The countdown is on. The 2018 edition of the Louder Than Life festival will be here before you know it and the folks at Danny Wimmer Presents have announced the daily set times and stage assignments for all of the acts participating in this year's event.

There will be three stages of rock and metal going each day, with the fun starting Friday, Sept. 28 at Louisville's Champions Park. You'll find Alice in Chains headlining the Loudmouth Stage, with Limp Bizkit heading up the Monster Energy Stage and Suicidal Tendencies finishing out the festivities on the Zorn stage. See the performance schedule for each of the stages on Friday listed below.

Friday, Sept. 28

Loudmouth Stage

9:35PM - Alice in Chains
7:25PM - Breaking Benjamin
5:30PM - Seether
3:55PM - Black Stone Cherry
2:35PM - Red Sun Rising
1:25PM - Badflower

Monster Energy Stage

8:30PM - Limp Bizkit
6:20PM - Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators
4:40PM - Skillet
3:10PM - Underoath
2:00PM - Tremonti
12:50PM - Hyro the Hero

Zorn Stage

5:45PM - Suicidal Tendencies
4:45PM - Turnstile
3:45PM - Jelly Roll
2:45PM - Skyharbor
1:45PM - Islander
12:50PM - True Villains

The Saturday (Sept. 29) bill brings Godsmack and Shinedown to town, with Godsmack getting the headline spot on the Loudmouth Stage. Five Finger Death Punch lead the Monster Energy Stage, but one of the more buzzed-about events of the weekend -- the Vinnie Paul All-Star Tribute -- will be taking place on the Monster Energy Stage earlier in the afternoon. Plus, you've got the always aggressive Body Count finishing out the Zorn Stage on a high note. See the Saturday schedule below.

Saturday, Sept. 29

Loudmouth Stage

9:50PM - Godsmack
7:40PM - Shinedown
6:00PM - Bullet for My Valentine
4:30PM - Sevendust
3:10PM - From Ashes to New
2:00PM - Cane Hill
12:50PM - The Jacks

Monster Energy Stage

8:45PM - Five Finger Death Punch
6:45PM - Bush
5:15PM - Vinnie Paul All-Star Tribute
3:45PM - Pop Evil
2:35PM - Sick Puppies
1:25PM - Awake at Last

Zorn Stage

6:20PM - Body Count
4:45PM - GWAR
3:45PM - Dance Gavin Dance
2:45PM - Bad Omens
1:45PM - Blacktop Mojo
12:50PM - Stone Broken

Nine Inch Nails get the "closer" duties on Sunday, Sept. 30, finishing out the Loudmouth Stage. Meanwhile, Deftones and Action Bronson will headline the Monster Energy and Zorn stages on Sunday. Arguably the most eclectic day of the weekend, you'll also see Primus, Ice Cube, Billy Idol, Clutch, Yelawolf and more playing on Sunday. Take a look at the schedule below.

Sunday, Sept. 30

Loudmouth Stage

8:15PM - Nine Inch Nails
6:15PM - Primus
4:25PM - Ice Cube
2:55PM - Glassjaw
1:40PM - The Sword
12:35PM - The Breton Sound

Monster Energy Stage

7:10PM - Deftones
5:20PM - Billy Idol
3:40PM - Clutch
2:05PM - Asking Alexandria
1:05PM - Monster Magnet

Zorn Stage

5:30PM - Action Bronson
3:50PM - Yelawolf
2:50PM - The Fever 333
1:50PM - The Dose
12:50PM - Anemic Royalty

You can also stay up to date on the festival events and set times by downloading the Louder Than Life mobile app, which is currently available through GooglePlay and Apple stores. A limited amount of tickets and VIP packages remain via the Louder Than Life website.

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