In a statement, a spokesperson for Download said: 'Downloaders, we couldn’t be more hyped to announce that we will be running a pilot event as part of the second phase of the Government’s Event Research Programme. The bands will play across two stages, down from the usual four. Other big names in the line-up include Welsh pop-punk band Neck Deep, Sheffield metal core band While She Sleeps, heavy metal band Skindred and Cambridge alt-rockers Lonely The Brave. Welsh heavy metal band Bullet For My Valentine rounds off the weekend with their mix of heavy metal riffs and post-hardcore vocals.

Headliners are Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Enter Shikari and Bullet For My Valentine.įrank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are a punk-rock band originating from Hemel Hempstead, while fellow Herts band Enter Shikari are well-known for their combination of metal, alternative rock, and electronic music. Leicester mayor expresses 'anger and horror' at Palestinian 'repression' in letter to Foreign Secretary.Number of people meeting friends indoors doubled in first week of lockdown easing in England.This will be a big change from the 2019 festival, which had a maximum capacity of 111,000 people.Įverybody on site will have taken a rapid-response lateral flow Covid test before entry and received a negative result. Ten thousand people will be able to attend the festival for a camping-only weekend, held at its usual location at Donington Park. However, following the success of a number of coronavirus pilot events already held as part of the Government's Event Research Programme, including two club nights in Liverpool and Leicester City's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, Download has been given the go-ahead, albeit on a smaller scale than usual. The festival had all but given up on running this year, as the lifting of restrictions in the Government's roadmap out of the pandemic for festivals and large events would be too late for its June 4-6 schedule. The line-up for Download Festival's pilot event has been revealed - with some big British names on the bill.

Download 2022 lineup