Download Festival 2023 stage times

9 June 2023, 12:25

Download Festival takes place this weekend. Find out who's joining Metallica, BMTH and Slipknot on the line-up and get the stage times here.

Download Festival is almost ready to open their doors for 2023.

The UK’s premiere rock and heavy metal festival - which takes place at Leicestershire’s Donington Park from 8th 11th June - returns with three incredible headliners across a four night special edition.

Metallica will play the festival for the first time in over 10 years, with headline slots on the Thursday and Saturday night, Bring Me The Horizon topping the bill on Friday night and Slipknot bringing the festival to a thunderous close on the Sunday night.

Find out everything you need to know about Download so far, including who else is on the line-up, what the stage times are and how to buy tickets.

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When is Download Festival 2023?

Download Festival takes place from 8th - 11th June 2023.

Who’s headlining Download festival in 2023?

Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot will headline Download Festival 2023.

Metallica will play two nights at the festival, but promise to play two epic non-repeat performances.

See full stage times on the Download Festival 2023 app

What are Download Festival's 2023 stage times?

Thursday 8th June:

Apex Stage:

• Metallica – 8.50pm to 10.50pm
• Alter Bridge – 7.10pm to 8.10pm
• Halestorm – 5.50pm to 6.40pm
• Jinjer – 4.40pm to 5.20pm
• Mammoth WVH – 3.30pm to 4.10pm

Opus Stage:

• Skindred – 7.35pm to 8.50pm
• Puscifer – 6.15pm to 7.05pm
• Hundred Reasons – 5pm to 5.45pm
• The Bronx – 3.50pm to 4.30pm
• Cancer Bats – 2.45pm to 3.25pm
• Cherry Bombs – 1.50pm to 2.20pm

The Avalanche Stage:

• State Champs – 7.30pm to 8.30pm
• Mom Jeans - 6.25pm to 7.05pm
• Punk Rock Factory – 5.20pm to 6pm
• Fearless Vampire Killers – 4.25pm to 4.55pm
• Tigress – 3.30pm to 4pm

The Dogtooth Stage:

• Perturbator – 7.40pm to 8.25pm
• Haken – 6.25pm to 6.55pm
• A.A. Williams – 5.30pm to 6pm
• Caskets – 4.40pm to 5.05pm
• Mimi Barks – 3.50pm to 4.15pm
• Snayx – 3pm to 3.25pm

Friday 9th June:

Apex Stage:

• Bring Me The Horizon – 9.20pm to 10.50pm
• Architects – 7pm to 8.10pm
• Pendulum – 5.30pm to 6.30pm
• Neck Deep – 4.10pm to 5pmHot Milk – 3.05pm to 3.40pm
• Nova Twins – 2pm to 2.35pm
• Stand Atlantic – 1pm to 1.30pm

Opus Stage:

• Evanescence – 8.05pm to 9.15pm
• Within Temptation – 6.15pm to 7.25pm
• Asking Alexandria – 5pm to 5.45pm
• Epica – 3.50pm to 4.30pmElvana – 2.45pm to 3.25pm
• Smash Into Pieces – 1.50pm to 2.20pm
• The Warning – 1pm to 1.25pm

The Avalanche Stage:

• VV – 7.50pm to 8.50pm
• Pup – 6.40pm to 7.20pm
• The Blackout – 5.30pm to 6.10pm
• Crawlers – 4.35pm to 5.05pm
• Demob Happy – 3.40pm to 4.10pm
• As December Falls – 2.50pm to 3.15pm
• Redhook – 2pm to 2.25pm
• Fixation – 1.10pm to 1.35pm

The Dogtooth Stage:

• Carpenter Brut – 8.40pm to 9.25pm
• GWAR – 7.15pm to 7.55pm
• Empire State Bastard – 6.10pm to 6.50pm
• Brutus – 5.15pm to 5.40pmIngested – 4.20pm to 4.45pm
• Undeath – 3.30pm to 3.55pmPupil Slicer – 2.40pm to 3.05pm
• Witch Fever – 1.50pm to 2.15pmTaipei Houston – 1pm to 1.25pm

Saturday 10th June:

Apex Stage:

