Korn’s ‘Family Values Tour’ could be creeping back from the grave, at least if James ‘Munky’ Shaffer has his way.
Korn guitarist Munky has revealed he’s been quietly pushing for a revival of the iconic tour that helped define late ‘90s heavy culture, speaking during a recent airport chat with joy.of.everything, Shaffer didn’t hesitate when the idea came up (per The PRP).
“That would be amazing, and have the originals like Ice Cube and Rammstein. I mean, it’s possible.”
For anyone who lived through it or grew up on the stories, the Family Values Tour wasn’t just another run of shows, it was chaos, crossover, and culture all colliding at once. Korn, Rammstein, Ice Cube, Limp Bizkit and Orgy sharing the same stage felt less like a lineup and more like a statement.
Munky’s been pushing for it
Shaffer made it clear this isn’t some throwaway idea.
“I’ve talked about it. I have talked about it. I’m the one that’s like, ‘let’s do this!’. So I think if we have the right people involved, it could happen.”
That last part matters, the original tour worked because it wasn’t safe. It blurred lines between metal, hip-hop and industrial in a way that felt unpredictable, trying to recreate that in 2026 isn’t as simple as booking a nostalgia circuit.
The question isn’t whether fans would show up, they would, it’s whether the band can capture that same edge without it feeling like a museum piece.
Why it still matters
Launched in 1998, the first Family Values run didn’t just sell tickets, it left a mark, the live album went platinum, and the tour carved out a space where genres could collide without apology.
It also came with its fair share of controversy, Rammstein’s onstage antics famously landed them in legal trouble during the run, adding to the tour’s reputation for pushing boundaries.
There were a few later versions, with the last iteration landing in 2013 as a one off festival, since then, it’s mostly lived on through fan nostalgia and warped YouTube clips.
If Korn do pull the trigger on this, it will be hard to recreate, but if anyone’s still willing to take that risk, it’s probably Munky.
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