Article Contributed by Gratefulweb
Published on 2026-08-14
Louder Than Life, America’s Largest Rock, Metal, & Punk Festival, has announced daily music set times for its 2026 edition, returning to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY, September 17-20.
The festival’s 12th edition will deliver the largest lineup in its history — four days, seven stages and more than 200 bands — topped by My Chemical Romance, Iron Maiden, TOOL, Limp Bizkit, Gojira, Pantera, Pierce The Veil, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Sublime, Megadeth, Danny Elfman and many more.
Louder Than Life General Admission, VIP and Angel’s Envy Top Shelf VIP passes are on sale now at LouderThanLifeFestival.com.
In 2025, Louder Than Life brought together more than 240,000 fans, and this year’s edition will feature the biggest bill ever assembled by producer Danny Wimmer Presents.
In addition to the wide range of music at Louder Than Life, festivalgoers will receive FREE access to amusement rides inside Kentucky Kingdom, which became part of the festival footprint in 2025 and will be open exclusively to Louder Than Life attendees.
The 2026 Louder Than Life mobile app has also launched, giving fans the option to create personalized itineraries.
The full music schedule for Louder Than Life 2026 is as follows and is subject to change.
Thursday, September 17
Louder Stage
8:45 PM — Iron Maiden
6:35 PM — Megadeth
4:45 PM — Alice Cooper
3:15 PM — Anthrax
1:55 PM — Suicidal Tendencies
12:50 PM — Metal Church
11:55 AM — The Violent Hour
Life Stage
7:30 PM — Pantera
5:40 PM — Danzig
4:00 PM — Sabaton
2:30 PM — Machine Head
1:20 PM — GWAR
12:20 PM — Mac Sabbath
11:30 AM — Chained Saint
Decibel Stage
10:05 PM — Rise Against
8:15 PM — Jimmy Eat World
6:35 PM — Hot Mulligan
5:05 PM — Alkaline Trio
3:50 PM — Bowling For Soup
2:40 PM — Lit
1:30 PM — The Ataris
Reverb Stage
9:10 PM — Skillet
7:25 PM — Starset
5:50 PM — From Ashes To New
4:30 PM — Red
3:15 PM — The Rasmus
2:05 PM — Adelitas Way
12:55 PM — Zero 9:36
Loudmouth Stage
10:05 PM — Fit For A King
8:15 PM — Currents
6:35 PM — ERRA
5:20 PM — Volumes
3:55 PM — Like Moths To Flames
2:35 PM — Cane Hill
1:15 PM — Vianova
Impact Stage
9:10 PM — Chelsea Grin
5:50 PM — After The Burial
4:35 PM — The Acacia Strain
3:15 PM — Emmure
2:05 PM — Born Of Osiris
1:00 PM — Signs Of The Swarm
12:00 PM — King 810
Big Bourbon Bar
7:20 PM — Thousand Below
5:20 PM — Archers
4:25 PM — Elijah
3:00 PM — Dark Divine
1:30 PM — Holy Wars
12:30 PM — Sent By Ravens
11:30 AM — Set For Tomorrow
Friday, September 18
Louder Stage
9:25 PM — My Chemical Romance
7:10 PM — A Day To Remember
5:30 PM — Taking Back Sunday
3:50 PM — Coheed And Cambria
2:25 PM — We The Kings
1:15 PM — L.S. Dunes
12:05 PM — The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Life Stage
8:15 PM — Pierce The Veil
6:20 PM — The Used
4:40 PM — Sleeping With Sirens
3:05 PM — Loathe
1:50 PM — Get Scared
12:40 PM — Lacey Sturm
11:30 AM — ivri
Decibel Stage
10:00 PM — The Pretty Reckless
8:15 PM — The Warning
6:25 PM — Dead Poet Society
5:15 PM — Scene Queen
4:05 PM — Vana
2:55 PM — Showing Teeth
1:45 PM — American Monster
Reverb Stage
9:05 PM — Chad Gray
7:25 PM — Cavalera
5:50 PM — Blue Medusa feat. Alissa White-Gluz
4:40 PM — Soulfly
3:30 PM — Mushroomhead
2:20 PM — Butcher Babies
1:10 PM — Death Valley Dreams
Loudmouth Stage
6:25 PM — President
5:25 PM — Holding Absence
4:30 PM — The Word Alive
3:35 PM — Rain City Drive
2:40 PM — Wind Walkers
1:35 PM — Nevertel
12:40 PM — Cenobia
Impact Stage
8:15 PM — TBA
6:50 PM — Haywire
5:55 PM — Angel Du$t
5:00 PM — Twitching Tongues
4:05 PM — Koyo
3:10 PM — Missing Link
2:15 PM — Gates To Hell
Big Bourbon Bar
7:00 PM — SOiL
5:00 PM — Jeff Hardy
4:05 PM — Dry Kill Logic
2:55 PM — Primer 55
2:00 PM — Earshot
1:10 PM — 40 Below Summer
12:05 PM — Billy McNicol
Saturday, September 19
Louder Stage
9:45 PM — Limp Bizkit
7:30 PM — Sublime
5:45 PM — Bilmuri
4:05 PM — Tom Morello
2:30 PM — P.O.D.
