Aftershock, the West Coast’s biggest rock festival, will return in 2023 even bigger than before with over 95 bands including Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, and Korn. The four-day festival will gather some of the biggest names in rock and metal at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA on October 5th–8th.
Also on the 2023 Aftershock lineup are Godsmack, Pantera, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Rancid, Turnstile, 311, The Cult, AFI, I Prevail, Dance Gavin Dance, Polyphia, Coheed and Cambria, Dethklok, and many more. Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin will return to host the festival for the second year.
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“We are so excited for what will be the biggest Aftershock in the festival’s 11-year history,” said Danny Hayes, CEO of Danny Wimmer Presents. ”We are grateful for our partnership with the city and county of Sacramento and together we have built an amazing brand that showcases Sacramento to attendees from all over the globe.”
Godsmack frontman Sully Erna added, “Godsmack is coming in hot this year. Come join us and Guns N’ Roses! Tool! Korn! and so many other killer bands at this year’s massive AFTERSHOCK! We can’t wait for everyone to hear our new album Lighting Up The Sky, which just came out! LET’S DO THIS!!!”
Tickets for Aftershock are on sale now, including VIP packages and hotel bundles. Click below to view the daily artist lineup, and for more information and ticketing details, visit the festival website.