Aftershock Festival 2021: Metallica and My Chemical Romance to Headline

The 2020 Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California has authoritatively been rescheduled to fall 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Coordinators have declared that recently uncovered 2020 main events Metallica and My Chemical Romance will stay on the bill for the 2021 emphasis, which happens October 7th.

Metallica was planned to play two sets at Aftershock 2020 as a feature of five U.S. festival appearances this year, all of which have been dropped because of the pandemic. The whip metal legends will play two sets at the 2021 release, featuring Friday, October eighth, and Sunday, October tenth. My Chemical Romance features the Saturday in the middle.

The festival delivered an announcement declaring the delay:

"After all the damage brought about by COVID-19, there is nothing that we needed more than to observe Aftershock with you this October at Discovery Park for what would have been a stupendous end of the week. We, the craftsmen, and Sacramento County all idea we had a shot at being the primary post-COVID festival to occur. That truly would have been mind-blowing. We held up as long as possible in any case, shockingly, the ongoing spike of cases currently necessitates that we reschedule the current year's sold-out to Aftershock Festival 2021."

Metallica likewise delivered their announcement, communicating dissatisfaction in observing one more festival appearance dropped, yet advised security during the pandemic:

"Everybody in the Metallica camp is past freeloaded that we can't come associate with all you unfathomable music fans in Sacramento and the encompassing territory this October which, as you most likely are aware, is simply up Interstate 80 from where we are based. In any case, your wellbeing and security, just as that of everyone working at the festival, and our group is principal. In this way, if that implies we need to hold up until the pandemic is contained to shake out with all of you, that is the thing that we'll need to do."

No other setup data has been reported, however, Aftershock added a fourth day, Thursday, October seventh, which will be allowed to festival pass-holders who concede their 2020 go to 2021.