We went to SICK NEW WORLD Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2023
- On May 13, we went to the Sick New World Festival. The line up for this festival was crazy and created buzz around the event as soon as it was announced. Luckily, we were able to secure tickets. At the time the tickets went live, they sold out after only about an hour or so. Here is our experience at the festival on this insanely hot day in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Have you decided if you’re gonna go again this year? Haha i’ve been watching as many videos about SNW to get an idea as to what to expect and as much as i’m looking forward to going, definitely nervous about the heat 😅
Hi, thanks for watching! We decided not to go this year. The main reasons were because we have seen quite a few of the bands that are on the bill for this year. For instance, we bought tickets to see A Perfect Circle (hadn't performed in like 5 years or something) before it was announced that they were headlining lol. Last year, we hadn't seen a lot of the bands before. The other reason was we wanted to visit Vegas for my birthday this year (the day after SNW), so we decided to save money by not getting tickets and instead staying in the city a little longer this time. I'm sure you will have a great time. It's a fun atmosphere, and we remember being bummed out coming back home just because it was so cool being in that environment, enjoying the music, and not worrying about the everyday things people worry about at home. It should also be a tiny bit cooler this year, since it will be the end of April and not the middle of May. But, definitely bring a decent size water bottle, breathable clothing, a hat, and sunscreen.
That price wasn't so bad. I'm glad yall were able to drive and cut down the cost. I opted for VIP for 2024 to try and cut down on some of the walking/standing. Good luck if yall are going back!
I walked 4 miles a day for 2 weeks leading up to it. I took obe of those small clear backpacks so my buddy and i could take a travel sunscreen each, a cooling towel rach, and 2 liter bittle each. We alsi took several packets of liquid IV. Had a very large brunch to avoid eating nuch at the show. We had a fantastic time. How you prepare definitely makes a difference.
That's some good planning. We took some sunscreen too. Worst parts for us were the lack of sleep and walking over 6 miles on the strip the night before paired with the heat the day of the festival.
@@joeyandlauren I'm genuinely shocked we weren't tired. Our flight the night before was delayed from 820 to 1120 and we landed in vegas. Between getting out of the airport and getting checked in, it was pretty late before we even walked the strip. I think we slept like 4 and a half hours. I guess we were just excited. We also managed to get a free energy drink from that big Monster tent halway into the day. My legs were definitely dead by the end of that night.
That looks crazy, but fun! They should definitely have that show during a winter month in Vegas. May is pretty hot.
No kidding lol. It was insanely hot.
It looks pretty cool to me. I like how they have video screens in the middle of the festival showing the live acts on the stage. That's kinda nice if you were in line for water, food, or resting.
Yeah we agree that the screens around the grounds were good. We got to see some bands while resting because of them.
Thank you Joey and Lauren for the experience I was gonna buy a ticket but it sold out soooo quickly! Anyways much love from Canada 🇨🇦!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed. Shout out to Canada!
Great video! Thank you for sharing your experience
Thank you for the positive feedback! Glad you enjoyed it.
April would've been fantastic.
Was a slightly chilly ~74* then, plus the body heat it would've been comfortable.
As a resident, it was funny seeing how packed the shaded areas and bathroom entrances were, didn't realise people were actually fainting/delirious.
Yeah, we had a hard time handling the heat. Would have been way better a different time of year for sure!
I will say, music festivals are NO JOKE lol, especially during hot weather. Went to Download festival last year and it was HOT, but im from Texas so I wasnt suffering as much as those poor Europeans who were sweating haha, but definitely still took a toll on me. Can only imagine how the vegas heat was with a venue that packed.
Glad you guys enjoyed it despite some of the cons! I do think the pros outweigh the cons, like a lot of these bands rarely tour (system of a down especially) and just seeing all these LEGENDARY bands all in one day really is something special.
Im going this year! Didnt go last year, but this years line up with Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot really sold it to me. Its in April too, so it wont be as hot hopefully. Great vlog! Now i know to eat more beforehand lol.
Thanks to everyone that watched the video and checked out our experience at Sick New World. If you enjoyed the video, we would appreciate it if you could leave a like. And, if you would like to enjoy more of our content, make sure to subscribe to the channel! After reading everyone's comments, we would love to check out more festivals. Until then, we will be posting different types of vlogs, as we can't make it to all the festivals going on. Although, we would love to if we could lol.
