Louder Than Life 2026
- When
- September 17–20, 2026
- Where
- Louisville
This edition is over. No upcoming edition is announced right now.The next edition is expected around September 2027; dates are not confirmed yet.
Louder Than Life is a hard rock and heavy metal festival held in Louisville, Kentucky, since 2014. Promoted by Danny Wimmer Presents, it pairs hard rock, metal and punk bills with bourbon and craft beer at the Kentucky Exposition Center. It began as a two-day event at Champions Park and grew to four days in 2021, with headliners such as Guns N' Roses in 2019 and Metallica in 2021. It is usually held in September.
The Top Acts
Schedule & Running Order (198)
The schedule for Louder Than Life 2026 day by day.
About the festival
Louder Than Life is America's loudest rock and metal festival, an outdoor event at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, September 17 through 20, 2026. The four-day bill spans rock, metal, punk, and alternative headliners across multiple stages. Set times publish about two weeks before gates open via the official festival app.
