Culture 3 min read By Trevor Kendall
Korn's Fieldy and Head Reunite Onstage for First Time in Five Years
Korn bassist Reginald «Fieldy» Arvizu joined guitarist Brian «Head» Welch onstage in Boise, Idaho, marking the pair's first shared performance since Fieldy stepped away from the band in 2021.
Korn bassist Reginald «Fieldy» Arvizu and guitarist Brian «Head» Welch shared a stage for the first time in five years during a performance in Boise, Idaho, reuniting two founding pillars of the nu-metal band's classic lineup.
The appearance marked Fieldy's first live performance with Korn since an early 2021 livestream concert. He announced a hiatus from the group in June of that year, a decision that left the bass position in the hands of touring players while the band continued to record and tour.
Welch, who performs under the name Head, has been a constant presence in Korn since rejoining the group in 2013 after a years-long departure. His onstage reunion with Fieldy in Boise offered fans a rare glimpse of the rhythm section that anchored the band's earliest and most commercially successful records.
Korn formed in Bakersfield, California, in 1993 and became one of the defining acts of the nu-metal era, selling millions of albums and helping shape the sound of late-1990s hard rock. Fieldy's distinctive slap-and-pop bass style and Welch's down-tuned riffs were central to the band's identity on albums such as «Korn», «Follow the Leader» and «Issues».
Fieldy's 2021 hiatus was framed at the time as a personal break rather than a permanent exit. In the years since, he has remained publicly associated with the band's legacy while staying off the road, and Korn has continued performing with a rotating cast of bassists.
The Boise reunion was not billed as a full-time return, and no formal announcement about Fieldy's future with the group accompanied the performance. Still, the moment carried weight for a fanbase that has followed the band through lineup changes, side projects and long stretches between albums.
Korn's current touring cycle has kept the group on the road across North America, with Welch and frontman Jonathan Davis leading the live show. The band remains a fixture on the hard rock and festival circuit, drawing audiences that span multiple generations of metal and alternative fans.
For longtime followers, the sight of Fieldy and Head on the same stage recalled the lineup that powered Korn's rise in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Whether the Boise appearance signals further collaborations or remains a one-off moment has not been confirmed.
The reunion also highlights how durable Korn's core catalog remains in live settings. Songs built on the interplay between Fieldy's bass and Welch's guitar work continue to define the band's setlists, even when one half of that partnership is absent.
Neither Fieldy nor Welch has issued a detailed statement about the Boise performance, and representatives for the band have not outlined any plans for additional appearances together. For now, the reunion stands as a single night in Idaho — a brief onstage convergence of two musicians whose chemistry helped define a genre.
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