Aftershock 2026 Lineup – Over 140 Bands Announced

Aftershock Competition has revealed its full 2026 lineup and over 140 bands have been introduced for it.

The competition will happen over 4 days between Oct. 1 and 4 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Pierce the Veil and Device will headline every night time, respectively.

The grounds have been expanded so as to add a fifth stage to accompany extra acts than ever earlier than. The weekend may also function performances from Queens of the Stone Age, A Day to Keep in mind, Elegant, The Fairly Reckless, Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Have interaction, The Offspring, Babymetal and plenty of others, together with a “thriller visitor” that will probably be introduced later.

Passes can be found now on Aftershock’s web site. Followers can buy single day or 4-day passes and there are VIP upgrades as nicely. For the primary time, followers may also have the ability to camp in RVs and tents in the course of the weekend on the close by Cal Expo.

“This yr’s Aftershock marks a daring new chapter for the competition. We’ve introduced collectively steel, punk, emo and nu-metal to create a lineup that’s uncooked, youthful and unapologetic,” Danny Wimmer mentioned of the lineup.

“With Device anchoring the weekend and Pierce The Veil making their headlining debut, we’re breaking boundaries and redefining what Aftershock may be. And after years of fan requests, we’re lastly introducing tenting — giving followers the possibility to totally immerse themselves within the weekend. It is a new period for Aftershock and Sacramento is about to really feel it.”

READ MORE: 2026 Rock + Steel Competition and Cruise Information

There are a couple of particular performances that can happen in the course of the weekend: My Chemical Romance will have a good time 20 years of The Black Parade throughout their set, Chad Grey will carry out hits from his time with Mudvayne and Hellyeah and it’s going to be Kylesa’s first efficiency on the west coast since 2015.

See the complete lineup beneath and all the artists listed alphabetically beneath.

Aftershock 2026 Full Lineup

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A Day To Keep in mind
After The Burial
AFI
Alesana
Alexisonfire
Alissa White-Gluz
And Loathing in Las Vegas
Apocalyptica
Armor For Sleep
Atreyu
Austin Carlile: The Unique Voice of Of Mice & Males
BABYMETAL
Black Label Society
Blessthefall
Bodysnatcher
Physique Rely feat. Ice-T
Brujeria
Buckethead
Caskets
Cavalera
Chad Grey: Voice of Mudvayne & HELLYEAH
Chiodos
Circa Survive
CKY
Coal Chamber
Codefendants
Coheed and Cambria
Corrosion of Conformity
Counterparts
Cradle of Filth
Cro-Mags
Cypress Hill
Dance Gavin Dance
Danny Elfman
Dethklok
Doobie
DRAIN
Drop Lifeless, Attractive
DOWN
Drowning Pool
Emarosa
Emery
Escape The Destiny
Eyes Set To Kill
Worry
Filter
Finch
Finger Eleven
Free Throw
From Ashes To New
From First To Final
The Ghost Inside
Haarper
Hail The Solar
Hawthorne Heights
HAYWIRE
Helmet
Extremely Suspect
Holding Absence
Holywatr
Horse The Band
Scorching Mulligan
I See Stars
I Set My Mates On Fireplace
Ailing Niño
Insane Clown Posse
ivri
Jutes
Killswitch Have interaction
Kublai Khan TX
Kylesa
L.S. Dunes
La Dispute
Ladrones
LEAP
Limp Bizkit
Lit
Mayday Parade
Melvins
Municipal Waste
My Chemical Romance
Nekrogoblikon
New Discovered Glory
Nothing Extra
Oleander
Paleface Swiss
PeelingFlesh
Pentagram
Pierce The Veil
P.O.D.
President
Psychostick
Public Enemy
Queens of the Stone Age
Purple
Rivers of Nihil
Saosin
Senses Fail
Set It Off
Sevendust
Foolish Goose
Sleep Concept
Sleeping With Sirens
Slaughter To Prevail
Soulfly
Spite
Starset
Stick To Your Weapons
Stone Temple Pilots
Elegant
Suicidal Tendencies
The Acacia Pressure
The Black Dahlia Homicide
The Satan Wears Prada
The Fall of Troy
The Ghost Inside
The Residence Crew
The Offspring
The Fairly Reckless
The Fairly Wild
The Beginning Line
The Story So Far
The Union Underground
The Used
The Violent Hour
The Marvel Years
The Phrase Alive
Concept of a Deadman
Three 6 Mafia
Thursday
Toadies
TOOL
Underoath
Ünloco
vianova
Wage Warfare
We The Kings
Wind Walkers
Wolfmother
Wu-Tang Clan
Zakk Sabbath

Take a look at all of the bands touring in 2026 beneath.