PANTERA to Perform in New Orleans After 30-Year Hiatus

PANTERA will perform at 'The Great NOLA Trendkill' festival at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on November 20-21, 2026. The event marks the band's first appearance in frontman Philip H. Anselmo's hometown in over 30 years. The festival is named after PANTERA's 1996 album 'The Great Southern Trendkill', celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

The lineup includes DOWN, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, POWER TRIP, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, CROWBAR, PIG DESTROYER, EYEHATEGOD and HERAKLEION. The event is part of a larger weekend that also features the Housecore Horror Film Festival, curated by Anselmo and including horror films, meet-and-greets and merch pop-ups. Admission to the film festival package includes early entry to Lakefront Arena, aftershows at Santos Bar in the French Quarter, and an exclusive Housecore Horror merch bundle. The film festival portion begins at Tipitina's on Thursday, November 19.

A special 'DOWN Volume V' listening party will take place at Tipitina's on that date with performances by SUPLECS, SPIRIT IN THE ROOM and NEST. Sean Yseult, formerly of WHITE ZOMBIE, will be on site for limited photo ops with his new book 'I'm In The Band'. com/products/the-great-nola-trendkill-housecore-horror-package. The film festival and concert packages do not include access to 'The Great NOLA Trendkill' concert.

Book pick-up and photo ops will occur at the Lakefront Arena during the event. The current PANTERA lineup includes Rex Brown on bass, Zakk Wylde on guitar and Charlie Benante on drums.