MAY 13 – 16, 2027
Historic Crew Stadium · Columbus
148Artists
5Stages
4Days

Sonic Temple 2027 at a glance

Sonic Temple is the biggest rock and metal weekend in the Midwest — four days at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, the festival that replaced Rock on the Range. Blink-182, Iron Maiden, Falling in Reverse and Korn each close a night in 2027, over a bill of nearly 150 acts from Faith No More and Alice in Chains to deathcore and emo reunions.

The lineup by the numbers

148 artists are on the bill across 4 days and 5 stages at Historic Crew Stadium: 4 headliners, 48 major acts, and 96 on the undercard. By primary genre, the biggest groups are Metalcore (27), Hard Rock (19), Metal (17), and Pop-Punk (11). The Genre Guide goes through every one of them.

  • Thursday — 37 artists, headlined by Blink-182.
  • Friday — 37 artists, headlined by Iron Maiden.
  • Saturday — 36 artists, headlined by Falling in Reverse.
  • Sunday — 38 artists, headlined by Korn.

Where to start

  • Who To See — Our day-by-day picks for Sonic Temple 2027 in Columbus: Blink-182, Iron Maiden, Falling in Reverse and Korn, the majors to build each day around, and where the bill makes you choose.
  • First Timer's Guide — First Sonic Temple? Stadium vs. Field passes, the no re-entry rule, parking, the CSCC shuttle and COTA, the bag policy, RV-only camping, storm shelter and how to pace four days at Historic Crew Stadium.
  • Undercard Picks — Ten acts from below the big names at Sonic Temple 2027: Denver death metal, Tokyo Harajuku-core, French darksynth, Max Cavalera's revived Nailbomb, two Ohio bands and more, each with a full profile.
  • Genre Guide — All 148 Sonic Temple 2027 acts sorted into 23 genre labels: 40 metalcore, deathcore and post-hardcore bands, a Friday of hard rock, a Sunday of nu-metal and hip-hop, the pop-punk and emo reunions, industrial, electronic and doom, with where to start in each.
  • Festival History — How a one-day, two-stage rock show at Columbus Crew Stadium in 2007 became Rock on the Range, then Sonic Temple, lost three years to the pandemic and came back bigger, and which 2027 acts have played this stadium before.
  • Set Times — every scheduled set by day and stage, as plain text, transcribed from the official posters.

From the Fesnova data guides

An unofficial fan guide — not affiliated with Sonic Temple. Want more? See This Week, Who To See, or the FAQ.