The 2025 Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will be headlined by Metallica, Korn, and the newly reformed Linkin Park, with the four-day rock festival scheduled to take place at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio from May 8-11. Attendees can expect high-energy performances from over 100 bands, including Incubus, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Sevendust, and Chevelle.
Headliner Highlights:
- Metallica will perform unique headlining sets on both May 9 and May 11, playing entirely different songs each night.
- Korn will open the festival on May 8, while Linkin Park, with new vocalist Emily Armstrong, will close on May 10.
Noteworthy Reunions and Special Performances:
- Crossfade will reunite for their first show since 2011.
- Acid Bath will perform for the first time in 28 years.
- Three Days Grace will take the stage with original vocalist Adam Gontier for the first time since 2013.
- System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian will debut his new project, Seven Hours After Violet, marking the band’s U.S. festival debut.
Additional Artists to Watch:
Fans will also enjoy performances from Alien Ant Farm, Motionless in White, Suicidal Tendencies, Killswitch Engage, Cannibal Corpse, Jinjer, Deafheaven, Hatebreed, Jimmy Eat World, Hollywood Undead, and Asking Alexandria. With such a massive lineup, Sonic Temple 2025 is shaping up to be one of the year’s premier rock festivals.
For ticket packages and more details, visit the Sonic Temple Festival website.
Source: Billboard