The daily music schedule has been announced for the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival at the Ohio State Reformatory grounds July 17-19.
Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival
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Inkcarceration announces 2026 lineup, featuring 65+ bands across 3 stages
If you wondered how the Inkcarceration Festival might top last year’s record-breaking event that drew in 90,000 music fans, all it takes is a look at the lineup for the 2026 edition.
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The Noise & the Nonsense: Why calls to disband Inkcarceration miss the point of community
Last week I was sent a link to a social media post about a news article that caught my attention. A blog post called for the popular heavy music festival, Inkcarceration, to be effectively evicted from Mansfield. Inkcarceration has sold out five straight years, creates roughly $10 million in annual economic impact, and attracted 90,000 fans […]
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Inkcarceration 2025 sets attendance record with 90,000 visitors
MANSFIELD — For the first time in the history of Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, the 3-day destination event – with a newly expanded footprint – welcomed a record-breaking crowd of 90,000 fans to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. The 2025 edition is the fifth consecutive sold-out year for the festival, which fuses rock, metal and tattoo art, and […]
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OPINION: Inkcarceration offers a unifying break from judgement
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was authored by local photographer Rob Stroul, who has photographed the past two Inkcarceration events for Richland Source. MANSFIELD — Though I hate to admit it, I’m no longer a kid. I see things differently than I did decades ago. However, I still love music, especially live music … and capturing […]
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Sunday’s scene wraps final day of Inkcarceration
MANSFIELD — Sunday marked the final day of Inkcarceration, the three-day music and tattoo festival at the Ohio State Reformatory. Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb of God and Three Days Grace were the headliner acts. Inkcarceration officials were kind enough to share the images captured by a number of photographers from Sunday’s action. Photo journalists […]
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A soaked Saturday at Inkcarceration: One man’s journey from the photo pit to the campgrounds
MANSFIELD — By the time Slipknot roared, “If you’re five-five-five, then I’m six-six-six,” I was already shirtless and soaked — my Metallica tee crumpled in my back pocket, camera tucked in my bag, wrapped in layers of towel and poncho. Saturday started drier and with sunny skies above. By 2:30 p.m., I was inside the […]
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Slipknot, Marilyn Manson rock the OSR grounds at 2025 Inkcarceration Festival
MANSFIELD — Slipknot was playing its only planned show in the United States on Saturday night. Canton native Marilyn Manson was back home in Ohio. A crowd of around 30,000 fans welcomed them with a roar as the final two acts of the evening. It was a wild and rainy night on Saturday at the […]
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Rain or shine … or rain: Inkcarceration rolls into third day under cloudy skies
MANSFIELD — Rain or shine. That’s any outdoor music festival in Ohio during the summer. The 2025 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival is no exception. Persistent rain, especially Saturday night, apparently didn’t dim the power vibe on the grounds of the famed Ohio State Reformatory, during an evening highlighted by Slipknot and Marilyn Manson. It […]
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How does Inkcarceration handle accessibility for fans?
Inkcarceration partnered with All in Events — an organization which works with live event organizers to create inclusive experiences.