SHOCKING: 2 - You Need To See This

Download Festival at Donington Park: this 20th anniversary of the rock-fest was a smasher

From Metallica to Nova Twins, the rock get-together showcased heavy metal’s changing of the guard

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023

Download headliners Metallica make 'lifeline' donation to local homeless charity

Thrash icons donate £40,000 to homeless charity based near Download festival site in Leicester, England

Metal Hammer · Jun 11, 2023

Bring Me The Horizon's spectacular Download set proved it's time to let the next generation of headliners in

Bring Me The Horizon finally got to headline Download - and they made the most of it with the most spectacular stage show of the weekend

Metal Hammer · Jun 10, 2023

BBC Breakfast chaos as Download festival goer gatecrashes live broadcast

Reporter Hannah Miller was reporting live from the campsite - and had to cut back to the studio quickly

Wales Online · Jun 9, 2023

M1 Download Festival traffic misery as driver sat in 3-hour gridlock

The traffic was the worst the fan had seen in 10 years

Nottingham Post · Jun 7, 2023

Coheed & Cambria to play 2007's No World for Tomorrow at two new UK dates

US prog rockers Coheed & Cambria add Glasgow and London shows in the wake of this weekend's Download appearance

Metal Hammer · Jun 6, 2023

Disturbed: "Sometimes people cannot handle that a band they loved privately is shared with the world"

Disturbed frontman David Draiman on a divided America, fickle fans, and their plans for Download 2023

Metal Hammer · May 30, 2023

Five Finger Death Punch pull out of Download

Ivan Moody’s recent hernia surgery means Five Finger Death Punch have cancelled all shows until June 12 – including their appearance at the Download Festival

Metal Hammer · May 16, 2023

Manchester Pride beats Leeds and Download to prestigious festival award

It has scooped the gong for Best Large Festival

Manchester Evening News · Dec 20, 2022

Mum shares tips after taking nine-month-old baby to rock festival Download

"It was something we always talked about doing while I was pregnant - we couldn't wait to take him to a festival with us."

Wales Online · Jun 16, 2022