All hands to the pump! Download have just announced their 2024 day tickets as well as the final remaining weekend tickets.

Day tickets for this year’s Download Festival have just literally gone on sale.

Along with the remaining weekend passes, the Donnington Park festival has now launched what is ostensibly a limited run of day tickets ahead of June.

So whether it’s Fall Out Boy that whets your whistle on Saturday’s, or if it’s Friday’s showing of the stellar Queens Of The Stone age that gets your focus, or if you’re after catching Avenged Sevenfold on Sunday you can, quite literally, take your pick—for now.

Naturally, there is plenty to pick from beyond the headliners. QOTSA day will feature the likes of Royal Blood, Polyphia, Bad Omens, Mr. Bungle and even a surprise Avalance Stage headline set from Busted. On Saturday, meanwhile, Fall Out Boy will be joined on the Apex Stage by The Offspring, Enter Shikari, BABYMETAL and more, while elsewhere that day will include While She Sleeps, Tom Morello, Billy Talent and Holding Absence. Then, there’s one massive party before A7X on the Sunday – with Bowling For Soup, Sum 41 and Limp Bizkit all getting things nice and warmed up for the Huntington Beach metallers. On the other stages you can catch fellow heavyweights like Machine Head, Corey Taylor and The Used.

Download Festival is a rock festival created by Terrance Gough, held annually at the Donington Park motorsport circuit in Leicestershire, England (since 2003); in Paris, France (since 2016); at Parramatta Park, Sydney (since 2019); Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne (since 2018) and at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (since 2022).

Download at Donington is the most popular and has hosted some of the biggest names, including Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn, Soundgarden, Motörhead, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Def Leppard, Kiss, Judas Priest, Rammstein, Status Quo, Mötley Crüe, Journey, ZZ Top, Whitesnake, Faith No More and Guns N’ Roses.

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The Leicestershire festival, taking place from 14 June to 16 June 2024, will also welcome alternative rock duo Royal Blood, California punk rock band The Offspring and heavy metal group Machine Head. Pantera, a heavy metal band hailing from Texas, will make their first UK appearance in 20 years at next year’s Download, while Canadian pop-punk idols Sum 41 will bid farewell to the UK festival scene as they make their last ever UK festival appearance. The band will continue to tour however, and have a new album, Heaven :x: Hell, coming out next year.

The hard rock, heavy metal and punk festival, one of the UK’s biggest and most popular summer events, is set to be partnered for a second year with canned water company Liquid Death. CEO of Liquid Death Mike Cessario spoke on the partnership, stating, “The deep connection between Download fans and artists is unique, and we’re pumped to officially be a part of the Download community. We’re looking forward to murdering thirst for festivalgoers and artists in 2024 and beyond.”

Watch the music video for “No One Knows” by Download 2024 headliners Queens Of The Stone Age below:

Other bands and artists to feature include: Alien Weaponry, Alpha Wolf, All Them Witches, Alt Blk Era, Atreyu, Babymetal, Bad Omens, Billy Talent, Biohazard, Bleed From Within, Bowling For Soup, Brand Of Sacrifice, Calva Louise, Celestial Sanctuary, Charlotte Sands, Corey Taylor, Counterparts, Crystal Lake, Deathbyromy, Defects, Delilah Bon, Dream State, Dying Fetus, Dying Wish, Elvana, Erra, Fear Factory, Fit For A King, Frozemode, Gel, Halocene, Hanabie, Harper, Heilung, Heriot, Holding Absence, Hoobastank, Hotwax, Imminence, Karnivool, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines, Knife Bride, Lord Of The Lost, Make Them Suffer, Missio, Noahfinnce, Oxymorrons, Pest Control, Polyphia, Pinkshift, Røry, Royal & The Serpent, Scene Queen, Scowl, Shadow Of Intent, Silverstein, Slaughter To Prevail, Speed, Storm, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Blue Stones, The Callous Daoboys, The Offspring, The Used, Those Damn Crows, Thy Art Is Murder, Tigercub, Underside, Until I Wake, Urne, Vukovi, Wargasm, While She Sleeps, Zulu, 311.

