Name: Download Festival 2024
Start: 2024-06-12
End: 2024-06-16
Location: Donington Park

Download Festival 2024

Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th June 2024
Donington Park, Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2RP, England MAP
Currently £322 for adults (weekend with 5 night general camping)

Daily capacity: 111,000

Last updated: Mon 3rd Jun 2024

The 21st edition of Download Festival will return to Donington Park, the spiritual home of UK rock, from Wednesday 14th to Sunday 16th June 2024, with entry available from the Wednesday.

Line-up

DLXXI will see Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold headline the festival with the likes of Limp Bizkit, Royal Blood, The Offspring, Sum 41, Corey Taylor, Black Stone Cherry, Pantera, BABYMETAL, Busted, Enter Shikari, Wheatus, Dying Fetus, The Black Dahlia Murder, Those Damn Crows, Holding Absence and many more joining them on the bill.

Among them are Japanese metal acts Crystal Lake, Kerry King, Creeper, Bayside, Bambie Thug, Lowlives, Florence Black, Mallavora, Hanabie, Fear Factory, While She Sleeps, Billy Talent, Bowling For Soup, The Used, Hoobastank (playing 'The Reason' in full), Atreyu, Counterparts, Silverstein, Charlotte Sands, Thy Art Is Murder, Fit For A King, Tom Morello, Enter Shikari, Black Stone Cherry, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Struts, Of Mice & Men, Busted, Wheatus, Electric Callboy, Mr Bungle, The Hunna, Escape The Fate, AViVA, HEALTH, Cemetery Sun, Asinhell, Ne Obliviscaris, Zebrahead, Guilt Trip, Ithaca, Code Orange and Royal Republic and many more

Below are the day & stage splits offering you an early chance to plan your Download visit

Download has also confirmed its line-up for the District X area. Open to weekend ticket-holders from Wednesday 12 June, District X will feature secret acoustic band sets (to be announced on the day), live podcasts, DJ sets and entertainment from the likes of Bowling For Soup, Charlie Simpson (Busted), Those Damn Crows, Sullivan King, Emo Drag Karaoke, End Of The World Party and dozens more across the weekend.

Tickets

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General Tickets are on sale at £322 for a 5 nights standard camping ticket (adult) and £300 for a three night addult standard camping ticket.

Weekend arena only tickets are priced at £267 (adult)

A car park pass is £35

Community is at the heart of Download Festival, so loyal fans can currently benefit from reward pricing and book tickets before the line-up is announced at a discounted rate. With multiple payment plans and options, fans also can spread ticket costs over the year interest-free. Ticket sales are 10,000 ahead of this time last year, so the event is sure to sell out and fans should not miss this offer to secure tickets now.

Teenagers aged 13 - 15 must purchase an adult ticket and be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian aged 18 years or over.

Late night entertainment

The bars stay open after the entertainment has finished, and running until 2am (Friday to Sunday) they'll be an after-hours Campsite Entertainment Zone, which has a café, beer stall, funfair rides, various shops, and a cinema.

VIP (RIP) accommodation

At RIP (Rest In Peace!) you can either pitch your tent (and park your car), or order glamping accommodation (yurts, bell tents etc) and get access to 'superior' amenities, and 24 hour assistance from an event management station. The RIP campsite at Park Farm also boasts a convenience shop (Little Shop of Horrors), refreshments area (Hell's Kitchen), Eco Day Spa, Dressing room and Lockers.

Flag ban

Download has banned flags on sticks in the main arena.

Food and drink

You can bring your own alcohol with you if you are camping, though it will not be permitted in the music arena. Remember, no glass bottles are allowed anywhere on site, but cans of drink are fine in the campsite only. You will only be permitted to take in soft drinks in to the arena and these must be in plastic bottles no bigger than 500ml. Food can be taken in to the arena, though not in a glass container.

Expect the campsite to open at noon on Wednesday 12th June and to close at noon on Monday 17th June.

Markets include a variety of food from around the world, as well as clothes, jewellery, massages, piercing & tattoos, organic foods, souvenirs, merchandise, chairs, and other stuff.