The 20 editions were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting the country. The next edition is scheduled for 25 June 2022. The official band line-up includes Bad Bunny, Gwen Stefani, Jaguares, Zoé, Los Ángeles Azules, Alejandra Guzman, Bastille, Ska-P, Cartel de Santa, Cultura Profética, Mägo de Oz, Vico C, Bobby Pulido, Cuco, Gente de Zona, Jumbo, Metric, Moenia, Camilo Septimo, Carlos Sadness, Chetes, Comisario Pantera, Costera, Diamante Electrico, Estelares, FNTXY, Genitallica, Gepe, Juan Son, Kidd Keo, La Plebada, La Vela Puerca, Lola Club, Pehuenche, PJ Sin Suela, Railroad, Rey Pila, Rubytiates, Sabino, Solagua, Skapital Sound, Trillhouse and Yoga Fire. The 2019 festival is scheduled for June 22, 2019. La Calma El CD fue grabado y mezclado en Estudios del Parral y la producción corrió a cargo del propio grupo (junto a Ariel Felder, también ingeniero de sonido) para lograr un compromiso artístico pleno y personal con la búsqueda de un sonido propio. The official attendance according to organizers was 35,000. Marionetas en la Noche by La Machacha, released 11 November 2011 1. Machaca offers food trucks with traditional Mexican food. Its lineup also included Kapanga, No Te Va Gustar, Plastilina Mosh, Babasónicos and Banda de Turistas e Indios. The 2018 event was headlined by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars and Colombian Reggaeton singer J Balvin.
From 2013 onwards, the festival moved to Parque Fundidora. The 20 festivals were hosted in the Plaza de Toros Monumental. Machaca Fest was officially formed in 2011, although its origins date to the 1990s in the local bar scene in Monterrey, due to the success of the Avanzada Regia with Plastilina Mosh, Control Machete, El Gran Silencio, La Flor de Lingo, Zurdok Movimiento y La Ultima del Lucas. Machaca Fest unites a mix of national and international bands.