Slayer, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Mötley Crüe to Headline Aftershock 2024
Whoaaaaa. Announced moments ago, the folks behind the annual Aftershock rock festival just dropped the gauntlet for every other major U.S. festival, as they revealed Slayer, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, and Mötley Crüe made up the absolutely stacked group of headliners at the top of the bill of more than 130 bands.
Taking place from October 10 to 13 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, this year’s Aftershock will feature a wide range of artists from the rock and heavy metal world, including Breaking Benjamin, Falling in Reverse, Staind, Halestorm, Seether, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Mastodon, Anthrax… really the list goes on and on (you can find the full list below).
What’s particularly cool is it looks like the headliners were paired on their respective night with a supporting act just before their set that should get shit rolling. Slayer will be preceded by Pantera on Thursday, October 10; Slipknot will follow Five Finger Death Punch on Friday, October 11; Iron Maiden will play after Judas Priest’s set on Saturday, October 12; and Mötley Crüe will come after Disturbed on Sunday, October 13.
Visit Sacramento President and CEO Mike Testa said the city was excited as ever to host Aftershock, especially after the insane lineup that was just announced.
“We couldn’t be more excited that Sacramento has become synonymous with the largest rock festival on the West Coast. The city is ready to welcome fans for four days packed with more than 130 bands and unforgettable live music experiences.”
Speaking of the sheer number of bands, the festival is adding a fifth stage to accommodate everyone playing that weekend, which is wild.
Tickets for single day and weekend general admission are on sale right now, with deposits starting as low as $10 down. You can find out more about the ticketing situation at the festival’s official website.
So yeah. Holy shit. If you can make it out to Aftershock, it’s looking like this is the year to do it.
Full list of bands:
- Iron Maiden
- Slayer
- Mötley Crüe
- Slipknot
- Disturbed
- Pantera
- Judas Priest
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Evanescence
- Breaking Benjamin
- Till Lindemann
- Falling in Reverse
- Rise Against
- Staind
- Halestorm
- Seether
- Dropkick Murphys
- Flogging Molly
- Mastodon
- Anthrax
- Architects
- Tom Morello
- Cypress Hill
- Ministry
- Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway
- Skillet
- Sevendust
- Tech N9ne
- Insane Clown Posse
- Static X
- Clutch
- Body Count
- Lorna Shore
- Highly Suspect
- Poppy
- Grandson
- Nothing More
- P.O.D.
- Filter
- Eagles of Death Metal
- Coal Chamber
- Code Orange
- Jinjer
- Bad Wolves
- Shadows Fall
- Fear Factory
- Sleeping With Sirens
- Juliette Lewis and the Licks
- Marky Ramone Plays The Ramones Classics
- Drain
- City Morgue
- Saosin
- L.S. Dunes
- Badflower
- PUP
- Rival Sons
- Militarie Gun
- Hawthorne Heights
- Bayside
- Giovannie and the Hired Guns
- Show Me The Body
- Whitechapel
- From Ashes to New
- The Warning
- Set it Off
- Resorte
- Fugitive
- Better Lovers
- Drug Church
- Biohazard
- Joey Valence & Brae
- Tim Montana
- Vended
- The Chisel
- The Armed
- Soul Glo
- High Vis
- Narrow Head
- I See Stars
- Bob Vylan
- GEL
- Holding Absence
- Touché Amoré
- Citizen Soldier
- New Years Day
- Drowning Pool
- Alien Ant Farm
- Orgy
- Adema
- Powerman 5000
- Taproot
- Local H
- HED PE
- Moonshine Bandits
- CKY
- Brutus
- Alien Weaponry
- Oxymorrons
- Veil of Maya
- Lilith Czar
- Holy Fawn
- D.R.U.G.S.
- Ho99o9
- Ill Niño
- Winona Fighter
- Slothrust
- Hemorage
- Nerv
- Damnage
- Jeris Johnson
- Any Given Sin
- Deadlands
- Mike’s Dead
- Self Deception
- Lø Spirit
- Jager Bonham
- Dead Poet Society
- Point North
- Like A Storm
- Teen Mortgage
- Jigsaw Youth
- The Funeral Portrait
- Black Map
- Capital Theatre
- Descartes A Kant
- Lowlives
- StrateJacket
- Blame My Youth
- Caskets
- Silly Goose
- Reach NYC
- TX2
- Royale Lynn
- Budderside
- Gozu
