Aftershock 2024: See photos from first day of Sacramento’s heavy metal festival
Sacramento Bee staff
Slayer performs in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park.
José Luis Villegas
jvillegas@sacbee.com
Heavy metal returned to Discovery Park on Thursday as Aftershock 2024 roared into Sacramento.
The four-day festival kicked off Thursday on five stages, finishing the night with headliners Slayer and Pantera.
Slayer’s set marked the second time the band had played together in the past five years.
Three more nights of hard rock — featuring mainstays such as Iron Maiden and Motley Crue — await at the confluence of Sacramento’s two major rivers.
Festival attendees make their way to different venues in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Janna Tait, from Vancouver, Canada dances Halestorm in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Festival attendees show their respect during a show on the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Drug Church vocalist Patrick Kindlon performs on the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Grandson, aka Jordan Edward Benjamin, performs on the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Insane Clown Posse members spray soda into the crowd during there performance at the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Festival attendees scream as Insane Clown Posse takes the stage in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
A festival attendee enjoys the music before Insane Clown Posse takes the stage in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Violent J, left and Shaggy 2 Dope of Insane Clown Posse perform in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
A Slayer fan crowd surfs in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Festival attendees scream as Insane Clown Posse takes the stage in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Slayer vocalist Tom Araya performs in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Festival attendees watch Slayer perform in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
Festival attendees watch Slayer perform in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
This story was originally published October 11, 2024 at 7:27 AM.
