Aftershock Festival returns to Sacramento from 1\u20134 October 2026 with its largest lineup yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 140 artists are scheduled across five stages at Discovery Park, led by My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Pierce The Veil and Tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My Chemical Romance lead opening night with The Offspring and Sublime among the other major acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The appearance comes during celebrations around 20 years of The Black Parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Limp Bizkit headline Friday alongside $UICIDEBOY$ and Wu-Tang Clan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That combination demonstrates how far Aftershock has moved beyond a traditional metal festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pierce The Veil headline Saturday alongside A Day To Remember and BABYMETAL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Circa Survive also appear as part of a West Coast reunion show, while The Story So Far return for a hometown performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tool close the festival, joined by Queens of the Stone Age and Danny Elfman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsewhere across the four days are Public Enemy, AFI, Cypress Hill, Stone Temple Pilots, The Used, The Pretty Reckless, Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Engage, Three 6 Mafia, New Found Glory and dozens more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aftershock runs from 1\u20134 October 2026 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With 140-plus artists and major names spanning metal, emo, punk, hip-hop and alternative rock, Aftershock 2026 may be the festival’s most ambitious lineup yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Aftershock Festival returns to Sacramento from 1\u20134 October 2026 with its largest lineup yet. More than 140 artists are scheduled across five stages at Discovery Park, led by My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Pierce The Veil and Tool. Thursday: My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance lead opening night with The Offspring and Sublime among the other major acts. The appearance comes during celebrations around 20 years of The Black Parade. Friday: Limp Bizkit and Wu-Tang Clan Limp Bizkit headline Friday alongside $UICIDEBOY$ and Wu-Tang Clan. That combination demonstrates how far Aftershock has moved beyond a traditional metal festival. Saturday: Pierce…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2111,1974,1987],"coauthors":[2],"class_list":["post-3461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festival","tag-aftershock","tag-lineup","tag-my-chemical-romance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n