

Retaining its title year after year as the only rock festival worth mentioning, Download Festival continues to hit all the right notes for true fans of rock music. Three days of heavy rock over five stages are what await the faithful who make the journey to the iconic location every year.
Previous headliners have included the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, HIM, Black Sabbath, System of a Down, Tool, and Guns N’ Roses to name a few.
With each year’s improvement on the last, and the organizers staying true to the Donnington ‘Monsters of Rock’ ethos, rock music certainly has a spiritual home in the shape of Download Festival.
The bars stay open after the entertainment has finished, and running until 3am (Friday to Sunday) there's District X (or, as veterans know it, The Village).
With a merch megastore, Fat Frank's camping shop and a regularly-stocked Co-op on site, you can rock 'til you drop.
Apex Stage
Pendulum / Limp Bizkit / Cypress Hill / Hollywood Undead / P.O.D. / Electric Callboy / Scene Queen
Opus Stage
Daughtry / Halestorm / Creeper / Periphery / Paleface Swiss / Silent Planet
Avalanche Stage
Feeder / Rain City Drive / Story Of The Year / Lakeview / Holywata / Native James / Drain / Silly Goose
Dogtooth Stage
Corrosion of Conformity / Lake Malice / Vianova / Stampin Ground / Slay Squad / The Primals / Headwreck / Band-Maid / Nasty / James And The Cold Gun / Cavalera
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When is Download Festival 2026?
Download Festival takes place Wednesday 10th June - Sunday 14th June 2026.
Where is Download Festival?
Download Festival takes place at Donington Park, next to East Midlands Airport.
Are there any age restrictions at Download Festival?
No. Children under 5 are free and don't need a ticket but do need to be accompanied by an adult ticket holder at all times.
Children aged 5-12 must have a Child ticket and be accompanied by an adult ticket holder at all times.
13-15 year olds must have an Adult ticket and be accompanied by an adult ticket holder at all times.
Please note that Download Festival will include acts considered unsuitable for children.