The 2025 Sonic Temple Art & Music festival will feature headliners Korn, Metallica and Linkin Park. The four-day event scheduled to take place at historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH from May 8-11 will also feature sets from over 100 other bands including: Incubus, Rob Zombie, Sevendust, Alice Cooper, I Prevail , Alice in Chains, Chevelle, Mastodon, Ice Nine Kills, Corrosion of Conformity, Testament and more.
As previously announced, Metallica will close two nights of the festival – headlining the 9th and 11th – playing two separate sets with no songs repeated. Korn will top the bill on May 8, with the new LP featuring singer Emily Armstrong doing the honors on May 10. There will also be a few reunions on the roster, including Crossfade's first appearance since 2011, as well as the first concert from sludge metal band Acid Bath in 28 years and Three Days Grace performing with original singer Adam Gontier for the first time since in 2013.
Other bands taking part in the 2025 festival include: Alien Ant Farm, Orgy, Exodus, Overkill, Hoobastank, Sick Puppies, Quicksand, Cavalera, Motionless in White, Caskets, Suicidal Tendencies, Deafheaven, Jimmy Eat World, Escape the Fate, Hollywood Undead , Asking Alexandria, From Ashes to New, Killswitch Engage, Jinjer, Cannibal Corpse, Hatebreed, Grandson and many more.
The event will also mark the US festival debut of System of a Down bassist Shave Odadjian's new band, Seven Hours After Violet. Click here for details on ticket packages.
Check out the full 2025 Sonic Temple festival poster below.
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