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Annual rock music festival in Louisville, Kentucky From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louder Than Life is a hard rock/heavy metal festival that takes place in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.[2] The event is known to also feature whiskey, craft beer, gourmet food and multiple exhibits.[3] It has made a large economic impact on the city of Louisville.[4]
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![]() Breaking Benjamin performing at Louder Than Life 2019 | |
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, punk[1] |
Location(s) | Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky |
Years active | 2014–2017, 2019, 2021-present |
Organized by | Danny Wimmer Presents |
Website | louderthanlifefestival |
The first Louder Than Life was a two-day festival hosted at Champions Park in 2014.[5]
The 2015 festival also featured live matches between wrestlers from WWE NXT.[6]
In 2018 the festival was cancelled due to continuing rain and deteriorating conditions at Champions Park.[7]
The festival was expanded to three days in 2019 and moved to Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center to prevent flooding.[8]
The 2020 festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
In 2021 the festival was expanded to four days.[10]
2024 will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the festival with a record 140+ bands, including the reuniting of Slayer after a five-year retirement.[11]
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Breaking Benjamin were added on September 21, 2021, as replacements for Mudvayne, who cancelled their performance due to Chad Gray and some staff members contracting COVID-19. Disturbed replaced Nine Inch Nails for the Saturday headliner spot.
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