System of a Down returned to the stage for the first time in over a year last Saturday, the 13th. The band performed as the headliner of the Sick New World .
The performance was lengthy, with 31 songs on the setlist. In addition to hits like "Chop Suey," "Lonely Day," and "Aerials," the group also played several other songs that hadn't been performed live in years, such as "Soil," "Darts," "Peephole," and "Forest."
System of a Down's participation in Sick New World is the only concert date on the band's schedule so far. On Instagram, they posted a video with clips from the festival and thanked the audience for an "unforgettable night".
Wikimetal readers , System of a Down is one of the most requested acts for Knotfest Brazil 2023. The festival, curated by Slipknot , will have its second edition in Brazil in October .
Check out the full setlist for the night:
System of a Down: Sick New World Setlist
1. Prison Song
2. IEAIAIO
3. Soil (First live performance since 2015)
4. Mind (Intro only)
5. Darts (First live performance since 2017)
6. Soldier Side – Intro
7. BYOB
8. Genocidal Humanoidz
9. Needles
10. Deer Dance
11. Bounce
12. Suggestions
13. Psycho
14. Chop Suey!
15. Lonely Day
16. Question!
17. Lost in Hollywood
18. Radio/Video
19. Peephole (First live performance since 2013)
20. Dreaming (Middle breakdown only)
21. Hypnotize
22. ATWA
23. Forest (First live performance since 2015)
24. Protect the Land
25. Spiders
26. Aerials
27. DAM (First live performance since 2017)
28. Cigaro
29. Suite-Pee
30. Toxicity
31. Sugar