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VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Sick New World Canceled Forever?

“Sick New World” has called in sick, canceling its third and possibly final year at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 12. Its ambitious bill was supposed to include Metallica and Linkin Park, whom organizers were reportedly paying $5 million each.

AI renders its interpretation of a canceled “Sick New World” festival. (Image: Google Gemini)

“It is with great disappointment that we announce that Sick New World will no longer take place in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025,” festival organizers posted on the event’s website on Friday. “Despite our best efforts, we’ve encountered unforeseen circumstances that we are unable to overcome for next year’s show.”

The organizers did not identify the circumstances it couldn’t foresee, nor did they speculate on whether Sick New World might be back in 2026 or ever again. However, Vital Vegas has some intriguing guesses, some of which are tied to the fate of Circus Circus.

The festival debuted in 2022 with headliner System of a Down.

“We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the dedicated SNW fans who had made plans to join us for another cultural celebration of hard rock, goth, alternative and heavy music,” the statement continued. “Please stay tuned for further and future information regarding Sick New World.”

Anyone who already purchased tickets from Front Gate Tickets will receive a refund within 30 days, the promoters say.

Josh Groban’s Got a Small One!

The ad announcing Josh Groban’s Caesars Palace residency. (Image: Live Nation)

A small residency, that is. The classical crossover crooner — who has sold over 35 million albums globally — is playing five nights at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. That’s 95 shows short of Adele‘s Caesars residency and 15 short of The Killers’.

It’s apparently big enough for its own residency name, however. as performances of of “Josh Groban: Gems” will take place May 9, 10, 14, 16 and 17.

Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. PT Friday, December 6 at ticketmaster.com/JoshGrobanVegas.

Fan club and Citi card members will have access to a presale starting 10 a.m. PT Tuesday, December 3.

Caesars Rewards members, Caesars Entertainment’s loyalty program, as well as Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers, will have access to a presale starting 10 a.m. PT Wednesday, December 4.

Back in Blackjack

As part of their first US tour since 2016, AC/DC will play Allegiant Stadium on April 26, 2025. The tour, which will play 12 other stadiums coast to coast, will feature Stevie Young filling in on rhythm guitar for his late uncle, AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young, who died from dementia in 2017. Tickets go on sale at noon PT Friday, December 6 via Ticketmaster.

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VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Santana Extended Instead of Canceled, Sphere Phishing

MGM Resorts International has extended Carlos Santana’s “Supernatural” residency at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay.

The 15 new dates are: Jan. 24, 26, 28, and 31; Feb. 2-4; and May 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, and 23. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, via Ticketmaster.

The extension comes in spite of the anger the guitar legend stoked by uttering anti-trans comments during a concert over the summer.

“When God made you and me, before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are,” the 76-year-old rocker told the crowd at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino’s Etess Arena in Atlantic City.

Santana added: “Later on, when you grow up, and you see things and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good but you know it ain’t right, because a woman is a woman and a man is a man — and that’s it.”

A joint response from San Francisco Pride executive director Suzanna Ford and president Nguyen Pham read: “The fact that (Santana) used his incredible platform, onstage, to spew hate underscores the gravity of perpetuating misinformation in a society where gender’s spectrum is well-established.”

Santana posted an apology on his Facebook page a day after video of his comments made the rounds on social media, stating that his comments “don’t reflect that I want to honor and respect all person’s (sic) ideals and beliefs.”

However, another day after that, he deleted his apology.

Go Phish

According to reports, Phish is the second frontrunner — after the Eagles — for a future Sphere residency. The jam band recently wrapped a run at New York’s Madison Square Garden — which, like the Sphere, is owned by MSG Entertainment. And Phish singer Trey Anastasio was the first to test out the Sphere’s immersive audio system, for an acoustic solo show he performed at New York’s Beacon Theatre in August 2022.

Strait to Allegiant

Country music superstar George Strait will serenade Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 7, 2024. Tickets for the show go on sale to the public Friday, Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. PT.

Carrie Underwood has added 18 2024 concerts to her “Reflection” residency at Resorts World Theatre. They are March 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 16; May 22, 25, 26, 29, and 31; June 1; and Aug. 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, and 24. Tickets and a limited number of VIP packages are on sale now through AXS.com/carrieinvegas.

Wynn Nightlife’s “Ultimate Race Week” series — running during the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix — will bring Marshmello to XS Nightclub on Nov. 15. The Chainsmokers are next on Nov. 16, then Swedish House Mafia on Nov. 17, and Calvin Harris (with late-night sets by Diplo and Dom Dolla) on Nov. 18. RÜFÜS DU SOL and Black Coffee close out the weekend on Nov. 19.

For more information, visit wynnnightlife.com.

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