10 Big Things That Happened at 2024 Louder Than Life Festival

Another yr of the Louder Than Life Festival is within the books and it was one of many extra eventful festivals with climate wreaking havoc on the scheduling and a few attention-grabbing happenings happening over the four-day occasion. So let’s have a look at 10 Big Things That Happened at the 2024 Louder Than Life Festival

Dead Poet Society Singer Gets Ass Tattoo Completed During Performance

Sometimes it is exhausting to juggle your time, however Dead Poet Society frontman Jack Underkofler did a bit little bit of multitasking in the course of the band’s set at the 2024 Louder Than Life Festival.

“I fucking have an ass tattoo,” revealed Underkofler to the gang in between songs. (*10*)

With that, tattoo artist Annie Miao got here out onstage as Underkofler slipped the again a part of his trousers all the way down to the place Miao may full the paintings.

Since ending up the piece took up multiple music within the set, Underkofler introduced out Badflower’s Josh Katz to alleviate him of his guitar duties so all he needed to do was sing whereas Miao completed up.

Dead Poet Society Singer Gets Tattoo Completed During Louder Than Life Performance

Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody Takes a Fall

The harm bug managed to strike Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody. While performing at Louisville’s Louder Than Life competition, the singer took a tumble onstage. In the method he fractured a rib and was in fairly a little bit of ache afterward as shared on his Instagram Stories.

“After the adrenaline wore off this morning I woke up… and I’ve got a bruise that’s running down from the inside of my armpit down to my knee, and my hand feels like its shattered… look at that. So, well see,” stated Moody. It was later realized that he had fractured his rib.

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The band did handle to get in a 12-song setlist regardless of Moody’s harm, however the group needed to bow out of their Sunday efficiency in Mexico City with Metallica as shared within the Facebook put up under.

Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody Falls Onstage at 2024 Louder Than Life

Weather Wrecked the Friday Lineup

Organizers for Louder Than Life had been properly conscious of the harm and destruction that Hurricane Helene was invoking on different components of the U.S. and received out forward of a doubtlessly harmful scenario on Friday.

The second day of the music weekend was canceled out of concern for the security of these attending and performing at the competition.

“Louder Family, we’re heartbroken to share this, but the weather just isn’t in our favor today. We’ve been working closely with our meteorologists and local authorities, holding on to the hope that we can open doors, but the continuous wind gusts simply make it impossible for us to proceed safely,” learn an announcement posted on the competition’s social media. “We know how disappointing this is — it’s gut-wrenching for us too. But your safety, along with the safety of our artists and crew, will always be our number one priority.”

Sadly, that meant that certainly one of Slayer’s reunion performances was scrapped. Other bands that missed out on account of Friday’s climate cancellation included Evanescence, In This Moment, Anthrax, Tom Morello, Lorna Shore, Clutch, Sevendust and extra.

Fans Thankful for the Transparent Festival Communication

We’ve seen climate flip issues right into a catastrophe at different festivals. Things aren’t dealt with properly, followers get upset and share their tales on social media and there is lots of destructive sentiment towards a few of these occasions. That was not the case with Louder Than Life, because the competition socials had been busy all through the weekend offering clear and well timed updates that had been met with nice satisfaction.

After the preliminary cancelation of Friday’s lineup, one fan famous, “You guys have done a phenomenal job at keeping everyone updated in a timely manner, and as a fan, I couldn’t be more appreciative! Thank you Louder Than Life!” “Thank you for trying to make it happen,” added one other.

In addition to the preliminary announcement, organizers moved shortly to supply Friday Single Day ticket purchasers to attend both Saturday or Sunday. There had been additionally updates that reminded these attending the latter days that it could be wet and providing recommendations on easy methods to take care of the climate and what to convey. They additionally add a particular “Dry Zone” space the place followers may spend a while having fun with the bar, grabbing meals and trying out merch will getting out of the climate for a bit.

Plus they notified followers of schedule adjustments, together with that Till Lindemann who had been on Friday’s invoice, would step in for Falling in Reverse who had been unable to make their efficiency on account of weather-related journey points.

As for Slayer’s missed date, which was one of many large promoting factors of the competition, organizers famous, “Regarding SLAYER: We did everything we possibly could to have them play tonight or tomorrow, but there are so many moving parts behind the scenes to adding a headliner last-minute onto a day that it just proved impossible. It’s very, very rare for that to be successfully accomplished, but please know that despite that we still did absolutely everything in our power to make it happen for each of you. We wanted nothing more than to hear tens of thousands of fans screaming SLAYERRRRRR together.”

