ft of space between you and the next person and post up like it's the place to be. That stuff definitely got annoying but I understand it's a given with concerts and crowds. There were actual maintained bathroom facilities instead of the typical portables which was a huge plus, especially for my pregnant wife. Maybe providing additional restrooms for the women could help ease some of the lines that they were dealing with. Mens restroom lines definitely moved quicker, for the obvious reasons. Food options were pretty good and cold water was pretty fairly priced if you didnt want to wait in the long lines for the water refill stations. There were several times when we decided we'd rather just pay 5 bucks for a cold liquid death can than wait in the long refill line. One thing that my wife and I didn't care for though was that at one of the concession stands they wouldn't let you personally put in your card info on the tablets for payment and then asked if you'd like to add a tip and how much. So basically they were putting you on the spot to either add a tip or feel like a douche bag. I thought that wasn't cool. The woman working the pizza booth was also just bringing people whatever slices were available instead of what they actually asked for. I ordered a slice of cheese which wasn't ready at the moment and she brought me a meat lovers slice instead. Next guy ordered pepperoni and sausage and that wasn't ready so she brings him a veggie slice. Like WTF..just tell us to step aside after payment is made and call it out when it's ready instead of deliberately giving someone something different from what they ordered. Sevendust got hosed with the electrical outage. The power went out and it seemed like there was just a shoulder shrug and it was moving on to the next bands setup. It didn't seem like there was any attempt at even letting Sevendust finish up their set. Basically they were told that the powers out and their day was over. They should have been on one of the mainstages instead of soulfly, death grips, flyleaf or turnstile but that's just my opinion. Other than that, we didn't really experience any bad technical problems with the two side stages aside from Lacuna Coil having some sound issues. The sun straight up kicked my ass. There was a point in the late afternoon where my wife and I desperately needed somewhere shaded to sit down and we each took a little power nap, although Lacey Sturms voice was like nails on a chalkboard and a very unpleasant awakening hahaha. I actually started questioning myself if I could even make it another 6 or 7 hours for the rest of the bands. We were exhausted at that point but we stuck it out. I think this festival could benefit from adding more shaded areas and/or possibly moving the festival up several weeks to a month earlier which would be a little bit cooler outside. Overall I thought it was a fun, but exhausting experience. Perhaps having less bands would make for a smoother run festival but there were only a good handful of bands that I wanted to see and didn't get to. I don't think they necessarily need to make this a multi day festival like Aftershock or any of the other DWP festivals. I'd personally rather just have one long ass Saturday than having to take 3 or 4 days off of work and then add in the nightly lodging, meals, etc. With the cost of admission, I dont see many people being able to go to both days if it were to go the route of how When We Were Young is doing things. $1400 for a pair of tickets to a 2 day festival would be hard to swing, at least for me personally. I think this festival was overall a success and can see it happening again next year. Considering that MGM owns that property, bought it with the idea of having an annual Rock in Rio LV festival that ended up having financial losses of over $20 million dollars in its first (and only) year, desperately needs festivals like SNW and WWWY being held there to justify purchasing it. I don't know about you guys, but I've already started my mock lineup for next year haha. 🤘

[@SickTheory]

Pretty much the same with us, all day there. My feet by the time System played could barely withstand my weight. We ended up leaving as they were playing arierals. It was fun but a 2 day event would have been better, we missed a couple of bands me and the wife wanted to see because we had to eat and rest. We'll see what happens next year

[@JOSHSHORRDERCORNER]

The singer of SpiritBox and the guitarist were members of IwrestledABearOnce back in the day, they've been at it for awhile. Listening to, like first album old Ministry is wild to me compared to how they sound now. And your review of Ville Valo is amazing. You're the only person I've seen talk about Cradle being there. This is a rad honest review I'm stoked you didn't just come in to rip them apart on everything and gave a fair review of the goods and bads

[@lyndarivera8778]

the side by side stage setup was my favorite part lol it was nice not having to go run back and forth to different stages for the headliners. also, other than the heat and lack of enough merch, i had the best time so you're right about people at main stages vs not having completely diff experiences. hopefully next year they plan better but i dont think it was horrible for a first yr fest

[@SapperRJMorgan]

Thank you for this. As a Canadian who would’ve paid 30% more I was suspicious something like this would happen. It seemed to good to be true. I’m glad I saved my money.

[@andrewsavage7488]

My sentiments exactly.

[@nickdominguez3507]

Lol you missed out

[@DavidMartinez-sp9ll]

I was gonna buy tickets to go but figured I only wanted to go for a handful of bands (Mostly Death Grips) and settled to just wait for the tour. Feels like I dodged a huge bullet with that decision.

[@southarrest]

same!!!

[@tylerskiss]

I didn’t know Skinny Puppy was playing. The Sisters have had a rough few shows recently, so I’m surprised you enjoyed them. Too bad they could snag The Cult or Fields of the Nephilim- that would have put me over and motivated me to go.

[@mackhavoc477]

SP was the first band that I know of that announced the festival. How'd you miss that, lol?? And Sisters had a great FULL show on Sunday night in Vegas, which was beyond packed.

[@littlefelo85]

Great video! For me, the beginning was the worst part, but it got better throughout the day. The purple stage had a lot of audio issues early on with Flyleaf and death grips, and then when melvins lost power towards the end of their set, I was worried a lot of the bands I wanted to see either wouldn't play or would be delayed, but it seemed like they got power back on and kept the bands going on time. I saw several bands at the sick and Spiral stages after that without issues, then finished the night with Korn and SOAD who both killed it! Definitely hoping psycho fest comes back, but sick new world was a great alternative!

