Louder Than Life festival has revealed its 2025 lineup in full. The four-day Louisville fest features headliners Slayer, Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold, and Bring Me the Horizon among more than 160 acts.
The festival takes place September 18th-21st at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center, with tickets now available via the Louder Than Life website. Secondary headliners include Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Sleep Token, Breaking Benjamin, Bad Omens, A Perfect Circle, $uicideboy$, and Evanescence.
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The Thursday (September 18th) bill will feature Slayer, Rob Zombie (performing White Zombie’s Astro-Creep: 2000 in honor of its 30th anniversary), and Marilyn Manson joined by Lamb of God, Down, Cavalera (performing Sepultura’s Chaos A.D.), Cannibal Corpse, Exodus, Lorna Shore, Carcass, Municipal Waste, and more.
On Friday (September 19th), Avenged Sevenfold (only US headlining show of 2025), Sleep Token, and Breaking Benjamin top a bill that includes Mudvayne, Spiritbox, Dream Theater, Insane Clown Posse, Hatebreed, Dayseeker, Hollywood Undead, Whitechapel, and others.
Saturday (September 20th) will see Deftones, Bad Omens, and A Perfect Circle along with Stone Temple Pilots, Acid Bath, I Prevail, Motionless in White, Black Veil Brides, Trivium (performing Ascendancy in full), Machine Head, Cypress Hill, Kittie, Chiodos, letlive., and more.
Bring Me the Horizon, $uicideboy$, and Evanescence will close out the fest on Sunday (September 21st), topping a lineup that features Knocked Loose, Three Days Grace, Slaughter to Prevail, Wage War, Flyleaf, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Bruce Dickinson, Testament, Glassjaw, and more.
“Louder Than Life has always been about showcasing the future of rock and heavy music while honoring the legends who paved the way,” stated Danny Wimmer of promoter Danny Wimmer Presents. “Bands like Bring Me the Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, Motionless In White, Spiritbox, I Prevail, Slaughter to Prevail, Lorna Shore, Wage War, Dayseeker, and Knocked Loose aren’t just performing — they’re defining the next generation of headliners.”
He added, “At the same time, pioneers like Slayer, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, and Avenged Sevenfold have set the standard, proving that this music is always evolving. This is where the past, present, and future of heavy music collide.”
The full Louder Than Life 2025 lineup can be seen in the poster below, where you’ll notice that a mystery act for Sunday is yet to be revealed.
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