Wake up!
“Grab a brush and put on a little makeup” because System of a Down is coming to New Jersey for the first time since 2012.
Serj Tankian and co. are scheduled to headline at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 28 with special guests Korn, Polyphia and Wisp.
This stadium gig is part of a three-show mini-tour for the band. The “Chop Suey” rockers are also slated to headline at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Aug. 31 with Avenged Sevenfold and Toronto’s Rogers Stadium on Sept. 3 with Deftones.
Polyphia and Wisp will serve as the opening act at all concerts.
The three shows are all the band has scheduled for next year. According to Tankian’s memoir, they typically keep their tour schedule light due to his chronic back pain. Case in point, they only played two shows last year- a headlining gig at Las Vegas’ Sick New World and a one-off at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park with Deftones and Mars Volta in August.
“Tankian’s range and gutteral howl remained intact, and he was ever the anti-authority evangelist as he closed his eyes and raised his hand during songs with themes comprising war, riot-police abuse and over-incarceration,” SFGate wrote.
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming System of a Down shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Dec. 13.
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System of a Down tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, special guests and links to buy tickets can be found below.
*Polphia and Wisp will perform at all shows.
System of a Down set list
On Aug. 17, System of a Down headlined at Golden Gate Park. Here are the 25 songs they played that evening, courtesy of Set List FM.
01.) “Genocidal Humanoidz”
02.) “Suite-Pee”
03.) “Prison Song”
04.) “Mr. Jack”
05.) “Soldier Side – Intro”
06.) “B.Y.O.B.”
07.) “Science”
08.) “Deer Dancelay Video”
09.) “Radio/Video”
10.) “ATWA”
11.) “Hypnotize”
12.) “Needles”
13.) “Bounce”
14.) “Suggestions”
15.) “P.L.U.C.K.”
16.) “Psycho”
17.) “Chop Suey!”
18.) “Lonely Day”
19.) “Kill Rock ‘n Roll”
20.) “Lost in Hollywood”
21.) “Aerials”
22.) “DAM”
23.) “Know”
24.) “Toxicity”
25.) “Sugar”
Serj Tankian new music
Ahead of the big Bay Area show, the 56-year-old headbanger dropped a pair of singles.
If you want to hear them — the rock-y “Justice Will Shine On” with built-in melodic interludes and decidedly more metal “A.F. Day” — both tracks can be found here.
System of a Down special guests
At all shows, SoaD is bringing three support acts. To make sure you’re up-to-date on their sounds, you can find each artist’s most-streamed track below.
Korn: “Freak On a Leash”
Avenged Sevenfold: “Hail to the King”
Deftones: “Change (In the House of Flies)”
Polyphia: “G.O.A.T.”
Wisp: “Your face”
Heavy metal and rock bands on tour in 2024
Can’t make it out to SF or SD this year?
Here are just five huge metal and rock acts on tour that may be swinging into your neck of the woods in the near future.
• AC/DC
• Ghost
Who else is on the road? Check out our list of all the 2025 Grammy nominees on tour to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
