Sonic Temple is a hard rock and metal festival held in Columbus, Ohio, United States at the Historic Crew Stadium. 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.
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| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, punk[2] |
| Dates | May 17–19, 2019 May 25–28, 2023 May 16–19, 2024 May 8–11, 2025 |
| Location(s) | Historic Crew Stadium (formerly Mapfre Stadium), Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Years active | 2019, 2023–present |
| Website | sonictemplefestival |
History
editIn 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 to Historic Crew Stadium in 2020), would be replaced by the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival at the same location in 2019.[3] The inaugural festival was a three-day event held from May 17–19 with estimated sold-out crowds of 120,000.[4]
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.[5]
In February 2020, it was announced 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.[6] The following month, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] It was once again cancelled in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic.[8]
In November 2022, it was announced that after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Sonic Temple would return in 2023 and be held as a four-day festival during Memorial Day weekend from May 25–28.[9][10][11]
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.[12]
The 2025 festival dates were announced in June 2024. The 2025 edition was moved up a weekend and will be held from May 8–11.[13] 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.[14]
Events
edit2019
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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: |
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: |
Day four (Sunday, May 19) Temple Stage:
Cathedral Stage: Citadel Stage: Sanctuary Stage:
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References
edit- ^ "image". columbusunderground.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "MISFITS, SLIPKNOT, PANTERA, DISTURBED HEADLINING SONIC TEMPLE 2024". revolvermag.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lagatta, Eric (March 23, 2020). "Sonic Temple canceled in wake of coronavirus outbreak". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Dowd, Rachael (February 3, 2021). "Epicenter Festival and Sonic Temple are no longer happening in 2021". Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Dates Set For 2023 'Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival'". theprp.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Sonic Temple music festival returns to Columbus in May after 3-year hiatus". 10tv.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ "Sonic Temple Arts + Music Festival 2023". Consequence. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Langbein, Trinity (August 23, 2023). "Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival announces 2024 dates in Ohio". WSYX. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Maki, Greg (June 20, 2024). "2025 dates confirmed for Sonic Temple, Welcome to Rockville festivals". Live Metal. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Carter, Emily (September 19, 2024). "Sonic Temple announce Metallica, Rob Zombie and Alice In Chains, with "more than 100 bands" still to be revealed". Kerrang!. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Foo Fighters, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold And Kiss To Headline This Year's Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival". Blabbermouth.net. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Childers, Chad (May 2, 2023). "Sonic Temple 2023 Set Times + Stage Assignments Revealed". Loudwire. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Benatar, Orri (April 15, 2024). "2024 Sonic Temple Festival schedule at Historic Crew Stadium released". NBC4 WCMH-TV. Retrieved April 19, 2024.