Sven Hoppe/picture-alliance/dpa/AP; Pooneh Ghana*. The sold out 2020 festival was rescheduled to 2021 due to COVID-19 guidelines.

As previously announced, Aftershock 2021 will be headlined by Metallica (performing two unique sets, one on Friday and one on Sunday) and My Chemical Romance (Saturday), who were both confirmed for the sold out postponed 2020 event. RIGHT NOW: MetalSucks & Metal Injection Live Snark The Big Four!!! Its producer, Danny Wimmer Presents, promises to follow whatever local social distancing protocols are in place by the start of the fest. Passes for Aftershock 2021 are on sale now at AftershockFestival.com. Rancid, Social Distortion, Suicidal Tendencies, L7, and Limp Bizkit, among others, will also perform at the fest, which will take place from October 7th to the 10th, 2021 at Sacramento’s Discovery Park. All that said, I admire the optimism. All content created & copyright © 2020 Metal Sucks. As previously announced, Aftershock 2021 will be headlined by Metallica (performing two unique sets, one on Friday and one on Sunday) and My Chemical Romance (Saturday), who were both confirmed for the sold-out postponed 2020 event.. Aftershock tickets are on sale now at AftershockFestival.com.. Aftershock Lineup 2021 (subject to change):. Watch Georgia Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff Destroy Republican David Perdue Over Health Care Failures, Eddie Van Halen: The Joy and Pain of Rock’s Last Guitar Superhero, Jimmy Page on His Vision for Led Zeppelin, Watch Dave Grohl Fight Coffee Addiction in Freshpotix Parody Ad, Billy Joe Shaver, Seminal Outlaw-Country Songwriter, Dead at 81, Neil Young’s Older Brother Bob Young Releases First Song at Age 78, Hear Danny Elfman’s First Solo Pop Song in Nearly 40 Years, ‘Happy’, an unplugged set for a charity livestream. Anyhoo, like I said, the lineup is stacked, no surprise given this festival’s history. Worst case scenario, if Covid-19 still isn’t under control by next summer they cancel Aftershock again, a possibility I’m sure they’re prepared for that is likely built into all the artist contracts. Festivalgoers are encouraged to buy early and save since 3-Day and Single Day pass prices will increase in the coming weeks. All images are © their respective owners. Indeed, everything may be fine by then. (TBA reunion), Anthrax, Killswitch Engage, Asking Alexandria, Body Count, Badflower, Thursday, L7, Atreyu, Bones UK, South of Eden, The Black Moods, Another Day Dawns, American Teeth. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. The band’s Helping Hands Concert and Auction will raise money for the group’s All Within My Hands foundation, which feeds the hungry, provides workforce education and other critical services on a local level. 2021 Aftershock Festival Lineup Announced… But Will... Sh*t That Comes Out Today: October 23, 2020. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. And even if it were 100% effective, would music fans feel comfortable packing shoulder to shoulder at a festival? General Admission passes start at $119.50 plus fees with VIP passes starting at $249.50 plus fees. All Rights Reserved. Partially eaten Grant Hart memorial cake on eBay, Green Day announces Hurricane Harvey Facebook Live performance, Peter Frampton, America, Delilah part of 2017 Rock & Romance Cruise, Whitney Houston becomes first black artist to achieve three RIAA diamond albums, Dustin Lynch, Maddie & Tae headlining John Deere benefit concert, Kid Cudi launching interactive live music app. More info is on the festival’s website.

Metallica and My Chemical Romance will headline Aftershock 2021, the first line-up announcement has confirmed.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by placing $20 down and then paid off with monthly payments starting in December.

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