Prepare your eardrums.
From Sept. 17-20, the annual Louder Than Life Festival is going down at Louisville, KY’s Kentucky Exposition Center.
Per usual, the four-day extravaganza is bringing in the biggest names in heavy metal, hard rock, emo, punk and more to headline.
Sitting atop this year’s lineup are legendary standbys Iron Maiden, alt-icons Tool, ’00s heroes My Chemical Romance, nü metal party-starters Limp Bizkit and the always-unrelenting Pantera.
They’ll be joined by Pierce The Veil, Papa Roach, Gojira, Rise Against and Jimmy Eat World.
Plus, Alice Cooper, Danzig and Tim Burton composer Danny Elfman will be there, too.
Louder Than Life reported via Instagram that “nearly 200 artists [will perform] across four days and seven stages. [This is] the largest lineup we’ve ever built.”
If you’d like to attend, single and multi-day passes are available as of today.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on single-day passes was $154 including fees on StubHub.
Three-day passes start at $583 including fees.
In addition to all the musical options Louder Than Life offers, the festival also has a number of amenities for fans that attend.
Just a few of the most exciting include the amusement park Kentucky Kingdom, Kroger Big Bourbon Bar, Jack Daniels’ karaoke trailer, churro sundaes and New York City’s own Prince St. Pizza.
“The new layout was easy to navigate and had numerous welcomed additional features such as the big upgrade for Mint VIP attendees with a new three-story viewing deck, more shade, and far more open space than ever before,” Leo Weekly wrote about the 2025 Louder Than Life Festival, which moved to a new venue (across the street) at the last minute.
“The general admission crowd wasn’t left out in the cold either, with abundant food and drink choices (the Bar Service stands were perhaps a little too abundant), numerous free water refill stations, much better crowd flow, much more room, and a massive upgrade as far as shaded areas to escape the sun (even air conditioning!) The new indoor merch area was wonderful, and the Vintage Merch section that sold leftover merch from previous years’ festivals at a deeply discounted price was a huge bonus.”
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about the 2026 Louder Than Life Festival below.
Louder Than Life Festival tickets
Inventory for the 2026 Louder Than Life Festival is available on all verified ticketing sites.
We recommend checking out StubHub, Ticketmaster and Vivid Seats to find the seats that makes the most sense for you.
Louder Than Life Festival 2026 ticket prices
A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day Louder Than Life Festival passes can be found here:
| Aftershock Festival dates | StubHub prices start at |
|---|---|
| Four-day passes Thursday, Sept. 17 through Sunday, Sept. 20 | $583 (including fees) |
| Single-day passes Thursday, Sept. 17 | $261 (including fees) |
| Single-day passes Friday, Sept. 18 | $308 (including fees) |
| Single-day passes Saturday, Sept. 19 | $154 (including fees) |
| Single-day passes Sunday, Sept. 20 | $194 (including fees) |
Louder Than Life Festival 2026 lineup
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here. You can find each and every artist on the almost intimidating 200-act Louder Than Life bill below.
Huge 2026 metal festivals
For those who live to thrash, we come bearing much good news.
There are going to be a number of massive festivals with an emphasis on metal and hard rock these next few months.
Here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.
| Huge 2026 metal music festivals |
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| Sick New World April 25 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, NV System of a Down, Korn, Evanescence, Acid Bath, Danny Elfman |
| Welcome To Rockville May 7-10 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, FL Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Five Finger Death Punch, Bring Me The Horizon |
| Sonic Temple Festival May 14-17 at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, Tool, Megadeth |
| Inkcarceration Festival July 17-19 at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, OH Disturbed, Bad Omens, Limp Bizkit, Gojira, A Day To Remember |
| Aftershock Festival Oct. 1-4 at Discover Park in Sacramento, CA My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit, Pierce The Veil, $UICIDEBOY$ |
Who else is road-trippin’ this year? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2026 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.