Download Festival 2022 preview

Download is the UK’s leading rock and metal music festival and takes place at its Donington Park home in Derby each year. Download Festival 2021 has been rescheduled to take place from 10 – 12 June 2022

From hard hitting rock music line-ups to heavy metal clangers, Download has much more than just music to keep the crowd entertained. Switch from thrashing to laughing at the Side Splitter Stage hosting a rich line-up of comedy, or explore the Circus of Horrors including everything from sword swallowers, acrobatics and circus acts.

Download festival was first founded in 2003 and it has hosted such acclaimed music legends and bands such as Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, Audio Slave, Linkin Park, Metallica, Feeder, Black Sabbath. System of a Down, AC DC, Rage Against The Machine, KISS, Slipknot and The Prodigy. Avenged Sevenfold, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses have also performed at the Donington event’s history. It has since grown to establish itself the UK’s top and internationally acclaimed rock and heavy metal music festivals.

Tickets can still be purchased via the Download website