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.