Next month, tens of thousands of rock and metal fans from around the globe will come together October 2–5 for the 13th year of Aftershock--The West Coast’s Largest Rock, Punk & Metal Festival--at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California.
The four-day destination event will feature 115+ bands on 4 stages, with a lineup of icons and emerging stars including:
● Thursday: Blink-182, Good Charlotte, All Time Low
● Friday: Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Turnstile
● Saturday: Korn, Bad Omens, Gojira
● Sunday: Bring Me The Horizon, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson
Some of the special appearances and reunions at Aftershock 2025 include:
● Deftones (hometown show and performing on the exact date of the 30th anniversary of their debut album Adrenaline)
● Good Charlotte (West Coast festival exclusive)
● Dream Theater (40th anniversary)
● The Dillinger Escape Plan (West Coast reunion show)
● Trivium (Celebrating 20th anniversary of Ascendancy with full album play)
● Power Trip (First reunion show in the Bay Area)
● Chimaira (First West Coast show in 11 Years)
● Exodus (Special “40 Years of Blood” anniversary of their Bonded By Blood album)
● GWAR (40th anniversary)
● Rev Theory (A DWP exclusive: The original lineup reunites for one of the band’s first shows since 2014
to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album Truth Is Currency)
● Fear Factory (Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Demanufacture)
The music schedule for Aftershock 2025 is as follows (subject to change) and can also be found online at https://aftershockfestival.com/schedules/. Attendees can create a personalized festival schedule with alerts and find the most current Aftershock details via the festival’s official mobile app, available on both iPhone and Android.