[@Opethtat1]

Sevendust started to just rock and 3 songs in the power just went out and then they said f it and walked off! Still had a great time

[@simsonchin]

Hey Wyatt, do you think you could make a guide on moshing? I've never gone in the pit, but this fall i'm looking to try it out. I'd love to get some advice on the art from a master of the craft.

[@wyattsmetal]

Definitely! Got a few videos planned first but I'll do that one soon

[@simsonchin]

@@wyattsmetal thanks man! can't wait for all of them.

[@zombait1666]

Not sure if it's been mentioned here, but you probably missed this detail because you were elsewhere at the moment. But when Sevendust came out, the singer asked them to turn him up within the first few moments of the first song. He was right to ask, it was low volume on him. Sevendust played maybe 2 songs and in the middle of the 2nd song BOTH of the smaller stages lost power and even those inflatable devils deflated, I happened to be standing next to those devils at that moment. That whole area tripped it's breakers. Not sure that has much to do with the sound issues. Those certainly continued as your video chronicles well. However, I believe that was the reason that the other bands became delayed. Those stages also rotated and they were already prepping band setups on the stage behind the stage that was playing. That's something you did not mention. Perhaps you didn't stick around long enough to see it happen though. I was very pleased with the festival and saw all the bands I had earmarked and saw more. I looked on Reddit and social media before I left my hotel and knew not to stand in that dumb street line and I just started walking past those folks into the real lines at the gates. It probably took less than 20min to get in. As far as dehydration, those folks probably drank too much beer, which was far more easily accessible than water. I packed a hydration backpack, liquid IV, a desert hat and cold activation towels and my wife and I were fine. I thought it was a solid lineup and some of my favorite moments were with Filter, KMFDM, Skinny Puppy and Mr. Bungle. Thanks for the video

[@zombait1666]

Oh, also seeing My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult was an absolute treat. 🖤🖤🖤

[@KaiDecadence]

Man hearing about how the festival turned out to be is quite sad to hear. I remember learning about the festival last month and I was so excited that such a festival like this was happening because aside from being a teenager at the time when all these bands were big and in the forefront of alternative music, I also thought it would be great to be among other people who actually still like a lot of these older bands that you don't really hear get talked about much these days. Speaking for myself, I hardly ever get to connect with people IRL about music since most people these days seem to be more into rap, hip-hop, and edm type music over rock and metal, at least in my personal experience anyway. So to be around a ton of people who actually still like and listen to this music would've been so exciting for someone like myself. And I was especially surprised to see bands like Sisters of Mercy, London After Midnight, The Birthday Massacre, She Wants Revenge, Skinny Puppy, Ministry, KMFDM, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, and Orgy be featured because I was not expecting them to actually feature some love to actual Goth and Industrial music and in theory, this would've been a great first time seeing this kinda music live. I mean I still would've been interested to go just for System of Down, Incubus, Deftones, Evanescence, Lacuna Coil, Filter, and Chevelle as I grew up with these bands and would still take in the moment just to experience that nostalgia bomb. In the end, I had to pass on the festival because it just wasn't in my budget and after hearing all of this, it probably was for the best. Because despite how initially excited I was, I then remembered that Vegas is starting to go into summer and the weather is getting hotter. I'm a local of Vegas and summer always sucks, you never really get used to the heat and so picturing myself in this festival under the blazing hot sun on black pavement while the band's were all facing technical issues? Yeah no, I think I dodged a bullet even though part of me wishes I still went just to get out of the house 😅 If they do plan something like this again, they definitely need to do what you suggested like building a roof or some sort of tent to protect against the sun. That or maybe try to host the festival around October when the weather starts to cool down because yeah, it's just not worth it if you feel like you're about to have a heat stroke going to what should be a great time lol. Anyway sorry for long comment, I'm glad that you still managed to have a good time despite the problems the festival had.

[@SCREECHJELLY]

@Kai Decadence I hear you on the not knowing anyone IRL that still likes a lot of that music. I don’t think I’ve met anyone that’s into the same stuff I like especially nowadays!

[@KaiDecadence]

@@SCREECHJELLY It's just depressing isn't it? Especially if you really enjoy the music but have no one to geek out or bond with over it. Don't get me wrong, I still go about listening to this music as well as looking for more music in the same style(s) that is "new" to me (even if it's old) but it would be nice to have someone to bond and/or listen to it with. Like at my job, I'm the only one who actually likes rock music while all my coworkers are mainly into rap and some edm, it makes talking music non-existent lol.

[@SCREECHJELLY]

@@KaiDecadence Thanks for answering me back! That’s really nice of u ☺️ Yes it is depressing not having anyone to talk to when I’m excited about a band or song, nobody can relate and it sucks. I too also like finding new “old” music and bands lol. Alot of stuff I’ve been listening to lately are all bands that have been around since I was younger. Most stuff from now just isn’t to my liking. Haha, that made me sound really old! Lol I would have loved to have gone to this concert but I live in Toronto and it would have been a pretty expensive trip lol. I think your comment said u live in Las Vegas? I heard it’s pricey to live there. My mom actually lives there too (she’s American) but I haven’t been able to visit yet.

[@KaiDecadence]

@@SCREECHJELLY I agree with modern day music. I mean there is still some good music being made today but for the most part, it can be hard finding newer stuff that really hit that sweet spot. As to your question about Vegas, it's not as pricey as one would think if you don't live near the strip or in the Summerlin area lol.

[@NoobyNot]

idk why this says it has 0 comments when it actually does have comments lol but what do you think would make this better if they do this festival again?

[@wyattsmetal]

KZbins weird sometimes idk. But they should have half as many bands on the side stages at least with one stage at a time playing so the other can properly set up.