Monster Energy Music’s Aftershock Festival has announced the first wave of acts scheduled to perform on October 13th and 14th at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA. The headliners will include System of a Down, Deftones, Alice In Chains, Incubus, Godsmack, Shinedown, 311, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, At The Drive-In, Seether, and Jonathan Davis. Additional acts are as follows Bullet For My Valentine, Underoath, Black Veil Brides, Hellyeah, Asking Alexandria, Sevendust, Everlast, GWAR, Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, Dance Gavin Dance, Monster Magnet, Red Sun Rising, Bad Wolves, The Fever 333, Dorothy, Wage War, Plague Vendor, Hyro Da Hero, Amigo The Devil, All Them Witches, Slothrust, The Dose, Viza, The Jacks and more to be announced.
SOAD’s Serj Tankian expressed his excitement:
“Sacto, we’re coming for you. Proud that you’re our capital and not D.C.”
Guitarist Daron Malakian added:
“It’s been a minute since we’ve played Sacramento, so it just felt right to return by headlining Aftershock.”
Tickets, hotel and VIP packages for the seventh annual event goes on sale this Friday (13th) at noon PST.
Initial ticket prices will be as follows:
- 2-Day Weekend General Admission: starting at $149.50 + fees
- 2-Day Weekend VIP: starting at $299.50 + fees
- Single Day General Admission: starting at $89.50 + fees
- Single Day VIP: starting at $179.50 + fees
For additional information about the fest, check out their website.
