Green Day, Sleep Token and KoRn are set to headline Download 2025. Take a look at the full line-up below.
The music bash will return to its home of Donington Park, Leicestershire, for its 22nd year and take place from June 13-15. MasterCard pre-sale tickets will go on sale from 9pm tonight (November 12) with Download pre-sale tickets on sale from 9pm tomorrow (November 13). General tickets go on sale at 9pm on Thursday (November 14) and you can get tickets here.
Green Day, Sleep Token and KoRn will all be first-time headliners, and they’ll supported by an impressive line-up featuring some of the biggest names in rock, metal and punk. The likes of Weezer, Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, Jimmy Eat World, Poppy, Loathe, Jerry Cantrell and McFly are all slated to play at the fest as well.
Within Temptation, Eagles Of Death Metal, The Darkness, Spiritbox, Meshuggah, Steel Panther, Cradle Of Filth and Alien Ant Farm are also among the 90 acts on the bill so far. While more acts are still to be announced, you can check out the first line-up poster here.
Download were teasing Green Day as potential headliners back in September, with the festival posting an image of green fireworks alongside the caption, “Summer is officially over. Wake us up when it’s June,” a nod to the trio’s smash hit ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’.
Download boss Andy Copping said: “Following on from last year’s sold out 21st edition, Download’s legacy not only includes the incredible artists who have performed at the hallowed grounds over the years, but also our unrivalled community, safe and warm atmosphere, and fantastic afterhours entertainment at District X, with something for truly everyone.”
The line-up was announced at a Metal Gala launch event at One Marylebone last night, with actor Paddy Considine, himself playing at Download next year with his band Riding The Low, starring in the announcement video.
Last year, Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold headlined the iconic festival, and NME gave it four stars, writing: “At first glance, Download 2024 seemed to be marred by a range of factors that could have signalled its downfall – even festival boss Andy Copping admitted that it was the “hardest year” to secure a line-up and the team approached over “21 bands” to find headliners. Pair that with the threat of boycott in retaliation against the Barclays sponsorship and news that this year could be the wettest in a century, and the hopes of it coming out smoothly began to waver. Yet, against the odds the festival delivers one of its most promising editions in recent memory, and proves that it is one of the main events leading the way when it comes to creating opportunities for the next generation of headliners.”
Meanwhile, NME spoke to Copping in 2022 about Download’s plans to increase its gender diversity. He said at the time, “It’s something we’ve tried to do over the years, and we’ve still got a long way to go but it’s encouraging there’s so many great, female artists out there. Hopefully we can help give them a platform. We’re a long way down the line from where we were, but there’s still room to improve and we want to do that year on year.”
