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Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival has dropped its daily set times, giving fans the full picture of how the weekend shakes out before more than 65 bands descend on the historic Ohio State Reformatory grounds in Mansfield, Ohio, July 17–19. The music plays out across three stages — The Yard, Redemption, and Infirmary — at the prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption, alongside 100-plus tattoo artists, the Blood Prison haunted attraction, and self-guided tours of the grounds. Gates open at 11:00 AM each day.
Here's how the three days break down, with a few reunions and milestone sets worth building your schedule around.
Friday, July 17
Disturbed close out opening night on The Yard Stage at 11:00 PM, capping a day that also features Papa Roach (8:25 PM), Cypress Hill (7:30 PM), and Hollywood Undead (6:40 PM). The undercard runs deep with Starset, Tech N9ne, and Jinjer, plus a reunion from Rev Theory at 2:50 PM — their first Ohio show in 12 years. The Infirmary Stage stays heavy all day, from Sanguisugabogg (5:00 PM) and PeelingFlesh through Entheos, Snuffed On Sight, Corpse Pile, and Ohio's own Vicar Blood.
Saturday, July 18
Bad Omens headline Saturday with an 11:00 PM set on The Yard Stage, following a massive Gojira performance on Redemption (8:25 PM). The Used (7:35 PM) and Sleeping With Sirens (6:45 PM) round out the evening, with Sleeping With Sirens marking 15 years of Let's Cheers To This. The afternoon jumps between genres with Poppy, Machine Head, Hatebreed, Lacuna Coil, and Sleep Theory, plus home-state act Wolves At The Gate. Over on Infirmary, Spite (5:15 PM) tops a bill that includes 156/Silence, King 810, and Cane Hill, with Night Rider opening at 11:30 AM.
Sunday, July 19
Limp Bizkit bring the festival home Sunday night at 11:00 PM on The Yard Stage, with A Day To Remember (8:25 PM), Motionless In White (7:25 PM), and Ice Nine Kills (6:25 PM) right behind them. Sunday is packed with milestones: Alien Ant Farm celebrate 25 years of ANThology at 3:25 PM, and Ohio's Get Scared reunite at 4:00 PM. Lorna Shore (5:30 PM) and Fit For A King (4:40 PM) handle the heavy lifting, while Miss May I play a home-state set at 2:15 PM. The Infirmary Stage is led by Born Of Osiris (5:00 PM), with Left To Suffer, Static Dress, and an Ohio reunion from The Crimson Armada at 2:15 PM.
A limited number of 3-day and single-day GA and VIP passes are still available, with flexible payment options including Zip Buy Now, Pay Later. Inkcarceration has sold out five years running, so fans shouldn't wait. The 2026 mobile app for iPhone and Android lets attendees build personalized itineraries, and discounted Blood Prison tickets are available through June 4.
