Sonic Temple is a staple pageant for Columbus, Ohio, returning for its 2026 version on Could 14-17 at Historic Crew Stadium. Unfold throughout 4 days, 140 bands will carry out throughout the occasion’s 5 phases — which means there’s quite a bit to overlook in the event you’re not paying consideration.
Thursday units the tone for the whole pageant. L.S. Dunes — longtime buddies of AP — and Hawthorne Heights take the stage within the early afternoon, and the day solely will get higher from there. The Used, Rise In opposition to, and Pierce the Veil play in succession, however unfold simply sufficient aside to have the ability to catch all of them. My Chemical Romance will cap the night time, with what’s certain to be one other potent, theatrical efficiency worthy of the Broadway stage.
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On Friday, Yellowcard, Atreyu, and a reconfigured Chic have our consideration locked — to not point out a headlining set from Easy Plan on the Citadel stage. In the meantime, Saturday is stacked — that includes early performances from Amira Elfeky, Knuckle Puck, and Palaye Royale. The center spotlights State Champs, Movement Metropolis Soundtrack, and Bush. Afterward, Good Charlotte, the Story So Far, and Carry Me the Horizon will shut out the night time. Lastly, Sunday brings the whole lot house, going exhausting with units from Senses Fail, From First to Final, and Thrice, to call a couple of.
All in all, there’s quite a bit to see and do. Fortunate for you, we’ve pulled collectively a brief listing of Sonic Temple’s must-see acts, spanning style and period. Dive in under.
Pierce the Veil
All final yr, Pierce the Veil logged numerous miles on the street — bringing their many alternative eras to main cities with their I Can’t Hear You tour. Night time after night time, it was a celebration and a testomony to the time they’ve put into “taking part in small reveals and constructing this group.” That makes them primed to provide their Sonic Temple set the whole lot they’ve obtained, whether or not they’re tearing by means of previous favorites (“Caraphernelia,” “Bulls within the Bronx”) or giving like to their new songs (“Move the Nirvana”) — possibly even bringing out a particular visitor for “King for a Day.”
The Used
On the tail finish of March, the Used took over the Sydney Opera Home, the place they remodeled their high-octane rock right into a black-tie symphony. Their Sonic Temple efficiency will swing again to their conventional units, that includes the incendiary, extremely emotional chaos that lives on the very coronary heart of their band. Having warmed up with an intensive anniversary tour final yr, we anticipate them to nail the nostalgia hits (“A Field Filled with Sharp Objects,” “The Style of Ink”), however juxtaposed with their trendy songs, it’s certain to be a memorable efficiency throughout.
Coheed and Cambria
Each time Coheed and Cambria hit the stage, they carry all of their lore with them. Irrespective of which of their many albums you prefer, frontman Claudio Sanchez has created a complete universe to get misplaced in. Dwell, that interprets into ripping breakdowns and deft solos, the place Sanchez performs the guitar behind his head — in a means that’s each musically spectacular and emotionally immersive. They’ll carry that very same vitality into Sonic Temple, touring by means of their numerous catalog and pulling out songs from final yr’s satisfying The Father of Make Imagine.
Good Charlotte
It’s been virtually a yr since Good Charlotte launched Motel Du Cap, an album that honored their early 2000s pop-punk roots whereas reminding us who they’re at the moment. Since then, they’ve continued to tour exhausting, together with a handful of abroad dates with Yellowcard, the place they ran by means of hit after hit — and persistently opened with their Good Morning Revival powerhouse “The River.” Nevertheless, their return to the U.S. contains an look at Sonic Temple, the place they’ll play these songs and lots of different favorites on the Temple stage, simply earlier than their buddies in Carry Me the Horizon end up the night time.
The Story So Far
Parker Cannon has been busy along with his different band, No Stress, supporting Drain’s current tour, the place they coated Fall Out Boy, blink-182, and Gorilla Biscuits classics. Now, although, he’s leaping again into TSSF mode — together with an look at Sonic Temple. The Story So Far at all times carry enormous vitality at any time when they play, rallying viewers members to hitch the pit whereas their set transitions by means of their completely different eras — chugging pop punk, lovelorn balladry, snotty Britpop. Provided that their debut album, Underneath Soil and Dust, turns 15 this yr, possibly they’ll present these songs additional love after they take the Citadel stage on Saturday night time.