More bands and artists are expected to be announced.

Presale tickets for next year’s Download 2024 are available here from tonight, Wednesday 8 November at 9pm.

Manson was performing ahead of Avenge Sevenfold, who were the headliner for the night, when the crowd allegedly got impatient. According to a reddit user who was present, the audience spent the first 30 minutes of Manson’s set booing and encouraging him to exit the stage, resulting in the artist pulling a group of fans up on stage.

Many of those chosen were fans of Manson himself, but one was wearing an Avenge Sevenfold shirt, which Manson insisted he remove when the fan went in for a hug. Instead, he insisted the fan cover himself with a Peruvian flag that was also brought onstage, which he eventually did. When he finally agreed the crowd cheered along and encouraged him, despite jeering Manson out of admiration for Avenge Sevenfold just minutes earlier .

The event came just a few days after Marilyn released his his first single since “Heaven Upside Down”, his tenth studio album which was released in October of 2017. His newest single is an industrial take on “Cry Little Sister”, the song popularised due to its use in the vampire flick Lost Boys.

Per Loudersound, the alleged assault took place between 12.45am and 3.30am in a grassed area at the top of Car Park C, which is the car park on the steep slope at the site.

The as-yet-unnamed man has since been released under investigation, while the police continue their work around the case, with feststival-goers reporting that several tents were cordoned off at the site during Monday morning, with forensic officers also sighted at the Donnington festival.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “The victim is being supported by specialist officers while inquiries into the incident are carried out.”, whilst also urging anyone with any knowledge or information of the incident to come forward.

Those in charge of the festival- which was headlined by Avenged Sevenfold, Ozzy Osbourne, and a reformed Guns N’ Roses- have also confirmed that they are working with the police to get to the bottom of the incident.

This grim news comes in tandem with a poll by the Press Association, that some 22% of all British festival attendees have received some form of unwanted sexual behaviour, with around 30% of women facing this, and shockingly 43% of women under 40.

Specifically, the most common forms of unwanted sexual behaviour experienced by respondents came in the form of forceful dancing and sexual verbal harassment. Another eleven percent of women had experienced sexual assault while they were conscious, in contrast to three per cent of men. Four percent of women also said they faced a sexual  assault while unconscious or asleep, compared to two per cent of men.

Undoubtedly indicative of a huge, widespread problem with all British festivals, Tracey Wise, founder of campaign group Safe Gigs For Women, said: “We have struggled to find anyone with any definite statistics on this before now.

“It gives us something to show to festival organisers so we can say ‘you need to take this on board.”

The release of The Stage is the band’s first release on Capitol, as well as their first time working with the likes of Joe Barresi, who has previously worked with heavyweights like Queens of the Stone Age, and Tool.

Lyrically and thematically, The Stage shows a growth in both scope and ambition, with the eleven track album linked by themes of artificial intelligence, and the acceleration of technology’s expansion, for better and for worse.

The band have cited the works of Elon Musk and Carl Sagan as key influences on the album. The album’s closing track is 15 minutes long, and features a spoken word section from famed astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson, who wrote his segment specifically for the album.

The last time Avenged Sevenfold visited the UK was in 2013, in support of their last album, Hail to the King, which culminated in the band’s first ever headline set at Download Festival in 2014. Next year’s tour begins on January 7, at Dublin’s 3 Arena, and concludes with two massive night’s at London’s O2 Arena. On the tour, the band will be supported by Swedish metal veterans In Flames, and Simon and Garfunkel tribute act Disturbed. The full list of dates can be found below, and tickets can be bought here.

January 2017
7/1- 3 Arena- Dublin
10/1- The SSE Hydro- Glasgow
12/1-Metro Radio Arena- Newcastle
13/1- Genting Arena- Birmingham
15/1- Sheffield Arena
16/1- Manchester Arena
18/1- Motorpoint Arena- Nottingham
19/1-  Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
21/1- O2 Arena – London
22/1- 02 Arena- London

The band’s first UK tour for three years will be held at Dublin’s 3Arena before stopping at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena, Sheffield Arena, Manchester Arena, Birmingham’s Genting Arena, Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena and Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena, finishing at O2 Arena in London. The band will have Disturbed as Special Guests on the tour, with In Flames opening.

