Louder Than Life Announces 2026 Lineup with Tool, Iron Maiden

Organizers of the Louder Than Life music festival announced on Wednesday the full lineup for its 12th edition, set for September 17 to 20, 2026, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The four-day event, produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, will feature nearly 200 acts across seven stages, marking the largest bill in the festival's history.

Headliners include Iron Maiden on Thursday, My Chemical Romance on Friday, Limp Bizkit on Saturday and Tool on Sunday. Pantera will also perform as a headliner, delivering its only U.S. show of the year. The lineup spans rock, metal, hardcore, pop-punk and related genres, with additional confirmed acts such as Alice Cooper, Megadeth, Rise Against, Pierce The Veil, Anthrax, A Day To Remember, Danzig, The Pretty Reckless, Suicidal Tendencies, Sabaton, Machine Head, Gojira, The Prodigy, Sublime, Papa Roach, BABYMETAL, Halestorm, In This Moment, Lindsey Stirling, Ice Nine Kills, Jimmy Eat World, The Mars Volta, Mastodon, The Used, Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Sleeping With Sirens, Dance Gavin Dance, Black Label Society, Killswitch Engage, Ministry, Cavalera, Skillet, Nothing More, Tom Morello, Dethklok, Black Veil...