Aftershock Festival 2025 – Four Days of Heavy-Hitting Rock & Metal

October 2–5, 2025, Discovery Park, Sacramento, CA.

Aftershock returns bigger than ever for its 13th annual installment, boasting over 115 bands across four stages—with headline acts that span the spectrum from punk to metal and beyond.

Daily Headliners & Highlight Acts

Thursday, October 2
Headliners: Blink‑182, Good Charlotte, All Time Low

Also performing: The All‑American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Hollywood Undead, Alkaline Trio, Bowling for Soup, Hoobastank, The Ataris, Hatebreed, plus heavy hitters like Acid Bath, Power Trip, Carcass, High on Fire, Cattle Decapitation, Nails, Snot, Dry Kill Logic, A Tribute to S.O.D., All Shall Perish, Speed, Spite, Thrown, Left To Suffer

Friday, October 3
Headliners: Deftones, A Perfect Circle, TURNSTILE

Also performing: Knocked Loose, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Basement, Failure, Glare, Quannnic, Lamb of God, Bruce Dickinson, Kerry King, Fear Factory, Lacuna Coil, Winds of Plague, Dream Theater, Testament, Exodus, Alestorm, Yngwie Malmsteen, Death Angel, Gloryhammer, Forbidden, Chiodos, Of Mice & Men, Get Scared, Northlane, Landmvrks, Violent Vira, Thornhill

Saturday, October 4
Headliners: Korn, Bad Omens, Gojira

Also performing: Chevelle, Slaughter to Prevail, Bilmuri, Saliva, Nonpoint, Return to Dust, Three Days Grace (with Adam Gontier), Trivium, Dayseeker, Kittie, Memphis May Fire, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Powerwolf, DragonForce, August Burns Red, Imminence, Dying Fetus, Demon Hunter, Seven Hours After Violet, Born of Osiris, Sunami, Trash Talk, Scowl, Dying Wish, Xibalba, Snuffed on Sight, Spy

Sunday, October 5
Headliners: Bring Me The Horizon, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson

Also performing: Motionless in White, Black Veil Brides, Story of the Year, The Plot in You, Sleep Theory, Mudvayne, In This Moment, Machine Head, Static‑X, Spineshank, Dope, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm, Pop Evil, Hinder, Crossfade, Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, 12 Stones, Five Headed Cobra, Cavalera (playing Chaos A.D. in full), GWAR, DevilDriver, Chimaira, 3 Inches of Blood, Six Feet Under, Prong

Reunion & Special Performances
Expect rare and exclusive appearances, including:

Acid Bath (reunion), Chimaira (first West Coast in 11 years), Spineshank (reunion), Crossfade, Chiodos, Forbidden (reunion), Dream Theater (40th anniversary), Exodus (“40 Years of Blood”), Fear Factory (Demanufacture anniversary), Power Trip (Bay Area reunion), The Dillinger Escape Plan (West Coast reunion), Trivium (Ascendency anniversary performance), and many more

With a lineup that blends emerging stars, genre legends, and once-in-a-lifetime reunion sets, Aftershock 2025 promises to be its most epic year yet. Whether you’re into punk, metal, nu-metal, or alt-rock, there’s something here to ignite every fan’s passion.