The first Download Festival was held at Donington Park, Derbyshire, in 2003 over two days, with headliners of Iron Maiden and Audioslave. In 2004 Download expanded to include a Scottish event at Glasgow Green. This didn't have the same line-up, but did include some of the same acts, including the headliners. There was no Download Scotland after 2005, and the main Donington event was expanded to 3 days.
In late 2008 it was announced that the festival's location would be moved off the racetrack, and the footprint of the festival would be more compact.
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Download Festival 2024
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Download Festival 2024
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Download Festival Headliners Revealed
Queens of Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold to headline 2024 edition
Queens of Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold to headline 2024 edition
last updated: Wed 8th Nov 2023
Download Festival 2023 - The Review
Let's hope Download lives on for at least another twenty years, long live Download!
Let's hope Download lives on for at least another twenty years, long live Download!
last updated: Tue 27th Jun 2023
Download Festival 2023
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last updated: Tue 6th Jun 2023