The lineup for Download Festival 2023 has been confirmed, and fans are fuming at the announcement, slamming it as “lazy” and a “cop out”. The rock festival will return to Leicestershire’s Donington Park in June for its twentieth anniversary “extravaganza,” and more than 60 acts have been confirmed to be performing over its four days.
Confirmed as headlining the festival are Sheffield rockers Bring Me the Horizon and mask-wearing metal band Slipknot, who return to the site as “true Donington veterans.” Joining them at the top of the bill are rock titans Metallica, who in an unprecedented move have been confirmed for headline slots on two days of the festival.
The California four-piece will perform two completely unique sets with no repeated songs as the festival features four headline sets for the first time. It will mark the first time the band have graced Donington Park in more than a decade.
