Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
| Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival | |
|---|---|
 Beartooth performing at Sonic Temple 2019[1] | |
| Genre | Heavy metal, rock |
| Dates | Multiple |
| Location(s) | Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio |
| Years active | 2019, 2022– |
| Website | sonictemplefestival |
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival is a rock festival currently held in Columbus, Ohio, United States[2] and is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents.[3]
History[]
In 2018 it was announced that Rock on the Range would be replaced by Danny Wimmer Presents as the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival.[4] The inaugural festival was held in May 2019 with 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 Saturday 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 announced that Metallica would be replaced as headliners by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tool, following frontman James Hetfield's entrance into a rehabilitation program for substance abuse.[7] The following month, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][better source needed] In February 2021, it was announced it would once again be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to return in 2022.[9]
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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References[]
- ^ "image". columbusunderground.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "location". jambase.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "festivals". dannywimmerpresents.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "info". thelantern.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "attendance". domaicle.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Metallica + Slipknot Will Headline 2020 Sonic Temple Festival". Loudwire. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tool set to headline Sonic Temple after Metallica cancels". cleveland. February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "info". sonictemplefestival.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Dowd, Rachael (February 3, 2021). "Epicenter Festival and Sonic Temple are no longer happening in 2021". Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "2019". livemetalblog.wordpress.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "10 highlights from Sonic Temple 2019 music festival". cleveland. May 20, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Darus, Alex (May 20, 2019). "Sonic Temple evacuates venue due to high winds, fans seek shelter — UPDATED". Retrieved March 8, 2021.
External links[]
- Heavy metal festivals in the United States
- Music festivals established in 2019
- Music festivals in Ohio
- Rock festivals in the United States