Aftershock, the West Coast’s largest rock festival, is back for its 12th year, and the masterminds at Danny Wimmer Presents are really stepping it up this time around.
Dropping an earthquake inducing lineup that consists of more than 130 bands, on 5 stages over 4 days this October 10th – 13th. Discovery Park in Sacramento, California will once again play host to the likes of Slayer, Pantera, Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Motley Crue, Disturbed, Judas Priest and the one and only Iron Maiden.
This 4-day festival is sure to be a destination event seeing how it features the ONLY U.S. festival appearance of Iron Maiden, and the exclusive West Coast performance for Slayer, who is only playing 3 shows this year. Returning juggernaut Slipknot headlines an evening while Motley Crue will make their Aftershock debut.
The lineup for Aftershock is as follows (subject to change): Iron Maiden, Slayer, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Disturbed, Pantera, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, Evanescence, Breaking Benjamin, Till Lindemann, Falling in Reverse, Rise Against, Staind, Halestorm, Seether, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Mastodon, Anthrax, Architects, Tom Morello, Cypress Hill, Ministry, Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway, Skillet, Sevendust, Tech N9ne, Insane Clown Posse, Static X, Clutch, Body Count, Lorna Shore, Highly Suspect, Poppy, Grandson, Nothing More, P.O.D., Filter, Eagles of Death Metal, Coal Chamber, Code Orange, Jinjer, Bad Wolves, Shadows Fall, Fear Factory, Sleeping With Sirens, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, Marky Ramone Plays The Ramones Classics, Drain, City Morgue, Saosin, L.S. Dunes, Badflower, PUP, Rival Sons, Militarie Gun, Hawthorne Heights, Bayside, Giovannie and the Hired Guns, Show Me The Body, Whitechapel, From Ashes to New, The Warning, Set it Off, Resorte, Fugitive, Better Lovers, Drug Church, Biohazard, Joey Valence & Brae, Tim Montana, Vended, The Chisel, The Armed, Soul Glo, High Vis, Narrow Head, I See Stars, Bob Vylan, GEL, Holding Absence, Touché Amoré, Citizen Soldier, New Years Day, Drowning Pool, Alien Ant Farm, Orgy, Adema, Powerman 5000, Taproot, Local H, HED PE, Moonshine Bandits, CKY, Brutus, Alien Weaponry, Oxymorrons, Veil of Maya, Lilith Czar, Holy Fawn, D.R.U.G.S., Ho99o9, Ill Niño, Winona Fighter, Slothrust, Hemorage, Nerv, Damnage, Jeris Johnson, Any Given Sin, Deadlands, Mike’s Dead, Self Deception, Lø Spirit, Jager Bonham, Dead Poet Society, Point North, Like A Storm, Teen Mortgage, Jigsaw Youth, The Funeral Portrait, Black Map, Capital Theatre, Descartes A Kant, Lowlives, StrateJacket, Blame My Youth, Caskets, Silly Goose, Reach NYC, TX2, Royale Lynn, Budderside, and Gozu.
After a sold-out weekend in 2023, where Discovery Park hosted 160,000 fans from all over the world, DWP managed to find a way to go bigger and badder.
Tickets are on sale now, with General Admission and VIP Passes starting at $10 down on a layaway plan that makes this festival more than affordable for everyone who is interested in going.
Head to the official website here, to stay up to date on announcements and to grab your tickets today.
