In addition to T-shirts, attendees at this year's Aftershock festival can get a reminder of their experience inked on their skin.

The 14th annual Aftershock rock and metal music festival has finally arrived. Here's what fans can expect on the festival's first day.

John Goblikon (Dave Rispoli), a character of death metal band Nekrogoblikon, sings during the Aftershock music festival in Sacramento’s Discovery Park on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. NATHANIEL LEVINE nlevine ...

Festival organizers said attendance for the four-day music festival, which concluded Sunday, drew 15,000 more attendees this year.

The Offspring guitarist Kevin John Wasserman performs at the Aftershock music festival in Discovery Park in Sacramento on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. The Offspring lead singer Dexter Holland, right, ...

The 2025 Aftershock Festival closed up shop on Sunday by delivering another full day’s worth of heavy sounds and cool performances. Rob Zombie, Marilyn Mason, Bring Me the Horizon, Mudvayne and In ...

Aftershock returns to Sacramento’s Discovery Park with more than 140 bands and more than 160,000 fans expected over four days.

A towing company accused of hauling away dozens of cars near Aftershock does not have a city towing permit in Sacramento, officials confirm.