SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento’s biggest rock festival is coming back with its largest lineup yet.
Organizers announced the 2026 Aftershock Festival will return to Discovery Park on October first through fourth. Officials said more than 140 artists will perform across five stages — the biggest lineup in the festival’s history. Headliners include My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Pierce The Veil, and TOOL.
“This year’s Aftershock marks a bold new chapter for the festival. We’ve brought together metal, punk, emo, and nu-metal to create a lineup that’s raw, youthful, and unapologetic,” says Danny Wimmer of Danny Wimmer Presents. “With TOOL anchoring the weekend and Pierce The Veil making their headlining debut, we’re breaking boundaries and redefining what Aftershock can be. And after years of fan requests, we’re finally introducing camping — giving fans the chance to fully immerse themselves in the weekend. This is a new era for Aftershock, and Sacramento is about to feel it.”
Organizers also said the festival site is expanding this year, and for the first time, fans will be able to camp in nearby at Cal Expo. Passes are on sale now.
“Aftershock continues to be a seminal moment for Sacramento, not just for the fans, but for the people who live and work here every day,” said Visit Sacramento President & CEO Mike Testa. “The festival brings thousands of people to our city for four incredible days, generating more than $39 million in economic impact. Those dollars translate into critical support for our business community and civic partners. Maybe the best part is that Aftershock fans are often discovering Sacramento while they’re here and are making their experience synonymous with the city. We’re grateful for our partnership with DWP and can’t wait to welcome everyone back later this fall.”
The full lineup is available below: My Chemical Romance, TOOL, Limp Bizkit, Pierce The Veil, $UICIDEBOY$, Queens of the Stone Age, The Offspring, A Day To Remember, Wu-Tang Clan, Sublime, Danny Elfman, BABYMETAL, Circa Survive, Public Enemy, AFI, The Used, Stone Temple Pilots, Cypress Hill, Slaughter To Prevail, The Pretty Reckless, The Story So Far, Dance Gavin Dance, Coheed and Cambria, Hot Mulligan, Sleeping With Sirens, DOWN, Dethklok, Three 6 Mafia, Black Label Society, Chiodos, Highly Suspect, Nothing More, Body Count feat. Ice-T, Cavalera, Killswitch Engage, Zakk Sabbath, Insane Clown Posse, Kublai Khan TX, New Found Glory, Wolfmother, Wage War, Underoath, Theory of a Deadman, Mayday Parade, Alexisonfire, Chad Gray: Voice of Mudvayne & HELLYEAH – 30 Years of Madness, Coal Chamber, Suicidal Tendencies, Starset, Sevendust, La Dispute, The Starting Line, DRAIN, The Wonder Years, The Ghost Inside, Paleface Swiss, The Home Team, We The Kings, P.O.D., Thursday, From Ashes To New, Sleep Theory, L.S. Dunes, Lit, Cradle of Filth, From First To Last, President, Apocalyptica, Atreyu, Finch, Hawthorne Heights, Set It Off, Corrosion of Conformity, Kylesa, Saosin, Buckethead, Helmet, Filter, Soulfly, Blessthefall, The Devil Wears Prada, Senses Fail, Melvins, Municipal Waste, Alissa White-Gluz, Counterparts, Oleander, Spite, After The Burial, Toadies, Finger Eleven, Drowning Pool, The Black Dahlia Murder, Armor For Sleep, Horse The Band, Holding Absence, HAYWIRE, Bodysnatcher, Escape The Fate, The Acacia Strain, Jutes, ivri, Free Throw, Caskets, Haarper, PeelingFlesh, Pentagram, Cro-Mags, Holywatr, Alesana, Stick To Your Guns, Hail The Sun, I See Stars, The Union Underground, The Word Alive, Wind Walkers, Nekrogoblikon, Emery, The Fall of Troy, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Gideon, Red, Ill Niño, Ünloco, Fear, And Loathing in Las Vegas, CKY, Psychostick, Austin Carlile: The Original Voice of Of Mice & Men, Codefendants, The Pretty Wild, Rivers of Nihil, Brujeria, Emarosa, I Set My Friends On Fire, Silly Goose, LEAP, The Violent Hour, Ladrones, Eyes Set To Kill, vianova, Doobie, and a mystery guest to be announced.