Aftershock has published stage-by-stage set times for its 2026 edition, which returns to Sacramento, California from 1 to 4 October. Metal Injection ran the full schedule on 18 August 2026. Five stages carry the bill across the four days: Aftershock, Shockwave, The Point, Faultline and Epicenter.
Thursday ends with My Chemical Romance at 8:25pm on the Aftershock Stage, after Sublime at 6:20pm and Hot Mulligan at 4:40pm. The Offspring top Shockwave at 7:20pm with The Used and New Found Glory below them, and Killswitch Engage take Faultline at 8:20pm ahead of Sevendust and Coal Chamber. Starset play latest of anyone that day, at 9:10pm on the Epicenter Stage.
Friday belongs to Limp Bizkit at 9:45pm, with Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill and Insane Clown Posse stacked beneath them on the same stage. Dethklok also finish at 9:45pm, over on Faultline, where Cradle Of Filth play at 5:35pm and Blue Medusa appear with Alissa White-Gluz at 4:30pm. Coheed And Cambria close The Point at 8:50pm and $uicideboy$ close Shockwave at 8:40pm.
Saturday runs Pierce The Veil at 9:25pm and Babymetal at 7:20pm on the Aftershock Stage. Black Label Society headline The Point at 9:40pm, with Down, Corrosion Of Conformity, Kylesa, Melvins and Pentagram under them, and the 12:30pm slot on that stage is still listed as a Twitch winner to be named. A Day To Remember close Shockwave at 8:15pm, and Circa Survive top Faultline at 7:10pm.
Tool close the festival on Sunday at 8:25pm, after Danny Elfman at 6:15pm and sets from AFI, Zakk Sabbath and Buckethead. Queens of the Stone Age headline Shockwave at 7:20pm, Body Count take The Point at 7:35pm with Suicidal Tendencies, Cavalera and Soulfly beneath them, Dance Gavin Dance top Faultline at 8:10pm and Sleep Theory close Epicenter at 9:10pm.
The dates are in the festival tracker, alongside other metal festival news this season such as Ozzfest confirming its 2027 return and ArcTanGent moving to a new site. Metal Injection described each of the four days as stacked. Anyone who wants all of it has to be in early: Leap, Silly Goose, Fear, And Loathing In Las Vegas and Toadies all open their days at 11:30am, with Free Throw, Primer 55 and CKY on at 11:55am.
The facts
- Aftershock runs 1 to 4 October 2026 in Sacramento, California.
- The bill is spread across five stages.
- My Chemical Romance close the Aftershock Stage on Thursday at 8:25pm.
- Limp Bizkit headline Friday at 9:45pm.
- Pierce The Veil headline Saturday at 9:25pm.
- Tool close the festival on Sunday at 8:25pm.
- Killswitch Engage play the Faultline Stage on Thursday at 8:20pm.
- One Saturday slot on The Point Stage is listed as a Twitch winner.
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