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Louder Than Life 2025 brings big names and a bigger venue

The annual Louisville rock and heavy metal music festival, Louder Than Life, is kicking off this week. This four-day-long event will start on Thursday, Sept. 18 and end on Sunday, Sept. 21.

It takes place at the Kentucky Exposition Center, located at 937 Phillips Lane.

This year, Louder Than Life will feature over 175 bands over the course of four days. Among them are Slayer, Avenged Sevenfold, Bring Me The Horizon, and Deftones. For Slayer, this will be a reunion gig for the band. They play on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. More information about gig times can be found at the event’s website.