Sonic Temple Festival Announces Performance Times…The 4-Day Destination Event
Takes Over Historic Crew Stadium In Columbus, Ohio.
With Over 145 Bands On 5 Stages, Including:
My Chemical Romance, Pierce The Veil, Breaking Benjamin (Thursday),
Shinedown, Staind, Sublime (Friday),
Bring Me The Horizon, Good Charlotte, Marilyn Manson (Saturday)
Tool, Godsmack, Megadeth (Sunday)
| Thursday, May 14 | |||
| Temple Stage | Cathedral Stage | ||
| 9:20 PM | My Chemical Romance | 8:10 PM | Breaking Benjamin |
| 7:00 PM | Pierce The Veil | 6:05 PM | Rise Against |
| 5:15 PM | All Time Low | 4:30 PM | The Used |
| 3:40 PM | Coheed & Cambria | 2:55 PM | Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm |
| 2:20 PM | L.S. Dunes | 1:45 PM | Fozzy |
| 1:10 PM | Hawthorne Heights | 12:35 PM | Egypt Central |
| 12:00 PM | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | ||
| Citadel Stage | Sanctuary Stage | ||
| 9:10 PM | Slaughter To Prevail | 8:15 PM | Dayseeker |
| 7:25 PM | Whitechapel | 6:40 PM | Magnolia Park |
| 6:00 PM | Thy Art Is Murder | 5:20 PM | Catch Your Breath |
| 4:40 PM | Attila | 4:05 PM | Holding Absence |
| 3:30 PM | Bodysnatcher | 2:55 PM | Wind Walkers |
| 2:20 PM | Carnifex | 1:45 PM | Nerv |
| 1:10 PM | Disembodied Tyrant | 12:35 PM | The Pretty Wild |
| 12:00 PM | Windwaker | ||
| Altar Stage | |||
| 10:10 PM | Behemoth | ||
| 9:15 PM | Cradle Of Filth | ||
| 7:00 PM | Dying Fetus | ||
| 5:15 PM | Cattle Decapitation | ||
| 4:00 PM | Napalm Death | ||
| 2:25 PM | Fleshgod Apocalypse | ||
| 1:15 PM | Suffocation | ||
| 12:05 PM | Nekrogoblikon | ||
| Friday, May 15 | |||
| Temple Stage | Cathedral Stage | ||
| 9:20 PM | Shinedown | 8:15 PM | Sublime |
| 7:10 PM | Staind | 6:15 PM | Chevelle |
| 5:25 PM | Halestorm | 4:35 PM | Yellowcard |
| 3:45 PM | Stone Temple Pilots | 3:05 PM | New Found Glory |
| 2:20 PM | Daughtry | 1:45 PM | Everclear |
| 1:10 PM | Hinder | 12:35 PM | Lit |
| 12:00 PM | Buckcherry | ||
| Citadel Stage | Sanctuary Stage | ||
| 10:05 PM | Simple Plan | 9:15 PM | Lorna Shore |
| 8:25 PM | Story Of The Year | 7:40 PM | Kublai Khan TX |
| 6:55 PM | Atreyu | 6:15 PM | Paleface Swiss |
| 5:40 PM | Blessthefall | 5:05 PM | Chelsea Grin |
| 4:30 PM | The Word Alive | 3:55 PM | Brand Of Sacrifice |
| 3:20 PM | Woe, Is Me | 2:45 PM | Signs Of The Swarm |
| 2:10 PM | Left On Red | 1:35 PM | Jiluka |
| 1:00 PM | As You Were | 12:25 PM | Not Enough Space |
| Altar Stage | |||
| 10:00 PM | Zakk Sabbath | ||
| 7:30 PM | Sevendust | ||
| 5:25 PM | Static-X | ||
| 3:50 PM | Dope | ||
| 2:25 PM | Powerman 5000 | ||
| 1:10 PM | Mushroomhead | ||
| 12:10 PM | Soil | ||
| 11:30 AM | Flaw | ||
| Saturday, May 16 | |||
| Temple Stage | Cathedral Stage | ||
| 9:20 PM | Bring Me The Horizon | 8:15 PM | Marilyn Manson |
| 7:10 PM | Good Charlotte | 6:15 PM | Bush |
| 5:20 PM | Motionless In White | 4:30 PM | Alter Bridge |
| 3:45 PM | Black Veil Brides | 3:05 PM | Coal Chamber |
| 2:25 PM | The Plot In You | 1:50 PM | Pop Evil |
| 1:15 PM | Palaye Royale | 12:40 PM | All That Remains |
| 12:05 PM | Amira Elfeky | ||
| Citadel Stage | Sanctuary Stage | ||
| 9:25 PM | The Story So Far | 8:35 PM | Architects |
