Download Festival announces 2024 headliners and over 70 bands

Download Festival returns for its 21st edition, reborn and recharged in 2024 as DLXXI. Announced today are headliners Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold, as well as over 70 more huge names from the rock world. This year’s festival will take place on 14-16 June 2024 at Donington Park, Leicestershire. … Continue reading Download Festival announces 2024 headliners and over 70 bands

Download Festival 2023 breaks records, dates for next year announced

This weekend’s Download Festival 20th anniversary welcomed a record breaking 100,000 attendees to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park becoming its most successful year ever. The fastest selling Download in its 20-year history, 2023’s edition showcased world-class rock and metal across four days and six stages from all over the world. The atmosphere was electric … Continue reading Download Festival 2023 breaks records, dates for next year announced

Download announces 12 more bands and stage splits

The line-up for Download Festival’s 20th anniversary has expanded with a further 12 names added to the weekend’s programme. All stage splits for the four days have also been revealed. The special anniversary edition, taking place for the first time over four days on 8-11 June 2023 at Donington Park, will now feature Cancer Bats, … Continue reading Download announces 12 more bands and stage splits

Download adds over 40 bands to 2023 line-up, announces day splits, day tickets on sale

Download Festival has announced 44 new names and the day splits for 2023’s mammoth line-up. New names include the blistering Halestorm, Alter Bridge, Neck Deep, Bob Vylan, Carcass, Five Finger Death Punch, Jinjer, Coheed and Cambria, Electric Callboy, Hot Milk and The Amity Affliction, who will join the celebration of Download’s 20-year legacy at the … Continue reading Download adds over 40 bands to 2023 line-up, announces day splits, day tickets on sale

Download 2023: FOUR headline slots from three bands, plus 60+ other acts announced

This is rather big so we're just going to let the press release speak for itself. Pretty good way to celebrate your 20th birthday... 8-11 JUNE 2023 DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2023 CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH FOUR HEADLINE SLOTS FOR THE FIRST TIME ANNOUNCED TODAY ARE: METALLICA – THURSDAY & SATURDAY BRING ME THE HORIZON - FRIDAY … Continue reading Download 2023: FOUR headline slots from three bands, plus 60+ other acts announced

Festival Review: Download 2022 (Sunday)

It wasn’t meant to happen this year, attending Download that is. For starters, the usual suspects couldn’t decide which day they would attend (we are always day ticketers) and then with rescheduled gigs, cancelled gigs (we miss you, Taylor Hawkins) and just general chaos - we were going to give it a miss. Then with … Continue reading Festival Review: Download 2022 (Sunday)