Download Festival just revealed their full 2025 lineup, and one of their three headliners is a newer band that formed in the last decade.
The festival will take place over three days from June 13 to 15 at England’s Donington Park. Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn have been announced as the headliners, and it’s the first time headlining Download for all three bands.
The event will also feature performances from Jinjer, Bullet for My Valentine, Jimmy Eat World, Spiritbox, Sex Pistols with Frank Carter, Jerry Cantrell and many more. More acts will be announced at a later time, but you can see the confirmed artists listed toward the bottom of the page.
Sleep Token have become one of the premiere forces in heavy music over the last several years, and fans are ecstatic that they’re headlining the festival alongside Korn and Green Day.
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“Headlining next to Korn and Green Day? Y’all really made it, this is amazing,” one fan wrote on their Instagram post of the festival announcement.
It’s not the first time Download Festival has had a younger band headline with legacy groups — Bring Me the Horizon were one of the main acts in 2022 along with Metallica and Slipknot.
Various presales will happen over the next few days until the general sale for passes begins Thursday (Nov. 14). Get more ticket information on Download’s official website.
Download Festival 2025 Lineup (So Far)
Green DaySleep TokenKornWeezerBullet for My ValentineJimmy Eat WorldDon BrocoSpiritboxSex Pistols with Frank CarterWithin TemptationThe DarknessSteel PantherMcFlyApocalypticaCradle of FilthLorna ShoreSikthAirbourneAlien Ant FarmBleed From WithinBoston ManorCKYDayseekerEagles of Death MetalThe Ghost InsideJerry CantrellJinjerMallory KnoxMe First and the Gimme GimmesMeshuggahNorthlanePolarisPoppyStarsetTurbonegroWhitechapelAlcestAmira ElfekyAnaal NaehrakhArchersArrows in ActionArtioBad NervesBattlesnakeBexCurrentsDead Poet SocietyDead PonyEivørFaetoothFilterFit for an AutopsyThe Funeral PortraitGore.Graphic NatureHarpyThe HauntHoly WarsHouse of ProtectionKaren DióKim DraculaKittieLastelleLoatheLoloThe MeffsMelted BodiesNothing MoreNovelistsOrbit CultureRiding the LowThe ScratchSeven Hours After VioletSiMSophie LloydThe Southern River BandSpiritual CrampSplit ChainStatic DressSurvive Said the ProphetSvalbardSylosisTeen MortgageTrophy EyesUndersideUnprocessedVenus GrrrlsVolaVowerVowwsWindhand
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