“We’re psyched to announce that we’ll be celebrating Download Festival’s 20th Anniversary with not one, but two nights on June 8 and 10, 2023,” Metallica said on social media. Other featured acts include Ghost, Disturbed, Alexisonfire, The Distillers, Evanescence, Parkway Drive, and many more.Īs a special surprise for fans, Metallica will perform on two nights – Thursday, June 8 and Saturday, June 10 – to commemorate the festival’s 20th installment. Metallica, Slipknot, and Bring Me The Horizon will headline the occasion. Next year, the iconic Download Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Slipknot will play their fifth headline slot, turntablist Sid Wilson said: “Download Festival! So many great memories, one of the most amazing crowds to play in front of, always an honour to share the bill with so many amazing bands, and of course, I’ll never miss the opportunity to play my homeland.The iconic heavy music outing celebrates its 20th anniversary next year © Download Festival We can’t wait to bring a whole new sound and show for the Download audience.” It was our first amazing festival experience to play as a band, and now the fact that we are headlining such a prestigious event blows my mind. Bring it on!!”īring Me The Horizon will be taking their first headline slot, Oli Sykes said: “Download Festival was one of the first festivals I ever attended as a punter. On top of that, to be able to share our double show format with two completely unique sets with no repeat songs for the first time ever in the UK is way fuckin’ cool. The band said in a statement (via NME): “We are next-level honoured to once again come back and partake in the Download shenanigans on the hallowed grounds of Castle Donington, which has an unparalleled place in rock history.
Metallica return to the festival’s home Donington Park, Leicestershire after more than a decade away. Next year, Metallica will perform two unique headline sets (no song repeats) on Thursday (8 June) and Saturday (10 June), while Bring Me The Horizon will perform on Friday (9 June) and Slipknot will take to the stage on Sunday (11 June).
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