Download Festival 2023 will take place between June 8 and 11 at Donington Park, Leicestershire. The festival will be headlined by Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, and Slipknot, with Metallica headlining two separate nights playing “two special sets… [with] no-repeat performances.”
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“We are next-level honoured to once again come back and partake in the Download shenanigans on the hallowed grounds of Castle Donington, which has an unparalleled place in rock history,” said Metallica about the festival. “On top of that, to be able to share our double show format with two completely unique sets with no repeat songs for the first time ever in the U.K is way fuckin’ cool. Bring it on!!”
“Download Festival was one of the first festivals I ever attended as a punter,” added Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes. “It was our first amazing festival experience to play as a band, and now the fact that we are headlining such a prestigious event blows my mind. We can’t wait to bring a whole new sound and show for the Download audience.”
“Download Festival!” said Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson. “So many great memories, one of the most amazing crowds to play in front of, always an honour to share the bill with so many amazing bands, and of course, I’ll never miss the opportunity to play my homeland.”
“This year marks a huge milestone for Download, celebrating the incredible 20 years of the festival is no small feat,” said Download Festival’s Andy Copping. “We really wanted to up the ante for this special anniversary, adding an extra day for the fans to experience the unforgettable lineup, that once again brings together unparalleled talent from the rock music world back to Donington Park!”
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Get your tickets here. The full list of artists is as follows:
Metallica
Bring Me The Horizon
Slipknot
Alexisonfire
Architects
As December Falls
Asking Alexandria
Aviva
Bambie Thug
Beauty School Dropout
Behemoth
Blackgold
Blind Channel
Bloodywood
Brutus
Crashface
Crawlers
Dead Sara
Disturbed
Elvana
Enola Gay
Evanescence
Fever 333
Fixation
Ghost
Graphic Nature
Gwar
Hawxx
Ingested
I Prevail
Jazmin Bean
Kid Bookie
Kid Kapichi
Lake Malice
Lorna Shore
Mod Sun
Monuments
Motionless In White
Municipal Waste
Nothing, Nowhere.
Nova Twins
Parkway Drive
Pendulum
Placebo
Polaris
Pupil Slicer
Seether
Sim
Simple Plan
Soen
Soul Glo
Stand Atlantic
Set It Off
Stray From The Path
Taylor Acorn
Terror
The Blackout
The Distillers
The Meffs
Three Days Grace
Touché Amoré
Vv
Witch Fever
Within Temptation
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