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- My Chemical Romance and Wu-Tang Clan are among the 140-plus artists featured at this year’s heavy metal festival Aftershock in Sacramento. It will run Oct. 1-4.
- The four-day rock, punk and metal festival brought more than 160,000 people to Discovery Park last year. A boost to tourism in Sacramento, it’s been a bright spot in a turbulent music festival market.
- Camping passes are available for the 2026 festival at CalExpo, with a shuttle to the park.
Aftershock returns to Sacramento this fall with a stacked lineup, including My Chemical Romance, Wu-Tang Clan and Danny Elfman. The 2026 festival will run Oct. 1 to 4.
The four-day rock, punk and metal festival brought more than 160,000 people to Discovery Park last year. A boost to tourism in Sacramento, Aftershock has been a bright spot in an otherwise turbulent music festival market.
Danny Wimmer Presents, the Southern California-based company that produces Aftershock, announced the 2026 lineup Wednesday morning.
Who is playing Aftershock in 2026?
Here are highlights for the 2026 lineup:
- My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Sublime on Thursday, Oct. 1
- Limp Bizkit, $UICIDEBOY$, Wu-Tang Clan on Friday, Oct. 2
- Pierce The Veil, A Day To Remember, BABYMETAL on Saturday, Oct. 3
- TOOL, Queens of the Stone Age, Danny Elfman on Sunday, Oct. 4
Aftershock is in its 14th year and will feature more than 140 artists in October.
Camping passes are available for the 2026 festival at CalExpo, with a shuttle to the park.
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Savanna Smith is Director of Editorial Strategy at Abridged. Jordan Mata and Chris Macias contributed to this story.