The music set times and additional onsite experiences have been announced for the 7th Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, featuring 66 massive rock and metal bands across 3 stages, along with 100+ tattoo artists and haunted attractions, July 18-20 at the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has also launched the 2025 Inkcarceration mobile app so fans can create personalized itineraries for America’s Rock, Metal and Tattoo Festival and reserve their tours of the infamous Blood Prison.
Friday at Inkcarceration will feature headliner Falling In Reverse, along with Knocked Loose and Beartooth; Saturday will be headlined by Slipknot, supported by Marilyn Manson and Slaughter To Prevail; and Five Finger Death Punch will headline Sunday, joined by Three Days Grace (with Adam Gontier) and Lamb of God. See below for the full music lineup, which includes recent additions Nothing More, Boundaries and Dark Divine.
During the festival, Inkcarceration attendees will have the opportunity to get inked at Monster Energy Tattoo X, the onsite tattoo convention hosted inside the historic prison made famous by the film The Shawshank Redemption. World-renowned tattoo artist Paul Booth, “The Dark Lord of Ink,” has been added to Monster Energy Tattoo X as the headlining artist and will be tattooing during the festival.
Fans are encouraged to reserve their spot at Inkcarceration now as passes are 98% SOLD OUT. A limited number of 3-Day General Admission passes, Friday GA passes, as well as Sunday GA and VIP passes are still available, with options to buy now and pay later via Zip™.
The music schedule for Inkcarceration 2025 is as follows (subject to change) and can also be found at https://inkcarceration.com/schedules/. Attendees can create a personalized festival schedule with alerts and find all INK details via the festival’s official mobile app, available on both iPhone or Android.
Festival gates open at 11:00 AM daily.
Some of the special appearances and reunions at Inkcarceration will include:
Acid Bath: Rare performance from the band that has reunited after 28 years
Crossfade: One of the band’s first performances in 13 years
Reunion shows for Three Days Grace (with original vocalist Adam Gontier), The Dillinger Escape Plan, Chiodos, Dry Kill Logic, and Snot
Inkcarceration will have an expanded festival footprint for 2025, which means more space, better viewing, and more shade for fans. With the improved festival layout, the historic Ohio State Reformatory will be the iconic backdrop to the main festival stages.
All Inkcarceration passes include free admission to tour the famous Ohio State Reformatory and admission to Inkcarceration Monster Energy Tattoo X. For more details on Monster Energy Tattoo X participating tattoo artists and to book appointments, visit https://inkcarceration.com/tattoo-x/.
In addition, Inkcarceration is the only time outside of the Halloween season that the award-winning Blood Prison experience is open to guests. Reservations are available now via the official Inkcarceration app.
For a fully immersive weekend experience, fans are encouraged to explore the INK camping options, which include exclusive access to the Thursday Night Campground Party in the campgrounds (only available to campers), as well as official campground parties each night of the festival until 2:00 AM. A limited number of Car + Tent Weekend Camping Packages are available (RV camping is sold out). Admission to the festival is not included with Camping Packages and must be purchased separately. Hotel packages bundling hotel nights and festival passes are also available via Jampack. Details on all festival passes, including hotel packages, camping and parking passes can be found at https://inkcarceration.com/passes/.
Service fees on all pass purchases include a charity fee for the DWP Foundation, which gives back to local and national charities throughout the year.
In addition to music performances across three stages with the historic Ohio State Reformatory as the haunting backdrop, Inkcarceration will also feature various partner onsite activations, award-winning beverages and delectable eats. Inkcarceration has teamed up with an incredible lineup of partners bringing even more intensity to the Mansfield, Ohio event. 2025 partners include: Acathla Clothing, Blackcraft, Bud Light, Demons Behind Me, Dimebag Hardware, Fxck Cancer, Middle West Spirits, Monster Energy, Nowhere Fast, Parlor Root Beer, Take Me Home, The Taylor Foundation and To Write Love on Her Arms.
One of America’s most unique events, Inkcarceration draws fans from every state and many countries around the world. The festival had another record-setting year in 2024 with 75,000 fans in attendance. The 2024 event brought in more than $10 million in economic impact to the area, and Inkcarceration’s overall economic impact totals more than $50 million since the festival began in 2018. Following four consecutive years of sellouts, 2025 marks the biggest year yet for Inkcarceration.
Inkcarceration is co-produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America, and Reinkcarceration LLC, a partnership that formed with the original founders of INK in 2021.
DWP’s paranormal investigative video series Paranormal Prison returns for its third season in 2025. The show documents some of the supernatural experiences at Ohio State Reformatory during the festival with the help of Inkcarceration bands. Previous guests have included: Slipknot, Pantera, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, Megadeth, Anthrax, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, I Prevail, Volbeat, Chimaira, Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, GWAR, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and more. Episodes are available at www.youtube.com/@DannyWimmerPresents and https://loudwire.com/tags/paranormal-prison/.
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About Danny Wimmer Presents: Since 1995, music industry veteran Danny Wimmer has been producing concerts and festivals, both large and small. In 2011, he founded Danny Wimmer Presents, a live entertainment company that produces the largest rock, metal, and alternative music festivals in the U.S. By combining A-list talent, bringing exceptional creativity to life, and curating local cuisine and culture, DWP is recognized within the industry for delivering exceptional entertainment experiences to fans, artists, sponsors, partners, and host cities. DWP creates unforgettable and all-encompassing festival experiences, leaving both attendees and partners with lasting and meaningful impressions. From 2020 and on, DWP has been an innovator in the digital content space with over two dozen international livestreams, acclaimed social series Offstage with DWP, DWPresents Channel on Twitch, which has garnered over 25 million worldwide views since its launch in mid-2021, and The Power Hour, a weekly show dedicated to the world of rock, on AXS TV. The 2025 DWP festival lineup includes Aftershock, Bourbon & Beyond, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival and Welcome To Rockville.
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