Aftershock Festival


The Aftershock Festival is a hard rock and heavy metal festival in Sacramento, California, started in 2012.
WWW aftershockconcert.comR/ AftershockFestival

History

In 2019, the festival expanded to three days, and in 2021 Aftershock expanded to four days, October 7 to 10.
In 2022, Aftershock attracted an estimated 160,000 fans to the festival.

Aftershock 2012

Aftershock 2012 – September 23, 2012

Aftershock 2013

Aftershock 2013 – September 14–15, 2013
Day 1, Saturday September 14:
;Monster Energy Main Stage North:
;Monster Energy Main Stage South:
;Ernie Ball Stage:
Day 2, Sunday September 15:
;Monster Energy Main Stage North:
;Monster Energy Main Stage South:
;Ernie Ball Stage:

Aftershock 2014

Day 1 - September 13, 2014
;Monster Energy Main Stage West:
;Monster Energy Main Stage North:
;Monster Energy Main Stage South:
;Coors Light Stage:
Day 2 - September 14, 2014
;Monster Energy Main Stage West:
;Monster Energy Main Stage North:
;Monster Energy Main Stage South:
;Coors Light Stage:

Aftershock 2015

Day 1 - October 24, 2015
;Monster Energy Main Stage North:
;Monster Energy Main Stage South:
;Monster Energy Main Stage East:
;Coors Light Stage:
Day 2 - October 25, 2015
;Monster Energy Main Stage North:
;Monster Energy Main Stage South:
;Monster Energy Main Stage East:
;Coors Light Stage:

Aftershock 2016

Day 1 - October 22, 2016
Monster Energy Stage
Discovery Stage
Capital Stage
Day 2 - October 23, 2016
Monster Energy Stage
Discovery Stage
Capital Stage

Aftershock 2017

Day 1 - Saturday, October 21, 2017
Monster Energy Stage
Blackcraft Stage
Capital Stage
Day 2 - Sunday, October 22, 2017
Monster Energy Stage
Blackcraft Stage
Capital Stage
Cancellations

Aftershock 2018

Day 1 - Saturday, October 13, 2018
Monster Energy Stage
Discovery Stage
Capital Stage
Day 2 - Sunday, October 14, 2018
Monster Energy Stage
Discovery Stage
Capital Stage
Cancellations

Aftershock 2019

Day 1 - Friday, October 11, 2019
Monster Energy Stage
Kolas Discovery Stage
Coors Capital Stage
Day 2 - Saturday, October 12, 2019
Monster Energy Stage
Kolas Discovery Stage
COORS CAPITAL STAGE
Day 3 - Sunday, October 13, 2019
Monster Energy Stage
Kolas Discovery Stage
Coors Capital Stage
Cancellations and no shows

Aftershock 2021

Previously in 2020, it was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Danny Wimmer Presents announced because of the unfortunate events a Thursday night was added for free for anyone who purchased their tickets in advance.
Day 1 - Thursday, October 7, 2021
Kolas Stage
Coors Light Stage
Day 2 - Friday, October 8, 2021
Jack Daniel's Stage
Kolas Stage
Coors Light Stage
Day 3 - Saturday, October 9, 2021
Jack Daniel's Stage
Kolas Stage
Coors Light Stage
Day 4- Sunday, October 10, 2021
Jack Daniel's Stage
Kolas Stage
Coors Light Stage
Cancellations

Aftershock 2022

Day 1 - Thursday, October 6, 2022
Jack Daniel's Stage
Kolas Stage
DW Presents Stage
Coors Light Stage
Day 2 - Friday, October 7, 2022
Jack Daniel's Stage
Kolas Stage
DW Presents Stage
Coors Light Stage
Day 3 - Saturday, October 8, 2022
Jack Daniel's Stage
Kolas Stage
DW Presents Stage
Coors Light Stage
Day 4 - Sunday, October 9, 2022
Jack Daniel's Stage
Kolas Stage
DW Presents Stage
Coors Light Stage
Cancellations

Aftershock 2023

Aftershock 2023 took place during a week of high temperatures and hydration stations were provided to festival goers. Pantera pulled out of the festival due to "circumstances beyond our control", being replaced by Stone Temple Pilots. Prior to Aftershock, Corey Taylor injured his leg during a show in Los Angeles and also pulled out of the festival. Members of his touring group were also having difficulties with Covid-19.
Day 1 - Thursday, October 5, 2023
Jack Daniel's Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Day 2 - Friday, October 6, 2023
Jack Daniel's Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Day 3 - Saturday, October 7, 2023
Jack Daniel's Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Day 4 - Sunday, October 8, 2023
Jack Daniel's Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Cancellations

Aftershock 2024

Aftershock 2024 saw the introduction of a new fifth stage, allowing an additional 30 bands to perform on the festival lineup. Approximately 160,000 people were in attendance for the festival weekend.
Day 1 - Thursday, October 10, 2024
Jack Daniel's Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Soundwave Stage
Day 2 - Friday, October 11, 2024
Jack Daniel's Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Soundwave Stage
Day 3 - Saturday, October 12, 2024
Jack Daniel's Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Soundwave Stage
Day 4 - Sunday, October 13, 2024
Jack Daniel's Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Soundwave Stage
Cancellations

Aftershock 2025

Aftershock 2025 saw the removal of the Soundwave Stage from 2024 following complaints about crowd congestion and noise interference, reducing the number of stages back to four as in previous years. 2025 also saw audiences facing muddy conditions due to rainy weather, and the renaming of the Jack Daniel's Stage to the Aftershock Stage.
Day 1 - Thursday, October 2, 2025
Aftershock Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Day 2 - Friday, October 3, 2025
Aftershock Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Day 3 - Saturday, October 4, 2025
Aftershock Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage
Day 4 - Sunday, October 5, 2025
Aftershock Stage
Shockwave Stage
Coors Light Stage
DW Presents Stage