Download Festival reveal full 2025 day and stage splits

Fresh from announcing a bunch more bands – and then causing a stir with one particular name among them, ahem, PRESIDENT – Download are rounding off the week by revealing the festival’s 2025 day splits.

Fans can start planning their June weekend at Donington Park already by working out which stages they’ll be switching between. On Friday’s main Apex Stage, headliners Green Day have a pretty spot-on run of warm-up bands including Rise Against, Jimmy Eat World and Weezer. The following night, the likes of Palaye Royale, Don Broco and Shinedown will be getting things ready for Sleep Token, and then on the final day Korn will be following sets by Jinjer, Meshuggah, Spiritbox, Bullet For My Valentine and more.

Elsewhere, Within Temptation, Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter and Steel Panther are all headlining the Opus Stage, while McFly, Dayseeker and Kids In Glass Houses top the bill on the Avalanche Stage, and Apocalyptica, Cradle Of Filth and SikTh are headliners of the Dogtooth.

Download takes place from June 13 – 15, 2025. Check out the full day splits below:

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