Louder Than Life

Louder Than Life is an annual rock festival that takes place in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents. Originally hosted at Champions Park, it moved to the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in 2019. The first festival was in 2014 and lasted two days. It was eventually expanded to three. In 2021, the festival was expanded to four days. Two festivals were cancelled: 2018 due to bad weather and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The festival is known for featuring whiskey, craft beer, gourmet food, and multiple exhibits. The 2015 festival also featured live matches between wrestlers from WWE NXT.[3] It has made a large economic impact on the city of Louisville.[4]

Louder Than Life
Breaking Benjamin performing at Louder Than Life 2019
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, grunge, melodic death metal, post-hardcore, metalcore, power metal, gothic metal
Location(s)Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Years active2014–present
Organized byDanny Wimmer Presents
Websitelouderthanlifefestival.com

Estimated yearly attendance
  • 2014: over 36,000[5]
  • 2015: over 50,000[6]
  • 2016: 50,000[7]
  • 2017: over 60,000[8]
  • 2019: over 128,000[9]

Lineups

2014

2015

2016

2017

2019

2021

Breaking Benjamin were added on September 21, 2021, as replacements for Mudvayne, who cancelled their performance due to Chad Gray and some staff members contracting COVID-19. Disturbed replaced Nine Inch Nails for the Saturday headliner spot.

2022

References
  1. Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Louder Than Life cancelled due to weather and Champions Park conditions". The Courier-Journal.
  2. "Hometown Rising, Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life canceled amid COVID-19 pandemic". WDRB.
  3. "WWE NXT takes over Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Ky. this October!". WWE.
  4. Shafer, Sheldon S. "Louder Than Life has large economic impact". The Courier-Journal.
  5. Ashton-Magnuson, Kristine. "'Louder Than Life brings in over 36,000 fans for Louisville's October 4 & 5 weekend festival'". Ashton-Magnuson Media.
  6. Villa, James. "Second Annual Louder Than Life Sells Out With Over 50,000 In Attendance For Oct. 3 & 4 Destination Festival In Louisville". On Tour Monthly.
  7. "'3rd Annual Louder Than Life wraps with 50,000 in attendance for 2-day festival in Louisville with headliners Avenged Sevenfold and Slipknot'". Antihero Magazine.
  8. Kristine Ashton-Magnuson, Selena Fragassi. "Fourth Annual Louder Than Life wraps with more than 60,000 in attendance over two days at Champions P September 30 and October 1 with headlining sets from Ozzy Osbourne & Prophets of Rage, plus Five Finger Death Punch, Incubus, Rob Zombie, Stone Sour & More". Ashton-Magnuson Media.
  9. "Louder Than Life Earns Its Spot As Largest Rock Festival In America With More Than 128,000 In Attendance Sept. 27-29 In Louisville, KY With Guns N' Roses, Slipknot, Disturbed & More; Big Announcement Coming October 10". Side Stage Magazine.
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