Sonic Temple (festival)
Rock music festival in Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, or simply Sonic Temple, is a hard rock, metal, and art festival held in Columbus, Ohio, United States at the Historic Crew Stadium, promoted by Danny Wimmer Presents. The inaugural festival was held in May 2019, replacing the previously annual Rock on the Range. Sonic Temple was to return in 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which put the festival on hiatus until its return in 2023 and it has been held annually since.
May 25–28, 2023
May 16–19, 2024
May 8–11, 2025
May 14–17, 2026
May 13–16, 2027
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| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, alternative rock, metalcore, post-hardcore, punk[2] |
| Dates | May 17–19, 2019 May 25–28, 2023 May 16–19, 2024 May 8–11, 2025 May 14–17, 2026 May 13–16, 2027 |
| Locations | Historic Crew Stadium (formerly Mapfre Stadium), Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Years active | 2019, 2023–present |
| Website | sonictemplefestival |
History
In 2018, it was announced by Danny Wimmer Presents that their former Rock on the Range festival, held in Columbus, Ohio, United States at Mapfre Stadium (renamed Historic Crew Stadium in 2020), would be replaced by the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival at the same location in 2019.[3] This was due to creative differences with Rock on the Range co-promoter AEG Presents.[4] The inaugural festival was a three-day event held from May 17–19 with estimated sold-out crowds of 120,000.[5]
In December 2019, the full lineup for Sonic Temple 2020 was revealed. Metallica were to headline both Friday and Sunday night, with Slipknot headlining on Saturday. Other performers were to include Deftones, Bring Me the Horizon, Evanescence, Sublime with Rome, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, Cypress Hill, Pennywise, Royal Blood, The Pretty Reckless, Alter Bridge, Anthrax, Flatbush Zombies, Pop Evil, Hellyeah, Ghostemane, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, Dance Gavin Dance, Ice Nine Kills, Sleeping with Sirens, The Darkness, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, Power Trip, Saint Asonia, Dirty Honey, Jinjer, City Morgue, Bones UK, Airbourne, Fire from the Gods, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Des Rocs, Counterfeit, Crobot, Cherry Bomb, DED, Goodbye June, Brutus, 3Teeth, BRKN Love, Killstation, Brass Against, Crown Lands, Ego Kill Talent, Dregg, Bloodywood, and Zero 9:36, with more to have been announced.[6] In February 2020, it was revealed that Metallica would be replaced as headliners by the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Friday and Tool on Sunday following frontman James Hetfield's entrance into a rehabilitation program for substance abuse.[7] The following month, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[8] which also cancelled a planned 2021 festival.[9]
After the festival was again not held in 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic, in November that year, it was announced that after a three-year hiatus, Sonic Temple would return in 2023 and be held as a four-day festival during Memorial Day weekend from May 25–28.[10][11][12]
On August 23, 2023, the 2024 festival dates were announced for May 16–19. It was also revealed that the 2024 festival would expand to have four stages to allow for more bands to perform.[13]
The 2025 festival dates were announced in June 2024. The 2025 edition was moved up a weekend, scheduled for May 8–11.[14] On September 19, 2024, it was announced that Metallica would headline both Friday and Sunday nights, as they were originally supposed to do in 2020, with Rob Zombie and Alice in Chains opening for them on the respective nights.[15] Korn and Linkin Park were also confirmed to headline Thursday and Saturday, respectively, with Bad Omens and Incubus opening for them on the respective nights.[16] However, the day of their performance, Incubus canceled due to an illness; the schedule was shifted with I Prevail instead opening for Linkin Park.[17] Alice in Chains would also cancel due to a non-life threatening medical issue, with Columbus band Beartooth brought in as a last minute replacement.[18]
The 2026 dates were announced in June 2025, scheduled for May 14–17, 2026.[19] On July 31, it was revealed that the 2026 festival would expand to having five stages, allowing for the addition of over 30 more bands.[20] Tom Morello, The Offspring, Crown the Empire, CKY, and Thy Art is Murder were originally booked for the 2026 festival but had to cancel in the weeks leading up to the event, with Chevelle, Pop Evil, As You Were, Gideon, and 200 Stab Wounds replacing them.[21][22]
The 2027 dates were announced in June 2026, scheduled for May 13–16, 2027.[23]
Events
2019
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Day one (Friday, May 17) Monster Energy Stadium Stage: Echo Stage: Wave Stage:
SiriusXM Comedy & Spoken Word Tent:
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Day two (Saturday, May 18) Monster Energy Stadium Stage:
Echo Stage:
Wave Stage:
SiriusXM Comedy & Spoken Word Tent:
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Day three (Sunday, May 19) Monster Energy Stadium Stage:
Echo Stage:
Wave Stage:
SiriusXM Comedy & Spoken Word Tent:
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2023
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Day one (Thursday, May 25) Temple Stage:
Octane Stage:
SoundWave Stage:
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Day two (Friday, May 26) Temple Stage: Octane Stage: SoundWave Stage:
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Day three (Saturday, May 27) Temple Stage:
Octane Stage: SoundWave Stage:
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Day four (Sunday, May 28) Temple Stage:
Octane Stage:
SoundWave Stage:
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2024
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Day one (Thursday, May 16) Temple Stage: Cathedral Stage:
Citadel Stage:
Sanctuary Stage:
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Day two (Friday, May 17) Temple Stage: Cathedral Stage: Citadel Stage: Sanctuary Stage:
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Day three (Saturday, May 18) Temple Stage:
Cathedral Stage: Citadel Stage: Sanctuary Stage:
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Day four (Sunday, May 19) Temple Stage:
Cathedral Stage: Citadel Stage: Sanctuary Stage:
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