OVER 100,000 FANS CELEBRATE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY & ITS BIGGEST YEAR EVER + 2024 DATES ANNOUNCED
Donington Park, over 100,000 fans celebrate Download Festival’s four-day 20th Anniversary celebration for its biggest year ever. This weekend’s Download Festival 20th anniversary welcomed a record breaking 100,000 attendees to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park becoming its most successful year ever. The fastest selling Download in its 20-year history, 2023’s edition showcased world-class rock and metal across four days and six stages from all over the world. The atmosphere was electric as fans once again lived up to their reputation of what is widely regarded as the UK’s friendliest audience, celebrating inclusivity, self-expression, and a lot of headbanging. With artists from Metallica to Alter Bridge to Halestorm, plus live podcasts, exclusive DJ sets, comeback sets and a whole village dedicated to the fan experience (District X), this was not a weekend to miss. The first ever Thursday headline slot saw Metallica dominate the Apex Stage with their legendary showmanship...