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Louder Than Life

Louisville, United StatesOpen airNext edition not announced · last held 2026
DatesTBA
LocationLouisville, United States
PriceTBA
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About

Founded in 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky, Louder Than Life bills itself as the largest rock and metal festival in the United States, bringing together nearly 200 bands across seven stages at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The lineup spans hard rock and classic metal through metalcore and nu metal, with past headliners including Metallica, Slayer and Tool.

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  • Open air

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Location

Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209, États-Unis

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Archive

Past editions

2026Sep 17–20, 202680+ artists
Alice CooperAnthraxGojiraA Day to RememberBlack Veil BridesEscape the FateDanny ElfmanBlack Label SocietyHalestormAtreyuChelsea GrinDanzigAgnostic FrontAnimals as LeadersFrom Ashes to NewGet ScaredCoheed and CambriaAlexisonfireAlkaline TrioAlien Ant FarmEmmureBorn of OsirisFit for a KingFilterDance Gavin DanceDethklokBetween the Buried and MeAfter the BurialButcher BabiesChiodosCirca SurviveERRAAdelitas WayEmarosaDoobieCurrentsGWARHaste the DayEmeryDead Poet SocietyBlood for BloodDIAMANTEDry Kill LogicEarshotFuture PalaceCasketsBilmuriCane HillHail the SunAngel Du$tAvianaArrows in ActionEnd ItFox LakeDark DivineGreyhavenDreamwakeCodefendantsArchersCorpse PileGates to HellChained SaintBowling for SoupElijahBABYMETALBoundariesCCavaleraAAs You WereBBlue MedusaBoltcutterCChad GrayDDeath Valley DreamsAAmerican MonsterAAustin CarlileBBilly McNicolDDownswingFFreeze The Fall1156/Silence2200 Stab Wounds440 Below Summer
2025Sep 18–21, 202580+ artists
Avenged SevenfoldMarilyn MansonSlayerBreaking BenjaminDream TheaterRob ZombieLamb of GodHollywood UndeadAll Time LowDragonForceSuicide SilenceCannibal CorpseExodusPowerwolfMudvayneOf Mice & MenStatic‐XHatebreedAlestormFear FactoryAtreyuSleep TokenCarcassMiss May ICavalera ConspiracySet It OffThe Black Dahlia MurderDownSpiritboxInsane Clown PosseDopeLorna ShoreStory of the YearFrom Ashes to NewLANDMVRKSMunicipal WastePVRISDemon HunterGloryhammerFour Year StrongImminenceThe Story So FarState ChampsDayseekerWinds of PlagueKublai Khan TXBrand of SacrificeMagnolia ParkThornhillCatch Your BreathFull of HellHot MilkDRAINSanguisugaboggLeft to SufferPeelingFleshConvictionsGuilt TripFulciSeven Hours After VioletUncuredSnuffed On SightSilly GooseIslanderHaywireGideonBIG ASS TRUCK I.E.NonpointNorthlaneNeck DeepDEDLLiliacNNot Enough SpaceXXweaponXCColorblindIIf Not For MeIImperial TideMMugshotSSavage HandsSSicksense
2024Sep 26–29, 202480+ artists
SlipknotThe OffspringSum 41DisturbedFive Finger Death PunchSkilletMötley CrüeBreaking BenjaminSeetherGojiraP.O.D.Drowning PoolDropkick MurphysSleeping With SirensArchitectsHalestormChevelleMastodonStarsetThree 6 MafiaEagles of Death MetalIll NiñoTill LindemannThe WarningBody CountSaosinBiohazardFit for a KingHighly SuspectFilterNothing MoreHEALTHCitizen SoldierKNEECAPMarky RamoneTouché Amoré(həd) p.e.Finger ElevenCKYBadflowerBrutusDead Poet SocietyOrgyPUPDescartes A KantBob VylanLocal HTantricHolding AbsenceDrug ChurchSlothrustPoint NorthThe ArmedThe Funeral PortraitMilitarie GunSoul GloBetter LoversReturn to DustUnityTXTeen MortgageTim MontanaGozuL.S. DunesAAs You WereAAny Given SinBBuddersideLLilith CzarLLOWLIVESBBlack MapBBlame My YouthDDeadlandsDDestroy Rebuild Until God ShowsJJager HenryMMike’s DeadRReach NYCDDamnageHHemorageJJigsaw YouthDDying OathJJoey Valence & Brae
