Slipknot, Dance Gavin Dance, Code Orange, More To Play Sonic Temple 2020

The second annual Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival is looking real good.

After already announcing Metallica as a headliner (who will headline two nights,) the Columbus, Ohio, rock festival have unveiled more artists for a stellar 2020 performance. Joining Metallica on the headlining slot is Slipknot, who will perform on Saturday night. Others playing are Code Orange, Royal Blood, Sublime With Rome, The Pretty Reckless, Flatbrush Zombies, Dance Gavin Dance, Hellyeah, Jinjer, Knocked Loose, and Ghostemane, as well as a mystery band. Check out the lineup below.

Tickets are on sale now and can be bought at sonictemplefestival.com. Sonic Temple takes place at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, from Friday, May 15, to Sunday, May 17.

Sonic Temple first took place earlier this year and replaced the annual Rock On The Range, which started back in 2007 in Columbus. Bands and artists like Ghost, Pussy Riot, Hands Like Houses, Action Bronson, Movements, The Black Dahlia Murder, Teenage Wrist, The Glorious Sons, and Basement, performed at the first Sonic Temple back in May of this year.

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ice Nine Kills, Rancid, More To Play Epicenter 2020

Here we go.

After blowing everyones’ minds when they unveiled that Metallica would be headlining twice at next year’s festival, Epicenter Festival are back to give us the full lineup. Well, minus one mystery band.

Joining Metallica on the headlining slot on Friday, May 1, are Godsmack and Papa Roach, along with Royal Blood, Starset, Ice Nine Kills, The Darkness, and Killstation. Saturday, May 2, has Disturbed, Staind, and the final North Carolina performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd, with Anthrax, Jinjer, Of Mice & Men, Code Orange, and Selfish Things. Metallica return on Sunday, May 3, with Deftones and Volbeat as co-headliners, with additional shows by Rancid, Hollywood Undead, Sleeping With Sirens, The Amity Affliction, and Goodbye June.

Check out the full lineup below.

Epicenter Festival 2020 takes place Friday, May 1, to Sunday, May 3, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.. Passes are available now at epicenterfestival.com.

Epicenter Festival started in Southern California in 2009 and went on until 2013. The festival returned briefly in 2015 before disappearing again and being relocated to North Carolina in 2019. Bands who’ve played the festival in the past include Linkin Park, The Academy Is…, Five Finger Death Punch, Escape The Fate, Pennywise, Hopsin, and Dead Girls Academy.

The Strokes, Bring Me The Horizon, Ghostemane, More To Play Lollapalooza 2019

It’s that time of year again.

Popular music festival Lollapalooza have unveiled the artists set to play this year in Chicago. And while the festival might be steering clear of its rock roots, it does have an interesting lineup for this year.

Headlining the four-day event will be pop singer Ariana Grande, rapper Childish Gambino, Ohio alt-rap duo twenty one pilots, and rock band The Strokes. Others set to perform include Bring Me The Horizon, Against The Current, Joji, Ghostemane, nothing,nowhere., AJR, Bad Suns, Hozier, (Sandy) Alex G, Japanese Breakfast, Chevelle, Lil Wayne, Tame Impala, Slenderbodies, Beach Bunny, Diesel (Shaquille O’Neal), Hobo Johnson & The LoveMakers, Fitz And The Tantrums, Death Cab For Cutie, and Tenacious D, just to name a few. You can see the full lineup below.

Created back in 1991, Lollapalloza originally was Jane’s Addiction’s farewell tour. The festival ran until 1997 and came back in 2003. 2004’s festival was cancelled but it came back annually in 2005. Artists who’ve played the festival in the past include Body Count, Soundgarden, Rage Against The Machine, Green Day, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 311, Snoop Dogg, Incubus, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Panic! At The Disco, Daft Punk, Nine Inch Nails, Kesha, AFI, Eminem, Bloc Party, Vampire Weekend, Portugal. The Man, Brand New, Die Antwoord, Machine Gun Kelly, and Bruno Mars.