| Aftershock Festival | |
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|   Aftershock 2014 line-up | |
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, punk [1] | 
| Dates | September/October | 
| Locations | Discovery Park, Sacramento, California | 
| Years active | 2012–2019, 2021–present | 
| Website | Aftershock Festival official website | 
The Aftershock Festival is a hard rock and heavy metal festival in Sacramento, California, started in 2012. [2] [3]
In 2019, the festival expanded to three days, and in 2021 Aftershock expanded to four days, October 7 to 10. [4] [5]
In 2022, Aftershock attracted an estimated 160,000 fans to the festival. [6]
Aftershock 2012 – September 23, 2012 [7]
Aftershock 2013 – September 14–15, 2013 [8]
| Day 1, Saturday September 14: 
 
 
 | Day 2, Sunday September 15: 
 
 
 
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| Day 1 - September 13, 2014 [9] [10] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 | Day 2 - September 14, 2014 
 
 
 
 
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| Day 1 - October 24, 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 | Day 2 - October 25, 2015 
 
 
 
 
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| Day 1 - October 22, 2016 Monster Energy Stage Discovery Stage 
 Capital Stage 
 | Day 2 - October 23, 2016 Monster Energy Stage 
 Discovery Stage Capital Stage 
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| Day 1 - Saturday, October 21, 2017 [11] Monster Energy Stage 
 Blackcraft Stage 
 Capital Stage 
 |   Day 2 - Sunday, October 22, 2017 Monster Energy Stage 
 Blackcraft Stage 
 Capital Stage 
 Cancellations 
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| Day 1 - Saturday, October 13, 2018 [12] Monster Energy Stage 
 Discovery Stage (Presented by Cyco Flower) 
 Capital Stage (Presented by Kolas) 
 | Day 2 - Sunday, October 14, 2018 Monster Energy Stage 
 Discovery Stage (Presented by Cyco Flower) 
 Capital Stage (Presented by Kolas) 
 Cancellations 
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| Day 1 - Friday, October 11, 2019 [13] Monster Energy Stage 
 Kolas Discovery Stage Coors Capital Stage 
 | Day 2 - Saturday, October 12, 2019 Monster Energy Stage 
 Kolas Discovery Stage COORS CAPITAL STAGE 
 | Day 3 - Sunday, October 13, 2019 Monster Energy Stage 
 Kolas Discovery Stage 
 Coors Capital Stage 
 Cancellations and no shows 
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Previously in 2020, it was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Danny Wimmer Presents announced because of the unfortunate events a Thursday night was added for free for anyone who purchased their tickets in advance.
| Day 1 - Thursday, October 7, 2021 Kolas Stage 
 Coors Light Stage | Day 2 - Friday, October 8, 2021 Jack Daniel's Stage 
 Kolas Stage Coors Light Stage 
 | Day 3 - Saturday, October 9, 2021 Jack Daniel's Stage Kolas Stage 
 Coors Light Stage 
 | Day 4- Sunday, October 10, 2021 Jack Daniel's Stage 
 Kolas Stage Coors Light Stage 
 Cancellations 
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| Day 1 - Thursday, October 6, 2022 Jack Daniel's Stage 
 Kolas Stage DW Presents Stage Coors Light Stage 
 | Day 2 - Friday, October 7, 2022 Jack Daniel's Stage 
 Kolas Stage 
 DW Presents Stage 
 Coors Light Stage | Day 3 - Saturday, October 8, 2022 Jack Daniel's Stage Kolas Stage DW Presents Stage 
 Coors Light Stage 
 | Day 4 - Sunday, October 9, 2022 Jack Daniel's Stage Kolas Stage DW Presents Stage 
 Coors Light Stage 
 Cancellations 
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 Aftershock 2023 took place during a week of high temperatures and hydration stations were provided to festival goers. [15] [16] Pantera pulled out of the festival due to "circumstances beyond our control", being replaced by Stone Temple Pilots. [17] Prior to Aftershock, Corey Taylor injured his leg during a show in Los Angeles and also pulled out of the festival. Members of his touring group were also having difficulties with Covid-19. [18]
| Day 1 - Thursday, October 5, 2023 Jack Daniel's Stage Shockwave Stage Coors Light Stage 
 DW Presents Stage | Day 2 - Friday, October 6, 2023 Jack Daniel's Stage 
 Shockwave Stage 
 Coors Light Stage 
 DW Presents Stage 
 | Day 3 - Saturday, October 7, 2023 Jack Daniel's Stage 
 Shockwave Stage Coors Light Stage 
 DW Presents Stage 
 | Day 4 - Sunday, October 8, 2023 Jack Daniel's Stage 
 Shockwave Stage Coors Light Stage 
 DW Presents Stage 
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Cancellations
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Aftershock 2024 saw the introduction of a new fifth stage, allowing an additional 30 bands to perform on the festival lineup. Approximately 160,000 people were in attendance for the festival weekend. [19] [20]
Cancellations
Aftershock 2025 saw the removal of the Soundwave Stage from 2024 following complaints about crowd congestion and noise interference, reducing the number of stages back to four as in previous years. 2025 also saw audiences facing muddy conditions due to rainy weather [21] , and the renaming of the Jack Daniel's Stage to the Aftershock Stage.
| Day 1 - Thursday, October 2, 2025 Aftershock Stage 
 Shockwave Stage 
 Coors Light Stage DW Presents Stage | Day 2 - Friday, October 3, 2025 Aftershock Stage 
 Shockwave Stage Coors Light Stage DW Presents Stage | Day 3 - Saturday, October 4, 2025 Aftershock Stage Shockwave Stage Coors Light Stage 
 DW Presents Stage | Day 4 - Sunday, October 5, 2025 Aftershock Stage 
 Shockwave Stage Coors Light Stage DW Presents Stage |