{"id":59377,"date":"2026-03-04T19:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/aftershock-2026-lineup-over-140-bands-announced\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:22:41","slug":"aftershock-2026-lineup-over-140-bands-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/aftershock-2026-lineup-over-140-bands-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Aftershock 2026 Lineup &#8211; Over 140 Bands Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/aftershock-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aftershock Festival<\/a> has revealed its full 2026 lineup and over 140 bands were announced for it.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will take place over four days between Oct. 1 and 4 at\u00a0Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/my-chemical-romance\" target=\"_blank\">My Chemical Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/limp-bizkit\" target=\"_blank\">Limp Bizkit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/pierce-the-veil\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce the Veil<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/tool\" target=\"_blank\">Tool<\/a> will headline each night, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The grounds have been expanded to add a fifth stage to accompany more acts than ever before. The weekend will also feature performances from <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/queens-of-the-stone-age\" target=\"_blank\">Queens of the Stone Age<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/a-day-to-remember\" target=\"_blank\">A Day to Remember<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/sublime\" target=\"_blank\">Sublime<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/the-pretty-reckless\" target=\"_blank\">The Pretty Reckless<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/coheed-and-cambria\" target=\"_blank\">Coheed and Cambria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/killswitch-engage\" target=\"_blank\">Killswitch Engage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/the-offspring\" target=\"_blank\">The Offspring<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/babymetal\" target=\"_blank\">Babymetal<\/a> and many others, including a &#8220;mystery guest&#8221; that will be announced later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aftershockfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\">Passes are available now on Aftershock&#8217;s website<\/a>. 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\u00a0Cal Expo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s Aftershock marks a bold new chapter for the festival. We\u2019ve brought together metal, punk, emo and nu-metal to create a lineup that\u2019s raw, youthful and unapologetic,\u201d Danny Wimmer said of the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Tool anchoring the weekend and Pierce The Veil making their headlining debut, we\u2019re breaking boundaries and redefining what Aftershock can be. And after years of fan requests, we\u2019re finally introducing camping \u2014 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/2026-rock-metal-festival-cruise-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2026 Rock + Metal Festival and Cruise Guide<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are a few special performances that will take place during the weekend: My Chemical Romance will celebrate 20 years of\u00a0<em>The Black Parade\u00a0<\/em>during their set, <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/chad-gray\" target=\"_blank\">Chad Gray<\/a> will perform hits from his time with <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/mudvayne\" target=\"_blank\">Mudvayne<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/hellyeah\" target=\"_blank\">Hellyeah<\/a> and\u00a0it&#8217;ll be Kylesa&#8217;s first performance on the west coast since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>See the full lineup below and all of the artists listed alphabetically\u00a0underneath.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Aftershock 2026 Full Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer alignnone\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Aftershock Festival \/ Danny WImmer Presents<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Aftershock Festival \/ Danny WImmer Presents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>$UICIDEBOY$<br \/>A Day To Remember<br \/>After The Burial<br \/>AFI<br \/>Alesana<br \/>Alexisonfire<br \/>Alissa White-Gluz<br \/>And Loathing in Las Vegas<br \/>Apocalyptica<br \/>Armor For Sleep<br \/>Atreyu<br \/>Austin Carlile: The Original Voice of Of Mice &amp; Men<br \/>BABYMETAL<br \/>Black Label Society<br \/>Blessthefall<br \/>Bodysnatcher<br \/>Body Count feat. Ice-T<br \/>Brujeria<br \/>Buckethead<br \/>Caskets<br \/>Cavalera<br \/>Chad Gray: Voice of Mudvayne &amp; HELLYEAH<br \/>Chiodos<br \/>Circa Survive<br \/>CKY<br \/>Coal Chamber<br \/>Codefendants<br \/>Coheed and Cambria<br \/>Corrosion of Conformity<br \/>Counterparts<br \/>Cradle of Filth<br \/>Cro-Mags<br \/>Cypress Hill<br \/>Dance Gavin Dance<br \/>Danny Elfman<br \/>Dethklok<br \/>Doobie<br \/>DRAIN<br \/>Drop Dead, Gorgeous<br \/>DOWN<br \/>Drowning Pool<br \/>Emarosa<br \/>Emery<br \/>Escape The Fate<br \/>Eyes Set To Kill<br \/>Fear<br \/>Filter<br \/>Finch<br \/>Finger Eleven<br \/>Free Throw<br \/>From Ashes To New<br \/>From First To Last<br \/>The Ghost Inside<br \/>Haarper<br \/>Hail The Sun<br \/>Hawthorne Heights<br \/>HAYWIRE<br \/>Helmet<br \/>Highly Suspect<br \/>Holding Absence<br \/>Holywatr<br \/>Horse The Band<br \/>Hot Mulligan<br \/>I See Stars<br \/>I Set My Friends On Fire<br \/>Ill Ni\u00f1o<br \/>Insane Clown Posse<br \/>ivri<br \/>Jutes<br \/>Killswitch Engage<br \/>Kublai Khan TX<br \/>Kylesa<br \/>L.S. Dunes<br \/>La Dispute<br \/>Ladrones<br \/>LEAP<br \/>Limp Bizkit<br \/>Lit<br \/>Mayday Parade<br \/>Melvins<br \/>Municipal Waste<br \/>My Chemical Romance<br \/>Nekrogoblikon<br \/>New Found Glory<br \/>Nothing More<br \/>Oleander<br \/>Paleface Swiss<br \/>PeelingFlesh<br \/>Pentagram<br \/>Pierce The Veil<br \/>P.O.D.<br \/>President<br \/>Psychostick<br \/>Public Enemy<br \/>Queens of the Stone Age<br \/>Red<br \/>Rivers of Nihil<br \/>Saosin<br \/>Senses Fail<br \/>Set It Off<br \/>Sevendust<br \/>Silly Goose<br \/>Sleep Theory<br \/>Sleeping With Sirens<br \/>Slaughter To Prevail<br \/>Soulfly<br \/>Spite<br \/>Starset<br \/>Stick To Your Guns<br \/>Stone Temple Pilots<br \/>Sublime<br \/>Suicidal Tendencies<br \/>The Acacia Strain<br \/>The Black Dahlia Murder<br \/>The Devil Wears Prada<br \/>The Fall of Troy<br \/>The Ghost Inside<br \/>The Home Team<br \/>The Offspring<br \/>The Pretty Reckless<br \/>The Pretty Wild<br \/>The Starting Line<br \/>The Story So Far<br \/>The Union Underground<br \/>The Used<br \/>The Violent Hour<br \/>The Wonder Years<br \/>The Word Alive<br \/>Theory of a Deadman<br \/>Three 6 Mafia<br \/>Thursday<br \/>Toadies<br \/>TOOL<br \/>Underoath<br \/>\u00dcnloco<br \/>vianova<br \/>Wage War<br \/>We The Kings<br \/>Wind Walkers<br \/>Wolfmother<br \/>Wu-Tang Clan<br \/>Zakk Sabbath<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the bands touring in 2026 below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">2026 Rock + Metal Tour Guide<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>These are the biggest rock and metal tours happening in 2026 so far, including Metallica, Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/author\/laurynschaffner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/diffuser.fm\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=27&#038;gver=9&#038;bid=443&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/diffuser.fm\/ixp\/366\/p\/aftershock-festival-full-2026-lineup\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aftershock Festival has revealed its full 2026 lineup and over 140 bands were announced for it. 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