The Download Festival es un festival de hard rock que se realiza durante tres días, llevado a cabo anualmente en el Donington Park (El mismo que ha hospedado los festivales Monsters of Rock entre 1980 y 1996, y el Ozzfest del 2002). Se realiza al final de la primavera, y es organizado por Live Nation. Normalmente se lleva a cabo en el mes de junio.
El primer Download Festival se hizo en el 2003. Los Cabeza de cartel fueron originalmente Iron Maiden y Limp Bizkit, pero Limp Bizkit fue sacado y en su lugar se colocó a Audioslave. Metallica intentó colarse entre los cabezas de cartel pero no pudieron serlo, ya que lo eran en el Reading Festival de ese año. Aun así, tocaron en el segundo escenario.
Iron Maiden
Marilyn Manson
Deftones
Ministry
Slayer
Murderdolls
Amen
Funeral for a Friend
Stampin' Ground
Shadows Fall
Murder One
Audioslave
Zwan
Flint
Apocalyptica
Less Than Jake
Disturbed
Stone Sour
Evanescence
Mudvayne
Spineshank
The Darkness
One Minute Silence
Raging Speedhorn
Instruction
A
Reel Big Fish
Taproot
Sepultura
Reef
HIM
SOIL (banda)
The Hellacopters
SikTh
3 Colours Red
From Autumn to Ashes
QueenAdreena
Violent Delight
Arch Enemy
Chimaira
NOFX
boysetsfire
The Bouncing Souls
Strung Out
Thrice
[Spunge]
TSOL
Real McKenzies
Metallica
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Brand New
Beatsteaks
Randy
Fabulous Disaster
En el 2004, fue añadido otro escenario al festival, llevando el total a tres. Sesenta y dos bandas tocaron en dos días.
Linkin Park
Sum 41
The Stooges
The Hives
The Distillers
Cradle of Filth
Monster Magnet
Opeth
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Metallica
Korn
Slipknot
Slayer
Machine Head
Damageplan
Soulfly
Ill Niño
Turbonegro
Breed 77
Pennywise
Electric Six
Wildboyz (Steve-O and Chris Pontius)
Arch Enemy
Biffy Clyro
Idiot Pilot
Million Dead
Instruction
36 Crazyfists
Akercocke
Viking Skull
Powder
The Bled
HIM
Bowling for Soup
Taking Back Sunday
Slayer
Life of Agony
Brides of Destruction
Drowning Pool
Hatebreed
Hoobastank
Trapt
Silvertide
Ricky Warwick
Terra Diablo
Peaches
International Noise Conspiracy
Ikara Colt
thisGirl
Roxy Saint
The Glitterati
Surferosa
Burst
Lowfive
Yourcodenameis:Milo
Bullet for My Valentine
The Holiday Plan
Hiding place
Fireapple Red
Suicide Girls
Young Heart Attack
Span
The Sounds
Dirty Americans
Recover
Amplifier
Do Me Bad Things
Danko Jones
The Black Dahlia Murder
Mooney Suzuki
Gonga
Despised Icon
Hurricane Party
Planet of Women
Escocia En junio de 2004 el Download Festival fue llevado a cabo en el parque Glasgow Green en Glasgow varios días antes del evento de Donington. El festival tenía un número de bandas limitado, con solo nueve bandas tocando en los dos días que duró el festival. Sin embargo, las bandas que tocaron fueron similares a las que aparecieron en Donington, incluidos los cabeza de cartel, Metallica y Linkin Park. Download Scotland también vio la presentación de la banda de Gales Lostprophets quienes fueron los únicos del evento que no tocaron en Donington.
Otros que tocaron en el festival fueron Korn, Slipknot, Iggy and The Stooges, Machine Head, The Distillers y HIM.
Metallica
Slipknot
Korn
HIM
Linkin Park
Lostprophets
The Stooges
The Distillers
Machine Head
Download 2005 fue llevado a cabo en el Donington Park, del 10 al 12 de junio de 2005. Este festival fue diferente a los otros ya que el sábado fue nombrado como Ozzfest 2005. Lemmy Kilmister se subió al escenario, con miembros de MC5 para tocar junto a Gilby Clarke Back in the USA.
