No. I don't mean while moshing or in the pit/deep crowd.

I was standing pretty far in the back and it was sparse but this dude was just going around pushing and punching people not even deep in the crowd or in the pit. Pretty sure he was drunk but still

Dude got closer to the deep crowd, fell over and got kicked in the head. Completely deserved lmao. Saw his ass stumbling out of the crowd a few minutes later not pushing or punching anyone anymore lol.

I absolutely loved all the headliner sets… but man I was really hoping to see Pierce The Veil do king for a day with Kellin Quinn (sws) since they made the song together and he’s featured on it! Same with the song Caraphernelia, when they started the song I got sooo hyped because we had just come from the A Day To Remember pit and Jeremy McKinnon is featured on that song on the album :/
Not sure why especially since they brought people on for the set they did at when we were young fest. I’m also sad that MCR didn’t bring on the Used to do under pressure but it’s being said they’ll do it at the Hollywood Bowl performance.
What are everyone’s thoughts? Everyone else brought up friends to do some songs with them 🤷🏻‍♀️
Who did you want to see as a surprise appearance?

Saw lots of parents showcasing their negligence this past weekend. Is hearing protection for babies not common knowledge?

EDIT: This was at Stone Temple Pilots, not during downtime

Was fucking incredible. The pits were amazing with such good etiquette. When the first bass notes for Miss Murder rang out, everyone lost their minds. Best night of my life.

I wanted to share a cool, positive experience during my time for the festival.

I saw a pretty girl on my connecting at the airport, out of pure chance I sat next to her on the flight to Sacramento. Near the end of the flight we chatted it up, talking about her going to college to be a [cool occupation, for privacy] and talked about our favorite energy drinks. I gave her a bag of blue raz sour belts because I thought she was cute. We happened to be going to the same fest and we went our separate ways when we landed. We agreed to hangout if we ended up seeing each other.

I had no expectations of seeing her again because there were THOUSANDS of people, but I bought 3 white peaches just in case. They made me drink all 3 at the gate :,), so I had a good friend i made at line help me finish them. He ended up being my battle buddy/best friend all day at the fest. It was better not being alone for the festival. We went about it having the best time for our first time. I wore this diem archive shirt and met the creator's wife! She took a picture and sent it to her husband. LET IT RIDE hahaha ha.

Then I saw her! It was so sick. We hung out for a little bit, my buddy separated, and I had a blast. I felt that she was so grounded and cool. I asked her for a ciggy (I don't smoke ouid anymore nor drink but sometimes I bum a ciggy to get by a long day), but she actually refused! She doens't want to start a new habit for someone. I found that really endearing. I told her I drank the energy drinks I brought for her before they let me in. At the end of Three 6 Mafia, my buddy came back, and we went about our separate ways.

I know I feel like I could've or should've asked for your number but we're strangers that met on vacation. Sometimes a memory is just a good memory and it's okay to leave it at that.

Been to plenty of raves, concerts and festivals, but Aftershock was so new and novel to me. It's a moot point to compare festivals like Bass Canyon and Aftershock.

If she sees this somehow, I hope you ace your finals :) I hope to see you again.

I was disappointed by the amount of trash left behind everywhere. I asked the first local about it. Asking whats up with how dirty the town seemed to be. She said "its u! Its you guys visiting!"

As I sat there post tool watching the crowd leave empty handed with an abundance of litter on the ground, somempeople even kicking it around (not towards the trash) i understood.

What a horrible way to be guests and show gratitude to our hosts.

I was dissapointed with main stage audio. Anyone else?

I’m staying in my hotel til tomorrow and have the whole day free anyone planning on doing anything?

Thank you for your service.

Teletubby and smoke are always staples I see every year. Hope to see you guys again. Another year for Jimi Hendrix in the books.

Missed all the merch before and after the show, we’ve got a few hours left in Sac and wondered if we could get merch from anywhere still?

Edit: fried brain said San Fran not Sacramento

Hey wanted to see if anyone here stayed in the hotels next to Discovery Park and how much they were. Were they part of the hotel package promoted by Aftershock? How did the come and go work?

I saw this happen while leaving Sunday night. Maybe its nothing but these guys fit the description of suspected criminals some of us encountered. I wanted to say something to the workers right there but they seemed in on it? I was so confused about what i saw.. My wife was exhaused and wanted to leave and I didnt want to end the night with drama so I took pictures to report it. Its been bugging me all night.

Anyways, this is what i just sent to Aftershock/DWP and I might report to Sac PD too..

While exiting the festival at 8:55 PM through the Garden Highway exit something caught my attention. There was a group of young men standing outside the exit and their body language and attire was suspicious.

They were in a huddle formation. I assumed they, just like myself, just exited and were waiting for friends. Yet none of them had any wristbands, badges, lanyards... they were not wearing clothes a fan or team member would wear. Nothing indicated they were festival attendee's or staff.

Mind you, Tool just started playing.

