Sonic Temple dropped its 2027 lineup on Thursday, and, as usual, it’s stacked. Blink-182, Iron Maiden, Falling in Reverse and Korn headline the four nights at Historic Crew Stadium, May 13-16, with nearly 150 acts spread across five stages.
This year’s Sonic Temple drew a record crowd of 184,000 across the four days, with My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Shinedown and Tool at the top of the lineup. Danny Wimmer Presents, which puts on the festival, signed a five-year agreement that keeps it in Columbus through at least 2030.
Thursday, May 13th is headlined by blink-182. Turnstile, The All-American Rejects, Knocked Loose and The Offspring will also perform, along with Jimmy Eat World, Switchfoot, Bowling for Soup, The Ataris and Wheatus. The heavier side will haev Meshuggah playing a 40th anniversary set, plus Mastodon, Testament and Blood Incantation. Circa Survive’s set is billed as an exclusive Ohio reunion show, and Saosin and Sleeping With Sirens round out the opening night.
Iron Maiden will headline Friday, May 14th. Alice in Chains and A Perfect Circle are also scheduled, along with Seether, Bullet for My Valentine, In This Moment and The Pretty Reckless. Skid Row will mark their 40th anniversary. Steel Panther, Lacuna Coil, Sleep Theory and Loathe round out Friday’s lineup.
Falling in Reverse will feature on Saturday, May 15th. Beartooth is from here, and the festival is billing its Saturday set as a hometown show. A Day to Remember, The Prodigy, Till Lindemann and Underoath are also happening that Saturday. Lindemann is best known as the voice of Rammstein. Dayseeker, Of Mice & Men, Escape the Fate, Highly Suspect, GWAR, Crowbar and Fear Factory are on the Saturday bill as well.
Korn closes the festival as Sunday, May 16th’s headliner. The festival bills Faith No More’s Sunday set as a rare U.S. reunion show, and it’s the first announced U.S. show of the band’s return to the stage. Ministry is calling it a farewell tour and its final Columbus show. $uicideboy$, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Primus and Poppy are on the Sunday slate, along with Hollywood Undead, Insane Clown Posse, Clutch and Helmet. Relient K’s will make a rare appearance, and Sunday also will see Hot Mulligan, 3OH!3, Gym Class Heroes and We The Kings. The full list, reunion tags included, is on the festival’s lineup page.
Prices below are the festival’s numbers as of October 22nd, with fees included. A four-day GA stadium pass is $425 and a four-day GA field pass is $600. GA Plus is $625, VIP is $895, Rock Royalty is $1,885 and the Columbus Owners Club tops out at $2,420. Single-day GA stadium passes run $180 for Thursday or Friday and $165 for Saturday or Sunday. Pricing is tiered, so each pass gets more expensive as the current level sells out. Payment plans are available and start at $1 down with no interest. Passes can be purcahsed at SonicTempleFestival.com.
Daily live art battles will see two artists go head to head to paint a mural in 90 minutes. Artists will paint more than 300 feet of murals live across the grounds, and the Art Mart will have artist vendors selling gig posters and prints.
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