“SONIC TEMPLE ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL” TO TAKE PLACE IN OHIO ON MAY 25TH-28TH FEATURING KISS, RIVAL SONS, ROB ZOMBIE AND MANY OTHERS
The pinnacle of rock festivals in America is back. After a three-year hiatus, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival returns to its home at the heartbeat of rock, the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, Memorial Day Weekend–May 25th-28th–with a spectacular lineup of rock heavyweights that make Sonic Temple’s comeback one of the most anticipated events of the 2023 festival season.
The lineup includes headliners Foo Fighters, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and KISS, along with top rock artists Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones, Falling In Reverse, Chevelle, Puscifer, Beartooth, I Prevail, Jawbreaker, Sublime with Rome, Bullet For My Valentine, The Pretty Reckless, Pennywise, Trivium, Black Veil Brides and many more.
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents and will also feature creative elements designed by acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey. Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin will host the event with on-stage appearances and fan meet and greets.
“We’ve always enjoyed playing Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus and are excited to be a part of this year’s Sonic Temple,” says M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold. “It’ll be a blast to share the stage with Tool, Foo Fighters and others, we can’t wait to see and play for all of our amazing fans again.”
“It’s great to be coming back to Columbus,” adds Danny Wimmer, Founder of Danny Wimmer Presents. “Foo Fighters, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, KISS plus 75 more, it’s our biggest lineup ever! There is so much history at Historic Crew Stadium, it truly is the heartbeat of rock for many of us…the excitement surrounding the return of Sonic Temple is unparalleled!”
“We are thrilled that DWP and Sonic Temple are returning to Historic Crew Stadium this year for what will be an enhanced and electric four-day atmosphere,” said Columbus Crew President of Business Operations Kristin Bernert. “We look forward to opening our doors to fans of the amazing acts in this year’s lineup to a place that has long been synonymous with energy and fun in Central Ohio.”
The daily music lineup for Sonic Temple is as follows:
May 25th: Tool, Godsmack, Beartooth, Bullet For My Valentine, Pennywise, Bad Omens, Suicidal Tendencies, Fever 333, Anti-Flag, Joey Valence & Brae, Bones UK, Ho99o9, The Warning, Oxymorrons, Angel Du$t, Bloodywood, Wargasm, Malevolence, Bastardane, OTTTO
May 26th: Avenged Sevenfold, Queens of the Stone Age, Chevelle, I Prevail, Knocked Loose, Sleeping With Sirens, Badflower, Dorothy, Black Stone Cherry, Converge, Born of Osiris, Band-Maid, Lilith Czar, Des Rocs, Mothica, Fame on Fire, Dayseeker, Vended, Mike’s Dead
May 27: KISS, Rob Zombie, Falling in Reverse, Puscifer, Trivium, Black Veil Brides, Rival Sons, Yelawolf Presents: Sometimes Y, Avatar, Senses Fail, From Ashes To New, Giovannie & The Hired Guns, Brutus, Dead Poet Society, The Violent, Point North, Tallah, Varials, Tigercub, Capital Theatre
May 28: Foo Fighters, Deftones, Sublime with Rome, Jawbreaker, The Pretty Reckless, Awolnation, Nothing More, Grandson, White Reaper, Filter, Ayron Jones, The Bronx, Poorstacy, Zero 9:36, New Years Day, Nova Twins, Bob Vylan, Aeir, Starcrawler
An exclusive Sonic Temple presale for festival email subscribers begins on January 11th at 10:00 AM ET. Fans who sign up for the Sonic Temple email list before 10:00 PM ET on January 10th will receive a dedicated code providing the first chance to buy festival passes. Fans can sign up to get first access for the Early Bird presale by visiting arep.co/p/sonic-temple.
Sonic Temple passes go on sale to the general public on January 13th at Noon ET. New passes in 2023 include Stadium VIP and the Columbus Owner’s Club (4-day pass). Returning pass options include Field GA, Field VIP and Stadium GA—all available as weekend or single day passes. For a full description of passes and pricing, visit sonictemplefestival.com. Prices start as low as $109.99 + fees. And through January 31, passes can be purchased for only $10 down, with layaway payments amortized evenly through April. Passes are also available at DWPSonic.com with “buy now pay later” via ShopPay.
Columbus Owner’s Club members will enjoy the ultimate VIP experience, including access to the field and dedicated seating in the stadium bowl; air conditioned lounge with private hosted bar, comfortable seating, and live audio and video of the main stage; complimentary hors d’oeuvres during lunch and dinner hours; dedicated festival merchandise booth; dedicated WiFi; air-conditioned, flushable restrooms; dedicated guest services staff; priority festival entrance lanes; premium parking and more.
In addition to festival admission passes, onsite parking, hotel packages and 300 weekend RV camping passes will be available during the presale window. Any remaining passes, parking, hotel packages and camping will be available for purchase during the general on-sale which begins Friday, January 13 at Noon ET.
For more information on Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, visit: Website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America. Additional DWP events in 2023 will include Aftershock Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, GoldenSky Country Music Festival, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life and Welcome To Rockville.
At first glance this looks like a killer lineup. But after looking at it closely I’d say it’s just ok with the highlights being Rob Zombie, Tool, The Pretty Reckless, Godsmack, Chevelle, Rival Sons and the return of the Foo Fighters. Oh and depending on who you are, Kiss. I have nothing against all the other bands on this bill but nobody has caught my ear other than some of Knocked Loose’s material.
I’ve been to this festival once. Never again. Traffic was horrible. Parking a nightmare. And the cost of everything from parking to a bottle of water and everything in between is so jacked up that if you go for more than one day you might have to take a loan from your 401K to afford it. The sound quality in the stadium sucks too.
Bold predictions for 2023:
Kiss will not stop touring for the end of the road tour in 2023 due to “fan demand” and it will carry over into 2024 to coincide with their 50th anniversary.
I have a sneaking suspicion that something happened at Criss Angel’s birthday party where Eddie and Paul talked and ironed out whatever Paul’s issue was with Eddie. This is absolute pure speculation on my part. But I predict that Paul Stanley and perhaps even Gene Simmons will appear on Trunk Nation sometime in 2023 for a groundbreaking interview!!!
I agree with the real paul Stanley’s comments , I’ve never been to this festival so thanks for the heads up , I really would like to know how other bands deal with the tracks running lip syncing thing … it’s not lost on me that many other bands are now doing this ( to their eternal shame ) probably because kiss got away with it and showed the other artists who now fake music and singing the best way to defraud their audience ….