Aftershock & GoldenSky Country Music Festival Welcomed Over 220,000 People

October 19, 2023

Aftershock & GoldenSky Country Music Festival
Welcomed Over 220,000 People
For Two Massive Back-To-Back Music Weekends In Sacramento
 
Aftershock’s Sold-Out Crowd Topped 160,000 Music Fans
Retaining Its Title As West Coast’s Biggest Rock Festival
While GoldenSky Welcomed Record-Breaking Crowd of 60,000+ Fans, 
Becoming One Of America’s Biggest Country Music Fests &
 Expanding To 3 Days In 2024
Aftershock Featured Memorable Headline Sets From
 Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn & Guns N’ Roses
Plus, Godsmack, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Limp Bizkit & Many More
GoldenSky Included Performances From Top Talent Including
Eric Church, Sacramento’s Own Jon Pardi, Maren Morris, Parker McCollum, “Rising Star Winner” Sofia Claire & Many More
2024 Dates Now Revealed:
Aftershock October 10-13 (Passes On Sale Now)
& GoldenSky October 18-20 (Passes On Sale Friday, October 20)
Starting at $10 Down

 

Sacramento was the place to be for music fans this October as two back-to-back weekends offered nonstop entertainment from a wide range of topline artists, including the heavy rock and metal event Aftershock (held October 5-8) and the country music-themed GoldenSky (held October 14-15), both at Discovery Park.

 

The two events brought in 220,000 people combined including a massive sold-out crowd of 160,000 music fans for Aftershock, whichhas retained its title as West Coast’s Biggest Rock Festival for another year. Notably, the 2023 edition brought in fans from all 50 states, 40 countries, and every continent besides Antarctica. The second year of GoldenSky Country Music Festival also broke records with 60,000 people over the course of two days. Both events, presented by Danny Wimmer Presents, directly impacted the local Sacramento community with approximately$40 million in economic impact, according to Visit Sacramento, who partnered with DWP to present GoldenSky.

Those in attendance were treated to a stacked lineup of performances from incredible artists in both genres. At Aftershock, headliners included Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and Korn(their last performance of 2023) as well as memorable sets from Godsmack, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Limp Bizkit, Rancid, Turnstile, 311, Megadeth, The Cult, AFI, I Prevail,Sacramento’s ownDance Gavin Dance,and many more.Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin also returned as 2023’s host.

 

In total, more than 100 bands played on four stages over the course of theAftershockweekend and fans were treated to some of the best food and drinks that the Sacramento area has to offer, as well as various sponsor activations and experiences.

 

Throughout the Aftershock weekend,DWP’smusic news show“The Power Hour”— hosted by Matt Pinfield, Caity Babs ,and Josh Bernstein— filmed interviews with various artists as well as skits that will appear on upcoming episodes of the show, which just was renewed for a second season on AXS TV.

 

At GoldenSky Country Music Festival, the stacked music lineup was led byEric Church, Sacramento’s own Jon Pardi, Maren Morris, and Parker McCollum.There were also appearances from Jordan Davis, Country Music Hall of Fame member Wynonna Judd, Lainey Wilson, Jackson Dean, and the recently crowned “Rising Star” Winner,Sofia Claire.
Photo Credit: Nathan Tucker
The event also offered attendees the chance to partake in the GoldenSky Beer Festival, dance hall saloon, Sacramento farm-to-fork food offerings, local artisans, and more. Festival pre- and post-parties were held at Revival (in the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel) and Goldfield Trading Post, respectively.

 

As well,CMTHot 20was atGoldenSky all weekend long, filming exclusive behind-the-scenes content and interviews that will air this coming weekend, October 21 and 22.

 

The 2024 dates for both festivals have now been announced, with GoldenSky expanding to three full days due to fan demand. Aftershockwill be held October 10-13, 2024, while GoldenSky will be held October 18-20, 2024.Passes for Aftershock are available now atwww.AftershockFestival.comwhile passes for GoldenSkywill go on sale this Friday, October 20 atwww.GoldenSkyFestival.com. Both events are offering limited-time promotions with passes starting at $10 down.
Photo Credit Nathan Zucker
Photo Credit Lexie Alley
Photo Credit Lexie Alley
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Aftershock would like to thank its 2023 premier partners: Astral Tequila, Beatbox Beverages, Blackcraft, Coors Light, Dimebag Hardware, Eargasm, Fearless Records, Freak on a Leash, Golden State Cider, Hellflower Soap Company, Hop Valley Brewing, Jack Daniel’s, LYTE, Monaco Cocktails, Mortus Viventi, Nowhere Fast, PuffCo, Red Bull, Royalty Cosmetics, The Pretty Cult, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Topo Chico Hard Seltzer,  U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, and Weedmaps.
Photo Credit: Nathan Tucker
Photo Credit: Nathan Tucker
Aftershock would like to thank its 2023 non-profit partners: Animal Place, Artists for Trauma, Fxck Cancer, Take Me Home, To Write Love On Her Arms, and Rock Against Racism.

 

 
GoldenSky would like to thank its 2023 premier partners: Astral Tequila, Beatbox Beverages, California Bountiful, Celsius, Coors Light, Ford, Golden1 Credit Union, Golden State Cider, Hop Valley Brewing Co., Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, LYTE, Ole Smoky Distillery, Topo Chico Hard Seltzer, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, Visit Sacramento, and Weedmaps.

 

 
GoldenSky would like to thank its 2023 non-profit partners: Artists For Trauma and Take Me Home Animal Charity.

 

Aftershock and GoldenSky Country Music Festival are produced by Los Angeles-based Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America. Additional DWP events in 2023 included Bourbon & Beyond, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, and Welcome To Rockville.

 

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