Aftershock Festival 2025
Aftershock is the West Coast's biggest rock festival, held annually at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Established in 2012 by producer Danny Wimmer, the festival has grown from a single-day event to a four-day rock and metal marathon. It features a diverse lineup of rock and metal artists, from legendary pioneers to contemporary acts, across multiple stages. Beyond the music, Aftershock offers a variety of experiences including craft beer gardens, art installations, and a wide selection of food vendors. The festival is known for its high-energy atmosphere and dedicated fanbase, attracting over 160,000 attendees from around the world.
- Rock
- Metal
- Alternative
- Pop
- Metalcore
- Hard Rock
- Tickets from
- $436
- Family friendly
- Yes
Aftershock partners with Clean Vibes, an organization focused on cleaning up and recycling waste at music festivals. Volunteers can work in exchange for a festival pass to help keep the park clean. The festival also has a "Farm to Fork" initiative that highlights sustainable agriculture and local food purveyors.
Schedule
Jack Daniel's Stage
- 11:40 AM–12:05 PMThe Ataris
- 12:45–1:15 PMHoobastank
- 1:55–2:25 PMState Champs
- 3:05–3:40 PMAlkaline Trio
- 4:35–5:20 PMTaking Back Sunday
- 6:20–7:20 PMAll Time Low
- 8:30–10:00 PMblink-182
Shockwave Stage
- 11:10–11:35 AMHot Milk
- 12:10–12:40 PMThe Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- 1:20–1:50 PMBowling For Soup
- 2:30–3:00 PMMom Jeans.
- 3:45–4:30 PMHollywood Undead
- 5:25–6:15 PMThe All-American Rejects
- 7:25–8:25 PMGood Charlotte
Coors Light Stage
- 11:10–11:35 AMDry Kill Logic
- 12:10–12:40 PMSnot
- 1:20–1:50 PMNails
- 2:30–3:00 PMCattle Decapitation
- 3:45–4:25 PMHigh On Fire
- 5:15–6:00 PMCarcass
- 7:15–8:05 PMTestament
- 9:10–10:00 PMAcid Bath
DWPRESENTS Stage
- 11:40 AM–12:05 PMLeft to Suffer
- 12:45–1:15 PMthrown
- 1:55–2:25 PMAttila
- 3:05–3:35 PMSpeed
- 4:35–5:05 PMChelsea Grin
- 6:20–7:05 PMAll Shall Perish
- 8:30–9:15 PMHatebreed
Lineup
175 artists
blink-182
Rock, Alternative
blink-182
Rock, Alternative
- Rob Zombie
- Good Charlotte
- Dream Theater
- Good Charlotte
- Gojira
- Lamb of God
- Hollywood Undead
- Hoobastank
- The All-American Rejects
- All Time Low
- Black Veil Brides
- A Perfect Circle
- All Time Low
- Black Veil Brides
- Hollywood Undead
- Hoobastank
- Powerwolf
- The All-American Rejects
- Trivium
- Motionless In White
- DragonForce
- Motionless In White
- Machine Head
- Static-X
- Bruce Dickinson
- Chevelle
- Machine Head
- Static-X
- Turnstile
- Testament
- Mudvayne
- Bad Omens
- Exodus
- Mudvayne
- Testament
- Hatebreed
- In This Moment
- Hatebreed
- In This Moment
- Korn
- Lacuna Coil
- Fear Factory
- Of Mice & Men
- Saliva
- Slaughter to Prevail
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- Taking Back Sunday
- Carcass
- Hinder
- Alestorm
- August Burns Red
- Carcass
- Hinder
- Taking Back Sunday
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- Alkaline Trio
- Chelsea Grin
- DevilDriver
- Alkaline Trio
- Chelsea Grin
- DevilDriver
- Dying Fetus
- Get Scared
- Knocked Loose
- Memphis May Fire
- 12 Stones
- 12 Stones
- SICK PUPPIES
- Born Of Osiris
- Death Angel
- Demon Hunter
- Kittie
- SICK PUPPIES
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Attila
- Six Feet Under
- Attila
- Bilmuri
- Gloryhammer
- LANDMVRKS
- Nonpoint
- Six Feet Under
- Chimaira
- Acid Bath
- Cattle Decapitation
- Spineshank
- Acid Bath
- Cattle Decapitation
- Chimaira
- Dayseeker
- Spineshank
- Story Of The Year
- The Plot In You
- Pop Evil
- Sleep Theory
- All Shall Perish
- Dope
- All Shall Perish
- Chiodos
- Dope
- Imminence
- Kerry King
- Pop Evil
- Sleep Theory
- Story Of The Year
- The Plot In You
- The Ataris
- The Ataris
- Rev Theory
- High On Fire
- Crossfade
- Basement
- Crossfade
- Failure
- High On Fire
- Rev Theory
- State Champs
- Prong
- Prong
- State Champs
- Gwar
- Nails
- Gwar
- Nails
- Scary Kids Scaring Kids
- Forbidden
- Power Trip
- Sunami
- Dry Kill Logic
- 3 Inches Of Blood
- 156/Silence
- 3 Inches Of Blood
- thrown
- Mom Jeans.
- Snot
- Dry Kill Logic
- Dying Wish
- Mom Jeans.
- Snot
- thrown
- VIOLENT VIRA
- Winds of Plague
- Left to Suffer
- Speed
- Left to Suffer
- quannnic
- Scowl
- Seven Hours After Violet
- Speed
- Trash Talk
- Bowling For Soup
- Bowling For Soup
- Glare
- Return to Dust
- Xibalba
- Hot Milk
- Hot Milk
- Snuffed on Sight
- SPY
- Northlane
- Cavalera
- Cavalera
- Five Headed Cobra
- FLYLEAF W/ LACEY STURM
- Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm
- Three Days Grace with Adam Gontier
Getting there
Discovery Park
1000 Garden Highway, Sacramento, CA 95833, Sacramento, California, USA
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