| Aftershock Festival | |
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 Aftershock 2014 line-up | |
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, punk [1] |
| Dates | September/October |
| Location(s) | 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 4 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, MONSTER ENERGY STAGE
BLACKCRAFT STAGE
CAPITAL STAGE
|  Day 2 - Sunday, October 22, 2017, MONSTER ENERGY STAGE
BLACKCRAFT STAGE
CAPITAL STAGE
PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED BANDS THAT CANCELLED
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Day 1 - Saturday, October 13, 2018, 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)
PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED BANDS THAT CANCELLED
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Day 1 - Friday, October 11, 2019, 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
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED BANDS THAT CANCELLED OR WERE 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 will be 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
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED BANDS THAT WERE CANCELLED
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Day 1 - Thursday, October 6, 2022 JACK DANIEL'S STAGE
KOLAS STAGE DW PRESENT'S STAGE COORS LIGHT STAGE
| Day 2 - Friday, October 7, 2022 JACK DANIEL'S STAGE
KOLAS STAGE
DW PRESENT'S STAGE
COORS LIGHT STAGE | Day 3 - Saturday, October 8, 2022 JACK DANIEL'S STAGE KOLAS STAGE DW PRESENT'S STAGE
COORS LIGHT STAGE
| Day 4 - Sunday, October 9, 2022 JACK DANIEL'S STAGE KOLAS STAGE DW PRESENT'S STAGE
COORS LIGHT STAGE
Originally scheduled bands that were cancelled
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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
DWPRESENTS STAGE | Day 2 - Friday, October 6, 2023 JACK DANIEL'S STAGE
SHOCKWAVE STAGE
COORS LIGHT STAGE
DWPRESENTS STAGE
| Day 3 - Saturday, October 7, 2023 JACK DANIEL'S STAGE
SHOCKWAVE STAGE COORS LIGHT STAGE
DWPRESENTS STAGE
| Day 4 - Sunday, October 8, 2023 JACK DANIEL'S STAGE
SHOCKWAVE STAGE COORS LIGHT STAGE
DWPRESENTS STAGE
Originally scheduled bands that were cancelled
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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]
Day 1 - Thursday, October 10, 2024 JACK DANIELS STAGE
SHOCKWAVE STAGE
COORS LIGHT STAGE
DWPRESENTS STAGE
SOUNDWAVE STAGE
| Day 2 - Friday, October 11, 2024 JACK DANIELS STAGE
SHOCKWAVE STAGE COORS LIGHT STAGE DWPRESENTS STAGE
SOUNDWAVE STAGE
| Day 3 - Saturday, October 12, 2024 JACK DANIELS STAGE SHOCKWAVE STAGE
COORS LIGHT STAGE
DWPRESENTS STAGE
SOUNDWAVE STAGE
| Day 4 - Sunday, October 13, 2024 JACK DANIELS STAGE
SHOCKWAVE STAGE
COORS LIGHT STAGE
DWPRESENTS STAGE
SOUNDWAVE STAGE
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