Full Louder Than Life 2026 Lineup Revealed: Tool and Limp Bizkit Round Out Headliners with Iron Maiden and My Chemical romance
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The organizers have unveiled the full bill for louder than life 2026, confirming four big-name closers and an expanded roster that promoters say approaches two hundred acts. The festival runs Thursday, Sept. 17 through Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, with weekend, day and camping ticket options available now.
Louder Than Life 2026: headliners and daily closers
The headliner quartet is Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit and Tool. Iron Maiden will headline the festival’s opening day. My Chemical Romance will close Friday night. Limp Bizkit is set as the Saturday headliner, while Tool will close the entire festival on Sunday.
Daily breakdown: Thursday through Sunday
Thursday’s first-day headliner is Iron Maiden, joined on that day by Danzig, Rise Against and Alice Cooper. Pantera will also be playing Thursday in its only show in the U. S. Friday’s closer is My Chemical Romance; the Friday lineup also tops out with Pierce the Veil, A Day to Remember, The Used and Coheed and Cambria, plus a still-to-be-announced “very special guest” scheduled for Friday night. Saturday is headlined by Limp Bizkit and features Sublime, Papa Roach, Babymetal and Halestorm. Tool closes the festival on Sunday; Gojira, the Prodigy, Danny Elfman and the Mars Volta are also scheduled for that day.
Nearly two hundred names and notable sets
The announced bill features almost two hundred other names across rock and metal genres. Noteworthy acts called out among the expanded roster include Megadeth, performing as part of its ongoing final chapter or farewell tour; A Day to Remember; Gojira; The Prodigy; Pierce The Veil; Papa Roach; BABYMETAL; Alice Cooper; Sabaton; and Cavalera, which will perform the iconic Roots in full. The list also includes Circa Survive, Ice Nine Kills, Jimmy Eat World, Mastodon, The Used, Bilmuri, Coheed and Cambria, The Pretty Reckless, Hot Mulligan, Taking Back Sunday, Sleeping With Sirens and In This Moment.
Additional acts called out on the poster
Further performers named in the full lineup include Mac Sabbath, Anthrax, Dethklok, Mastadon, Danzig, Halestorm, Rise Against, Circa Survive, Black Label Society, Killswitch Engage, Ministry, Skillet, The Warning, Nothing More, Tom Morello, Lindsey Stirling, Chiodos, Dance Gavin Dance and more. The published poster-style list also contains longer entries that run through the festival’s breadth, ending with a partial listing entry shown as Black Veil Brid in the provided materials.
Promoter message, logistics and ticketing
Danny Wimmer of DWP, the promoters behind the festival, framed the event as a return after a record-setting year at Kentucky Kingdom, saying last year they took over Kentucky Kingdom and broke rock festival records and that this year they will deliver the ultimate rock escape. Louder Than Life 2026 takes place September 17–20 at the Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Tickets are on sale now a variety of day and weekend combos, camping options and partner hotel packages; tickets are available for purchase through the festival’s channels.
The roster blends legacy metal and modern acts across stages and days, and the program includes a mix of single-show exclusives (Pantera’s only U. S. date at the festival) and farewell/final-chapter appearances (Megadeth). Final running orders, set times and stage assignments were not included in the provided materials and remain unclear in the provided context. Attendees should expect schedule updates and an official poster and full lineup that list all participating artists in one place.
louder than life 2026 now stands as a four-day festival anchored by major weekend closers, a near-200-act bill and special programming notes that include full-album performances and exclusive North American appearances.
