LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One week after Bourbon and Beyond, rock and roll fans get their chance to take over the Kentucky Expo Center for Louder Than Life 2022. 


What You Need To Know

  • Louder Than Life is a four-day music festival

  • Over 100 bands will play

  • Headliners include Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot and KISS

  • Tickets are still available

For fans like Brierly Branson, there is nowhere else she’d rather be. 

“I love rock music. I love hanging out with people who like rock music and eating good food, just having a good time. It’s my favorite time of the year,” Branson said. 

Nine Inch Nails and Slipknot will perform this year (AP Photos)

Some headliners this year include Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, KISS, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. 

Organizers say the four-day festival is expected to bring in around 40,000 guests per day. With over 100 bands playing, there is plenty of music to choose from.

Band members of AVASA who play Friday night at Louder Than Life (Spectrum News 1/Mason Brighton)

While the big names draw hefty crowds, smaller bands are also enjoying the publicity. This year’s festival is the first of Canton, Ohio-based rock band ASAVA. The band’s single ’25’ gained enough popularity to top the charts for unsigned bands.

“That song pretty much won us our spot here,” Liam Brocious, singer and guitarist for ASAVA, said. 

The band’s guitarist, Zachary Rusher, describes what it’s been like to be recognized by fans who are there to see the band perform. 

“I don’t know, not used to that. It’s kind of neat running into people who are excited to come see us,” Rusher said. 

If you are interested in attending Louder Than Life, tickets are still available for purchase online.