Pantera has dropped off of Aftershock Festival in a few weeks, due to “circumstances beyond their control!” The band was one of the first announced for the festival when their tour with Metallica and reunion was announced. Read a statement below from the band. They will be replaced at Aftershock by Stone Temple Pilots, and it sounds like Pantera will play at Aftershock 2024. They will still perform this week at Louder Than Life, another Danny Wimmer Presents Festival. Also, see the new Aftershock poster below. See our coverage of Pantera in Europe, with Metallica, and elsewhere! 

“Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will be unable to perform at this year’s edition of Aftershock next month.

“This event is monumental and it pains us to have to miss it. We will however be back for Aftershock 2024!

“A sincere thank you to Danny Wimmer Presents as well as all the fans around the globe who’ve supported the 2023 PANTERA celebration.

“We will see you all at Louder Than Life this weekend and Aftershock next year!”

Aftershock 2023 festival will feature such acts as Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Incubus And Megadeth. In All, Nearly 100 bands will perform at this year’s event.

See Pantera’a statement:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/3598950530423656