The 2025 Sonic Temple Artwork + Music Pageant has unveiled Metallica as a two-night headliner, in addition to direct assist on these evenings from Rob Zombie and Alice in Chains. The four-day fest takes place Could Eighth-Eleventh at Historic Crew Stadium In Columbus, Ohio.
The information comes on the identical day that Metallica introduced a 2025 North American tour. The Sonic Temple look will mimic the band’s “No Repeat Weekend” itinerary, by which they play two distinctive units in every metropolis. Within the case of Sonic Temple, Metallica will likely be headlining Friday, Could ninth, and Sunday, Could Eleventh.
“Yearly we ask our followers who they wish to see at Sonic Temple, and the reply this 12 months was clear — Metallica! We’ve been making an attempt to get Metallica to Sonic Temple for the final 5 years, and are able to convey two nights of Metallica to Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio subsequent Could,” mentioned Danny Wimmer, founding father of the competition’s manufacturing firm Danny Wimmer Presents.
He added, “That is simply the beginning; we’ll have greater than 100 bands taking part in throughout 4 levels for 4 days, together with Rob Zombie and Alice in Chains in direct assist for Metallica. We’re so enthusiastic about this lineup that we’ll be saying artists every day for the subsequent month, so there’s quite a bit for followers to sit up for.”
Rob Zombie will play proper earlier than Metallica on the Friday lineup, whereas Alice in Chains will precede Metallica on Sunday night time. Dozens extra bands will likely be revealed within the coming weeks and months, with tickets happening sale September twenty fifth.
Metallica have been purported to headline Sonic Temple in 2020 however these plans have been stifled when the pandemic shut down the live performance trade. As talked about, Metallica additionally introduced a brand new 2025 leg of their ongoing “M72 World Tour,” that includes assist from Pantera and Limp Bizkit.
See our picture gallery of the 2024 Sonic Temple competition under.
Photograph Gallery – Sonic Temple 2024 (click on to increase and scroll by means of):