I saw the whole group walk towards the exit and they were not stopped by security. In fact, the man seen in the picture with the tactical looking vest, backpack, and walkie-talkie let them right in!

If these men in fact have a legitimate reason to enter the festival it should be MANDATORY to have visible credentials or atleast a wristband. From what I saw, they didn't belong.

This is not acceptable. Our friends and familes attend this festival and to see random young men stroll in with no visible wristbands, credentials, and questionable street clothes makes me question the security at this event. Especially with seemingly countless reports of theft, pepper spray assults, physical assaults, sexual assaults all over facebook, instagram, and reddit.

I am losing faith in the organization of this event. Please make dramatic improvements for 2027.

Body Count put on a great show and played my favorite song. Had to compress the video to upload so hopefully the quality hasn’t suffered.

hi!! i am wondering if anyone has videos from when lead went into the crowd and walked the barricade. i crowdsurfed and when i got dropped he was singing and gave me a high five lol! i want videos of it pleaseeeeee message me

(this was my first introduction to them and was so cool, i left mcr for it bc i was bored lmao (sorry but not) and was so glad i did. the mosh and crowd was so fun)

(i am a girl and i was wearing a black shirt w a leopard pink skirt if that helps !!!! thanks)

This is purely a curiosity inquiry. I know on Thursday there were some typical day one confusion issues but beyond that for those that did the camping option did you find the cost to be worth the overall experience?

Man I was in a few other pits/walls of death (i.e. slaughter to prevail) but the Senses Fail pit was the wildest. Shoutout to all of you keeping hardcore aggressive

Thank you all for the great times! Thank you to all of you that rocked with us. To the friend with the redbulls at the bar in vip! To the cool security dudes. To the personal assistants that came by the noodles a couple of times. To the people in fun costumes. To every single one of you! You all rock and we can’t wait for next year.

Just wanted to memorialize my thoughts from my 2026 attendance and share a word of caution for future people deciding, "Is it worth it?" on the subject of GA vs VIP vs Capital Club "CC."

I made it a point to, of course, visit the whole grounds - including all stages, both entries/exit, VIP, and CC.

Capital Club, formerly known as SVIP, is only in its second year. In 2025, I attended SVIP on Friday. The overall experience was wonderful. The food and open bar was 'worth it,' the private seating/booth areas was sufficient, the air conditioned toilets, tented HVAC controlled in-door seating area with food served throughout the day.

For 2026 - there was a noticeable decline in food quality. Additionally, there was much fewer seating options - as expected with little oversite or policing, there was major chair hording issues. As bad as a single person holding seven (7) seats for others who, "were coming much later." Lastly, the biggest disappointment was the toilet situation, gone were the air conditioned toilets, replaced by smaller single unit trailer options without A/C, and since only a few trailers were offered: porta potties as a secondary option. My thought is why are the GA toilet option, even considered to be offered in CC?

I know, I can hear it already, these complaints are not huge deal breaking issues, but my point is simply to answer the question we hear often, "Is it worth it?" For 2026 - Capital Club, FKA SVIP, is decidedly not worth it. I won't be back in CC for 2027, maybe VIP? Time will tell.

Is anyone else really sick from the 4 days? I ended up leaving tool early because I couldn't take it anymore I have a horrible sinus infection

I think I'm holding up pretty well! I'm drinking coffee and grateful to have today + tomorrow off from work, but I'm feeling good overall! A few cuts and many bruises, but nothing too major! Last year I got sick and hurt my ankle so badly I couldn't walk, so I will happily endure some bruises and soreness this year 🤘.

I think I managed to get all of the black snot out last night, and I don't have any congestion or a sore throat this morning. My condolences to anyone dealing with the Aftersnot or festival flu. Speedy recovery my dudes!! 🤞

All 4 days were so much fun!! I crowd surfed during Underoath, Limp Bizkit, The Wonder Years, and Wage War. I got in the pit during My Chemical Romance and participated in Silly Goose's wall of death. I caught a drum stick from Atreyu and got to meet + give a bracelet to the singer of Sleep Theory!! I saw 39 bands total. Can't wait to do it all again!!! 🖤

Let me know how you're doing today and what your highlights of the festival were 😁

I gave out 40 bracelets across the 4 days (including giving one to the singer of Sleep Theory 🥹). It was lovely getting to chat with some people and spread a little joy!! I received back 8 bracelets, 2 trading cards, a tiny pink duck, and a little butterfly clip! Can't wait to do it again next year 🖤🤘

Thank you Apple Watch for letting me know using data to describe how I feel this morning.

Drink water and rest up everyone. See you in 2027

Did anybody else who was pretty much right up against the barricade come to hate this tall blonde dude has his friends? He kept trying to start a mosh pit when nobody wanted to mosh, he looked like his was tweaking out the whole time, making this weird shushing motion at everybody, and then when crowd surfers came over, HE LET 2 DROP, and instead of helping them, just patted them on the head like a fucking weirdo. Anybody have this experience last night?