| 7:45 PM | Mayday Parade | 7:00 PM | The Amity Affliction |
| 6:15 PM | Motion City Soundtrack | 5:30 PM | August Burns Red |
| 4:50 PM | The Wonder Years | 4:10 PM | The Ghost Inside |
| 3:35 PM | State Champs | 3:05 PM | Make Them Suffer |
| 2:30 PM | Citizen | 1:55 PM | Alpha Wolf |
| 1:20 PM | Knuckle Puck | 12:45 PM | Novelists |
| 12:10 PM | Allt | ||
| Altar Stage | |||
| 10:10 PM | Body Count feat. Ice-T | ||
| 9:15 PM | Sepultura | ||
| 7:35 PM | Kreator | ||
| 5:35 PM | Carcass | ||
| 3:50 PM | Biohazard | ||
| 2:25 PM | Snot | ||
| 1:15 PM | CKY | ||
| 12:05 PM | Butcher Babies | ||
| Sunday, May 17 | |||
| Temple Stage | Cathedral Stage | ||
| 9:20 PM | Tool | 8:15 PM | Megadeth |
| 7:10 PM | Godsmack | 6:20 PM | Public Enemy |
| 5:25 PM | Lamb of God | 4:40 PM | Amon Amarth |
| 3:50 PM | Black Label Society | 3:05 PM | Suicidal Tendencies |
| 2:20 PM | Avatar | 1:45 PM | In Flames |
| 1:10 PM | P.O.D. | 12:35 PM | Demon Hunter |
| 12:00 PM | Saliva | ||
| Citadel Stage | Sanctuary Stage | ||
| 9:05 PM | Electric Callboy | 10:00 PM | Dance Gavin Dance |
| 7:35 PM | We Came As Romans | 8:20 PM | Chiodos |
| 6:10 PM | Polaris | 6:55 PM | Thrice |
| 5:00 PM | Senses Fail | 5:35 PM | Bloodywood |
| 3:50 PM | Thrown | 4:25 PM | Anberlin |
| 2:40 PM | Thornhill | 3:15 PM | From First To Last |
| 1:30 PM | Conquer Divide | 2:05 PM | Drop Dead, Gorgeous |
| 12:55 PM | A Skylit Drive | ||
| Altar Stage | |||
| 10:10 PM | Dethklok | ||
| 9:15 PM | DragonForce | ||
| 7:35 PM | Apocalyptica | ||
| 5:40 PM | DevilDriver | ||
| 3:55 PM | Alestorm | ||
| 2:20 PM | Wind Rose | ||
| 1:10 PM | Spiritworld | ||
| 12:00 PM | Castle Rat | ||
Gates open at 11:00 AM daily.
Some of the music highlights and special appearances for Sonic Temple 2026 include:
Megadeth (farewell tour)
Public Enemy (celebrating 40 years)
Body Count feat. Ice-T (festival debut and first Ohio show in 8 years)
Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm (celebrating 20th anniversary of their debut self-titled album)
Sepultura (one of their final U.S. shows)
Coal Chamber (rare show)
DragonForce (Inhuman Rampage 20th anniversary)
Hawthorne Heights (home state performance)
Saliva (Every Six Seconds 25th Anniversary Performance)
From First To Last (rare show / 1st Ohio show in 12 years)
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (20th Anniversary of Don’t You Fake It)
Anberlin (exclusive reunion with original lead singer Stephen Christian)
Snot (reunion)
Egypt Central (reunion)
Mushroomhead (home state performance)
Drop Dead, Gorgeous (reunion)
The performances extend beyond the festival grounds throughout Sonic Temple week with a special series of after-parties presented by BravoArtist. The lineup includes:
May 14 @ The King of Clubs: Deicide, Rotting Christ and Immolation
May 14 @ Ace of Cups: Orthodox, Legion and Violent Nature
May 16 @ Ace of Cups: Dying Fetus and Biohazard
May 16 @ Donatos: Gideon, Mugshot and Samarra
May 17 @ Ace of Cups: 156/Silence, Fox Lake and GOROH
For more information on Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, visit:
Website: https://sonictemplefestival.com
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