STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, BUSH, DEFTONES TO HEADLINE AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL

Just hours before issue No. 113 (June 18 – July 2, 2012) went to press Submerge got word of a mega-huge rock festival coming to Sacramento on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 at Discovery Park. The Aftershock Festival, put on by Monster Energy, 98 Rock and Arms Division Concert Management will feature headliners Stone Temple Pilots, unarguably one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the ‘90s. Other giant acts performing are Bush, Deftones, Chevelle, Oleander and many others. You’ve got your old school ‘90s rock as well as some modern stuff, like Escape the Fate and Hollywood Undead, so the crowd ought to be an interesting mix of youngsters and old-schoolers. Think Warped Tour meets Ozzfest. General admission tickets are $49.50 and are on sale now through Ticketmaster. The week of the show the price goes up to $54.50, and VIP tickets are available for $99.50 and will get you a VIP entrance into the festival, access to a VIP lounge with a dedicated bar and a great view (either seated or standing) of the main stage as well as a fancy little VIP guest laminate. Rock fans be sure to mark your calendars for this, as Aftershock Festival is adding to an already stellar summer of live music in Sacramento.