LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Blake, Carrie, and Dierks — three of the big names coming to Louisville September 12-13 for the second-annual Hometown Rising Country Music & Bourbon Festival. Hometown Rising kicks off what is affectionately known as the Louisville Trifesta. For three consecutive weekends in September, music lovers of all genres will be entertained. Following Rising, Louder Than Life roars on September 18-20 and the Trifesta wraps with Bourbon & Beyond on September 25-27.
Let's begin with Hometown Rising. Country favorites old and new will perform Saturday and Sunday at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Expo Center. Saturday is highlighted by performances from Old Dominion, Shenandoah, Clint Black, and everyone's favorite Voice coach, Blake Shelton. Sunday is packing plenty of talent as well including Billy Ray Cyrus, Dierks Bentley, and Carrie Underwood.
Fans coming to the shows will have several options for lodging. There are camping options as well as hotel packages and you can find all of the details on the Hometown site.
Tickets go on sale Friday, February 21 and feature several different options from VIP packages to general admission. Prices range from $699 to $59 per weekend. The festival is also offering layaway plans. Here's a look at all the ticket prices and packages. If you wish to do a layaway plan, the option will pop up while you are purchasing your tickets.
Hometown Rising is more than just a music festival. It also gives back to the community. One of the festival's partners is Kroger and they have teamed up to support Zero Hunger, Zero Waste. For every pass sold, twenty-five cents will be donated to Dare to Care Food Bank. The Zero Hunger, Zero Waste program is Kroger's initiative to eliminate hunger in the community and eliminate waste in their company by 2025.
Here's a list of some of last year's artists to get you in the mood.
LOUDER THAN LIFE
A week after the country and bourbon festival, it's time to switch gears for Louder Than Life. Metallica is the headliner for the rock and roll and whiskey festival which takes place Friday, September 18 and runs through Sunday, September 20. Tickets are on sale now but no other acts have been released for this year's show. Tickets for this festival range from $189.50 to $499.50.
Louder Than Life has been an annual show since 2014 when Judas Priest, Korn, and Stone Temple Pilots performed. Over the years, acts such as Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Anthrax, Guns and Roses, and Five Finger Death Punch have performed. This show is also at the Highland Festival Grounds.
BOURBON AND BEYOND
Wrapping up the Trifesta is Bourbon and Beyond on September 25 through September 27. Like Louder Than Life, the lineups for this show haven't been released yet. However, you can sign up for their newsletter and get updates on the show. Bourbon and Beyond blended music and food beginning in 2017 and like the other festivals was the baby of Danny Wimmer. In the past, the festival has brought Foo Fighters, Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, Steve Miller Band, Sting, and Lenny Kravitz to town. It's pretty safe to guess the lineup will once again be made up of top talent.