• Metallica – 8.25pm to 10.55pm
• Disturbed – 6.20pm to 7.30pm
• Alexisonfire – 4.50pm to 5.50pm
• Clutch – 3.30pm to 4.20pm
• Ice Nine Kills – 2.15pm to 3pm
• Fever 333 – 1.05pm to 1.45pm
• Polaris – 12pm to 12.35pm

Opus Stage:

• Placebo – 7.30pm to 8.45pm
• Simple Plan – 6.05pm to 6.55pm
• Three Days Grace – 5pm to 5.40pm
• Motionless In White – 3.55pm to 4.35pm
• Carcass – 2.50pm to 3.30pm
• Municipal Waste – 1.45pm to 2.25pm
• Stray From The Path – 12.50pm to 1.20pm
• Static Dress – 12pm to 12.25pm

The Avalanche Stage:

• Coheed and Cambria – 7.40pm to 8.40pm
• Deaf Havana – 6.30pm to 7.10pm
• Bob Vylan – 5.20pm to 6pm
• Kid Kapichi – 4.25pm to 4.55pm
• Casey – 3.30pm to 4.55pm
• Blackgold – 2.35pm to 3.05pm
• Lake Malice – 1.40pm to 2.10pm
• Rituals – 12.45pm to 1.15pm

The Dogtooth Stage:

• Creeper - 8.05pm to 8.45pm
• Monuments – 7.10pm to 7.40pm
• Greg Puciato – 6.20pm to 6.45pm
• Spirit Adrift – 5.30pm to 5.55pm
• Enola Gay – 4.40pm to 5.05pm
• Bambie Thug – 3.50pm to 4.15pm
• Beauty School Dropout – 3pm to 3.25pm
• Kid Bookie – 2.10pm to 2.35pm
• Unto Others - 1.20pm to 1.45pm
• Antisaint – 12.30pm to 12.50pm

Sunday 11th June:

Apex Stage:

• Slipknot – 9.15pm to 10.50pm
• Parkway Drive – 6.40pm to 7.50pm
• I Prevail – 5pm to 6pm
• Behemoth – 3.40pm to 4.30pm
• The HU – 2.25pm to 3.10pm
• Lorna Shore – 1.10pm to 1.55pm
• Bloodywood – 12pm to 12.40pm

Opus Stage:

• Ghost – 8pm to 9.10pm
• Bad Religion – 6.35pm to 7.20pm
• Palaye Royale – 5.30pm to 6.10pm
• Dinosaur Pile-Up – 4.30pm to 5.05pm
• Avatar – 3.35pm to 4.05pm
• The Amity Affliction – 2.40pm to 3.10pm
• Sim – 1.45pm to 2.15pm
• Blind Channel – 12.55pm to 1.20pm

The Avalanche Stage:

• Electric Callboy – 7.35pm to 9.05pm
• Set It Off – 6.10pm to 6.50pm
• Mod Sun – 5pm to 5.40pm
• Cleopatrick – 4pm to 4.30pm
• Jazmin Bean – 3pm to 3.30pm
• Joey Valence & Brae – 2pm to 2.30pm
• Taylor Acorn – 1pm to 1.30pm
• Crashface – 12pm to 12.30pm

The Dogtooth Stage:

• Hatebreed – 8.20pm to 9.05pm
• Touche Amore – 7.25pm to 7.55pm
• Terror – 6.35pm to 7pm
• Soen – 5.45pm to 6.10pm
• Green Lung – 4.50pm to 5.20pm
• Soul Glo – 4pm to 4.25pm
• The Meffs – 3.10pm to 5.35pm
• Hawxx – 2.20pm to 2.45pm
• Graphic Nature – 1.30pm to 1.55pm
• Beauty School – 12.40pm to 1.05pm

See full stage times on the Download Festival 2023 app

When are Download 2023 tickets on sale?

Download tickets go on general sale on Thursday 10th November from 10am at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

Pre-sales are open now.

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Download Festival’s Andy Copping says: “This year marks a huge milestone for Download, celebrating the incredible 20 years of the festival is no small feat. We really wanted to up the ante for this special anniversary, adding an extra day for the fans to experience the unforgettable lineup, that once again brings together unparalleled talent from the rock music world back to Donington Park!”

Last year's Download festival was headlined by Kiss, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro and featured performances from the likes of A Day To Remember, Skidred, The Distillers and more.