Sonic Temple reveals lineup for the “Official Aftershows”

Around May’s “Sonic Temple” festival in Columbus, Ohio, a fresh lineup of after-show events has been revealed, as per theprp. The following club shows have been announced in conjunction with the annual festival, which will take place at the Historic Crew Stadium from May 14–17 and feature performances by Tool, My Chemical Romance, and many other artists. The “Sonic Temple” festival passholders will have the opportunity to participate in a presale that will begin tomorrow, March 11, at 12:00 PM EST. These shows will have a live general onsale starting at 10:00 a.m. EST on Friday, March 13.

• Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Columbus, OH, USA – The King of Clubs (Deicide, Rotting Christ and Immolation)
• Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Columbus, OH, USA – Ace of Cups (Orthodox, Legion and Violent Nature)
• Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Columbus, OH, USA – Ace of Cups (Dying Fetus and Biohazard)
• Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Columbus, OH, USA – Donatos (Gideon, Mugshot and Samarra)
• Sunday, May 17, 2026 – Columbus, OH, USA – Ace of Cups (156/Silence, Fox Lake and Gorroh)

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Danny Wimmer Presents announced in 2018 that the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival would take the place of their previous Rock on the Range festival, which was held at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, USA (renamed Historic Crew Stadium in 2020). An estimated 120,000 people attended the three-day first festival, which took place from May 17–19. The whole roster for Sonic Temple 2020 was made public in December 2019. Slipknot was scheduled to perform on Saturday, while Metallica was scheduled to perform on Friday and Sunday.

Following frontman James Hetfield’s admission into a drug recovery program, it was revealed in February 2020 that Metallica would be replaced as headliners by the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Friday and Tool on Sunday. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the festival the next month. Due to the ongoing pandemic, it was canceled once more in 2021.