My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Tool among headliners for 2026 Aftershock Festival in Sacramento
Aftershock, Sacramento's biggest festival, dropped its 2026 lineup on Wednesday.
A number of hard rock, emo, and metal bands will be taking the stage this year, along with some rap legends.
Thursday's headliners are listed as My Chemical Romance and The Offspring. Friday will be led by Limp Bizkit and $UICIDEBOY$. Pierce the Veil and A Day To Remember helm the Saturday edition.
Tool and Queens Of The Stone Age will close out the festival on Sunday.
More than 140 bands make up the four-day lineup. Notably, Friday's lineup is heavy on rap artists, including Wu-Tang, Public Emeny, Cypress Hill, and Three 6 Mafia.
Festival organizers held a band announcement party at the Jungle Bird bar in Midtown Sacramento, which will have a pop-up tiki tent inside the concert grounds.
Owner Tyler Williams says the festival is a big boost for local businesses.
"It's been super exciting," Williams said. "Every single time the festival comes to town, we just go crazy."
Hotels as far away as Davis and Roseville often sell out because of the crowds.
"Of the 164,000 people that attend, 67% of them don't live in this market," said Mike Testa, CEO of Visit Sacramento.
This year's Aftershock festival has some new features. A fifth stage is being added, and for the first time, ticket holders will be able to pitch a tent or park an RV at Cal Expo in a dedicated camping area.
"It's something our fans have been asking for for years, and we're able to finally bring that to them," said Chamie McCurry with Danny Wimmer Presents, Afterschock's concert promoter.
The promoter is not bringing back the country music festival Goldensky this year, which had traditionally taken place at the same site one week later. Festival organizers say they hope it will return in 2027.
"It just had to be the right time, the right artists available, and the right economic climate," McCurry said.
But Aftershock fans are counting the days until this year's festival begins. The festival is scheduled to take place at Discovery Park in Sacramento from Oct. 1-4.
Tickets for the festival are already on sale.
