After a three-year hiatus, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will return to its home at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Memorial Day weekend--May 25 to 28, 2023--with a lineup headlined by Foo Fighters, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and KISS. The four-day festival also will feature Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones,... Continue Reading →
After a three-year hiatus, the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will return to Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, over Memorial Day weekend, May 25 to 28, 2023. “Columbus, Ohio, is such a special place to Danny Wimmer Presents,” DWP Founder Danny Wimmer said. “It is where the company produced some of the biggest and most acclaimed rock... Continue Reading →
With vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield citing scheduling issues due to "critical recovery events," Metallica will no longer perform at this year's Sonic Temple and Louder Than Life festivals. The band is keeping its commitment to perform two sets each at the Epicenter, Welcome to Rockville and Aftershock festivals, as well as all other previously announced 2020... Continue Reading →
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which will return to Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, from May 15 to 17, 2020, has announced the stage lineups. Also, for the first time this year, two-day passes are available, along with the usual weekend passes and single-day tickets; pick your days and order here. Metallica will play two different sets... Continue Reading →
Danny Wimmer Presents has announced music and art lineup for the second annual Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which will return to Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, from May 15 to 17, 2020. As previously announced, Metallica—recently named the world's biggest all-time touring act by Pollstar—will headline all five Danny Wimmer Presents hard rock festivals in 2020, including Sonic Temple. In addition to Metallica, which will... Continue Reading →
The 10th year of the Welcome to Rockville festival will move from Jacksonville to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 8 to 10, 2020, festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced. DWP also has set May 1 to 3, 2020, as the dates for Epicenter, which debuted this year in Rockingham, North... Continue Reading →
Review and photos by Lizzy Davis-----The final day of the inaugural Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival was greeted by blustery winds—in fact, so blustery that the entire Wave Stage was shut down before doors were scheduled to open. Luckily, the other two stages were able to continue on with performances, and Teenage Wrist and... Continue Reading →
Review and photos by Lizzy Davis-----Everyone must have stayed for System of a Down’s entire set and partied a little hard on day one of Sonic Temple, as there was a significantly smaller early crowd at Mapfre Stadium on Saturday. The weather continued to cooperate, with warm temperatures and not a cloud in the sky... Continue Reading →
Review and photos by Lizzy Davis-----Though Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival technically was a new festival to the scene, having Rock on the Range as a predecessor doesn’t hurt and certainly set the bar high. With clear skies and the sun shining, the largest rock and metal music festival of America set off on... Continue Reading →
Photos by Lizzy Davis
