Louder Than Life
Breaking Benjamin at Louder than Life 2019 |
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General information | |
place | Louisville , Kentucky |
genre | Hard rock , heavy metal , alternative rock |
organizer | Danny Wimmer Presents |
Period | since 2014 |
Website | louderthanlifefestival.com |
Visitor numbers | |
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2014 | 36,826 |
2015 | +50,000 |
2016 | 50,000 |
2017 | +60,000 |
2019 | 128,000 |
Louder Than Life is an American rock and metal festival that has been held since 2014 in Louisville , Kentucky . The festival is organized by the Danny Wimmer Presents company , which also organizes the Aftershock , Chicago Open Air , Epicenter , Welcome to Rockville and many others festivals.
The festival started as a two-day event in Champions Park . In 2018 the festival should take place over three days for the first time. Bad weather meant that the festival had to be canceled. In 2019, the festival finally took place over three days for the first time and moved to the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center . With 128,000 spectators, Louder Than Life became the largest rock festival in the USA.
Bands
2014
36,826 spectators saw the two-day festival in Champions Park.
4th of October | ||
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Monster Stage South | Monster Stage North | Marshall Headphones Stage |
Judas Priest
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Memphis May Fire
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5th October | ||
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Monster Stage South | Monster Stage North | Marshall Headphones Stage |
Kid Rock
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Five Finger Death Punch
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2015
Over 50,000 spectators saw the two-day festival in Champions Park.
October 3 | |||
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Monster Stage South | Monster Stage North | Monster Stage Eeast | Jägermeister Mobile Stage |
Rob Zombie
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Godsmack
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October 3 | |||
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Monster Stage South | Monster Stage North | Monster Stage Eeast | Jägermeister Mobile Stage |
ZZ Top
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Shinedown
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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We Came as Romans
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2016
50,000 spectators saw the two-day festival in Champions Park.
October 1 | ||
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Monster Energy Stage | Loudmouth Stage | Anger Stage |
Avenged Sevenfold
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Slayer
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Cheap Trick
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October 2nd | ||
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Monster Energy Stage | Loudmouth Stage | Anger Stage |
Slipknot
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2017
Over 60,000 spectators saw the two-day festival in Champions Park.
30. September | ||
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Monster Energy Stage | Loudmouth Stage | Anger Stage |
Ozzy Osbourne feat. Zakk Wylde
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Five Finger Death Punch
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Steel Panther
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October 1 | ||
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Monster Energy Stage | Loudmouth Stage | Anger Stage |
Prophets of Rage
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Incubus
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2018
A few days before the planned event, the festival had to be canceled due to bad weather. Persistent rain and floods made the festival site unsafe.
September 28th | ||
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Monster Energy Stage | Loudmouth Stage | Anger Stage |
Limp Bizkit
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Alice in Chains
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Suicidal Tendencies
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September 29th | ||
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Monster Energy Stage | Loudmouth Stage | Anger Stage |
Five Finger Death Punch
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Godsmack
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Body Count
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30. September | ||
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Monster Energy Stage | Loudmouth Stage | Anger Stage |
Nine Inch Nails
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2019
The first three-day festival drew 128,000 spectators, making Louder Than Life the largest rock festival in the United States. The first venue was the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
September 27th | ||
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Barrel Stage | Oak Stage | Loudmouth Stage |
Slipknot
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Staind
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Gwar
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September 28th | ||
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Barrel Stage | Oak Stage | Loudmouth Stage |
Guns n 'Roses
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Godsmack
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Melvins
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September 29th | ||
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Barrel Stage | Oak Stage | Loudmouth Stage |
Disturbed
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Rob Zombie
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Deadland Ritual
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Chad Childers: First Annual Louder Than Life Rock Festival Set to Rock Louisville. Loudwire , accessed October 20, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Andrew O'Brien: Louisville's Louder Than Life Festival 2018 Force To Cancel Due To Inclement Weather. Live for Live Music, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ^ A b Chad Childers: Louder Than Life Is Now the Biggest Rock Festival in America. Loudwire, accessed October 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Krstine Ashton-Magnuson: LOUDER THAN LIFE BRINGS IN OVER 36,000 FANS FOR LOUISVILLE'S OCTOBER 4 & 5 WEEKEND FESTIVAL CELEBRATING ROCK MUSIC, BOURBON, WHISKEY, CRAFT BEER AND "GOURMET MAN FOOD". AM Media, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Krstine Ashton-Magnuson: SECOND ANNUAL LOUDER THAN LIFE SELLS OUT WITH OVER 50,000 IN ATTENDANCE FOR OCTOBER 3 & 4 DESTINATION FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE WORLD'S TOP BOURBON, MUSIC AND GOURMET MAN FOOD. AM Media, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Krstine Ashton-Magnuson: THIRD ANNUAL LOUDER THAN LIFE WRAPS WITH 50,000 IN ATTENDANCE OVER TWO-DAY FESTIVAL AT CHAMPIONS PARK IN LOUISVILLE WITH HEADLINERS AVENGED SEVENFOLD AND SLIPKNOT. AM Media, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Krstine Ashton-Magnuson: Fourth Annual Louder Than Life Wraps With More Than 60,000 in Attendance Over Two Days At Champions Park in Louisville, KY. AM Media, accessed October 19, 2019 .