Louder Than Life Lineup Looks Good

I have to say, two nights of Metallica, Escape The Fate, Judas Priest, Sevendust, South of Eden, Snoop Dog and Asking Alexandria sound pretty good to me. The Louder Then Life lineup is stacked! The festival takes place September 23-26 in Louisville, Kentucky. A 4-day general admission pass is $250. VIP tickets are available (of course).

Comments

[Gary]

Sorry for the hijack Ally, but looks like there’s No stadium tour until 2022.

[steverox]

"Good" is in the eye of the beholder I guess. Metallica 2 nights, very cool but I'd rather have another A-list headliner the second night. Why not Rammstein? Their US tour will likely need to be moved to 2022 but damn they would have kicked ass at a festival like this.

The rest .... it's just not my taste for this "80's rocker" ... there are literally only 2 acts on this bill I'd want to see and that's Metallica and Judas Priest. I mean, Snoop Dogg??? I guess they need to cater to a certain audience, given they had Ice Cube 3 years ago.

[Him]

Steverox, I think you and I are kindred spirits! And I apologize in advance if comparing myself to you seems offensive!!!

By the way, where in Europe are you and why? You might have mentioned this previously. If so, my apologies. Just curious.

Gary, just an idea: next time, LoJack the thread. That way, you will always be able to find it!

[Steverox]

Him, I moved from Louisville to the Netherlands in September last year. Had lived in the Ville for 8 years. Reason is my work visa ran out (I am Dutch) and it was too complicated for my company to extend with Covid restrictions, so had to move back here. Luckily still have the same job for the same company, just doing it from here.

Hoping to return to the US next year but for now it’s OK other than the vaccinations are going so damn slow! Hopefully we will still get some good shows as well though all big summer festivals are canceled. Next year summer looks great with both Maiden and Rammstein playing less than 15 minutes from my house! But I will visit for the Stadium tour ... any possible last chance to see Crue and Poison I have to go.

[Him]

Appreciate that reply, Steverox. I love the Netherlands. Next to our neighbors from the North and their poutine, I am surprised that bitterballen have not caught on here. What a great snack! And my experiences with the Dutch people have been amazing. A final note: Schiphol has to be one of the best designed, easiest to use, airports in the world (and they have even made the layers upon layers of security much easier in recent years). From there, you can basically see the rest of Europe. And the CitizenM hotel, at that airport, is a hoot! It is as if IKEA designed a hotel and made the experience enjoyable instead of trite.

I hope the vax thing speeds up, Steverox. And I hope you enjoy your time at home as things get back to normal. Like you, I am looking forward to great concerts in my not-too-distant future. Cheers!

[Steverox]

Thanks Him ... and I agree with everything you said. Bitterballen, check. Good people, check. Schiphol and the Citizen M hotel (I've stayed there as well), hell yeah check!

Fingers crossed on the vaccinations ... looking like it may be in June for me. Seeing all those fall concerts that were listed in a different post makes me want to come visit asap. An Alice Cooper headline show would be sweet!

[Him]

I hope it happens sooner for you, Steverox. And thanks for the response (even if you don't see this). Glad to hear that my appreciation of the place you live matches with your perspective. I always hate to be the dolt from the States that loves a place and only finds out that I am living the tourist's dream.

Even if you never reply, I have to ask: have you been to Kop Van Jut in Amsterdam? I love this place. And I made what I thought was a mistake when I asked a friend who lives there, grew up there, to meet me for dinner at the place. He gave the neighborhood the stink-eye (granted, it is in the midst of a gross cross-section of international restaurants catering to, again, tourists). But I had been there several times. I loved the Dutch steaks. The atmosphere. The staff. After dinner he pulled me aside and said (as we were with other people): "I was ready to hate this place. But it was good. Some of the food reminded me of my childhood. Some of the food didn't. But it was all great. Appreciate it." And we have, at least for the first meal, always gone to that place ever since when I visit.