Feeder
Garbage
Dinosaur Jr
Megadeth
Biffy Clyro
The Others
JJ72
Idiot Pilot
Wednesday 13
Queen Adreena
Black Sabbath
Slash
HIM
Anthrax
Alter Bridge
Bowling for Soup
A
The Mad Capsule Markets
The Dwarves
Trivium
System of a Down
Slipknot
Slayer
Nightwish
Killswitch Engage
Papa Roach
Mudvayne
Society 1
DV8
Billy Idol
The Used
My Chemical Romance
InMe
The Bled
Apocalyptica
Underøath
Lordi
Fozzy
Flogging Molly
In Flames
Chimaira
Lamb of God
Bullet for My Valentine
Meshuggah
Unearth
Every Time I Die
Open Hand
American Head Charge
The Hurt Process
Motörhead
MC5
Funeral for a Friend
Lacuna Coil
Mastodon
Shadows Fall
Helmet
Caliban
As I Lay Dying
Gizmachi
Send More Paramedics
The Mascara Story
Napalm Death
Raging Speedhorn
Paradise Lost
A Change of Pace
Hurricane Party
Tokyo Dragons
Colour of Fire
Slunt
Just a Word
Crashdïet
Planet of Women
Helmet
The Lucky Nine
Breed 77
The Explosion
Towers of London
Johnny Truant
The Ga Ga's
The Answer
Panic Cell
Crucified Barbara
Diamond Nights
Quit Your Day Job
City on Fire
Therapy?
Team Sleep
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
The Dresden Dolls
The Glitterati
The Saints
Engerica
3 Inches of Blood
Still Remains
No Hope in New Jersey
Acidtone
Henry Rollins
La edición 2006 del Download Festival se hizo los días 9, 10, y 11 de junio. Download 2006 fue el festival más vendedor de todos en Inglaterra.
2006 fue el primer año en que el festival se hizo también en Irlanda. El momento más memorable del festival fue el anuncio que el vocalista de Korn Jonathan Davis fue llevado al hospital, Munky, Fieldy y David Silveria explicaron las porque Jonathan no podía cantar hoy y tocaron con los vocalistas invitadosCorey Taylor de Slipknot, Dez Fafara de DevilDriver, Jesse Hasek de 10 Years, Benji Webbe de Skindred, M. Shadows de Avenged Sevenfold, y Matt Heafy de Trivium.
Tool
Deftones
Coheed and Cambria
Soulfly
Strapping Young Lad
Soil
Wicked Wisdom
Amplifier
Metallica
Korn
Trivium
Avenged Sevenfold
Stone Sour
Alice in Chains
Arch Enemy
Bloodsimple
Satyricon
Down
Guns N' Roses
Funeral for a Friend
Bullet for My Valentine
Cradle of Filth
Lacuna Coil
In Flames
36 Crazyfists
DragonForce
Hatebreed
Breed 77
The All-American Rejects
Atreyu
InMe
Clutch
Fishbone
Dredg
Bleeding Through
Gojira
Throwdown
Suns of the Tundra
Alter Bridge
Opeth
Within Temptation
Secret Machines
Billy Talent
Henry Rollins
DevilDriver
SikTh
Johnny Truant
Khoma
The Prodigy
Alexisonfire
Eighteen Visions
Hundred Reasons
Aiden
Fightstar
From First to Last
DevilDriver
Zebrahead
God Forbid
Art of Dying
Ginger & The Sonic Circus
Backyard Babies
Cathedral
Engerica
Bullets & Octane
My Awesome Compilation
Animal Alpha
The Audition
Enter Shikari
Kitty Hudson
Killing Joke
Reuben
Mondo Generator
Louie
This Is Menace
10 Years
Flyleaf
Manic
It Dies Today
Living Things
Exit Ten
Colon Open Bracket
Stonegard
My Alamo
Sick of it All
Lordi
Skindred
Moneen
Darkest Hour
Blindside
Mendeed
Bring Me the Horizon
The Zico Chain
Voodoo Six
Lauren Harris
Winterville
Streetlight Youth
I-Def-I
Gay for Johnny Depp
Keiko
SinTuition
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
getAmped
The Hedrons
Viking Skull
Betty curse
Evergrey
El Download Festival 2007 se llevó a cabo del 8 al 10 de junio de 2007.
