Pantera Headlining Inaugural Great NOLA Trendkill Fest This Fall

THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Pantera hasn't played New Orleans in thirty years, and they're ending that with a two-day festival named after their own 1996 album ^*. The Great NOLA Trendkill doubles as a release party for Down's Volume V — their first record since 2007 ^*.

THE DETAILS

Nov. 20 and 21 at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, the first edition of the festival ^*, ^†, ^‡
Pantera, Down and Black Label Society head the bill ^*, ^†, ^‡
Volume V lands Nov. 20 via Nuclear Blast, 19 years after Over the Under ^*
Tickets on sale Friday, Sept. 11 at 11AM ET through Live Nation ^*
Anselmo promises Housecore Records and Housecore Horror specialties, horror industry personalities and artists across the weekend ^*
Pantera teased it Sept. 4 with an animated arena reading "Something heavy is coming" ^*

SUPPORT

Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Eyehategod, Power Trip, Pig Destroyer, Herkaleion and Rade fill out both days ^*, ^‡.

WHY IT MATTERS

COMEBACK: Anselmo formed Down in New Orleans in 1991, and this is Pantera finally coming home after three decades away ^*. Most reunion-era festivals coast on catalog — this one is built around a brand new Down album dropping the same day.

Source ArticlesShow Inline Citations

^* Pantera + More to Play The Great NOLA Trendkill Fest This Fall — Lauryn Schaffner, Loudwire, 2026-09-08T18:05:58+00:00 — https://loudwire.com/pantera-down-black-label-society-2026-great-nola-trendkill-festival-new-orleans/
^† PANTERA, DOWN, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY + More Booked For Inaugural 'Great NOLA Trendkill' Festival — Metal Injection, 2026-09-08T18:20:45+00:00 — https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/festivals/pantera-down-black-label-society-more-booked-for-inaugural-great-nola-trendkill-festival
^‡ PANTERA, DOWN and more to play inaugural “THE GREAT NOLA TRENDKILL” festival — Revolver, 2026-09-08T17:50:09+00:00 — https://www.revolvermag.com/events/pantera-down-and-more-to-play-inaugural-the-great-nola-trendkill-festival/

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