Leading destination music festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced 2027 dates for Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival. The Pinnacle of Rock Festivals in America returns to Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio May 13th – 16th 2027 – you can find tickets here >>>
In 2026, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival hosted a sold-out, record-breaking event with 184,000 music fans and nearly 145 bands on 5 stages including MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, SHINEDOWN, BRING ME THE HORIZON and TOOL, plus PIERCE THE VEIL, STAIND, GOOD CHARLOTTE, GODSMACK, BREAKING BENJAMIN, SUBLIME, MARILYN MANSON, MEGADETH and many more.
Beyond the music, one of Sonic Temple’s most distinctive elements is its celebration of visual art, turning the festival into a living gallery. Featured artists in 2026 included illustrator and cartoonist Jay Howell, the creative mind behind Bob’s Burgers, and contemporary painter Terry Urban, known for his vibrant pop-meets-street style—plus Secret Walls, the world’s premier live paint battle, where global street artists go head-to-head creating live murals in real time.
Sonic Temple 2026 received widespread media acclaim. Here’s a sample:
“With record attendance at this year’s festival, the enormous turn-out and vibes just cement the sense that Sonic Temple is fast becoming the spiritual home of metal in the US.” — Metal Hammer
“Sonic Temple never fails to deliver one of the year’s biggest spotlights on modern hard rock and metal and this year is no different.” — Loudwire
“Sonic Temple just delivered another massive four-day concert event that found more than 140 acts treating heavy music fans to a hell of a show.” — Revolver
“Sonic Temple 2026 spread its wings over Historic Crew Stadium with a roar that made all its previous editions sound like a warm-up, shattering attendance records and confirming that DWP’s empire of rock and metal festivals has yet to find its ceiling. Columbus keeps answering the call, and Sonic Temple keeps redefining what answering it looks like. “ — Metal Injection
“With record-breaking attendance … and a lineup that read like a living archive of heavy music’s past, present, and future, Sonic Temple didn’t just return, it expanded its footprint as one of America’s most essential hard rock festivals.” — Consequence
“Rock is alive and well. Thank you, Sonic Temple.” — Richland Source
In 2025, producer Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP) solidified its long-term commitment to Columbus by announcing a five-year extension of its partnership with the Historic Crew Stadium, ensuring that the Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival will continue through at least 2030. This milestone not only secures the future of one of the nation’s most iconic rock festivals but also underscores the event’s growing cultural and economic impact on the region.
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