GREEN DAY, KORN And SLEEP TOKEN To Headline 2025 Edition Of UK's DOWNLOAD Festival

United Kingdom's Downloadthe greatest rock and metal festival of all time, returns for its 22nd edition, reborn and recharged in 2025 as DLXXII. Announced today are three first-time headliners — GREEN DAY, SLEEP TOKEN swear CORN — alongside over 90 more colossal names spanning the full spectrum of rock, metal, punk, emo, hardcore, alternative and classic rock. Next year's festival will take place on June 13-15, 2025 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. General tickets are on sale at 9 pm on Thursday, November 14 at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

For the first time in Download history, next year's edition will showcase a trio of headliners who are entirely new topping the main stage. This exciting milestone underscores Download's unwavering commitment to delivering a fresh, groundbreaking lineup year after year, giving fans even more reasons to be part of this unmissable experience.

Also announced today are UK and international heavyweights WEEZER, SEX PISTOLS featuring Frank Carter, JIMMY EAT WORLD, WITHIN TEMPTATION, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, THE DARKNESS, POPPY, LOATHE, SPIRITBOX, MESHUGGAH, STEEL PANTHER, LORNA SHORE, AIRBOURNE, JERRY CANTRELL, CRADLE OF FILTH, ALIEN ANT FARM, CKY, MCFLY, DON BROCO, MALLORY KNOX, THE GHOST INSIDE, TURBONEGRO, SYLLOSIS, WHITECHAPEL, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, LORNA SHORE, KITTIE, GINGER and so many more.

Punk rock royalty GREEN DAY are set to make their long-awaited debut at Downloadheadlining for the first time in their 37-year career. Known for their high-energy performances and a career that's shaped the landscape of rock, GREEN DAY has built a legacy of unforgettable live shows that will electrify the crowd on Friday night. The band is fresh off celebrating two major milestones — the 30th anniversary of their trailblazing album “Dookie” and the 20th anniversary of the culture-shaping “American Idiot” — GREEN DAY continues to prove why they're one of the most iconic and influential bands in the world.

The mysterious SLEEP TOKEN have skyrocketed since their inception in 2016, and the anonymous masked collective have gone from strength to strength, headlining arenas this month and now about to embark on their very first Download headline set. Clocking up millions of monthly listeners, the alternative rock outfit are set to play the performance of their lives at the hallowed grounds of Donington on Saturday.

The festival's grand finale will come at the hands of nu-metal legends CORNwho will also be headlining Download for the very first time. The Californian five-piece formed in 1993 but have never been more relevant, and their recent shows have caused a huge buzz in the rock community. Having inspired the likes of SLIPKNOT, LIMP BIZKIT, MACHINE HEAD swear SEPULTURA during their 31 years of being a band, CORN are well and truly ready to finally headline Download.

Download's Andy Copping says: “Following on from last year's sold-out 21st edition, Download's legacy not only includes the incredible artists who have performed at the hallowed grounds over the years, but also our unrivaled community, safe and warm atmosphere, and fantastic afterhours entertainment at District X, with something for truly everyone.”

The DLXXII lineup was announced at a very special Metal Gala launch event at One Marylebone this evening, where the rock and metal elite gathered under one roof. The one and only Paddy Considine (“House Of The Dragon”, “Peaky Blinders”), who will be playing at this year's Download with his band RIDING THE LOWstars in this year's announcement video, alongside other Humans Of Download. Like he says in the short film titled “Est Momentum”, Download is “a place where legends are born. This is where you belong.”

This is only the beginning DLXXIIwith many more acts and surprises yet to be announced.

Announced today:

GREEN DAY
SLEEP TOKEN
CORN

AIRBOURNE
ALCEST
ALIEN ANT FARM
AMIRA ELFEKY
ANAAL NAEHRAKH
APOCALYPTICA
ARCHERS
BAD NERVES
ARROWS IN ACTION
ARTIO
BATTLESNAKE
BEX
BLEED FROM WITHIN
BOSTON MANOR
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
CKY
CRADLE OF FILTH
CURRENTS
DAYSEEKER
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
DEAD PONY
DON BROCO
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
EIVOR
FAETOOTH
FILTER
FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
FRANK CARTER & THE SEX PISTOLS
UP.
GRAPHIC NATURE
HARPY
HOLY WARS
HOUSE OF PROTECTION
JERRY CANTRELL
JIMMY EAT WORLD
GINGER
KAREN DIO
KIM DRACULA
KITTIE
LASTELLE
LOATHE
LØLØ
LORNA SHORE
MALLORY KNOX
MCFLY
ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES
MELTED BODIES
MESHUGGAH
NORTHLANE
NOVELISTS
NOTHING MORE
ORBIT CULTURE
POLARIS
POPPY
RIDING THE LOW
SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET
SIKTH
SiM
SOPHIE LLOYD
SPLIT CHAIN
SPIRITBOX
SPIRITUAL CRAMP
STARSET
STATIC DRESS
STEEL PANTHER
SURVIVE SAID THE PROPHET
SVALBARD
SYLLOSIS
TEEN MORTGAGE
THE DARKNESS
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT
THE GHOST INSIDE
THE HAUNT
THE MEFFS
THE SCRATCH
THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND
TROPHY EYES
TURBONEGRO
UNDERSIDE
UNPROCESSED
VENUS GRRRLS
VOLA
VOWER
WOWS
WEEZER
WHITECHAPEL
WINDHAND
WITHIN TEMPTATION