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Monster Energy Aftershock Set Times Announced for California’s Biggest Rock Festival

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As the final event for Fall For All, (a festival series created by Danny Wimmer Presents), Monster Energy Aftershock has just announced their set times for their sixth annual event, California’s largest Rock Festival.  The festival will take place Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22 at Discovery Park, near downtown Sacramento, CA.  Headliners of the fest include Nine Inch Nails, Ozzy Osbourne ft Zakk Wylde, A Perfect Circle,Five Finger Death Punch, Run The Jewels, Stone Sour, Marilyn Manson, and Mastodon across three stages.

Set Times by Stage

Monster Energy Aftershock offers much more than just the music, there are a plethora of onsite experiences including artist signings and beverage samplings.  This festival is also linked to various philanthropic causes.  Get the VIP experience at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort VIP Lounge where you can take part in Take Me Home animal rescue  and Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live as well as activations from Coors Light and Heavy Grass.

Other highlights of the festival include the Caduceus Wine Garden, The Music Experience, Aftershock Eats.  The wine garden will feature wines from Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards, ownedby Maynard James Keenan, who is co-founder of international recording acts TOOL, A Perfect Circle, and PUSCIFER.  The Music Experience will showcase all of the steps and pieces that go into making music in a professional band setting.  This exhibit will give you the opportunity to not only see the latest equipment in the industry, but to actually interact with them, from guitars, basses, amps, drums, keyboards, and electronic gear.  Who knows, maybe you’ll run into one of the performers from the fest!

The Food

Along with the awesome lineup and interactive exhibits, Monster Energy will also feature nearly 20 food vendors that will surely not disappoint, including:

Angry Bird Grill (chicken & turkey on a medieval hand-forged iron grill) • Bacon MANia (bacon-topped sandwiches, sides & desserts) • Barrett’s Burgers (specialty burgers) • Barrett’s Sliders (specialty sliders on sweet Hawaiian buns) • Big Joe’s BBQ (smoked & grilled meats & classic BBQ sides) • Bubba’s BBQ (BBQ & funnel cakes) • Cousins Maine Lobster (fresh Maine lobster) • Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream (flash frozen ice cream beads) • Dog Town (gourmet hot dogs, burgers, & more) • Drewski’s Hot Rod Sandwiches (sandwiches & tater tots) • Florez Bar And Grill (Mexican) • La Mex Taqueria (tacos, burritos & tortas) • Mac Attack (mac n cheese variations) • Monster Fries & Sandwiches (crispy, meat-topped garlic fries & more) Mount Olympus (a variety of Mediterranean delights) • Sausage King (gourmet sausage) • Smokin Hot Pizza (wood fired pizza) • Spicy Pie Pizza (spicy pizza, fresh-squeezed lemonade & fresh-brewed iced tea) • Xochimilco Mexican (giant burritos, tacos & Super Nachos, plus BBQ’d oysters)

As far as tickets and packages go, weekend, single day, and General Admission ticket 4-packs are on sale on the Monster Energy Aftershock website.  The fest will also offer a Park & Ride shuttle system to make traveling to and from the festival convenient.  All of the details on the shuttle are available on the festival’s site.

If you’re in the area, this will be a weekend to remember with their variety of interactive events, delicious food and of course, stellar lineup. Rock on.


FestPop Staff Writer, Ashley Siech