Las tres bandas cabezas de cartel festival fueron My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park y Iron Maiden. El anuncio de My Chemical Romance como cabeza de cartel decepcionó a los fanes que querían una banda más pesada.
Se anunciaron los nuevos nombres del segundo y tercer escenario, el Dimebag Darrell Stage, y el Tuborg Stage.
El Download 2007 fue la primera aparición de Dimmu Borgir en Inglaterra. Hardcore Superstar perdieron su puesto, porque su autobús se averió en Alemania
My Chemical Romance
Panic! at the Disco
Velvet Revolver
Wolfmother
DragonForce
Megadeth
Hinder
Buckcherry
Zico Chain
Linkin Park
Marilyn Manson
Slayer
Machine Head
Bowling for Soup
30 Seconds to Mars
Aiden
Shadows Fall
HELLYEAH
Turisas
Iron Maiden
Evanescence
Killswitch Engage
Stone Sour
Lamb of God
Mastodon
Papa Roach
Chimaira
Reuben
Parikrama
Korn
Enter Shikari
Paramore
Porcupine Tree
Saosin
From Autumn to Ashes
Turbonegro
Ill Niño
ANJ
Mötley Crüe
Satellite Party
Biffy Clyro
My Vitriol
My Dying Bride
Gallows
Anathema
As I Lay Dying
Bring Me the Horizon
Bloodsimple
Elliot Minor
Cat the Dog
Billy Talent
Dream Theater
Dimmu Borgir
Within Temptation
Napalm Death
Paradise Lost
Orange Goblin
DevilDriver
Unearth
Cancer Bats
After Forever
Eyelash
Suicidal Tendencies
Hayseed Dixie
yourcodenameis:milo
Job for a Cowboy
The Hedrons
Sanctity
I Was a Cub Scout
The Scare
This Et Al
Fortune Drive
Drive-by Argument
Head Automatica
Necro
The Answer
Silverstein
Lez Zeppelin
Architects
Priestess
Panic Cell
Beyond All Reason
My Alamo
Damone (banda)Damone
Army of Freshmen
Malpractice
Reel Big Fish
Fastway
Cult of Luna
Lauren Harris
Fair to Midland
Kids in Glass Houses
Between the Trees
Flood of Red
Hardcore Superstar
Lights. Action!
In This Moment
The Ghost of a Thousand
LostAlone
El Download festival 2008 se hizo del 13 de junio al 15 de junio. Chris Cornell originalmente iba a tocar en el festival, pero canceló su gira europea para concentrarse en su nuevo disco. Kid Rock también fue cancelado en el último momento.
