Aftershock 2025 Lineup Sends Tremors Through California

By Deni | March 14, 2025

Aftershock announces its 2025 lineup in anticipation for the festival’s lucky 13th return to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, October 2 – 5, 2025. Aftershock 2025 will feature 115+ bands on 4 stages over the four-day festival weekend. The West Coast’s Largest Rock, Punk & Metal Festival has released a nostalgic lineup of legendary acts the fans cannot wait to indulge in.

Across its 12-year reign as the West Coast’s biggest rock, punk and metal festival, Aftershock has hosted countless iconic bands. This year’s lineup is a legendary reunion of stars and rare performances, perfect for California fans.

“Year after year, we’ve broken attendance records, and this one is set to be the biggest yet. Trust me, you don’t want to miss it. I hope to see you there.” Danny Wimmer, DWP

Over a decade ago, Aftershock began as a one-day event at Discovery Park, Sacramento. 15 years later, the renowned festival is returning with the band that headlined the first Aftershock in 2012, Deftones. Headlining alongside Deftones will be some timeless classics, legendary superstars and the biggest names in current day Rock.

Thursday: Blink-182, Good Charlotte, All Time Low

Friday: Deftones, A Perfect Circle, TURNSTILE

Saturday: Korn, Bad Omens, Gojira

Sunday: Bring Me The Horizon, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson

Complete lineup can be found below*

4-Day and Single-Day General Admission and VIP passes, as well as the brand-new 4-Day Capital Club SVIP are on sale now at https://aftershockfestival.com/passes/ for $1 down with layaway.

I attended Aftershock 2024 and I was able to experience GA and VIP areas of the festival. In my experience, VIP can be worth it for those looking to escape the massive crowds and want to secure a chill area to view the festival. Placed between the two mainstages, Shockwave and Jack Daniels, the VIP area has a decent view of the headliners as well as a screen to view the acts from the seating area.

However, I spent most of my time outside of VIP. As great as it is to take breaks during the long weekend, the party in the middle of the crowd is why we’re all there. The flipping set times disperse the crowds from one stage to another all day long. This makes it pretty easy to consistently get good spots in the crowd for each act. And for those who don’t want to join the shoulder to shoulder dance party at the rail, there is tons of lawn space at the back of the crowd. Although VIP definitely provides more consistent shade, it can also be found in the GA areas.

This year will be the debut of the Aftershock 4-Day Capital Club SVIP, perks include:

Elevated Main Stage Viewing Platform
Exclusive Air-Conditioned Lounge
Exclusive Credentials
Fast Track Festival Entrance
Daily Re-Entry Privileges
All-Inclusive Bites
All-Inclusive Beverages
Dedicated WiFi

DWP has partnered with GOVX to offer exclusively priced 4-Day and Single-Day GA passes for military, nurse, firefighter, and police personnel. Visit GovX.com for eligibility details. All details on Aftershock passes, including Jampack hotel packages, camping and parking passes can be found at: https://aftershockfestival.com/passes/.

Service fees on all pass purchases include a charity fee for the DWP Foundation, which gives back to local and national charities throughout the year.

In 2024, Aftershock welcomed 160,000 music fans from all 50 states and 30 countries around the world, bringing an estimated $30 million economic impact to California’s capital city.

The overall music lineup for Aftershock 2025 is as follows: Blink-182, Deftones, Korn, Bring Me The Horizon, A Perfect Circle, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie, Good Charlotte, TURNSTILE, Gojira, Marilyn Manson, Knocked Loose, Three Days Grace (with Adam Gontier), Lamb of God, Mudvayne, All Time Low, The All-American Rejects, Motionless in White, Acid Bath, Bruce Dickinson, Chevelle, Slaughter To Prevail, Dream Theater, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Taking Back Sunday, Trivium, Hollywood Undead, In This Moment, Chiodos, Black Veil Brides, Kerry King, Mom Jeans, Powerwolf, Alkaline Trio, Dayseeker, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm, Cavalera, Machine Head, Power Trip, Basement, Chimaira, Testament, Story of the Year, Sunami, State Champs, Bowling For Soup, Hoobastank, Hinder, Crossfade, Static-X, August Burns Red, Hatebreed, Imminence, Exodus, GWAR, Bilmuri, Carcass, Alestorm, DragonForce, Death Angel, All Shall Perish, Get Scared, Kittie, Pop Evil, Rev Theory, Of Mice & Men, Failure, A Tribute to S.O.D. with Scott Ian, Dan Lilker, Jamey Jasta, and Revel Ian, DevilDriver, 3 Inches of Blood, Yngwie Malmsteen, Memphis May Fire, Dying Fetus, Northlane, The Plot In You, Glare, Fear Factory, Spineshank, DOPE, Hot Milk, High On Fire, Demon Hunter, Seven Hours After Violet, Nails, Speed, Trash Talk, Scowl, Violent Vira, Snot, Cattle Decapitation, Lacuna Coil, Gloryhammer, LANDMVRKS, Saliva, Sleep Theory, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Sick Puppies, Winds of Plague, Spite, Thrown, Xibalba, Six Feet Under, Prong, 12 Stones, Dying Wish, Quannnic, The Ataris, Nonpoint, Born of Osiris, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Dry Kill Logic, Forbidden, SPY, Left To Suffer, Thornhill, Five Headed Cobra, Return To Dust, and Snuffed On Sight

Some of the special appearances and reunions at Aftershock 2025 will include:

3 Inches of Blood (Rare reunion show)
12 Stones (Reunion)
A Tribute to S.O.D. with Scott Ian, Dan Lilker, Jamey Jasta, and Revel Ian
Acid Bath (Reunion)
All Shall Perish (Rare show / home area)
Cattle Decapitation (Home state)
Cavalera (Playing the brothers’ iconic Sepultura record, Chaos A.D., in full in a very rare, special performance)
Chimaira (First West Coast show in 11 Years)
Chiodos (Reunion)
Crossfade (Reunion)
Death Angel (Home area)
Deftones (Hometown show)
Demon Hunter (Rare show)
DevilDriver (Home state)
Dream Theater (40th anniversary)
Exodus (“40 Years of Blood” celebrating 40^th anniversary of their Bonded By Blood album / home area)
Fear Factory (Celebrating the 30-year anniversary of Demanufacture / home state)
Forbidden (Reunion / hometown area)
Get Scared (Reunion)
Good Charlotte (West Coast Festival Exclusive)
GWAR (40th anniversary)
High On Fire (Home area)
In This Moment (Home state)
Machine Head (Home area)
Mom Jeans (Hometown)
Nails (Home state)
Power Trip (First reunion show in the Bay Area)
Rev Theory (A DWP exclusive: The original lineup reunites for one of the band’s first shows since 2014 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album Truth Is Currency)
Snot (Reunion / home state)
Snuffed On Sight (Home area)
Spineshank (Reunion / home state)
Spite (Home area)
Spy (Home area)
Static-X (Home state)
Sunami (Home area)
The Dillinger Escape Plan (West Coast Reunion Show)
Trash Talk (20th anniversary)
Trivium (Celebrating 20th anniversary of Ascendency with full album play)
Winds of Plague (Reunion / home state)
Xibalba (Rare show / home state)