A Perfect Circle are the first band announced for the Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival of 2027, in Columbus, Ohio.
The festival will run from 13 to 16 May 2027 at Historic Crew Stadium and A Perfect Circle will play on 14 May. The organisers will reveal the rest of the line-up gradually, one announcement at a time.
“`The Columbus appearance is part of their spring North American tour, announced on 29 September 2026 alongside the new single «To Whom It May Concern». The festival show falls between their 8 May date in Grand Prairie, Texas, and their 15 May show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
The 32-date tour opens on 13 April 2027 in Vancouver and closes on 13 June in Phoenix. Puscifer will open the Canadian shows and the Detroit date, while The Cult will open the remaining US dates.
«To Whom It May Concern» followed «Starless», released in May 2026 as the band’s first new song in eight years, which reached No. 1 on Active Rock. Both were recorded at Billy Howerdel’s Lankershim Ranch Studio in Studio City, California, with Josh Freese on drums.
Howerdel formed A Perfect Circle in 1999 with Maynard James Keenan, who also fronts Tool and Puscifer. The debut «Mer de Noms» entered the Billboard 200 at No. 4 in 2000 and went platinum, «Thirteenth Step» reached No. 2 in 2003 and «Eat the Elephant» debuted at No. 3 in 2018.
Sonic Temple is organised by Danny Wimmer Presents. It began in 2019, taking the place of Rock On The Range at the same stadium, while the 2026 edition sold out with a record 184,000 attendees and around 145 bands across five stages.
See also: Faith No More: headliners at Rock For People 2027 and MammothFest 2027: Axel Rudi Pell, Arcturus, Atlantean Kodex and Tailgunner.