Thank yall for posting this!!! im going to the festival next weekend and i am suuper exited!! its great that you guys shared your experience so i know how to prepare. Im just a little nervous because im only 17 and im going with my friend who is 19 and this is our first big festival. but i think we will be ok lol
Glad you enjoyed it! You'll be good! Just make sure to bring a water bottle or water backpack, breathable clothes, a hat, and some sunscreen. With those things, it should help you stay cool. And, luckily this year it should be a little cooler since it is in April, rather than May. The crowds weren't too rowdy for us, but we made sure not to get too close just to make sure we felt comfortable the whole time. Have fun!
Imagine the sun burns
Yeah lol. Lauren got sunburned pretty bad on her face.
I got a bad sunburn on the back of my neck
@@ZombieRoca I did as well, just went away about 2 days ago. - Joey
We are still running the 40% off sale with code "sick" for another week or so post show. had such a great time at SNW!
I went last yr and I had a blast but it’s more like a one and done for me. 85,000 ppl that’s insane it was tough to move around, but I had a blast though
Awesome!
We drove from Texas to Las Vegas. Stayed in Vegas for about 3 days. We all had ga passes people are abusable water bottles and the hotel we were staying at had a fridge and microwave. For my own experience I would say wiegh out option and cost. It was $200 for gas there and back and that's with three people total in a car. Invested in reusable water bottles that was like $20 each on Amazon. Arrived to sick new world at one due to a horrible morning. Do feel they need it more signage to the location. Food was also overpriced so we just went to circus circus circus, unfortunately we did an hour but $15 for a whole pie was worth it. The tram was very crowded. Going to sick new world. I will say the bands were definitely worth it. It was amazing to see that it was real and not some type of scam. They definitely should have had more merch areas. Decide that people had to literally for go seeing bands just to get merch.. no I enjoyed it. It kind of suck camping out hours just to see the banjo like without being in the far back. By the way, being short but not be a good thing at these festivals. Clothing was black but more casual, I wore sneakers instead of boots. From the moment sick new world was announced, I started saving money. To me that he was not too bad but then again I'm used to it. The timeline of the bands was cutting a little too close. Literally had to race from lacuna coil to kittie and miss a couple of kittie songs. Honestly, the price versus how many bands is a steal. Depending when a lineup I do plan on going to sick new world again, they did have a survey asking which bands people wanted, There has not been updates since then.
Wow, that’s a far drive. It’s cool to see we had pretty similar experiences. We’re pretty much in the same boat and yeah even being average height, I swear you always get stuck behind people that are 6 feet tall or taller lol. Glad you all had fun and made it there and back home safe! Texas heat definitely conditioned you guys to be well prepared lol!
Best festival experience I've had the past 3 times i went to any of this event promoters festivals there... minus the heat.. VIP was actually worth it, unlike the lovers and friends festival just a week prior
What made it worth it? I just bought a vip ticket for 2024.
@etowood just the Freedom to come and go to other stages and have a decent if not good view/ distance from the stage. Where as if GA you basically need to camp out at a stage all day and forget seeing other stages If you want to be ANYWHERE NEAR barricade for the headliners. I would just suggest closer to System, you want to make sure you're at their stage at least 3 headlining bands prior. Sure you'll have to watch a couple bands from the monitors but you'll beat the rush for Systems stage
Nice coverage. Forgot about the 17k VIP cabanas, gdamn!
Thanks for the support! Those cabanas looked nice, but we're sure we could find some cooler stuff to spend that amount of money on before we choose that lol.
Brutally hot! VIP was worth it! Still not enough shade!
I used to go to Coachella and we had to deal with crazy heat. But at least Coachella actively tried to encourage people to cool down. I remember there being a mini Oasis place where people can get drenched in water to stay cool. Also, lots of shaded stages and areas. It being on a grassy polo field helps too. Sick New World just reminds me of a Warped Tour set up in a random black top parking lot. Blacktop venues are the fucking worse! That heat on your feet just feels 20x worse than on grass. Not to mention more wear and tear on your body from the hard blacktop. I dont see them doing a venue or city change, so its probably something I will not check out. Bummed I missed SOAD, but I gotta believe there will be a better opportunity to see them. Outdoor venues in Vegas shouldn't be a thing. Love Vegas, but the only shows Im going to will be in an air conditioned arena.
We could have used an oasis place! And yeah the heat in Vegas is no joke. Like you said, the black top wasn't friendly either lol. Hope you get to see SOAD, they put on a great show!
did yall see superheaven?? cant find a vid anywhere
We did not. Here's a video we found: ua-cam.com/video/ew-vSuyO87A/v-deo.html
As much as it sucked to miss Deftones I was stoked I made the executive decision to chill at spiral stage from London after midnight through sisters of mercy. I got destroyed in the Soulfly pit and I was "alright fuck this" LOL
Glad you still saw some cool performances. It is definitely smart to put your own health and comfort over seeing a band. There will always be another chance to see them!