Kiss
Judas Priest
Motörhead
Disturbed
Kid Rock (cancelado)
Seether
Beat Union
Black Tide
The Offspring
Incubus
Bullet for My Valentine
Biffy Clyro
Alter Bridge
Madina Lake
36 Crazyfists
Job for a Cowboy
Skindred
Sign
Lostprophets
Jimmy Eat World
Coheed & Cambria
In Flames
Within Temptation
Apocalyptica
Black Stone Cherry
Fightstar
From First to Last
Glamour of the Kill
Simple Plan
Rise Against
Rival Schools
The Subways
The Fall of Troy
Comeback Kid
The Black Dahlia Murder
Stone Gods
Zebrahead
HIM
Ash
Pendulum
Ace Frehley
Amon Amarth
Bleeding Through
Throwdown
A Day to Remember
The Devil Wears Prada
Alesana
Annotations of an Autopsy
Malefice
Cavalera Conspiracy
Children of Bodom
The Wildhearts
Elliot Minor
Kids in Glass Houses
Chiodos
Airbourne
Rose Tattoo
Lethal Bizzle
Municipal Waste
Animal Alpha
Cry for Silence
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Kill Hannah
Slaves to Gravity
High on Fire
In Case of Fire
Blackhole
Hostile
Firewind
Caimbo
Rolo Tomassi
Lovvers
Testament
Saxon
Johnny Truant
Fighting With Wire
Brigade
Army of Freshmen
The Haze
Big Linda
The Last Supper
Trigger the Bloodshed
Mexicolas
Go:Audio
Rise to Remain
Verra Cruz
Jonathan Davis
Valient Thorr
Haunts
August Burns Red
Voodoo Six
Between the Buried and Me
Ted Maul
Canterbury
Exit Ten
The Galvatrons
Sons of Albion
Devil Sold His Soul
Invasion
La edición 2009 del Download Festival se llevó a cado del 12 al 14 de junio en el Donington Park. Las cabezas de cartel confirmadas son Faith No More, Slipknot y Def Leppard. Estas bandas son las únicas que ya tienen puesto y hora aseguradas. Otras bandas importantes son Limp Bizkit, quienes tocan con sus miembros originales por primera vez desde el 2001, y Anvil. El listado de bandas oficial puede ser encontrado en here.
Faith No More
Korn
Limp Bizkit
Killswitch Engage
Billy Talent
Staind
The Blackout
Hollywood Undead
Slipknot
Marilyn Manson
Pendulum
Chris Cornell
DragonForce
Down
DevilDriver
Hatebreed
Five Finger Death Punch
Tim Owens
Def Leppard
Whitesnake
ZZ Top
Dream Theater
Journey
Black Stone Cherry
Skin
Tesla
Stone Gods
Mötley Crüe
Opeth
Lacuna Coil
Bring Me The Horizon
Dir en Grey
Parkway Drive
A Day To Remember
In This Moment
Steadlur
The Prodigy
You Me At Six
Chris Cornell
The Answer
Static X
Fightstar
In Case of Fire
Hardcore Superstar
Symphony Cult
The Crave
Trivium
Papa Roach
Buckcherry
Clutch
Shinedown
Volbeat
Karma to Burn
Sevendust
God Forbid
Suicide Silence
Trigger the Bloodshed
Sacred Mother Tongue
Meshuggah
Duff McKagan's Loaded
Backyard Babies
Voivod
Enter Shikari
Middle Class Rut
Lauren Harris
Sylosis
Bleed from Within
Hunting the Minotaur
Sleepercurve
Anvil
Architects
Thunder
Lawnmower Deth
Man Raze
General Fiasco
Billy Boy On Poison
Loverman
Facecage
Black Spiders
No Americana
Acid Drop
Go:Audio
Therapy?
The 69 Eyes
Sabbat
Steel Panther
Dear Superstar
Hexes
Hostile
esOterica
Pulled Apart by Horses
Turbowolf
Violent Soho
Brides
Blackhole
New Device
DissolvedIn
Linchpin
Don Broco
The Outcry Collective
White Man Kamikaze
Young Guns
Tripswitch
The Instigators
The Blackout
This City
People In Planes
My Passion
The Auteur
None The Less
13 Riots
Forever Never
Serpico
The Computers
Japanese Voyeurs
Auger Bane
We Are the Ocean
Flood of Red
Exit Avenue
First Strike
Twin Atlantic
Attack! Attack!
Logan
Fei Comodo
Jett Black
Million $ Reload
Raucous Jays
Fall from Grace
La edición del 2010 tuvo como fin celebrar los 30 años del Monsters of Rock de Donington, se llevó a cabo entre el 11 y el 13 de junio.
