Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival has added the final wave of bands to its 2026 lineup, bringing the total to over 140 acts across four packed days (May 14-17) at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, solidifying its position as one of North America's most comprehensive and diverse rock and metal festival experiences. TOOL and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE headline the sprawling event alongside BRING ME THE HORIZON and SHINEDOWN, creating a remarkably diverse top-line that spans progressive metal, alternative rock, metalcore, and modern hard rock — something for virtually every fan of guitar-driven heavy music.
Sunday's bill includes MEGADETH in one of their farewell tour appearances, adding enormous emotional weight to the day's programming and virtually guaranteeing a capacity crowd for what could be one of the very last times fans see the legendary thrash titans performing on a festival stage. Other notable additions in the final wave include GODSMACK, who are on their own farewell touring run, the controversial MARILYN MANSON continuing his polarizing comeback, THE OFFSPRING bringing their infectious punk-infused energy, GOOD CHARLOTTE representing the pop-punk contingent, BREAKING BENJAMIN delivering their arena-filling rock anthems, and STAIND returning for what promises to be an emotionally charged and cathartic reunion set.
The festival's generous four-day format allows for an unusually deep and layered lineup that extends well beyond the marquee headliners, with coveted mid-card slots filled by some of the most exciting rising acts in heavy music including BAD OMENS, SLEEP TOKEN, KNOCKED LOOSE, and SPIRITBOX alongside established legacy acts who continue maintaining their relevance and drawing power. The extensive undercard features dozens of promising emerging bands across dedicated genre-specific stages for hardcore, death metal, and progressive music, ensuring that passionate fans of every subgenre find something new and exciting to discover throughout the weekend. Camping packages, VIP upgrades, and single-day tickets remain available, though organizers have warned that four-day general admission passes are selling at a dramatically faster rate than any previous year in the festival's history.