The trajectory of the Louder than Life Festival in Louisville, KY has steadily climbed in prestige, becoming one of the most important heavy music's events in the domestic US and a barometer for the culture. Further proving that, the 2025 edition of the September tradition has assembled one of the most complete, comprehensive heavy music line-ups anywhere in what producer Danny Wimmer Presents is asserting is their largest line-up in the history of their company.
Marking it's pivotal 11th year and kicking off the event's second decade, Louder Than Life will take place September 18, 19, 20 and 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. The 2025 edition will be headlined by thrash icons Slayer, perennial rock music heroes Avenged Sevenfold, evergreen tastemakers Deftones and the always explosive Bring Me the Horizon, making for a helluva top line.
Additionally the festival will feature a collection of special performances including Rob Zombie marking the 25th anniversary of White Zombie's Astro-Creep: 2000 as well as sets from Marilyn Manson, Sleep Token, $uicideboy$ and many, many more. In total, the fest will host more than 160 artists across 6 stages and four days. Among the highlights include sets from Knocked Loose, Lamb of God, Cypress Hill, Cannibal Corpse, Acid Bath, DOWN, Lorna Shore, Kublai Khan TX, DRAIN, Slaughter to Prevail, Bruce Dickinson, The Dillinger Escape Plan and so many more.
Louder Than Life will also host several reunion sets and milestone performances. Among the artists participating include Accept marking their 50th anniversary, Fear Factory marking 30 years of Demanufacture and Trivium celebrating the 20th anniversary of Ascendancy, as well as reunion sets from Chimaira, Chiodos, It Dies Today, letlive., Snot and Winds of Plague.
See the complete line-up for Louder Than Life 2025 below. Tickets, VIP upgrades and packages are currently on sale now - HERE
