Metallica and Linkin Park, with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong, are set to headline the 2025 Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, taking place May 8 through 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
The massive four-day event will feature over 100 bands, with Metallica — as previously announced — headlining the May 9 and 11 shows, and promising to play two distinct sets with no repeats. Korn, meanwhile, will headline night one on May 8, while Linkin Park will headline night three on May 10.
The Sonic Temple lineup also features big names like Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Incubus, Alice In Chains, Bad Omens, Mastodon, Jimmy Eat World, Suicidal Tendencies, Ice Nine Kills, Sevendust, Testament, Hoobastank, Chevelle, Deafheaven, and I Prevail.
The festival will also feature a few reunions, including Crossfade’s first performance in 13 years, a rare reunion performance from Acid Bath, and Three Days Grace performing with original vocalist Adam Gontier.
“I couldn’t be more excited to not only be back together with the rest of the band, but having Three Days Grace joining all our friends and amazing bands at Sonic Temple as our first festival appearance is going to be a very special night,” Gontier said in a statement.
Sonic Temple will also find Bullet for My Valentine and Trivium will both be celebrating the 20th anniversaries for their respective albums, The Poison, and Ascendancy. And Seven Hours After Violet, the new band from System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, will deliver one of their first U.S. festival performances.
Tickets for Sonic Temple are on sale now via the festival’s website. A mix of two-day, four-day, and VIP passes are still available, as well as select single day offerings.
