News

Here’s the line-up so far for Louder Than Life 2026

Killswitch Engage, PRESIDENT, Sleep Theory and more will be joining Iron Maiden and My Chem in Louisville, with loads more being announced for Louder Than Life next week.

Killswitch Engage Stu Garneys 2023
Words:
Nick Ruskell
Header photo:
Stu Garneys
Gallery:
Steve Thrasher, Adamross Williams

Big as the task is of one-upping last year's bonkers line-up (Bring Me The Horizon, Slayer, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Knocked Loose, what felt like a thousand others), Louisville's Louder Than Life festival has already made a very good job of it by landing Iron Maiden and My Chemical Romance for the 2026 edition.

Now, they've started rolling out the rest of the line-up. Ahead of next week's main announcement of what's sure to read like a directory of just every band, they've revealed the first batch of names for the fest, which runs between September 17-20.

Ice Nine Kills, Jimmy Eat World, Bilmuri, Killswitch Engage, Bowling For Soup, Sleep Theory, Sabaton, Get Scared, Sunami and Spite will all be appearing, with a Brit contingent of Loathe and PRESIDENT also announced.

The rest of the bill is being announced on Monday. Tickets are available now.

To get yourself in the mood, check out the action from last year's party…

Bring Me The Horizon live Louder Than Life 2025 credit Steve Thrasher 5
SLEEP TOKEN LOUDER THAN LIFE 3
Slayer Louder Than Life 2025 live credit Steve Thrasher 3
Knocked Loose Louder Than Life 2025 live credit Steve Thrasher header
Bad Omens live 2025 Louder Than Life credit Noah Sebastian
Trivium louder than life lexie alley
Dayseeker louder than life steve thrasher
Machine head louder than life Lexie Alley
Lamb of god louder than life 2 steve thrasher
Lorna Shore live Louder Than Life 2025 credit Jake Mulka 3
Avenged Sevenfold Louder Than Life 2025 festival live M Shadows credit Steve Thrasher

Related Content

The best of Kerrang! delivered straight to your inbox three times a week. What are you waiting for?