America’s Rock & Metal Tattoo Festival, Inkcarceration, has announced its return to Mansfield, Ohio, in July 2026, featuring heavy metal headliners Disturbed and Bad Omens, as well as staple nu-metal band Limp Bizkit.
The standout bill continues with Papa Roach, Gojira, A Day To Remember, Cypress Hill, The Used, and Motionless In White. Also on the stacked lineup are Hollywood Undead, Starset, Tech N9ne, Sleeping With Sirens, Poppy, Machine Head, Lorna Shore, Fit For A King, and the most on-brand band of the weekend: Ice Nine Kills. Spanning rock, alternative, metal, and more, the festival has announced performances by over 60 bands throughout the three-day event.
In addition to the killer musical performances, over 100 tattoo artists from around the country will set up “a tattoo haven for Inkmates looking to take home a permanent reminder of their festival weekend.” Monster Energy Tattoo X will also feature tattoo contests and offer both pre-booked appointments and walk-up opportunities.
The event will also feature tours of the Ohio State Reformatory, the Blood Prison Haunted House, the Monster Energy Experience, and more.
Inkcarceration will take place from July 17 to 19, 2026, at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, OH.
Tickets for the 2026 Inkcarceration festival are now on sale, including 3-day GA, VIP, and single-day passes, as well as camping passes and hotel packages. Tickets and more information are available here.
Inkcarceration 2025 took place last July, showcasing performances from over 60 artists, including headliners Falling In Reverse, Slipknot, and Five Finger Death Punch.
Friday, July 17, 2026: Disturbed, Papa Roach, Cypress Hill, Hollywood Undead, Starset, Tech N9ne, Jinjer, Memphis May Fire, Rev Theory, Jutes, Dying Wish, Sanguisugabogg, PeelingFlesh, Point North, Nevertel, Ded, If Not for Me, Entheos, Snuffed on Sight, Corpse Pile, Jeffrey Nothing, Vicar Blood.
Saturday, July 18, 2026: Bad Omens, Gojira, The Used, Sleeping With Sirens, Poppy, Machine Head, Hatebreed, Sleep Theory, Lacuna Coil, LANDMVRKS, Caskets, Spite, Thousand Below, 156/Silence, Wolves at the Gate, Fox Lake, Earshot, King 810, Guilt Trip, Cane Hill, Heavy//Hitter, ENMY, Night Rider.
Sunday, July 19, 2026: Limp Bizkit, A Day to Remember, Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, Lorna Shore, Fit for a King, Get Scared, Escape the Fate, Alien Ant Farm, Miss May I, Norma Jean, Silent Planet, Born of Osiris, Left To Suffer, Archers, Static Dress, Silly Goose, Versus Me, The Crimson Armada, Synestia, Filth, Killstreak.
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