Aftershock 2026 Lineup Revealed: My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and More Set for October Return
The aftershock 2026 lineup will be revealed on March 4 at 2: 00pm ET, setting the stage for a four-day festival in Sacramento this fall. The announcement matters because organizers have already confirmed headline performers and more than 140 acts for an event taking place October 1–4 at Discovery Park, while adding expanded ticket and camping options.
Aftershock 2026 Lineup: Reveal Timing and Tickets
Organizers have scheduled the full lineup announcement for March 4 at 11: 00am Pacific / 2: 00pm Eastern, giving fans a fixed moment to learn the complete slate of performers. Four-day and single-day tickets are on sale now, with VIP upgrades available; hotel passes and, for the first time in the festival’s history, camping packages are also being offered. The introduction of camping packages is being presented as a way for attendees to remain onsite for the duration of the event.
The aftershock 2026 lineup reveal follows a period of early confirmations that already list headline acts and numerous supporting names, and the timed announcement will allow ticket-holders to plan travel and lodging with the full schedule in hand. Because tickets and hospitality options are already available, the reveal functions as a prompt for potential buyers to finalize purchases based on confirmed performances and set times once they are released.
Headliners My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce The Veil
Promoters have named My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce The Veil as headline acts for the October festival. Support across multiple stages will include The Offspring, Babymetal, Queens Of The Stone Age, A Day To Remember, AFI, Slaughter To Prevail and Cypress Hill, among others. In total, more than 140 acts have been confirmed so far for the four-day event at Discovery Park.
Certain performances are being promoted as special sets: My Chemical Romance will mark the 20th anniversary of their third album, The Black Parade; the Wu-Tang Clan will appear as part of a tour billed as Final Chamber; the Cavalera brothers, Max and Iggor, will commemorate 30 years of their former band’s Roots album; and Drowning Pool will celebrate 25 years of their debut, Sinner. These anniversary and tour tie-ins are likely to shape demand for tickets to specific days and headline slots.
Danny Wimmer, head of the presenting company, described the assembled bill as a deliberate blend of metal, punk, emo and nu metal, signaling a programming strategy aimed at widening the festival’s appeal. What makes this notable is the mix of legacy acts and anniversary-focused sets, which can drive both immediate ticket sales and weekend attendance patterns as fans prioritize must-see performances.
The festival’s trajectory has been incremental: it began as a one-day event in 2012, expanded to two days the following year, and added further days in 2019 and 2021. Last year’s edition topped its bill with well-known acts and drew more than 164, 000 attendees across four days, a scale that organizers appear prepared to match or exceed with this year’s broader roster and the new camping option.
With the March 4 unveiling, fans will receive the complete schedule and be able to make concrete plans for travel and accommodations. The combination of headline confirmations, over 140 acts, special anniversary sets and expanded onsite options positions this year’s festival as a larger, more immersive edition than past iterations.
