Louder Than Life 2026 - Set Times & Lineup Schedule in Louisville
Sep 17 – 20, 2026 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Louder Than Life is an annual rock and heavy metal festival held in Louisville, Kentucky, renowned for its dynamic lineup and immersive atmosphere. Since its inception in 2014, the festival has grown into one of North America's most influential music events, attracting thousands of fans each year. The 2026 edition, scheduled for September 17–20, promises to be the largest yet, featuring nearly 200 bands performing across seven stages. Headliners include Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, and Tool, with additional performances by Megadeth, Pantera, Alice Cooper, and many more. Beyond the music, attendees can enjoy award-winning bourbon, a wide selection of food from local and regional vendors, and free access to amusement rides inside Kentucky Kingdom. The festival's setting at the Highland Festival Grounds within the Kentucky Exposition Center provides ample space for multiple stages and attractions, ensuring a comfortable and engaging experience for all attendees.
Day 1 · Sep 17
Big Bourbon Bar
Set for Tomorrow 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Sent By Ravens 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Holy Wars 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Dark Divine 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Elijah 4:25 PM – 4:55 PM
Archers 6:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Thousand Below 7:35 PM – 8:10 PM
Life Stage
Chained Saint 11:30 AM – 11:55 AM
Mac Sabbath 12:20 PM – 12:45 PM
GWAR 1:20 PM – 1:50 PM
Machine Head 2:30 PM – 3:10 PM
Sabaton 4:00 PM – 4:40 PM
Danzig 5:40 PM – 6:30 PM
Pantera 7:30 PM – 8:40 PM
Louder Stage
The Violent Hour 11:55 AM – 12:20 PM
Metal Church 12:50 PM – 1:15 PM
Suicidal Tendencies 1:55 PM – 2:25 PM
Anthrax 3:15 PM – 3:55 PM
Alice Cooper 4:45 PM – 5:35 PM
Megadeth 6:35 PM – 7:25 PM
Iron Maiden 8:45 PM – 10:55 PM
Impact Stage
King 810 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Signs of the Swarm 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Born Of Osiris 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM
Emmure 3:15 PM – 3:55 PM
The Acacia Strain 4:35 PM – 5:15 PM
After the Burial 5:50 PM – 6:30 PM
Chelsea Grin 9:10 PM – 9:55 PM
Decibel Stage
Zero 9:36 12:35 PM – 1:05 PM
The Ataris 1:50 PM – 2:20 PM
Lit 3:00 PM – 3:35 PM
Bowling for Soup 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Alkaline Trio 5:55 PM – 6:45 PM
Hot Mulligan 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM
Jimmy Eat World 8:15 PM – 9:05 PM
Rise Against 9:55 PM – 10:55 PM
Reverb Stage
RED 1:10 PM – 1:45 PM
The Rasmus 2:25 PM – 2:55 PM
Adelitas Way 3:40 PM – 4:10 PM
From Ashes to New 5:05 PM – 5:50 PM
Starset 6:50 PM – 7:40 PM
Skillet 8:50 PM – 9:50 PM
Loudmouth Stage
vianova 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Cane Hill 2:35 PM – 3:05 PM
Like Moths To Flames 3:55 PM – 4:25 PM
Volumes 5:20 PM – 5:50 PM
Erra 6:35 PM – 7:15 PM
Currents 8:15 PM – 9:00 PM
Fit for a King 10:05 PM – 10:50 PM
Day 2 · Sep 18
Life Stage
ivri 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Lacey Sturm 12:40 PM – 1:10 PM
Get Scared 1:50 PM – 2:20 PM
Loathe 3:05 PM – 3:45 PM
Sleeping With Sirens 6:35 PM – 7:05 PM
The Used 7:45 PM – 8:15 PM
Pierce The Veil 9:10 PM – 10:05 PM
Louder Stage
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM
L.S. Dunes 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
We The Kings 2:25 PM – 3:00 PM
Coheed and Cambria 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Taking Back Sunday 7:10 PM – 7:40 PM
A Day To Remember 8:20 PM – 9:05 PM
My Chemical Romance 10:10 PM – 11:55 PM
Decibel Stage
American Monster 12:40 PM – 1:10 PM
Showing Teeth 1:50 PM – 2:20 PM
Vana 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Scene Queen 6:35 PM – 7:05 PM
Dead Poet Society 7:45 PM – 8:15 PM
The Warning 8:55 PM – 9:30 PM
The Pretty Reckless 10:15 PM – 11:05 PM
Reverb Stage
Death Valley Dreams 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Butcher Babies 2:25 PM – 2:55 PM
