Louder Than Life
Breaking Benjamin performing at Louder Than Life 2019
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, punk[1]
Location(s)Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Years active2014–2017, 2019, 2021-present
Organized byDanny Wimmer Presents
Websitelouderthanlifefestival.com

Louder Than Life is a hard rock/heavy metal festival that takes place in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.[2] The event is known to also feature whiskey, craft beer, gourmet food and multiple exhibits.[3] It has made a large economic impact on the city of Louisville.[4]

History

The first Louder Than Life was a two-day festival hosted at Champions Park in 2014[5]

The 2015 festival also featured live matches between wrestlers from WWE NXT.[6]

In 2018 the festival was cancelled due to continuing rain and deteriorating conditions at Champions Park.[7]

The festival was expanded to three days in 2019 and moved to Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center to prevent flooding.[8]

The 2020 festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

In 2021 the festival was expanded to four days.[10]

Estimated yearly attendance

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

2023

References

  1. ^ "Louder Than Life 2022". wlky.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "REVIEW: Here's What We Experienced At Louder Than Life 2022". leoweekly.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Louder Than Life 2014". iconvision.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Shafer, Sheldon S. "Louder Than Life has large economic impact". The Courier-Journal.
  5. ^ "Louder Than Life 2014". iconvision.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "WWE NXT takes over Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Ky. this October!". WWE.
  7. ^ Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Louder Than Life cancelled due to weather and Champions Park conditions". The Courier-Journal.
  8. ^ "Louder Than Life 2019". splice-mediagroup.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hometown Rising, Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life canceled amid COVID-19 pandemic". WDRB.
  10. ^ "Louder Than Life 2021". courier-journal.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  11. ^ Ashton-Magnuson, Kristine. "'Louder Than Life brings in over 36,000 fans for Louisville's October 4 & 5 weekend festival'". Ashton-Magnuson Media.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "'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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Louder Than Life". live-metal.com.
  17. ^ "Louder Than Life Hosts Record Breaking". gratefulweb.com.
  18. ^ "Louder Than Life brings record 180,000 people to Louisville for massive rock music festival". WDRB. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

External links

Music venues of Kentucky
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