he daily schedules have now been revealed for the 2026 ‘Aftershock’ festival, which is set to take over Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA, from October 01st through 04th.
This year’s four-day lineup features headlining performances from My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Pierce The Veil, and Tool, with an enormous collection of rock, metal, hardcore, punk and alternative acts filling out the festival’s five stages.
Here’s how each day is currently scheduled:
Thursday, October 01st
Aftershock Stage:
8:25 PM My Chemical Romance
6:20 PM Sublime
4:40 PM Hot Mulligan
3:15 PM Mayday Parade
2:00 PM We The Kings
12:50 PM Lit
11:55 AM Free Throw
Shockwave Stage:
7:20 PM The Offspring
5:30 PM The Used
3:55 PM New Found Glory
2:35 PM The Starting Line
1:25 PM Hawthorne Heights
12:20 PM L.S. Dunes
11:30 AM Leap
The Point Stage Presented By Coors Light:
7:35 PM The Pretty Reckless
5:40 PM Nothing More
4:25 PM Theory Of A Deadman
3:15 PM Apocalyptica
2:10 PM Finger Eleven
1:05 PM Red
12:05 PM The Violent Hour
Faultline Stage:
8:20 PM Killswitch Engage
6:45 PM Sevendust
5:10 PM Coal Chamber
3:55 PM The Union Underground
2:45 PM Ill Niño
1:40 PM Ünloco
12:35 PM Brujeria
11:35 AM Primer 55
Epicenter Stage:
9:10 PM Starset
6:20 PM From Ashes To New
4:40 PM Holding Absence
3:15 PM Caskets
2:00 PM The Word Alive
12:50 PM Wind Walkers
Friday, October 02nd
Aftershock Stage:
9:45 PM Limp Bizkit
7:35 PM Wu-Tang Clan
5:55 PM Public Enemy
4:15 PM Cypress Hill
2:45 PM Insane Clown Posse
1:20 PM P.O.D.
12:20 PM Drowning Pool
11:30 AM Silly Goose
Shockwave Stage:
8:40 PM $uicideboy$
6:45 PM Slaughter To Prevail
5:05 PM Three 6 Mafia
3:30 PM Kublai Khan TX
2:05 PM Drain
12:50 PM Haywire
11:56 AM Haarper
The Point Stage Presented By Coors Light:
8:50 PM Coheed And Cambria
7:20 PM Underoath
6:10 PM Alexisonfire
5:00 PM Senses Fail
3:50 PM Atreyu
2:45 PM Finch
1:45 PM Alesana
12:45 PM Eyes Set To Kill
Faultline Stage:
9:45 PM Dethklok
8:00 PM Chad Gray
5:35 PM Cradle Of Filth
4:30 PM Blue Medusa
3:20 PM Nekrogoblikon
2:15 PM Psychostick
1:15 PM vianova
Epicenter Stage:
7:40 PM Paleface Swiss
5:55 PM The Black Dahlia Murder
4:15 PM Spite
2:45 PM Bodysnatcher
1:20 PM PeelingFlesh
12:20 PM Rivers Of Nihil
Saturday, October 03rd
Aftershock Stage:
9:25 PM Pierce The Veil
7:20 PM BABYMETAL
5:35 PM Sleeping With Sirens
4:05 PM Chiodos
2:45 PM Set It Off
1:30 PM blessthefall
12:30 PM ivri
11:30 AM Fear, And Loathing In Las Vegas
Shockwave Stage:
8:15 PM A Day To Remember
6:25 PM The Story So Far
4:50 PM Wage War
3:25 PM The Wonder Years
2:05 PM The Devil Wears Prada
1:00 PM Escape The Fate
12:00 AM Austin Carlile
The Point Stage Presented By Coors Light:
9:40 PM Black Label Society
7:45 PM Down
6:20 PM Corrosion Of Conformity
5:00 PM Kylesa
3:45 PM Melvins
2:30 PM Pentagram
1:30 PM Doobie
12:30 PM TBA (Twitch winner)
Faultline Stage:
7:10 PM Circa Survive
5:45 PM La Dispute
4:40 PM Thursday
3:00 PM Saosin
2:05 PM Armor For Sleep
1:10 PM HORSE the band
12:20 PM Emery
11:30 AM The Fall Of Troy
Epicenter Stage:
7:15 PM The Ghost Inside
5:30 PM Counterparts
4:00 PM After The Burial
2:40 PM The Acacia Strain
1:20 PM Stick To Your Guns
12:10 PM Gideon
Sunday, October 04th
Aftershock Stage:
8:25 PM Tool
6:15 PM Danny Elfman
4:40 PM AFI
3:20 PM Zakk Sabbath
2:00 PM Buckethead
12:50 PM Helmet
11:55 AM CKY
Shockwave Stage:
7:20 PM Queens Of The Stone Age
5:25 PM Stone Temple Pilots
4:00 PM Highly Suspect
2:45 PM Wolfmother
1:25 PM Filter
12:20 PM Oleander
11:30 AM Toadies
The Point Stage Presented By Coors Light:
7:35 PM Body Count
6:10 PM Suicidal Tendencies
4:55 PM Cavalera
3:55 PM Soulfly
2:45 PM Municipal Waste
1:25 PM Cro-Mags
12:20 PM Codefendants
Faultline Stage:
8:10 PM Dance Gavin Dance
6:55 PM The Home Team
5:30 PM From First To Last
3:45 PM Hail The Sun
2:40 PM I See Stars
1:45 PM Drop Dead, Gorgeous
12:50 PM Emarosa
11:55 AM I Set My Friends On Fire
Epicenter Stage:
9:10 PM Sleep Theory
6:10 PM PRESIDENT
4:45 PM Jutes
3:20 PM Holywatr
2:05 PM The Pretty Wild
12:50 PM Cenobia
Beyond the headliners, Aftershock is also packing the weekend with a number of special performances and reunions.
Among the festival’s highlighted appearances are My Chemical Romance celebrating 20 years of ‘The Black Parade,’ Wu-Tang Clan bringing their ‘Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber Tour’ to the festival, and Circa Survive making their West Coast reunion appearance.
The Story So Far will play a hometown show, while Dance Gavin Dance will also deliver a hometown performance and exclusive Bay Area appearance.
Cavalera will perform an exclusive West Coast set built around Sepultura’s ‘Roots,’ marking the first time the iconic album has been performed in this fashion in nearly a decade. Wolfmother will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, while Chad Gray will bring his “30 Years of Madness” solo performance featuring songs from both Mudvayne and Hellyeah.
Other notable anniversary, reunion and exclusive performances include:
- DRAIN — Home area show
- Thursday — Celebrating 25 years of ‘Full Collapse,’ 20 years of ‘A City By The Light Divided’ and 15 years of ‘No Devolución’
- From First To Last — Reunion show and rare performance
- Kylesa — Reunion show and first West Coast performance since 2015
- Municipal Waste — 25th anniversary set
- Oleander — Hometown reunion show and one of their first shows since 2018
- Spite — Hometown show
- Drowning Pool — 25th anniversary performance of ‘Sinner’
- The Union Underground — First California show in 24 years
- Drop Dead, Gorgeous — Reunion show
- Ünloco — Reunion show
- Red — Celebrating 20 years of ‘End of Silence’
- Austin Carlile — Performing as the original voice of Of Mice & Men
The 2026 ‘Aftershock’ festival will run October 01st-04th at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA.
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