Chevelle, Pop Evil & More Join 2026 Sonic Temple Lineup Following Exit Of Tom Morello, The Offspring & Crown The Empire

The 2026 Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, OH, has undergone a notable lineup shift. Organizers confirmed today, March 31st, that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tom Morello, pop punk mainstays The Offspring, and melodic metalcore band Crown The Empire have withdrawn from their previously scheduled appearances.

Filling their slots will be multi-platinum alternative metal veterans Chevelle (Friday), platinum-certified hard rockers Pop Evil (Saturday), and U.S. Army outreach band As You Were (Friday). The festival will take place at Historic Crew Stadium from May 14th–17th, 2026.

Updated Daily Lineups

Thursday, May 14th
My Chemical Romance (celebrating The Black Parade), Pierce The Veil, All Time Low, Coheed And Cambria, L.S. Dunes, Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Breaking Benjamin, Rise Against, The Used, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm, Fozzy, Egypt Central, Slaughter To Prevail, Whitechapel, Thy Art Is Murder, Attila, Bodysnatcher, Carnifex, Disembodied Tyrant, Dayseeker, Magnolia Park, Catch Your Breath, Holding Absence, Wind Walkers, NERV, The Pretty Wild, Windwaker, Behemoth, Cradle Of Filth, Dying Fetus, Cattle Decapitation, Napalm Death, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Suffocation, Nekrogoblikon

Friday, May 15th
Shinedown, Staind, Halestorm, Stone Temple Pilots, Daughtry, Hinder, Buckcherry, Sublime, Chevelle, Yellowcard, New Found Glory, Everclear, Lit, Simple Plan, Story Of The Year, Atreyu, Blessthefall, The Word Alive, Woe, Is Me, As You Were, Lorna Shore, Kublai Khan TX, Paleface Swiss, Chelsea Grin, Brand Of Sacrifice, Signs Of The Swam, Jiluka, Not Enough Space, Left On Red, Zakk Sabbath, Sevendust, Static-X, Dope, Powerman 5000, Mushroomhead, SOiL, Flaw

Saturday, May 16th
Bring Me The Horizon, Good Charlotte, Motionless In White, Black Veil Brides, The Plot In You, Palaye Royale, Amira Elfeky, Marilyn Manson, Bush, Alter Bridge, Coal Chamber, Pop Evil, All That Remains, The Story So Far, Mayday Parade, Motion City Soundtrack, The Wonder Years, State Champs, Citizen, Knuckle Puck, Architects, The Amity Affliction, August Burns Red, The Ghost Inside, Make Them Suffer, Alpha Wolf, Allt, Novelists, Body Count, Sepultura, Kreator, Carcass, Biohazard, Snot, CKY, Butcher Babies

Sunday, May 17th
Tool, Godsmack, Lamb Of God, Black Label Society, Avatar, P.O.D., Saliva, Megadeth, Public Enemy, Amon Amarth, Anthrax, In Flames, Demon Hunter, Electric Callboy, We Came As Romans, Polaris, Bloodywood, Thrown, Thornhill, Conquer Divide, Dance Gavin Dance, Chiodos, Thrice, Senses Fail, Anberlin, From First To Last, Attack Attack!, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Dethklok, DragonForce, Apocalyptica, DevilDriver, Alestorm, Wind Rose, SpirtWorld, Castle Rat

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