Mushroomhead 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Soulfly 7:10 PM – 7:40 PM
Blue Medusa 8:20 PM – 8:50 PM
CAVALERA 9:35 PM – 10:10 PM
Chad Gray 11:10 PM – 11:55 PM
Big Bourbon Bar
Billy McNicol 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
40 Below Summer 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Earshot 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Primer 55 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Dry Kill Logic 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Jeff Hardy 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Soil 10:35 PM – 11:05 PM
Loudmouth Stage
Nevertel 1:35 PM – 2:05 PM
Wind Walkers 2:40 PM – 3:10 PM
Rain City Drive 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Holding Absence 8:00 PM – 8:35 PM
PRESIDENT 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Cenobia 12:40 AM – 1:10 PM
Impact Stage
Gates to Hell 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Missing Link 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Koyo 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Twitching Tongues 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Angel Dust 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Haywire 10:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Day 3 · Sep 19
Decibel Stage
DIAMANTE 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Kami Kehoe 12:40 PM – 1:10 PM
Icon For Hire 1:50 PM – 2:20 PM
Orianthi 3:00 PM – 3:35 PM
Lindsey Stirling 4:25 PM – 5:10 PM
In This Moment 6:05 PM – 6:50 PM
Halestorm 7:45 PM – 8:35 PM
Impact Stage
Codefendants 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Many Eyes 12:35 PM – 1:05 PM
The Barbarians of California 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
H2O 2:55 PM – 3:25 PM
Madball 4:05 PM – 4:35 PM
Agnostic Front 5:25 PM – 5:55 PM
Blood for Blood 7:05 PM – 7:35 PM
Louder Stage
Josey Scott 11:30 AM – 12:05 PM
Alien Ant Farm 12:50 PM – 1:25 PM
P.O.D. 2:10 PM – 2:55 PM
Tom Morello 3:45 PM – 4:35 PM
Bilmuri 5:35 PM – 6:30 PM
Sublime 7:35 PM – 8:35 PM
Limp Bizkit 9:45 PM – 11:00 PM
Loudmouth Stage
Freeze the Fall 12:05 PM – 12:30 PM
Heavy//Hitter 1:10 PM – 1:40 PM
Silly Goose 2:20 PM – 2:50 PM
Fox Lake 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
PeelingFlesh 4:40 PM – 5:20 PM
Spite 5:20 PM – 6:00 PM
Boundaries 6:00 PM – 6:40 PM
Kublai Khan TX 7:45 PM – 8:35 PM
Reverb Stage
Emarosa 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM
Scary Kids Scaring Kids 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Hail the Sun 2:25 PM – 2:55 PM
Thursday 3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
Chiodos 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Dance Gavin Dance 6:55 PM – 7:40 PM
Circa Survive 8:40 PM – 9:45 PM
Life Stage
TX2 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM
The Funeral Portrait 1:30 PM – 2:05 PM
Set It Off 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM
Nothing More 4:40 PM – 5:30 PM
Ice Nine Kills 6:35 PM – 7:30 PM
Papa Roach 8:25 PM – 9:40 PM
BABYMETAL 8:40 PM – 9:40 PM
Big Bourbon Bar
As You Were 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Doobie 2:35 PM – 3:05 PM
No Resolve 3:25 PM – 3:55 PM
Spoken 4:20 PM – 4:50 PM
Otherwise 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM
Tantric 6:10 PM – 6:40 PM
Texas Hippie Coalition 7:10 PM – 7:40 PM
Day 4 · Sep 20
Decibel Stage
Austin Carlile 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Caskets 12:40 PM – 1:10 PM
I See Stars 1:50 PM – 2:20 PM
Escape the Fate 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Atreyu 4:10 PM – 4:45 PM
Black Veil Brides 5:30 PM – 6:10 PM
Killswitch Engage 6:55 PM – 7:35 PM
The Prodigy 8:25 PM – 9:20 PM
Life Stage
Rivers of Nihil 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Between the Buried and Me 12:25 PM – 12:55 PM
Animals as Leaders 1:35 PM – 2:10 PM
Dethklok 2:55 PM – 3:40 PM
Black Label Society 4:35 PM – 5:20 PM
Mastodon 6:15 PM – 7:05 PM
Gojira 8:15 PM – 9:20 PM
Reverb Stage
He Is Legend 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM