Aftershock NEVER disappoints
Aftershock 2025 in Sacramento, CA was absolutely PHENOMENAL. I couldn't have asked for a better 2 days out of the fest to attend, honestly. We spent Friday running around on GA passes, enjoying the shops and food booths set up around the grounds. The big day in the books for me, though, was Sunday. My amazing boyfriend caught wind that we could get our hands on a media pass for the day, we jumped on it (granted, at this point, I didn't have my camera on hand (we assumed we wouldn't have the access to let me bring it in and we were an hour away from our AirBnB). They told me it was worth it, even if I couldn't have my camera, so we grabbed it. Flash forward to being in the fest, I saw the first band I was dying to see from the crowd (Northlane), and Sleep Theory, before parting with my boyfriend to go watch The Plot in You first side stage. By some Gods-given miracle, one of the media passed photographers looked panicked as she looked for something to wipe her lens with (it was incredibly hot so lots of us were in barely any clothing) and I offered her my shirt. I told her how I scored the pass, but didn't have my camera, and this ANGEL of a human being, lent me one of her cameras (she had 3 on her) and an extra SD card to use for the day! We stayed pretty attached to the hip for the day as we ran around getting shots and I made such an incredible friend. We split up after Marilyn Manson before realizing I needed to get her the camera back and find my boyfriend to go watch Bring Me The Horizon with him (Headliners don't allow media passes side stage, unfortunately), which was an unforgettable headliner that I hope to see again on a solo tour someday.
