50 Days Until Download!

by | Apr 25, 2024

Excitement is building for this year’s Liquid Death Presents Download Festival! We are just 50 days away from the UK’s premier rock and metal festival, and limited-day tickets have just been released! The final batch of weekend tickets are also on sale, to purchase and for more information visit downloadfestival.co.uk.

Fall Out Boy @ The O2

Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy @ The O2 (Kalpesh Patel)
Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy @ The O2 (Kalpesh Patel)

Taking place 14th-16th June, Donington Park will once again host this year’s festival. 80,000+ fans are expected to be in attendance at the spiritual home of rock. Can’t decide which day to attend? Let us run through the lineup to help you make up your mind.

Friday sees the mighty Queens Of The Stone Age headline the Main Stage. Many fans of the festival have been asking for new headliners, and the desert rockers finally get their chance to top the bill. Fresh off a sell-out arena tour last year, Josh Homme and co. will treat fans to classic tracks from the iconic Rated R, seminal Songs For The Deaf, as well as showcasing 2023’s In Times New Roman.

Queens of the Stone Age @ Wembley Arena

Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age @ Wembley Arena (Kalpesh Patel)
Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age @ Wembley Arena (Kalpesh Patel)

Royal Blood and Black Stone Cherry are amongst the heavy hitters completing the main (Apex) stage lineup, whilst Bad Omens, Busted and Biohazard headline the other stages.

Royal Blood @ Hammersmith Apollo

Royal Blood @ Hammersmith Apollo (Kalpesh Patel)
Royal Blood @ Hammersmith Apollo (Kalpesh Patel)

Fall Out Boy – another band headlining the festival for the first time – are the main attraction on Saturday. Their popularity is at an all-time high, and we expect them to have Donington Park bouncing to anthems such as Sugar, We’re Going Down and Thnks Fr The Mmrs.

Fall Out Boy @ The O2

Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy @ The O2 (Kalpesh Patel)
Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy @ The O2 (Kalpesh Patel)

The legendary The Offspring and the always brilliant live Enter Shikari back them up on the main stage, whilst Pantera, Billy Talent and Fear Factory top the other stages on a day that also sees the likes of Babymetal, Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes and Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello performing.

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes @ Roundhouse

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes @ Roundhouse (Nick Allan)
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes @ Roundhouse (Nick Allan)

Download veterans Avenged Sevenfold will close out the festival in style on Sunday. Having previously headlined in 2014 and 2018, we expect another crowd-pleasing set and can’t wait to headbang along to Unholy Confessions and Afterlife, as well as see how the new material from Life Is But A Dream comes to life on stage.

A blockbuster Apex Stage line-up includes sets from Nu Metal icons Limp Bizkit and the farewell performance from Sum 41. Machine Head, The Used and The Black Dahlia Murder will close out the other stages. Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor will perform a solo set for his almost annual appearance.

Stone Sour @ Brixton Academy

Corey Taylor of Stone Sour @ Brixton Academy (Kalpesh Patel)
Corey Taylor of Stone Sour @ Brixton Academy (Kalpesh Patel)

This diverse lineup offers something for everyone, with many old favourites returning as well as the best up-and-coming bands around. We will cover our must-see artists in a future article, as well as taking a deep dive into some of the bands you may not be familiar with yet. In the meantime, let us know who you are most looking forward to seeing! Check out the full lineup here.

Landslide Of Stars At BST 2024 Will Spin Hyde Park Around

Swervedriver (Steve Gullick)

Swervedriver To Celebrate 35 Years Of ‘Raise’ With Special London Show

UK psychedelic rock trailblazers Swervedriver are set to mark the 35th anniversary of their seminal debut album Raise with a special one-off London performance this autumn.

McCoy Moore (Matthew Berinato)

McCoy Moore Set For C2C Spotlight As ‘Prayin’ For Me’ Signals Breakout Year

Rising Nashville singer-songwriter McCoy Moore is steadily carving out his place in modern country, blending raw vulnerability with grounded grit — and UK audiences are about to see why the buzz is building.

Starbenders (Alec Weeks)

Like A Pomeranian With A Switchblade — Starbenders Unleash The Beast

Atlanta glam-rock firestarters Starbenders have never been a band to sit still — stylistically, geographically or...
Sananda Maitreya (Press)

Sananda Maitreya Releases Newly Remastered ‘Neither Fish Nor Flesh’ As Part Of ‘Juvenilia: The Columbia Years’ Series

Sananda Maitreya has released a newly remastered edition of his visionary second album, Neither Fish Nor Flesh: A Soundtrack Of Love, Faith, Hope & Destruction, available now. Originally released in 1989, the album stands as a bold and uncompromising statement in his catalogue and arrives as the latest chapter in Juvenilia: The Columbia Years — a curated remastered album series tracing his artistic evolution from breakthrough success to fearless reinvention.

Molly Roberts (Press)

Molly Roberts Unleashes New Single ‘Hurricane’ Ahead Of Landmark Six Nations Performance

Welsh singer-songwriter Molly Roberts continues her rapid rise with the release of her highly anticipated new single Hurricane, out now. Known for her emotionally rich songwriting and powerful vocal delivery, the track arrives at a pivotal moment as Roberts prepares to take her music to one of the biggest stages of her career.

Young The Giant (Press)

Young The Giant Share Uplifting New Single ‘Different Kind Of Love’ And Announce New Album ‘Victory Garden’

Young The Giant have returned with their brand new single Different Kind Of Love, marking the first taste of their forthcoming sixth studio album Victory Garden, due for release on 1st May.

Princess Superstar (Vico Velez)

Princess Superstar Fires Up Her Comeback With New Single ‘YUM-ME’ Featuring Eloise Keeble

Princess Superstar continues her high-octane return with the release of her brand-new single YUM-ME, featuring Eloise Keeble. The track marks another bold step forward in a comeback that has gathered serious momentum, following renewed chart success and viral attention over the past year.

Issac Ryan Brown (Nedim Nazerali)

Issac Ryan Brown Steps Into A New Era With Uplifting Single ‘End Of The Season’

Fast-rising pop and R&B talent Issac Ryan Brown continues to build momentum with the release of his latest single End Of The Season, out now via SSK Records. The 20-year-old Detroit native has been making music since his early teens, but this new release marks a clear turning point as he pushes confidently into a bold new chapter of his career.

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This

Share Thing