Download Festival 2024

Download boss approached “21 bands” to headline 2024 festival in “hardest year” for line-up

He also stressed the importance of helping artists climb up the bill

Queens Of The Stone Age, Avenged Sevenfold and Fall Out Boy to headline Download Festival 2024

The festival will return to Donnington Park from June 14-16, 2024 - general tickets will be on sale from 9pm on November 9

Here’s when the first Download Festival 2024 line-up is coming

Next year's instalment will run between June 14 and 16

Download Festival under threat over traffic problems, council boss warns

Some fans reported sitting in traffic for up to seven hours to get onto the site

Slipknot return ‘Left Behind’ to setlist at Download 2023 closing set

Clown also returned to the stage after sitting out of recent shows

Metallica donate £40,000 to homeless charity based near Download Festival site

The band have played two headline shows at the Donington event this weekend

Bring Me The Horizon headline Download Festival to introduce new album ‘Nex Gen’

They were joined onstage by Nova Twins and Evanescence’s Amy Lee for the set – see photos, footage, the setlist and what went down

Watch Metallica play their first of two headline sets at Download 2023

The thrash icons will play two completely different sets at this year’s festival

Here’s the final weather forecast for Download Festival 2023

Check out whether you'll need suncream, wellies or both for this weekend's rock bash

Download Festival boss on gender-balanced festival line-ups: “All festivals need to look at how diverse they are”

Download Festival boss Andy Copping spoke to NME about the 20th anniversary of the festival being “the biggest Download yet” and not relying on heritage acts for headliners