@@joeyandlauren I would have been heartbroken if they played smile though hoooooly lmao.
Ministry crushed along with skinny puppy on spiral :)
spiral stage was the most legit stage at the fest
You gotta take vitamins and minerals prior to a big day like that. A huge must. Hats and those wet rag things people wear around your neck helps. People from Vegas don't go out until the sun starts to go down. If you drink alcohol before just don't go hard. Dry fit clothing instead of cotton. Sunscreen. I work for a dayclub in Vegas and get tourists constantly not even making it inside the venue from heat exhaustion and dehydration because they drink without hydrating or eating.
The food I got was good, I went to the Asian section. Still expensive though but that's to be expected at any big event like this
After seeing some other people's food, I think we might have just picked a bad vendor.
You guys seem cool. Had I known, I would've stopped you from eating the festival food.
Thanks for the kind words! And, yeah definitely not the best food lol.
Thank you for sharing your experience! you're such a cute couple! I think I like the idea of festivals more than the reality. I would be so miserable dealing with the heat, crowds, lines, and high prices.
Thank you! We appreciate the compliments! Yeah, we realized it sounds a lot cooler than it is lol. We saw the line up this year, and we have actually seen a lot of the bands, so we decided that we’re not going to go. The heat and standing around for a full day is tough.
Are you all going back? Slowdive and Swans are playing.
No, unfortunately not. We really considered it, but after the line up dropped we realized we have seen a lot of the bands on this new line up. We thought it probably isn’t worth it. The heat and standing/walking for 13 hours was brutal, too. On top of that, we just bought tickets to see A Perfect Circle and Primus a week before the line up dropped 😂😂. And, we also prefer seeing a band we like close up rather than at a huge event with lots of people where it’s kinda hard to see. It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience though!
Turnstile is so badass
We agree! They put on a great show and it's cool to see one of the younger acts already making it to the main stage.
They’re old as hell lol 😂 was seeing them live on 10 years ago
@@tylercarman2010 Well, when the main acts were all big in the 90s, they seem pretty young lol.
@@joeyandlauren very good point lol
@@tylercarman2010 10 years though? Crazy that we only started to hear about them within the last two years. That's cool you saw them so early.
Enjoying the video. The moment I saw black top I was glad I didn’t go. My old knees can’t do that.
Thank you! Yeah the black top/heat combo was pretty brutal.
I was there! Definitely worth it! Yes the heat was there but I’ve been to warped tour with 100+ temps and more wilder mosh pits. Ill be back for sick new world 2024!
Wow! We for sure are thinking of going next year as well!
I heard there were sound problems at the show body count had a hard time playing because the sound guys kept trying to fix the sound on stage as well
We didn't see it in person since we stayed by the main stage most of the day, but we heard that too. That sounds like a really crappy thing to witness both for the audience and band.
I was there! Good show! Bad weather!
Perfect summary!
Lol!!! Yes!
You guy’s need to come to blue ridge rock festival in Virginia in September
That's pretty far for us, but we would love to if we get the chance!
4 hours of sleep to go to a festival? That was your guys’ first mistake.
Do y’all think buying a vip ticket to it is worth it
Probably not tbh. We didn’t buy one and we had some friends that did buy one. The only things it seemed to have that we didn’t were a little rest area with bathrooms and water that GA couldn’t access and a separate area on both sides of the stage that only VIP people could go in (which meant you could get a little closer to the stage but it was from a weird angle). Other than that, it didn’t do much else. Everybody still had to deal with the same heat and crowds, so it wasn’t worth paying hundreds extra for us.
Definitely, you get much more elbow room for at least the first half of the day, if not most of day and you don't have to STAY PUT at one stage all day if you want to be close up. Sure, you could be at barricade with GA, but you would have to line up well before doors open and go to headlining stages and camp in the middle all day. If you happen to stay at a hotel next door you have the luxury of leaving for a nap, cheaper food possibly, maybe shower and head back to festival knowing you can get a good view at any of the 3 or 4 stages still
The only things I would say are probably not worth it, are GA+ because why? It's just an extra lounge area. Also cabana is just too expensive just to be so far from stage and higher up. Main benefit for VIP is you can be close enough to watch the band and not watch the jumbo monitors of the bands. Nothing wrong with that, cause most seated concerts I go to I'm nowhere near floor seats cause the price. Being that close, like my wife and I made it to barricade for System and it felt like a once in a lifetime opportunity.. although my wife wants to go again for system, we're not super heavy into the heavy metal scene or subgenres as we listen to a little bit of everything so that's why we will have gone to 3 different festivals there this year. So looking at this year's lineup there's not a whole lot of groups we feel the need to pay that much again for, but like I said, my wife would do it again just for System. If you have to put it on credit or whatever u need to do VIP it'll be worth it. You're going to have a good time for the most part for sure.. I say for most part because you'll still have to put up with the heat.