The band’s current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Synyster Gates, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman. In December 2013 the band celebrated their No. 1 album Hail To The King with a sold out arena tour taking place in Manchester, Birmingham and London’s Wembley Arena.

Avenged Sevenfold has released six studio albums, one live album and eighteen singles and have sold over 8 million albums worldwide.

The Californian band have released a series of Top 10 singles, including Bat Country, Almost Easy, Scream, Nightmare, Welcome To The Family, So Far Away, and Hail To The King and their latest, Shepherd of Fire. They have become known for their spectacular live shows, selling out arenas worldwide and headlining some of the biggest and most successful music festivals.

Tickets are priced at around £45/£37.50 regionally and £45/£37.50/£30 for London and are available from livenation.co.uk and ticketmaster.co.uk.

The band’s 2017 tour dates are below:

7/01 Dublin, 3Arena
10/01 Glasgow The SSE Hydro
12/01 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
13.01 Birmingham Genting Arena
15/01 Sheffield Arena
16/01 Manchester Arena
18/01 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
19/01 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
21/01 London O2 Arena
22/01 London O2 Arena

10/1 – Glasgow – The SSE Hydro
12/1 – Newcastle – Metro Radio Arena
13/1 – Birmingham – Genting Arena
15/1 – Sheffield – Sheffield Arena
16/1 – Manchester – Manchester Arena
18/1 – Nottingham – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
19/1 – Cardiff – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
21/1 – London – O2 Arena

Avenged Sevenfold are presently in the middle of their tour of USA festivals. Formed in 1999, the heavy metal band from Huntingdon Beach, California are in the process of producing their seventh studio album, their first since Hail to the King back in 2013.

Since 2006, Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X as they are also known) have been nominated for, and have received many awards including winning Best International Band in the 2014 Golden God Awards.

Influenced by the likes of Guns N Roses, Megadeth, Metallica, Black Sabbath, and The Rolling Stones – to name just a few – some critics have said they are not metal enough. In response, vocalist M Shadows said:

“we play music for the sake of music, not so that we can be labeled a metal band. That’s like telling us we aren’t punk enough. Who cares?”

UK fans will get to decide for themselves in January as A7X embark on their arena tour, showing off their unique wave of heavy metal. Watch ‘Hail to the King’ below.

Earlier this year Avenged Sevenfold achieved their first UK number on album with Hail To The King, which was also the first record made without the use of drumming from their late drummer, Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, who passed away in December of 2009. Their headline slot will also be their first at the Donington festival with new full time drummer Arin Ilejay, who was confirmed as their new member in May this year. It will be their first appearance at the festival since their 2011 appearance, where they played second headline to recently reformed alt metallers System of a Down.

Linkin Park are set to play the festival for the first time since they headlined main stage in 2011, joining a select group of artists to have headlined the festival four times, having previously had headline slots in addition to the 2011 set in 2004 and 2007. They have recently released a remix album Recharged with plans to release a new album during 2014. As a special treat for fans they will be playing their much loved debut album Hybrid Theory in full, something which is sure to please those who have stuck by them during their careers.

Closing the festival on the Sunday will be The Bad Boys from Boston themselves, legendary hard rockers Aerosmith. Despite the fact that they are all into their 60s now, Steven Tyler and co are showing no sign of slowing down having released their fifteenth studio album Music From Another Dimension! in November of last year. It marks the return to Download for the group as well, having previously closed the festival in 2010.

Acting as direct support to Avenged Sevenfold on the Friday will be shock rocker Rob Zombie, set to return to the festival having headlined the second stage in 2011, while pop rockers Fallout Boy will be the second headliner on the Saturday behind Linkin Park. Supporting Aerosmith on the Sunday will be fellow hard rockers Alter Bridge, who continue to go from strength to strength and will surely headline in years to come. With many more names to be announced in the coming months, it’s not a bad start to the biggest rock festival in the UK. Weekend tickets are still available starting from £185 for a weekend ticket, and more information can be found at the official Download festival here. http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/