1:15 PM — Alien Ant Farm
12:05 PM — Josey Scott: The Original Voice Of Saliva
Life Stage
8:25 PM — Papa Roach
6:35 PM — Babymetal
4:55 PM — Ice Nine Kills
3:15 PM — Nothing More
1:50 PM — Set It Off
12:40 PM — The Funeral Portrait
11:30 AM — TX2
Decibel Stage
7:45 PM — Halestorm
6:05 PM — In This Moment
4:25 PM — Lindsey Stirling
3:00 PM — Orianthi
1:50 PM — Icon For Hire
12:40 PM — Kami Kehoe
11:30 AM — Diamante
Reverb Stage
8:40 PM — Circa Survive
6:55 PM — Dance Gavin Dance
5:15 PM — Chiodos
3:40 PM — Thursday
2:25 PM — Hail The Sun
1:15 PM — Scary Kids Scaring Kids
12:05 PM — Emarosa
Loudmouth Stage
7:35 PM — Kublai Khan TX
6:25 PM — Boundaries
5:20 PM — Spite
4:15 PM — Peeling Flesh
3:20 PM — Fox Lake
2:25 PM — Silly Goose
1:30 PM — Heavy//Hitter
12:40 PM — Freeze The Fall (Twitch winner)
Impact Stage
7:05 PM — Blood For Blood
5:55 PM — Agnostic Front
4:50 PM — Madball
3:50 PM — H2O
2:50 PM — The Barbarians Of California
1:55 PM — Many Eyes
1:00 PM — Codefendants
Big Bourbon Bar
8:05 PM — Powerman 5000
7:10 PM — Texas Hippie Coalition
6:10 PM — Tantric
5:15 PM — Otherwise
4:20 PM — Spoken
3:25 PM — No Resolve
2:35 PM — Doobie
1:45 PM — As You Were
Sunday, September 20
Louder Stage
9:25 PM — TOOL
7:10 PM — Danny Elfman
5:25 PM — The Mars Volta
3:45 PM — Ministry
2:15 PM — Filter
1:00 PM — Toadies
Life Stage
8:15 PM — Gojira
6:15 PM — Mastodon
4:35 PM — Black Label Society
2:55 PM — Dethklok
1:35 PM — Animals As Leaders
12:25 PM — Between The Buried And Me
11:30 AM — Rivers Of Nihil
Decibel Stage
8:25 PM — The Prodigy
6:55 PM — Killswitch Engage
5:30 PM — Black Veil Brides
4:10 PM — Atreyu
3:00 PM — Escape The Fate
1:50 PM — I See Stars
12:40 PM — Caskets
11:30 AM — Austin Carlile
Reverb Stage
7:40 PM — Underoath
6:15 PM — Thrice
4:50 PM — Alexisonfire
3:35 PM — Haste The Day
2:25 PM — Emery
1:15 PM — Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
12:05 PM — He Is Legend
Loudmouth Stage
10:05 PM — Sleep Theory
8:45 PM — The Home Team
7:00 PM — Jutes
4:50 PM — Holywatr
3:35 PM — Arrows In Action
2:25 PM — The Pretty Wild
1:15 PM — sace6
Impact Stage
8:25 PM — Sunami
6:55 PM — Locked Shut
5:30 PM — End It
4:10 PM — 200 Stab Wounds
3:00 PM — Corpse Pile
1:50 PM — Boltcutter
12:40 PM — Surfaced
Louder Than Life takes place September 17-20 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. General Admission, VIP and Angel’s Envy Top Shelf VIP passes are on sale now.
