My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce the Veil will headline the 2026 edition of the Aftershock festival, Oc.t 1 to 4 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. With the addition of a fifth stage at the expanded festival site, this year's 140-plus artists comprise the largest Aftershock lineup to date. The lineup is... Continue Reading →
Aftershock 2025 to feature over 115 bands, including Blink-182, Deftones, Korn, Bring Me the Horizon
In lucky year 13, the Aftershock festival, set for Oct. 2 to 5, 2025 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, will feature more than 115 bands performing on four stages. A lineup of icons and emerging stars is topped by: Thursday: Blink-182, Good Charlotte, All Time Low Friday: Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Turnstile Saturday: Korn, Bad Omens, Gojira Sunday: Bring Me the Horizon,... Continue Reading →
Aftershock announces set times for 2024 festival
Daily band performance times have been announced for this year's Aftershock festival, returning Oct. 10 to 13, 2024, to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, for its 12th year. Fans can plan their daily Aftershock experience with the performance schedule available online (https://aftershockfestival.com/schedules) and through the just-released 2024 Aftershock mobile app (https://aftershockfestival.com/mobileapp), now available for download in app stores. The... Continue Reading →
Slayer, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Mötley Crüe to headline 2024 Aftershock festival
Aftershock will return for its 12th year Oct. 10 to 13, 2024, to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. The four-day destination festival will feature the only U.S. festival appearance for Iron Maiden, an exclusive West Coast performance by Slayer (one of only three shows in nearly five years), Slipknot as one of the number one requested bands and the first Aftershock appearance for Mötley Crüe. The... Continue Reading →
Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn to headline 2023 Aftershock festival
Aftershock, set for Oct. 5 to 8, 2023, at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, will feature more than 95 bands, including headliners Guns N' Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and Korn. The four-day weekend's lineup of rock and metal acts also includes Godsmack, Pantera, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Rancid, Turnstile, 311, The... Continue Reading →
Slipknot, KISS, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters to headline 2022 Aftershock festival
Aftershock will return Oct. 6 to 9, 2022, to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, expanding to four full days (after a half fourth day in 2021), adding a fourth music stage and featuring more than 90 bands. The latest edition aims to top 2021’s record-setting, sold-out attendance of 145,000, which marked five consecutive sold out-events for Aftershock. The weekend’s lineup of rock and... Continue Reading →
Sold-out Aftershock festival welcomes 145,000 fans
The Aftershock festival returned to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, on Oct. 7 to 10, 2021, and the sold-out event drew a total of 145,000 fans over its four days. Aftershock also has announced dates for 2022, the weekend of Oct. 6 to 9, once again returning to Discovery Park. Passes are available now for $10 down for... Continue Reading →
Aftershock 2021 to feature Metallica, My Chemical Romance, more
*****EDIT MAY 2021: The original Misfits have replaced My Chemical Romance as the headliner on Saturday, Oct. 9.***** The Aftershock will return to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, on Oct. 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2021. The expanded event will include a new Thursday night concert. As previously announced, Aftershock 2021 will be headlined by Metallica (performing two unique sets, one on Friday and one... Continue Reading →
Aftershock expands to three days with lineup featuring Tool, Slipknot, Blink-182
After welcoming a sold-out crowd of 60,000 people in 2018, Aftershock will expand in 2019 to three full days of performances from a mix of chart-topping headliners and up-and-coming bands across the rock spectrum. The eighth annual festival will take place Friday, Oct. 11, Saturday, Oct. 12, and Sunday, Oct. 13, at Discovery Park near... Continue Reading →
Vinnie Paul all-star tributes planned for Louder Than Life, Aftershock
Earlier this summer, the music world was dealt a huge loss with the passing of drummer Vinnie Paul. In addition to his renowned work as a founding member of Pantera and Damageplan, Paul most recently was a part of the group Hellyeah, which was set to perform at Louder Than Life and Monster Energy Aftershock this fall. To celebrate the life and work of Vinnie Paul, Danny Wimmer Presents has... Continue Reading →