AC/DC
Them Crooked Vultures
Wolfmother
Killswitch Engage
36 Crazyfists
Unearth
Rage Against the Machine
Deftones
Megadeth
Lamb of God
Five Finger Death Punch
Flyleaf
Hellyeah
Taking Dawn
Aerosmith
Stone Temple Pilots
Motörhead
Billy Idol
Slash
Cinderella
Saxon
FM
Dommin
Bullet For My Valentine
Coheed and Cambria
A Day To Remember
36 Crazyfists
Unearth
30 Seconds to Mars
HIM
The Blackout
Atreyu
Volbeat
We Are The Fallen
Cancer Bats
Rolo Tomassi
Sonic Syndicate
Rise to Remain
Stone Sour
Airbourne
Steel Panther
Porcupine Tree
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Damned Things
Napalm Death
Switchfoot
August Burns Red
Noinpoint
3 Inches of Blood
White Wizzard
Job For A Cowboy
As I Lay Dying
Tyketto
Lawnmower Deth
Sweethead
Year Long Disaster
Michael Monroe
Skin
Y&T
Senser
Enuff Z'Nuff
Alestorm
Rock Sugar
Genitortures
Reckless Love
Sybreed
Holy Grail
Killing For Company
Godsized
Suicidal Tendencies
Zebrahead
Young Guns
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Whitechapel
Jim Jones Revue
Esoterica
Your Demise
Crime in Stereo
Tab the Band
The Morning After
No Americana
Ben Poole
Devil Sold His Soul
Funeral Party
Imicus
The Humour
Breed 77
Glamour of the Kill
Kadawatha
The Dead Lay Waiting
The Plight
The Urban Vodoo Machine
Revoker
Panic Cell
T-34
Max Raptor
The Virginmarys
Straightlines
Tiger Please
Skin
Jettblack
Sondura
Starseed
Danny Vaughn
Reckless Love
Panic Cell
The Humour
The More I See
Dommin
Everything Burn
The Blackout
Ginger
Nonpoint
Enuff Z'Nuff
DJ Clash
The Dirty Feel
Ricky Warwick
Taking Dawn
La novena edición del Download Festival se celebró en el Donington Park entre el 10 y 12 de junio.
Def Leppard
The Darkness
Alter Bridge
Thin Lizzy
Black Stone Cherry
Duff Mckagan's Loaded
Puddle Of Mudd
CKY
System Of A Down
Avenged Sevenfold
Skunk Anaise
Down
Hollywood Undead
Skindred
Escape The Fate
All That Remains
Devil Wears Prada
Linkin Park
Bullet For My Valentine
disturbed
The Gaslight Anthem
The Pretty Reckless
Bowling For Soup
Madina Lake
Biohazard
Suicide Silence
Pendulum
Korn
Bring Me the Horizon
Children of Bodom
The Damned Things
Anti-Flag
Young Guns
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows
Evaline
Alice Cooper
Twisted Sister
Cheap Trick
Mr. Big
Dio Disciples
Clutch
Dan Reed
Rock Sugar
The BossHoss
Rise to Remain
Chthonic
Sacred Mother Tongue
Rob Zombie
The Cult
Black Veil Brides
Buckcherry
Turisas
Gwar
Kvelertak
Hyro Da Hero
Malefice
Yashin
Collapse
Danzig
Times of Grace
FM
Hyro Da Hero
Asking Alexandria
Lower Than Atlantis
Japanese Voyeurs
Royal Republic
Betraeus
Sweet Savage
Funeral for a Friend
The King Blues
Sevendust
Evile
Trash Talk
Your Demise
Letlive
VersaEmerge
Ghost
Straight Line Stitch
TRC
Houston
The Rods
Frank Turner
Plain White T's
Silverstein
Framing Hanley
Deaf Havana
T-34
Starseed
My Darkest Days
Sworn Amongst
Hell
Trucker Diablo
Knock Out Kaine
Jameson Raid
Modestep
Envy of the State
OAF
Don Broco
Page 44
Hill Valley High
MakethisRelate
Kellermensch
Dangerous!
Kill 21
The Dangerous Summer
Dear Superstar
Heights
Blitz Kids
Welcome Wednesday
The Morning After
Dripback
Fighting Wolves
H.E.A.T.
