Over 160 bands will appear across six stages
Louder Than Life has unveiled the full lineup for the 2025 edition, taking place September 18, 19, 20 & 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky for the 11th edition. Over 160 bands will perform on six stages, marking the largest lineup in the history of producer Danny Wimmer Presents.
In addition to the previously announced return of metal legends Slayer, the four-day destination event will also feature Rob Zombie in a global exclusive performance of Astro-Creep: 2000 in honor of the album’s 25th anniversary, plus Marilyn Manson on Thursday; Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token and Breaking Benjamin on Friday; Deftones, Bad Omens and A Perfect Circle on Saturday; and Bring Me The Horizon, $uicideboy$ and Evanescence on Sunday.
America’s Loudest Rock & Metal Festival will also feature performances from Knocked Loose, Three Days Grace, Lamb of God, Mudvayne, I Prevail, Spiritbox, All Time Low, Dream Theater, Stone Temple Pilots, Motionless in White, Cypress Hill, Acid Bath, Down, Lorna Shore, Bruce Dickinson, and many more.
Fans in the Louisville area can celebrate the Louder Than Life lineup with a Happy Hour this Friday, February 28th from 5-7 pm at The Fox Den in Louisville. The event will feature custom cocktails, photo opps and service fee free passes. All who attend will have a chance to win two Mint VIP passes.
Four day and single day GA, VIP and Angel’s Envy Top Shelf passes are on sale now. Louder Than Life VIP perks include access to all General Admission areas including the Kroger Big Bourbon Bar and Headbanger’s Hall PLUS dedicated festival entry lanes and a commemorative laminate; shaded lounge with comfortable seating and live audio & video streams of the main stages; dedicated bars with full beverage options; outdoor seating with views of the main stages; premium food offerings; air-conditioned flushable restrooms; and dedicated festival merch stand and locker rental with charging capabilities. Some VIP options require additional purchases.
A very limited supply of 4-Day Angel’s Envy Top Shelf VIP passes is also available for the most exclusive access and rockstar luxury amenities. And for fans who want to celebrate the biggest eight days of music in the United States, an Exacta Pass offers entry to back-to-back weekends in Louisville at both Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond. Starting at $550 plus fees, an Exacta Pass is less than $69 per festival day.
For a fully immersive weekend experience, fans are encouraged to explore the Louder Than Life Glamping and RV camping options; regular car and tent camping passes are currently on a waitlist. Onsite parking for Louder Than Life at Kentucky Exposition Center will be available for purchase this spring.
DWP has partnered with GOVX to offer exclusively-priced Louder Than Life passes for 4-Day GA and Single Day GA for military, nurse, firefighter, and police personnel.
Service fees on all pass purchases include a charity fee for the DWP Foundation, which will be supporting the following nonprofits in 2025: Dare to Care and Preston Area Business Alliance, plus more to be announced.
Louder Than Life draws fans from every state and many countries around the world, and passes sell out well in advance, so fans are encouraged to buy early to reserve their spot. The special 10th anniversary edition of Louder Than Life in 2024 brought together 150,000 fans (over three festival days) and continues to retain its title of America’s Loudest Rock & Metal Festival a decade after debuting in Louisville in 2014, marking a dedicated and ongoing partnership between the city and festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents.
Louder Than Life and DWP’s Louisville companion festival Bourbon & Beyond, which takes place the weekend prior, generated over $33 million in local economic impact in 2024 and drew more than 300,000 attendees booking over 60,000 hotel room nights and creating a visitor boom at local restaurants and other businesses, including bourbon distilleries along the Urban Bourbon Trail.
Los Angeles-based Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America produces Louder Than Life.
Your Louder Than Life 2025 Lineup is here – 4 days, 6 stages, and 160+ bands including Slayer, Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold, Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, $uicideboy$, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie (playing Astro-Creep: 2000), and A Perfect Circle.
4-Day & Single Day passes are on… pic.twitter.com/8Ug9LcvaUo
— Louder Than Life (@LTLFest) February 26, 2025