Till Lindemann Saves the Day

As said, Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann was one of many Friday performers that had their scheduled set scrapped. But fortunately, Lindemann did not have plans for Saturday and was in a position to stick round and step up when Falling in Reverse needed to drop out on account of weather-related journey points.

As anticipated, the singer placed on a stunning present. The 13-song set was full of a mixture of his solo materials and a few of Rammstein’s larger hits.

“HUGE shoutout to Till Lindemann for sticking around and giving us an unforgettable performance,” famous Louder Than Life on their Facebook web page with pictures of his efficiency. You also can catch some fan-shot video under.

Till Lindemann, “Praise Abort” at 2024 Louder Than Life

Till Lindemann, “Golden Shower” at 2024 Louder Than Life

Disturbed Welcome Contest Winner for “Don’t Tell Me” Performance

Having Ann Wilson at your disposal just isn’t an on a regular basis luxurious for Disturbed, so the band got down to get some help with a purpose to carry out their latest duet “Don’t Tell Me” at Louder Than Life.

In advance of the competition, the band launched a contest to search out David Draiman a duet companion. The winner, a neighborhood Louisville space girl named Katelyn Webb, had the expertise of a lifetime attending to belt out the music with Draiman in the course of the band’s present.

“Huge shoutout to @theotherkatelyn who won the @alt1051 duet contest and sang Don’t Tell Me with us,” famous the band.

Spiritbox and Friends

One of the good issues about festivals is the quantity of expertise in a single place. Spiritbox took full benefit throughout their Sunday efficiency bringing out particular visitors for 3 of their eight songs.

Poppy turned up on their just lately launched music “Soft Spine,” whereas Architects’ Sam Carter stepped up on “Yellowjackets” and Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk joined within the penultimate music of their setlist, “Circle With Me.”

Spiritbox With Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk, “Circle With Me”

Spiritbox With Poppy, “Soft Spine”

Spiritbox With Architects’ Sam Carter, “Yellowjackets”

To Be Korn-Tinued

Korn’s Sunday efficiency at Louder Than Life got here with a little bit of a disruption. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, the band’s 17-song set got here with a 20-minute disruption after a fan was injured within the crowd.

Singer Jonathan Davis stopped down the set, telling the gang, “We’re not playing until everyone is safe.” Once the fan was transported from the viewers to on-site medical private, the present continued.

According to Setlist.fm, the music “Start the Healing” had been listed on a printed setlist for the evening, however was not carried out because of the interruption. The present did function the opening “Here to Stay” and an encore of “Falling Away From Me,” “Oildale” and “Freak on a Leash.”

Korn, “Freak on a Leash” at Louder Than Life 2024

Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner Returned to Louder Than Life

Louisville’s Louder Than Life competition will all the time be one thing that Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner remembers. In 2021, the guitarist suffered a medical emergency onstage, being rushed to the hospital to endure coronary heart surgical procedure. Faulkner had an aortic aneurysm and full aortic dissection.

Ahead of the band’s first return efficiency, Faulkner recalled to the Louisville Courier-Journal, “”The Reaper was on stage with me in Louisville. Ironically I used to be enjoying ‘Painkiller’ which is intense. It was the final music in our set and I began to really feel like I used to be going to faint.”

“I don’t know how I’m going to really feel strolling again onto that stage,” Faulkner added. “I feel if something it should be a celebration for me. You know what went down for me that evening three years in the past, I used to be fortunate to even get via the evening. To come again and play the identical competition three years later, it appears like a triumph to come back again and full the gig. “

The band’s Sunday headlining performance featured 13 songs, including the aforementioned “Painkiller” as well as the encore of “Electric. Eye” and “Living After Midnight.”

Judas Priest, “Breaking the Law / Riding on the Wind” at 2024 Louder Than Life

Louder Than Life Success at the Cash Register

It turns out that despite the weather, it was a very profitable weekend.

A spokesperson with Rare Peeps, a California-based merchandising company, told The Courier Journal Sunday that more than $250,000 in volume was sold in the first two hours of the festival Thursday, marking the “highest quantity” for any Danny Wimmer Presents show in the time frame since being contracted years ago. The company expects to exceed $1 million in sales.

Organizers wrapped up the weekend on their socials with a photo displaying the mass audience attending the festival.

“That’s a wrap, Louder Than Life! You got here again larger, stronger, and louder than we may have ever imagined. You’re the true MVPs of the weekend—thanks for the epic recollections. Can’t wait to do it yet again subsequent yr,” they said.