Download festival, the UK’s mightiest celebration of rock and metal music, is quite rightly regarded as one of the nation’s best music festivals. Every year the fields of Leicestershire’s Donington Park are treated to one of the biggest lineups in Britain – and in 2025 that’ll be the case once again.
Yesterday (November 12) Download revealed its first wave of bands playing in 2025, following in the wake of 2024 headliners Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold. Next year’s edition will take place on June 13-15 and it’ll be headed up by Green Day, Sleep Token and KoRn.
All of which are big headliners, as is usual for Download. But further down the bill are even more huge names: Weezer, Bullet For My Valentine, Sex Pistols (featuring Frank Carter), McFly and The Darkness are all set to play.
Here’s everything you need to know about Download 2025, from the lineup to ticket availability.
Download festival 2025 lineup
Green Day, Sleep Token and KoRn are headlining, while Weezer, Bullet For My Valentine, Jimmy Eat World, Don Broco, Spiritbox, Sex Pistols Featuring Frank Carter, Within Temptation, The Darkness and Steel Panther are among those sub-headlining.
Here’s the Download lineup poster so far.
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More acts will be announced before the festival next June.
Download festival 2025 headliners
Mixing old and new, at Download 2025 you’ll have pop-punk legends Green Day, equally legendary nu-metal outfit KoRn and alt-metal band Sleep Token.
When do Download 2025 tickets go on sale?
Presale is already live, while general onsale goes live on Thursday November 14 2024 at 9pm. You’ll be able to buy on Ticketmaster here.
Presale five-night camping tickets started from £345.
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