Scream for me Donington! 45 years since Monsters Of Rock first turned Castle Donington into a legendary pilgrimage site for rock and metal, Download Festival is still keeping the torch burning bright with another triumphant outing for its 2025 edition.
Topping the bill were an all-new (for Download, at least) set of headliners in Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn, but you didn't have to look much further down the bill to find an impressive array of talent from across the rock and metal spectrum. That in mind, we've assembled our biggest takeaways from Download 2025, exploring not just the line-up but what it means to the wider shape of alternative music going forward. Wanna know which bands knocked it out the park? Read on!
