Maiden, blink, Korn To Be Worshipped at Sonic Temple

Earplugs will be in short supply in Columbus, Ohio, May 13-16 when the Danny Wimmer Presents-promoted Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival returns with a lineup powered by blink-182, The Offspring, Turnstile, Iron Maiden, A Perfect Circle, Alice in Chains, Falling in Reverse, A Day To Remember, Beartooth, Korn, $uicideboy$ and Faith No More.

The event, which drew a record-breaking 184k this year and has extended its agreement with Historic Crew Stadium through at least 2030, will also welcome The Prodigy, Knocked Loose, Jimmy Eat World, Primus, Mastodon, The Pretty Reckless, Skid Row and Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, among dozens of others.

Acts including Relient k, Forever the Sickest Kids, Palisades, Cute Is What We Aim For, The Color Morale, OTEP and Impending Doom will be staging reunion sets or making rare live appearances.

“Sonic Temple has become one of those special weekends where the whole rock community comes together,” says DWP GM Chamie McCurry. “We build each lineup to celebrate the artists who shaped this music, the bands driving it forward and the next generation that will define it. There’s incredible energy in rock right now, and Sonic Temple reflects that.”

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