Aftershock Festival has revealed its full 2026 lineup and over 140 bands were announced for it.
The festival will take place over four days between Oct. 1 and 4 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Pierce the Veil and Tool will headline each night, respectively.
The grounds have been expanded to add a fifth stage to accompany more acts than ever before. The weekend will also feature performances from Queens of the Stone Age, A Day to Remember, Sublime, The Pretty Reckless, Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Engage, The Offspring, Babymetal and many others, including a “mystery guest” that will be announced later.
Passes are available now on Aftershock’s website. Fans can purchase single day or 4-day passes and there are VIP upgrades as well. For the first time, fans will also be able to camp in RVs and tents during the weekend at the nearby Cal Expo.
“This year’s Aftershock marks a bold new chapter for the festival. We’ve brought together metal, punk, emo and nu-metal to create a lineup that’s raw, youthful and unapologetic,” Danny Wimmer said of the lineup.
“With Tool anchoring the weekend and Pierce The Veil making their headlining debut, we’re breaking boundaries and redefining what Aftershock can be. And after years of fan requests, we’re finally introducing camping — giving fans the chance to fully immerse themselves in the weekend. This is a new era for Aftershock and Sacramento is about to feel it.”
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There are a few special performances that will take place during the weekend: My Chemical Romance will celebrate 20 years of The Black Parade during their set, Chad Gray will perform hits from his time with Mudvayne and Hellyeah and it’ll be Kylesa’s first performance on the west coast since 2015.
See the full lineup below and all of the artists listed alphabetically underneath.
Aftershock 2026 Full Lineup
Aftershock Festival / Danny WImmer Presents
$UICIDEBOY$A Day To RememberAfter The BurialAFIAlesanaAlexisonfireAlissa White-GluzAnd Loathing in Las VegasApocalypticaArmor For SleepAtreyuAustin Carlile: The Original Voice of Of Mice & MenBABYMETALBlack Label SocietyBlessthefallBodysnatcherBody Count feat. Ice-TBrujeriaBucketheadCasketsCavaleraChad Gray: Voice of Mudvayne & HELLYEAHChiodosCirca SurviveCKYCoal ChamberCodefendantsCoheed and CambriaCorrosion of ConformityCounterpartsCradle of FilthCro-MagsCypress HillDance Gavin DanceDanny ElfmanDethklokDoobieDRAINDrop Dead, GorgeousDOWNDrowning PoolEmarosaEmeryEscape The FateEyes Set To KillFearFilterFinchFinger ElevenFree ThrowFrom Ashes To NewFrom First To LastThe Ghost InsideHaarperHail The SunHawthorne HeightsHAYWIREHelmetHighly SuspectHolding AbsenceHolywatrHorse The BandHot MulliganI See StarsI Set My Friends On FireIll NiñoInsane Clown PosseivriJutesKillswitch EngageKublai Khan TXKylesaL.S. DunesLa DisputeLadronesLEAPLimp BizkitLitMayday ParadeMelvinsMunicipal WasteMy Chemical RomanceNekrogoblikonNew Found GloryNothing MoreOleanderPaleface SwissPeelingFleshPentagramPierce The VeilP.O.D.PresidentPsychostickPublic EnemyQueens of the Stone AgeRedRivers of NihilSaosinSenses FailSet It OffSevendustSilly GooseSleep TheorySleeping With SirensSlaughter To PrevailSoulflySpiteStarsetStick To Your GunsStone Temple PilotsSublimeSuicidal TendenciesThe Acacia StrainThe Black Dahlia MurderThe Devil Wears PradaThe Fall of TroyThe Ghost InsideThe Home TeamThe OffspringThe Pretty RecklessThe Pretty WildThe Starting LineThe Story So FarThe Union UndergroundThe UsedThe Violent HourThe Wonder YearsThe Word AliveTheory of a DeadmanThree 6 MafiaThursdayToadiesTOOLUnderoathÜnlocovianovaWage WarWe The KingsWind WalkersWolfmotherWu-Tang ClanZakk Sabbath
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