The anticipation has been building—and now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for is here: set times for Louder Than Life 2025 are officially LIVE! With a mind-blowing 175+ bands primed to take over Louisville, it’s time to strategize your ultimate festival experience.
Festival at a Glance
Dates: Thursday, September 18 – Sunday, September 21, 2025
Venue: Highland Festival Grounds, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY
Lineup size: Over 160–175 bands across six stages—the most expansive festival lineup in Danny Wimmer Presents’ history
Headliners by Day
Thursday (Sep 18): Slayer (their triumphant return), Rob Zombie performing Astro-Creep: 2000, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God, Down, Cavalera Conspiracy, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Exodus, Fear Factory, and more
Friday (Sep 19): Avenged Sevenfold’s only U.S. headlining show of 2025, Sleep Token, Breaking Benjamin, Mudvayne, Spiritbox, All Time Low, Dream Theater (40th anniversary), and others
Saturday (Sep 20): Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Bad Omens, Stone Temple Pilots, Acid Bath reunion, I Prevail, Motionless In White, Cypress Hill, Trivium, Machine Head, multiple reunions and anniversary performances
Sunday (Sep 21): Bring Me The Horizon, $uicideboy$, Evanescence, Three Days Grace, Knocked Loose, Bruce Dickinson, Slaughter to Prevail, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm, and a deep roster of legendary and next-gen acts
