How to get Sonic Temple Festival tickets: 2025 lineup, schedule, and prices
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Sonic Temple Festival
Sonic Temple Festival had a rough start, running only one event in 2019 before postponing due to the pandemic. The canceled 2020 event featured many highly anticipated acts, headlined by the legendary band Metallica. Luckily, the event has announced Metallica’s return as the 2025 Sonic Temple Festival headliner, so tickets are flying fast. With that in mind, I’ve gathered all of the info you need for how to buy Sonic Temple Festival tickets below.
Previously held during Memorial Day weekends of the past, this year’s event takes place earlier in the season, running from May 8 to 11. It will take place at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with four stages for bands to perform. Some of the most anticipated acts include Rob Zombie, Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine, Of Mice & Men, and Metallica, who will perform a unique set for both days they headline.
It’s not too late to secure Sonic Temple Festival passes for 2025. Keep scrolling to learn more about the event’s schedule, available tickets, and pricing.
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Sonic Temple Festival 2025 schedule
The 2025 Sonic Temple Festival opens Thursday, May 8, and runs through the weekend, with the final performances on Sunday, May 11.
Stadium general admission passes are the least expensive option for all pass types. All ticket prices listed below are stadium tickets.
| Date | StubHub prices | Vivid Seats prices |
| May 8 - 11, Four-Day Pass | $207 | $216 |
| May 8, 2025 Day Pass | $111 | $109 |
| May 8 & 9, 2025 Two-Day Pass | $287* | $478* |
| May 8 & 10, 2025 Two-Day Pass | $588* | $766* |
| May 8 & 11, 2025 Two-Day Pass | $588* | $766* |
| May 9, 2025 Day Pass | $186 | $249* |
| May 9 & 10, 2025 Two-Day Pass | $588* | $519* |
| May 9 & 11, 2025 Two-Day Pass | $270* | $497* |
| May 10, 2025 Day Pass | $125 | $120 |
| May 10 & 11, 2025 Two-Day Pass | $466* | N/A |
| May 11, 2025 Day Pass | $181 | $170 |
*Passes sold higher than the standard sale value could be voided without a refund per Sonic Temple ticket policy. More information can be found on the pass information page.
How to buy tickets for Sonic Temple Festival 2025
Original standard festival passes for Sonic Temple can be purchased directly on the website. All two-day passes and most VIP passes are sold out, and as of this writing, stock is running low for all remaining passes. You may have better luck with price and availability on verified resale sites like StubHub and Vivid Seats.
How much are Sonic Temple Festival tickets?
There are two types of standard original tickets available for the Sonic Temple Festival: stadium passes and field passes. Stadium passes are lower in price than field passes, so all pricing listed below is for stadium passes.
Sonic Temple Festival offers four-day passes, two-day passes, and single-day passes. Standard, original four-day general admission passes are $359.99. Two-day general admission passes were $249.99. Passes were available for all combinations of two festival days; however, all original two-day passes have sold out. Single-day passes are $159.99 for Thursday and Saturday, while Friday and Sunday passes are $174.99.
Prices on StubHub are comparable to the original standard passes, with the least expensive single-day passes between $111 for May 8 and $186 on May 9. Passes on Vivid Seats are generally more expensive, with the least costly tickets falling between $109 and $249 for the same days. Weekend passes on both resale sites are significantly higher than the Sonic Temple website, and given the policies around higher-priced resold tickets, we cannot recommend purchasing weekend passes.
Sonic Temple prohibits reselling passes at a higher price than the price originally offered on the Sonic Temple website. Passes found to be sold at a higher price point could be voided without a refund. More information about the pass policies can be found on the pass information page on the website.
VIP passes are also available on the festival’s website. One-day passes start at $209.99, and the remaining four-day passes are $659.99. Details on what the VIP passes include can be found on the Sonic Temple website.
Who is performing at Sonic Temple Festival?
Over 100 bands are confirmed for Sonic Temple Festival this year, including Metallica, the headliner of the canceled 2020 show, and Three Days Grace's reunion. Metallica will play a unique set with no repeated songs for each day they headline.
Korn is the headliner for Thursday, with Motionless in White as their opener. Other artists playing on Thursday include the reunited Three Days Grace, Bad Omens, Memphis May Fire, Poppy, Killswitch Engage, Jinjer, and Ministry.
Friday will feature Metallica’s first headlining performance, with Mastodon opening. Artists such as Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Acid Bath, Suicidal Tendencies, Cannibal Corpse, Hatebreed, and Whitechapel will perform throughout the day.
The headliner for Saturday is Linkin Park, with opener Bullet for My Valentine. The stages will also see artists such as Incubus, I Prevail, Jimmy Eat World, Of Mice & Men, Grandson, Crossfade, and Underoath on Saturday.
Finally, on Sunday, Metallica will headline with their second full set, with Ice Nine Kills as their opener. Sunday’s performances include Alice in Chains, Chevelle, Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, Arch Enemy, Gwar, Power Trip, and more.