{"id":2429309,"date":"2026-05-23T13:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2429309"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:52:06","slug":"sonic-temple-art-music-festival-sets-new-attendance-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sonic-temple-art-music-festival-sets-new-attendance-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Temple Art &#038; Music Festival sets new attendance record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"90215112007\" title=\"Top headlines of the week, May 22 2026\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/31\/USAT\/85449661007-columbus-skyline-073025.jpg?crop=3995,2244,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Top headlines of the week, May 22 2026<\/p>\n<p>Here are some stories you may have missed this week in central Ohio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 184,000 fans attended the sold-out, four-day event at Historic Crew Stadium.<\/li>\n<li>An agreement ensures the festival will continue to be held in Columbus through at least 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The numbers have been crunched, and metal has proven its mettle once again.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>For the third consecutive year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/05\/14\/sonic-temple-2026-festival-lineup-concert-schedule\/89752532007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/05\/14\/sonic-temple-2026-festival-lineup-concert-schedule\/89752532007\/\">Sonic Temple Art &amp; Music Festival<\/a> drew a record-breaking crowd over its four-day run at Historic Crew Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>More than 184,000 fans attended the sold-out event from May 14-17, according to festival producers Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP). The previous record, set in 2025, was 175,000 people.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"90105190007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>More than 140 bands were featured on five stages at Sonic Temple, including headlining acts <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/05\/15\/emo-columbus-to-my-chemical-romance\/90092585007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/05\/15\/emo-columbus-to-my-chemical-romance\/90092585007\/\">My Chemical Romance<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/picture-gallery\/entertainment\/events\/2025\/07\/23\/shinedown-and-bush-concert-tour-schottenstein-center-columbus-ohio\/85345589007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/picture-gallery\/entertainment\/events\/2025\/07\/23\/shinedown-and-bush-concert-tour-schottenstein-center-columbus-ohio\/85345589007\/\">Shinedown<\/a>, Bring Me the Horizon, and Tool.<\/p>\n<p>The festival brought special performances, collaborations, memorials, and even marriage proposals, which DWP reported happened during sets by Slaughter to Prevail and Paleface Swiss.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>DWP and Historic Crew Stadium <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/07\/06\/sonic-temple-music-festival-columbus-crew-stadium-ohio\/84183774007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/07\/06\/sonic-temple-music-festival-columbus-crew-stadium-ohio\/84183774007\/\">sealed an extension deal in July 2025<\/a>, ensuring that Sonic Temple will continue in Columbus through at least 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Dates for the 2027 festival are yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact features and entertainment reporter Belinda M. Paschal at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:bpaschal@dispatch.com\">bpaschal@dispatch.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-05-22 19:44:05.119137023 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-05-22 19:44:05.119137023 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dispatch.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top headlines of the week, May 22 2026 Here are some stories you may have missed this week in central Ohio. Over 184,000 fans attended the sold-out, four-day event at Historic Crew Stadium. An agreement ensures the festival will continue to be held in Columbus through at least 2030. 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