Kathryn Sears
Over 160,000 people attended the 11th annual Aftershock music festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento on Oct. 5-8, 2023. Aftershock attracted people from Texas, Florida and New York to Sacramento to enjoy the four-day festival.
With over 90 bands, including Korn, Dethklok and BabyMetal as well as up-and-coming bands traveling from Kentucky, France and Japan, Aftershock gave many attendees a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Among those in attendance lots of people wore cosplay and costumes, and enjoyed the festivities throughout all four days — while also trying to beat the heat, with some of the days’ temperatures reaching into the 90s .
Here are some of the best sights and festival goers of Aftershock 2023.
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Attendees take advantage of the various photo opportunities during the Aftershock music festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento Thursday, Oct. 5 2023. Photo credit: Manuel Figueroa / [email protected] -
Concertgoers enjoying themselves around the concourse of people near the Shockwave stage at Aftershock in Discovery Park in Sacramento on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Photo credit: Neezy Jeffery / [email protected] -
Fans wait for the gates to open during the Aftershock music festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento Friday, Oct. 6 2023. Photo credit: Manuel Figueroa / [email protected] -
Concertgoer John decked out in face paint at Aftershock in Discovery Park in Sacramento on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Photo credit: Neezy Jeffery / [email protected] -
Concertgoers find cover from the sun wherever they can during the Aftershock music festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento Friday, Oct. 6 2023. Photo credit: Manuel Figueroa / [email protected] -
Concertgoers in unicorn onesies watch band DeathbyRomy at DWPresents stage at Aftershock in Discovery Park in Sacramento on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Photo credit: Neezy Jeffery / [email protected] -
Festival goers stay hydrated with several free water stations around the venue during the Aftershock music festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento Sunday, Oct. 8 2023. Photo credit: Manuel Figueroa / [email protected] -
Concertgoers dress in cosplay as Guns N’ Roses members Axl Rose (left) and Slash (right) at Aftershock in Discovery Park in Sacramento Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Photo credit: Neezy Jeffery / [email protected] -
Three men dress in banana costumes at Aftershock in Discovery Park in Sacramento on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Photo credit: Neezy Jeffery / [email protected] -
Cosplayers enjoy Ryan Oakes’s performance during the Aftershock music festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento Sunday, Oct. 8 2023. Photo credit: Manuel Figueroa / [email protected] -
Queens of the Stone Age perform as a co-headliner during the Aftershock music festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento Sunday, Oct. 8 2023. Photo credit: Manuel Figueroa / [email protected]
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