@@gilla87nice! I bought 2 vip when they first dropped on Friday. However they sold out fast. I did the layaway plan. I’m curious because obviously I’m going for system. I would want a decent view for that band. How close is it? I would probably only see a few other bands to get my moneys worth but if system does a 2 hour set I’d be super excited
@etowood we were really close for most of system, made it to barricade after the first hour of them playing.
We traveled from Florida and expected the heat to not be so bad as we are used to it being hot here in Florida. The heat was near unbearable festival was amazing and i would go again. but goodness that heat.
Wow! It's cool to hear how many people from different places went to the festival. We feel the exact same way about that heat lol.
Deftones...sounded pretty sick!!! Sucks you missed soulfly,i don't dig the set up and different stages playing at the same time just seems like they would interfere with each other's set.
Just my opinion and that doesn't matter for sure. Good video! Made a day of it!😂
Thanks for watching! There were definitely things that could have been done better, but still cool to see anyways. We do wish we could have seen Soulfly as well, but it was so damn hot lol.
You guys going 2024?
Its April.
We decided not to. We did see that it was in April, but it is only about two weeks earlier than last year. We’ve also seen a decent amount of bands on the line up and hadn’t last year, so that was the main reason we went. This year we’ve decided to just save some money and stay in Vegas longer instead of going to the festival. It comes out to quite a bit cheaper since it’s going to be during a hot time of year and we won’t be buying tickets.
Thanks for the vid it was fun. I could tell right away the two of you weren’t having a good time. The fact you had to take a couple of days to decide whether it was worth it tells me it wasn’t. Festivals like these are pretty much a bad time, giant crowds, too much walking, heat, and overpriced food pretty much ruin the experience.
Thanks for watching and liking the vid! Yeah, we definitely prefer the smaller, more intimate experiences of concerts for specific bands. We still had a fun time seeing the bands, but yeah it was crazy hot and really packed. And it did take a few days, but that was mostly because it took a whole day to drive back, then we rested and edited the video the next few days.
The heat really sucked! Luckily I stayed at Circus which was not cheap paid around $400 for 2 nights. But worth it cuz I was able to go cool off n come back. It was soo damn hot I even showered again and returned to festival with no make up and wet hair right on time for Deftones. Besides heat I had a blast!
Oh wow, at least it was a short walk to the hotel. That heat was no joke. We definitely had the thought of going back to the AirBNB for some part of the day, but it seemed too far for us. Glad to hear you still had a blast!
Are you going?
No, we decided not to since we have, fortunately, been able to see a decent amount of the bands that are the bill this year. One of the main reasons we went last year was because it seemed like a good deal for the amount of bands we hadn’t seen yet.
you guys missed all the great newer bands but hut all the oldies xdd
Lol. You’re probably right but this might be one of the last times we can see those older bands so if those newer bands are still going strong, we will always have another chance to see them.
This festival has already earned a reputation as one of the worst in the last couple decades. Hate that it was your first festival experience. As a guy that's been doig the festival thing since '98, I'd recommend going to some smaller ones like Slipknot's Knotfest Roadshow or travel to one of the big established ones like Bonnaroo, Blue Ridge Music Fest in Virginia (an insane value that would make up for the cost of a flight) , Epicenter, Welcome to Rockville, or Aftershock. All of these are well established and run very smoothly - no bad sound or bands getting cut short like at Sick New World. The food is going to be expensive at all of them but the others have way more comfortable areas to get away from the heat and just a more pleasant overall experience.
Wow, that's crazy. I would still say it was a cool experience. Also, thank you for the recommendations. We will definitely check those festivals out and keep them in mind. The Knotfest Roadshows sound really cool because we both like Slipknot and other bands that they usually bring on.
ive done most of the american festivals and i gotta say, sonic temple(previously rock on the range) def has their shit together. I live in Cleveland so i dont have to travel far , thank fuck. that really sucks that this was your first festival experience. please know that all festivals are NOT like this one
I dont know how I feel about the whole thing. I mean honestly it's like amazing they got all those bands in one day so I guess for that it's worth it. But of all the bands I really like ive seen most of them already. The ones I've never seen I didn't see or see much of like incubus(completely missed the whole set) and soad( kept leaving to go back to vv because the crowd was so big). I went with a group of people which was confusing and at times dramatic but we still had a good time. I dont think ill ever do it again though. It was disappointing how long the water refill station lines were and the people that "lived" under the misting stations were so annoying, like other people just wanted to at least pass through and couldnt. The drive home was probably the best part.