2023Sep 21–24, 202380+ artists
Foo FightersLimp BizkitAvenged SevenfoldMegadethPanteraWeezerToolAsking AlexandriaGodsmackFalling in ReverseRoyal BloodNothing But ThievesParkway DriveCorey TaylorBad OmensMemphis May FireEnter ShikariMiss May IAvatarCoheed and CambriaL7Wage WarKittieDance Gavin DanceDethklokKim DraculaDeafheavenFEVER 333nothing,nowhere.HANABIE.Code OrangeSuecoFame on FireMannequin PussySiMMovementsCall Me KarizmaWARGASMten56.StarcrawlerKid KapichiTigercubJesus PieceStarbendersWhite ReaperPinkshiftSeeYouSpaceCowboyDragged UnderFox LakeGnomeIthacaFlat BlackGideonAustin MeadeAnother Day DawnsBABYMETALRancidBeauty School DropoutCCAPRAKyngTTallahAAfterlifeAAsavaDDeadlandsFFrom Ashes To EmbersCCZYKFFeast for the CrowsKKissing CandiceLLuna AuraNNvrlessOOliver AnthonyTTraverse The AbyssDDissonationFFoxbatGGuerrilla WarfareMMajor MomentNNail BiteRRaven Gray3311WWidow7
2022Sep 22–25, 202280+ artists
SlipknotEvanescenceKISSBring Me the HorizonAlice CooperNine Inch NailsRob ZombieApocalypticaLamb of GodGhostemaneYUNGBLUDTenacious DSuicide SilenceShinedownIn FlamesHalestormChevelleMastodonAirbourneIn This MomentMeshuggahSevendustIll NiñoCrown the EmpireMinistrySpiritboxClutchBody CountMaggie LindemannPop EvilBaronessHighly SuspectNew Years DayBloodywoodNothing MoreHelmetDorothyAll Good ThingsJerry CantrellGWAROrbit CultureHo99o9VendedEgo Kill TalentAmigo the DevilEva Under FireThe Luka StateUntil I WakeDropout KingsSilly GooseArchersPlushGiovannie and the Hired GunsTaipei HoustonMothicaDEDRRedlight KingSuperbloomAAEIRAAsavaCCherry BombsLLilith CzarPPOORSTACYSScarlett O’HaraAArchetypes CollideDDestroy Rebuild Until God ShowsMMike’s DeadTThirstBBreedMMagg DylanTThe Dead DeadsTThe DevYYoung OtherBBefellMMajor MomentNNail BiteSSevVvenTThe 500 BlockTTwo Sides of MeRRoyal & the Serpent
2021Sep 23–26, 202167 artists
MetallicaKornDisturbedJudas PriestCypress HillSkilletRise AgainstBreaking BenjaminVolbeatAsking AlexandriaSeetherAnthraxGojiraFalling in ReverseSabatonEscape the FateStaindKillswitch EngagePennywiseRedStarsetAtreyuMemphis May FireSevendustSuicidal TendenciesgrandsonJane’s AddictionAvatarBeartoothThe HUSpiritboxIce Nine KillsFrom Ashes to NewTurnstileWage WarmgkKnocked LooseFozzyFEVER 333Every Time I DieButcher BabiesTremontiCurrentsBadflowerCode OrangeDead Poet SocietycleopatrickDead SaraDIAMANTEAyron JonesBONES UKZero 9:36UnityTXTeenage WristDana DentataTemptAnother Day DawnsJJeris JohnsonJJoyous WolfAA VoidBBlame My YouthSSiiickbrainTThe ViolentSSouth of EdenTThe Messenger BirdsLLike Machines6’68
2019Sep 27–29, 201952 artists
Guns N’ RosesSlipknotIce CubeMarilyn MansonSum 41Three Days GraceDisturbedBreaking BenjaminRob ZombieStone Temple PilotsA Day to RememberGodsmackStaindDropkick MurphysThe Crystal MethodMotionless in WhiteHalestormChevelleI PrevailIn This MomentSuicidal TendenciesAnti‐FlagBeartoothMelvinsSick PuppiesDemon HunterAll Them WitchesNew Years DayGraveyardKnocked LooseGWARAndrew W.K.BadflowerHo99o9Fire From the GodsDirty HoneyAmigo the DevilAngel Du$tWhite ReaperRedd KrossCrown LandsDead PoseyJelly RollDEDSanta CruzDDeadland RitualTThe Parlor MobTThe Pink SlipsWWilsonAAnemicJJunkBunnyPPhilip H. Anselmo & The Illegals

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