Aftershock festival sets massive 2023 lineup with Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Korn

Aftershock, arguably the greatest hard rock festival in the U.S., has announced its 2023 lineup.

And it’s huge.

The four-day event, set for Oct. 5-8 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, is highlighted by the rocking headliners Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and Korn as well as such cool acts as Pantera, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Megadeth, Rancid, Turnstile, 311, the Cult and AFI.

In all, nearly 100 bands are set to perform at the 2023 festival.

“We are so excited for what will be the biggest Aftershock in the festival’s 11-year history,” says Danny Hayes, CEO of Danny Wimmer Presents, which puts on the festival.

The full daily lineup is listed below.

The one day that truly stands out is Day 4 (Oct. 8) with Guns N’ Roses, Rancid and Queens of the Stone Age. In second place, however, would be Day 2 (Oct. 6) with Tool, Megadeth and Coheed and Cambria. Yet, metalheads surely won’t want to miss a single day — or, really, minute — of this awesome festival.

Aftershock four-day passes start at $379.99; single-day passes start at $124.99. Tickets are on sale now at www.AftershockFestival.com.

The full Aftershock 2023 lineup is as follows (subject to change):

Thursday, October 5: Avenged Sevenfold, Incubus, Turnstile, The Cult, AFI, Pennywise, Nothing but Thieves, L7, White Reaper, Senses Fail, Don Broco, The Bronx, nothing, nowhere, DeathByRomy, Beauty School Dropout, Bob Vylan, Holding Absence, Pinkshift, Thousand Below, Starbenders, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Static Dress, Letdown.

Friday, October 6: Tool, Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Coheed and Cambria, Skillet, Bad Omens, The Hu, Deafheaven, Memphis May Fire, Converge, Fire From the Gods, Polaris, Rain City Drive, Gideon, Currents, Varials, Strange Kids, Dragged Under, Tallah, HANABIE, Widow7, Death Valley Dreams.

Saturday, October 7: Korn, Pantera, 311, Corey Taylor, Parkway Drive, Babymetal, Polyphia, Dethklok, Avatar, Fever 333, The Amity Affliction, Sleep Token, Escape the Fate, Boston Manor, Fame on Fire, Catch Your Breath, Ten56., Reddstar, Holy Wars, ’68, Ithaca, Devil’s Cut, Traitors, Fox Lake, All Waves, As You Were.

Sunday, October 8: Guns N’ Roses, Queens of the Stone Age, Rancid, I Prevail, Dance Gavin Dance, Daughtry, Badflower, Billy Talent, Mayday Parade, Suicide Silence, Movements, Ayron Jones, You Me At Six, Dead Poet Society, Austin Meade, Alpha Wolf, Jehnny Beth, Redlight King, Tigercub, Call Me Karizma, Ryan Oakes, Gnome, Luna Aura, Asava.