You summed it up pretty well. The mist station camping and laying down in the shaded area was very annoying. The drive home was pretty relaxing, knowing we got everything done and could go home and relax lol. I think we would go again, but we would definitely use some of the things we learned from our experience to have a better time at the next one.
@@joeyandlauren it definitely should be a 2 day event if they ever do it again.
Recorded horizontally:)
Yup!
I’d have to like a decent amount of the bands at a festival for me to pay $350 to go. But even then, I’m not really into festivals. I prefer more intimate venues. It’s not as enjoyable for me if I’m so far away from the stage that the band looks like ants to me. I did see Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie in Vegas in 2012, but that was at the Mandalay Bay Event Center, which is an arena. It was in September and not hot, which was a plus.
We for sure prefer the more intimate concerts as well because you can see them way better and the crowds are usually more hyped since they are there for that specific band. We, honestly, thought that the ticket price wasn't too bad, especially since concert ticket prices are starting to increase more and more. I'm pretty sure we checked not too long ago and one System of a Down ticket was atleast half the cost of this festival's ticket price, if not more lol!
I wish a group of cameramen would of went to all the stages to record all the artists everyone on UA-cam saw the main stage and maybe a band or two from the other stages
All the bands I wanted to see were on the smaller stages
@@briangregory5241 I know there is a UA-camr named Wyatt's Metal that has a great recap video of the event with footage of the smaller stages, but I'm not sure if there is someone that recorded most of it.
I was there a week I spent twice as much money 😆
I've heard nothing but bad things about this festival. I'm glad I didn't go out of my way.
The people laying down underneath the shaded areas were pretty inconsiderate. They took up so much square footage underneath the shade leaving a lot of ppl standing in the sun.
Yeah, it was a bummer trying to get some shade after certain sets and then seeing a bunch of people laying down everywhere. There were also tons of the same people that we saw just camping the shade as well, which I understand why. But, it sucks to want to rest and the same people are taking up spots and not even watching bands play.
Their will be a SNW 2 i bet.. This show was like an Ozzfest only way more chaos 1 day festival. I def wouldn't recommend a true 3 day fest unless your under 30 lol my 40 year old ass needs a day plus to recover from 1 day of music. Sucks about the tacos from what i heard from another video was the food was good esp compared to other fests ...
they need winter festivals like this LOL , FUCK flu season
It seems like there will be. We filled out a survey that the event sent out and it asked, "What bands would you like to see next year." Maybe we will try a 3 day festival at some point lol. And yeah, I guess we just got a bad vendor.
i will never go back to that venue. loved the bands, but standing on asphalt in Vegas heat all day, with little to shade, was miserable. The stages were too close and there was a lot of bleed over, if there wasnt actual sound problems. wasnt a fan of the 1/2 hour sets for a lot of bands, you got like 5 or 6 songs at most. Beer prices were very high, like 18 bucks for a 16 oz beer. The coconut vendor was really good but they sold out very quickly.
NOPE.... AS LONG AS Y'ALL ENJOYED IT.. 🙉🙉 UMBRELLAS ALWAYS A MUST..IF ALLOWED . REALLY NOT MY CUP OF TEA THO..ALSO FIGHTING COUPLES KILL ALL VIBES. DUCHBAGS..
GOOD ON YA MATES KEEP IT UP 👆..
Thank you! We will!
Can't believe how awful the side stages were.. Free Water is the best thing i heard of though
We heard that the side stages were ran terribly and the sound problems were really bad. The water did come in clutch, can't imagine the day without it.
I saw about 6 bands on the side stages and I didn't have a problem watching them (except sevendus😅)
@@jackwhitetron Weird. We watched another UA-camrs video and he said that it was run poorly and had some examples (like Ice T), but maybe he was just exaggerating.
I was just watching another video about the fest and it turns out, this whole thing wound up being a mismanaged shitshow. Sad.
You should've stayed at the hotel.
What hotel?
Was the lines for alcohol super long?
We remember the lines being somewhat long for most things, but the merch lines were the longest by far. We didn’t get alcohol, but when we got lemonade we had to wait about 10 mins.
Thanks for the info I’ll be bartending tomorrow so I wanted to know what to expect.
@@filthyhabitsartwork4596 That sounds really cool! Hope you have a good time making drinks 🍺