When We Were Young 2025 is already stacked with nostalgia and fun, but Ice Nine Kills aren’t about to settle for just one slot on the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The Boston metalcore horror fiends are doubling down, playing the main festival October 18–19 and headlining a bloody good side show at the Pearl Concert Theater on Friday, October 17, alongside The Plot In You.
If you’ve seen Ice Nine Kills before, you know the drill, elaborate horror movie staging, slasher inspired costumes, and Spencer Charnas playing the unhinged ringmaster in a set that’s equal parts theatre and carnage. It will feature deep cuts, fan favorite screams and maybe even a chainsaw or two.
The Side Show Advantage
Side shows are where When We Were Young gets intimate. Forget the crowd crush of the main stage, at the Pearl, you’ll be close enough to see the fake blood spatter and hear every breakdown hit like a hammer. It’s the kind of night where you swap the festival sprawl for a focused assault of riffs and horror-core storytelling.

Tickets
Festival tickets for When We Were Young (Oct 18–19) are on sale now via Front Gate Tickets, with GA starting at US$425 and VIP options available.
Side-show tickets are sold separately and can be grabbed through the When We Were Young Festival website or direct from the venue’s box office. With only one Ice Nine Kills sideshow date, expect these to move fast.
Why You Can’t Miss It
Between their upcoming album cycle and a live show that’s basically a gore-drenched Broadway production, Ice Nine Kills are primed to steal the spotlight from anyone unlucky enough to follow them. Seeing them in a theatre setting the night before the festival kicks off? That’s a horror fan’s jackpot.
Check out their latest video ‘The Great Unknown’:
So, if you’re hitting Vegas for When We Were Young, do yourself a favour, lock in your main festival pass, grab that side-show ticket, and get ready for a weekend that bleeds well beyond the big stage.
When We Were Young 2025 — Ice Nine Kills Dates
Date | Artist(s) | Venue | Location |
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Oct 17 | Ice Nine Kills w/ The Plot In You | Pearl Concert Theater, Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, NV |
Oct 18 | Ice Nine Kills — When We Were Young 2025 | Las Vegas Festival Grounds | Las Vegas, NV |
Oct 19 | Ice Nine Kills — When We Were Young 2025 | Las Vegas Festival Grounds | Las Vegas, NV |