The full lineup for the 2026 Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival has been unveiled, featuring headliners My Chemical Romance, Tool, Shinedown, and Bring Me the Horizon.
The annual heavy music gathering is set for May 14th-17th, and will once again be held at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The fest has been expanded to five stages for 2026 — a Sonic Temple first — with over 140 acts performing across the four days. Tickets to Sonic Temple 2026, including GA and VIP passes, are now on sale.
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The opening night on Thursday, May 14th, will feature My Chemical Romance, Pierce the Veil, Breaking Benjamin, All Time Low, Coheed and Cambria, Rise Against, Slaughter to Prevail, Whitechapel, Dayseeker, Magnolia Park, Behemoth, and Cradle of Filth, among other acts.
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Friday, May 15th, will include sets by Shinedown, The Offspring, Staind, Halestorm, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, Yellowcard, Simple Plan, Story of the Year, Lorna Shore, Kublai Khan TX, Zakk Sabbath, Sevendust, and more.
On Saturday, May 16th, Bring Me the Horizon will be joined on the bill by Good Charlotte, Marilyn Manson, Good Charlotte, Motionless in White, Black Veil Brides, Bush, Alter Bridge, The Story So Far, Mayday Parade, Architects, The Amity Affliction, Body Count, and Sepultura, among others.
Lastly, Sunday, May 17th, will see Tool closing out the festival, following performances by Godsmack, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Black Label Society, Public Enemy, Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Electric Callboy, We Came as Romans, Dance Gavin Dance, Chiodos, Dethklok, Dragonforce, and others.
Enthused Brent Smith of Shinedown in a press release: “Barry, Zach, Eric and I have waited for this opportunity to be a headliner at Sonic Temple for a very long time. We are going to go all out for this performance. We know the fans have very high expectations. So with that being said, we are going to give all of Ohio everything we’ve got!!!! Thank you to [promoter] Danny Wimmer for this incredible opportunity!”
Check out the full lineup poster below.
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