9/28-30: Louder Than Life

This year's alternative to the alt-festival, Louder Than Life, hits Champion's Park September 28th through the 30th presenting 1990's hard rock monsters like Limp Bizkit, Godsmack, and Alice In Chains, but is also serving up some curious and exciting acts  from yesteryear to keep things interesting; here is our picks for Louder Than Life 2018:

Billy Idol


Gwar


Ice Cube

 Suicidal Tendencies


Body Count (37FLOOD Approved)

Louisville's Anemic Royalty will also be playing. Tickets $200-$1,000. Info here.

8/10-11 Seven Sense Festival 2018

One of Louisville's great annual free events, the Seven Sense Festival, is in it's 5th year and making a run for the big leagues. Still hosting 40 local and regional bands over 2 days (This year at Gravely Brewery), Seven Sense is bringing in bigger name acts like All Them Witches (Nashville, TN), The Whigs (Athens, GA), and blues drummer Cedric Burnside (Holly Springs, MS) as well as moving up from a free event to a $15 ticket, to join the other midsize local fests like Poorcastle.
Local favorites include Adventure, Prjctr, Vessel, Anemic Royalty, and Sex Juice.
Ticket Info here.