Aftershock 2026

The West Coast’s biggest rock and metal blowout took its most ambitious swing yet: Aftershock returned to Sacramento’s Discovery Park October 1–4, 2026, for four days, five stages and 140-plus bands. The 2026 event has ended; this hub is the archive. Danny Wimmer Presents stacked the marquee with four wildly different closers — My Chemical Romance on Thursday, Limp Bizkit on Friday, Pierce the Veil on Saturday, and the almighty Tool sealing it Sunday night — a spread that captured how far the festival’s tent stretched, from emo devotion to nu-metal chaos to prog-rock ritual.

Past the headliners the depth was almost absurd. Where else did Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill share a weekend with BABYMETAL, Queens of the Stone Age, The Offspring, Sublime, A Day To Remember and a rare Danny Elfman set? The bill ran deep with heavy hitters (Killswitch Engage, Slaughter To Prevail, Body Count feat. Ice-T, Cavalera, Dethklok), scene-defining reunions and exclusives, and a bottomless well of emo, post-hardcore and metalcore — Coheed and Cambria, Underoath, Alexisonfire, Thursday, Saosin, The Devil Wears Prada and dozens more.

2026 marked a milestone: Aftershock added full camping at nearby Cal Expo for the first time. It was an all-ages, rain-or-shine festival at 1000 Garden Highway. The day-by-day lineup and festival info below are kept as the 2026 archive. Looking back? Read the Aftershock 2026 weekend wrap.

Aftershock 2026 Tickets & Passes

Aftershock 2026 was four days at Discovery Park in Sacramento — October 1–4 — with My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Pierce the Veil, and Tool closing the nights and a deep undercard across five stages. 2026 passes (4-Day, 2-Day and single-day GA, VIP and Capital Club) are no longer on sale; the 2026 event has ended.

Camping at Aftershock 2026

2026 was the first year Aftershock offered camping at Cal Expo (Car + Tent through Premium RV). Camping for the 2026 event has ended.