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.
Aftershock logo lights up the night sky at the end of the first day of the music festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento Thursday, Oct. 5 2023. Photo credit: Manuel Figueroa / [email protected] 
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]
