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# Carrie Underwood Goes Nu Metal at Velocity Festival
- URL: https://www.southboundsignal.com/carrie-underwood-goes-nu-metal-at-velocity-festival/
- Published: 2026-09-07T01:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T05:32:00.000Z
- Description: The country superstar surprised fans with covers of Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, and Collective Soul.
- Author: Southbound Signal Staff
- Tags: Tour News, News, Metal, Country

Country superstar **Carrie Underwood** took an unexpected detour into turn-of-the-century heavy rock during her headlining performance at the **2026 Velocity Festival**, covering songs by **Papa Roach**, **Linkin Park**, and **Limp Bizkit**.

**Underwood** performed Saturday, September 5 at the Field of Dreams Movie Site in Dyersville, Iowa. During the latter half of her set, she launched into a four-song stretch that began with **Collective Soul's** "Shine" before moving into heavier territory with **Papa Roach's** "Scars."

She followed up with **Linkin Park's** "One Step Closer" and closed the segment with **Limp Bizkit's** "Break Stuff." **Underwood** fully committed to the latter, sporting a backward red baseball cap in a visual nod to **Limp Bizkit** frontman **Fred Durst** while taking on the song's shouted vocals.

The covers arrived amid a 24-song performance otherwise filled with **Underwood** staples including "Church Bells," "Cowboy Casanova," "Blown Away," "Jesus, Take the Wheel," and "Before He Cheats." She also performed **Guns N' Roses'** "Sweet Child o' Mine" later in the show. The reported setlist can be viewed through [**setlist.fm**](http://setlist.fm/?ref=southboundsignal.com).

While hearing a country headliner tear through nu-metal standards may appear unusual, **Underwood's** affection for heavier music is well established. She opened several dates for **Guns N' Roses** in 2023, filling those performances with material by **Joan Jett**, **Motörhead**, **Led Zeppelin**, **Pat Benatar**, and other rock acts. She also [**recorded "Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)"**](https://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/carrie-underwood-unites-with-papa-roach-to-sing-leave-a-light-on-talk-away-the-dark-out-friday-august-2nd/?ref=southboundsignal.com) with **Papa Roach** in 2024 and joined the band onstage the following year.