In December 2017, during the The Serenity of Summer tour—which marked Korn's return to nu-metal roots with percussive experiments and lyrics on inner turmoil after The Path of Totality (2011)—the band performed at London's iconic Brixton Academy, a venue previously graced by legends like The Clash and Nirvana. Their 90-minute set, brimming with Jonathan Davis’s raw aggression and James "Munky" Shaffer's technical riffs, embodied the collective's resilience, fusing breakdowns with electronic inserts to spark a frenzied response from a sold-out crowd. This show served as a manifesto of their evolution from 90s pioneers to mature genre masters, transforming the arena into a shared catharsis.