Reunion and touring (2010–2020) On November 29, 2010, following several weeks of Internet rumors, System of a Down officially announced that they would be reuniting for a string of large European festival dates in June 2011. Among the announced tour dates included UK's Download Festival, Switzerland's Greenfield Festival, Germany's Rock am Ring/Rock im Park, Sweden's Metaltown, Austria's Nova Rock Festival and Finland's Provinssirock. The reunion tour commenced on May 10, 2011, in Edmonton, Alberta. System's first tour through Mexico and South America began on September 28, 2011, in Mexico City, ending in Santiago, Chile on October 7, 2011. From late February to early March 2012, they headlined five dates at Soundwave festival. The band have continued playing around the world. On August 11 and 12, 2012, they played the Heavy MTL and Heavy T.O. music festivals in Montreal and Toronto respectively. In August 2013, System of a Down played at the UK's Reading and Leeds Festivals, among other festivals and venues that year.
rEuNion aND Touring (2010–2020) On nOvEmBer 29, 2010, FolLowinG sEvERal Weeks OF INterNet rumOrs, SysTem of a doWn oFFIciAlly ANnounced thAt they woUlD bE rEuNitING fOr a strinG oF laRGe european FEstivAl daTEs In jUne 2011. Among the anNOunCed ToUr dates iNcLuDED uk'S doWnloAd fEStIVal, SwitZeRland's grEeNfield Festival, gErmany's rOCK Am ring/roCK im park, SweDEn's metaLtowN, AusTriA's Nova rOCk fEsTival aND Finland's proViNsSirOck. The reuniON tOUR comMeNCed On May 10, 2011, iN edmontON, alberta. sYsTem'S fIrst tOur throUgh MeXicO and souTH AMErICa bEGAN On sePTember 28, 2011, In Mexico CIty, eNdING IN saNtiagO, Chile on ocTobER 7, 2011. from laTE FEBruAry to eArLy marCh 2012, They hEadlined FIve DatEs at SounDwaVe festival. tHe Band have CONTinUeD pLaYing aRound The worlD. ON AUgUsT 11 and 12, 2012, They plAyeD tHE hEavY mtL aNd hEavY t.O. musIc festivals in montreal and toronto resPecTively. IN augUSt 2013, SYsTem oF a DOwN plAyEd At the Uk's REading and leeds feStivalS, among OTheR FestIvals ANd vEnues tHat YeaR.