Baptized in Blood
The Dead Lay Waiting
Illuminatus
You and What Army
October File
Belligerance
Skeletal Damage
Skindred
The Last Republic
The Dirty Youth
Million $ Reload
Obsessive Compulsive
Verses
Bowling for Soup
Dan Reed
Sons of Icarus
Royal Republic
Maiden uniteD
Never Means Maybe
Skin
Intraverse
Dave McPherson
Red, White and Blues
Hyro Da Hero
The Morning After
Slaves to Gravity
Heaven's Basement
Voodoo Johnson
Raven Vandelle
La decimotercera edición del Download Festival se celebró en el Donington Park entre el 12 y 14 de junio.
Judas Priest
Five Finger Death Punch
Clutch
Lacuna Coil
At the Gates
Hellyeah
All That Remains
Thunder
Modestep
The Cadillac Three
Blues Pills
Fearless Vampire Killers
Rival State
DragonForce
Sylosis
Defeater
Gnarwolves
Krokodil
Counterparts
Young Guns
Bombus
The One Hundred
Decade
American Fangs
Allusondrugs
Blood Youth
The Raven Age
Wild Lies
God Damn
E of E
Beasts
Rival State
Faith No More
Parkway Drive
Hollywood Undead
Mallory Knox
Funeral for a Friend
Heart of a Coward
Black Veil Brides
Black Star Riders
Motionless in White
Testament
Ace Frehley
Apocalyptica
Malefice
Geyser
The Lounge Kittens
Body Count
Crown the Empire
Northlane
Upon a Burning Body
Hands Like Houses
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
In Hearts Wake
The Pink Slips
Dolomite Minor
Insomnium
Purson
Dub War
The Struts
Roam
Creeper
Crobot
Emp!re
New Years Day
Love Zombies
Iconic Eye
Von Hertzen Brothers
Crobot
Mötley Crüe
Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators
Billy Idol
Blackberry Smoke
Tremonti
Cavalera Conspiracy
36 Crazyfists
Pop Evil
Lamb of God
In Flames
L7
Eagles of Death Metal
Godsmack
We Are Harlot
Backyard Babies
Von Hertzen Brothers
H.E.A.T
The Dead Daisies
Three Days Grace
The Darkness
Evil Scarecrow
September Mourning
Like a Storm
FIDLAR
Butcher Babies
Aaron Keylock
Man with a Mission
The Qemists
René LaVice
Trash Boat
LTNT
Hyena
Colour of Noise
Beasts
Sirens in the Delta
Broken Chords
Fearless Vampire Killers
La decimocuarta edición del Download Festival tuvo lugar en el Donington Park entre el 10 y el 12 de junio.
Rammstein
Korn
Killswitch Engage
Babymetal
Alien Ant Farm
Royal Republic
Deftones
Megadeth
Rival Sons
Sixx:A.m.
Atreyu
Avatar
Nightwish
Disturbed
Shinedown
Halestorm
The Temperance Movement
Amon Amarth
Monster Truck
Twin Atlantic
Glassjaw
The Amity Affliction
Skillet
Graveyard
As Lions
Raveneye
Skindred
Architects
Juliette and the Licks
Bury Tomorrow
Tesseract
Scorpion Child
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
Inglorious
Santa Cruz
Billy Talent
Don Broco
Breaking Benjamin
One Ok Rock
Periphery
Delain
Grand Magus
Whiskey Mayers
Buck & Evans
Gutterdammerung
The Wildhearts
Kadavar
Fort Hope
Heck
Zoax
Puppy
Hill Valley High
Neck Deep
Anti-Flag
Escape The Fate
Lawnmower Death
Danko Jones
Turbowolf
Black Peaks
Shvpes
Moses
Ghost
Gojira
Electric Wizard
Tremonti
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Attila
The Dirty Youth
The Raven Age
Wild Lies
Raging Speedhorn
Inme
Savage Messiah
Skinny Lister
From Ashes to New
Counting Days
Havok
Strange Bones
The Amorettes
In Search of Sun
Weirds
Municipal Waste
The Shrine
Cane Hill
Slaves (US)
Dead!
Milk Teeth
Wage War
Palisades
Reigning Days
Wearing Scars
Scattering Ashes
Ho9909
Good Tiger
Ashestoangels
Black Foxxes
Kenneths
Muncie Girls
The King is Blind
Witchsorrow
Vukovi
The Franklys
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