Download Festival 2023 sells out and line up change

It’s official, Download 2023 is now completely sold out!

Unsurprisingly Download Festival 2023 has now officially sold out!
The 20th anniversary celebration will see four days of music in the arena, including two Metallica headline sets!
There has been one change to the line up, with The Distillers unable to play and have now been replaced by Bad Religion.

Here are the day and stage splits:

THURSDAY
APEX STAGE:
METALLICA, ALTER BRIDGE, HALESTORM, JINJER, MAMMOTH WVH

OPUS STAGE:
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PUSCIFER, HUNDRED REASONS, THE BRONX, CANCER BATS, CHERRY BOMBS

THE AVALANCHE STAGE HOSTED BY KERRANG! RADIO:
STATE CHAMPS, MOM JEANS, PUNK ROCK FACTORY, FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, TIGRESS

DOGTOOTH STAGE:
PERTURBATOR, HAKEN, A.A. WILLIAMS, CASKETS, MIMI BARKS, SNAYX

FRIDAY
APEX STAGE:
BRING ME THE HORIZON, ARCHITECTS, PENDULUM, NECK DEEP, HOT MILK, NOVA TWINS, STAND ATLANTIC

OPUS STAGE:
EVANESCENCE, WITHIN TEMPTATION, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, EPICA, ELVANA, SMASH INTO PIECES, THE WARNING

THE AVALANCHE STAGE HOSTED BY KERRANG! RADIO:
VV, PUP, THE BLACKOUT, CRAWLERS, DEMOB HAPPY, AS DECEMBER FALLS, REDHOOK, FIXATION

DOGTOOTH STAGE:
CARPENTER BRUT, GWAR, EMPIRE STATE BASTARD, BRUTUS, INGESTED, UNDEATH, PUPIL SLICER, WITCH FEVER, TAIPEI HOUSTON

SATURDAY
APEX STAGE:
METALLICA, DISTURBED, ALEXISONFIRE, CLUTCH, ICE NINE KILLS, FEVER 333, POLARIS,

OPUS STAGE:
PLACEBO, SIMPLE PLAN, THREE DAYS GRACE, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, CARCASS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, STRAY FROM THE PATH, STATIC DRESS

THE AVALANCHE STAGE HOSTED BY KERRANG! RADIO:
COHEED AND CAMBRIA, DEAF HAVANA, BOB VYLAN, nothing,nowhere., KID KAPICHI, CASEY, BLACKGOLD, RITUALS

DOGTOOTH STAGE:
MONUMENTS, GREG PUCIATO, SPIRIT ADRIFT, ENOLA GAY, BAMBIE THUG, BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT, LAKE MALICE, KID BOOKIE, ANTISAINT

SUNDAY
APEX STAGE:
SLIPKNOT, PARKWAY DRIVE, I PREVAIL, BEHEMOTH, THE HU, LORNA SHORE, BLOODYWOOD

OPUS STAGE:
GHOST, BAD RELIGION, PALAYE ROYALE, DINOSAUR PILE-UP, AVATAR, THE AMITY AFFLICTION, SiM, BLIND CHANNEL

THE AVALANCHE STAGE HOSTED BY KERRANG! RADIO:
ELECTRIC CALLBOY, SET IT OFF, MOD SUN, CLEOPATRICK, JAZMIN BEAN, JOEY VALENCE & BRAE, TAYLOR ACORN, CRASHFACE

DOGTOOTH STAGE:
HATEBREED, TOUCHE AMORE, TERROR, SOEN, GREEN LUNG, SOUL GLO, THE MEFFS, HAWXX, GRAPHIC NATURE, BEAUTY SCHOOL

Download Festival takes place June 8-12 at Donington Racecourse.

Elizabeth Birt

May 11, 2023

Band management assistant. Goth princess and lover of all things music and sport.

@lbirt1993

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