Louder Than Life has retained its title of the Biggest Rock Festival In North America after a successful 2023 edition that welcomed 180,000 music fans over the weekend of September 21-24, breaking a new event record. Held at its home at the Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, the four-day destination event, presented by Danny Wimmer Presents, hosted 100 bands on five stages with memorable performances from Foo Fighters, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Green Day and Weezer (the latter two making their DWP festival debuts).
In addition, viral TikTok star Oliver Anthony was a late addition to the fest with two appearances Thursday and Friday in the Big Bourbon Bar. Falling In Reverse also paid homage to Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell with a cover of the band’s hit “All Star” and Run The Jewels’ Killer Mike hosted an official Louder Than Life after party hosted by SPIN. Other performers across the worlds of rock and metal included Godsmack, Pantera, Queens of the Stone Age, Megadeth, Turnstile, Rancid, Falling In Reverse, 311, Pierce The Veil, Run The Jewels, Corey Taylor, Coheed and Cambria, Royal Blood, Parkway Drive, Bad Omens, BABYMETAL and many more.
Several bands also participated in surprise celebrity bartending sessions at the Headbangers Hall attraction, including Corey Taylor, Asking Alexandria and Avatar, among others. Louder Than Life was hosted by Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin.
The dates for 2024 have now been announced as September 26-29, with passes on sale this Friday, September 29 at 12pm EST, starting at $10 down at www.LouderThanLifeFestival.com.
In addition to nonstop music, attendees at Louder Than Life enjoyed some of the best food and drinks that the Louisville area has to offer, as well as various sponsor activations and experiences.
Here’s what media has had to say about Louder Than Life this year:
“It was a grand culmination of a day where rock and metal reigned supreme amid a celebration of food, booze, and living life as loud as possible, hence the very name of the festival.” —Metal Injection
“America's biggest rock festival will attract[ed] major acts to Louisville … and help[ed] community businesses profit from its success.” —WLKY-TV
“Last year, Consequence named Louder Than Life its Festival of the Year. The four-day Louisville extravaganza blew us away with a stellar lineup featuring Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, KISS, Slipknot, and dozens more. The 2023 lineup is just as impressive, with headliners Foo Fighters, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, and Green Day, not to mention Limp Bizkit, Pantera, Turnstile, and more.” —Consequence
“Louder Than Life is many dozens of concerts, not just one. … It’s the biggest rock festival in the country.” —LEO Weekly
Louder Than Life thanks its 2023 premier partners: Angel’s Envy, Art & Sound, Beam Suntory, BeatBox Beverages, Blackcraft, Budweiser, Bulleit Bourbon, Cutwater Spirits, Dimebag Hardware, Ehrler’s Ice Cream, Hellflower Soap Company, Jack Daniel’s, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, Knob Creek & Rye, Kroger, Log Still Distillery, LYTE, Maker’s Mark, Milagro Tequila, Mortus Viventi, Nowhere Fast, Park Community Credit Union, Parlor Root Beer, Pegasus Distilled Experiences, Red Bull, Road Hounds, Strung, The Music Experience, The Pretty Cult, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, U.S. Army, and U.S. Marines.
Louder Than Life thanks its Big Bourbon Bar Partners: Angel’s Envy, Brother’s Bond, Bulleit, Elijah Craig, Four Roses, George Dickel, Heaven’s Door, Jack Daniel’s, Jefferson’s, Kentucky Peerless, Larceny, Legent, Maker’s 46, Michter’s, Middle West Spirits, Monk’s Road, Old Forester, Rabbit Hole, Resilient Bottled in Bond, Starlight Distillery, and Wilderness Trail.
Louder Than Life thanks its non-profit partners: Artists For Trauma, Demons Behind Me, Fxck Cancer, Rock Against Racism, Take Me Home, The Taylor Foundation, and To Write Love on Her Arms.
Louder Than Life is produced by Los Angeles-based Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America. Additional DWP events in 2023 will include Aftershock Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, GoldenSky Country Music Festival, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival and Welcome To Rockville.
