
said: “No sorry actually why are u charging so much money for an extra day for the headliner to be the same? It feels added: “The best thing they could come up with to celebrate the 20th anniversary was to have one of the headliners play twice? Hard pass.” However many festivalgoers have slammed the move as “lazy” and a wasted opportunity to give the slot to another band. READ MORE: Two arrested after loaded British army issue assault rifle and Turkish-made handgun found buried in Manchester parkĬonfirming the news on Twitter, the band said: “We’re psyched to celebrate Download Festival’s 20th Anniversary with not one… but two nights on June 8 & 10, 2023! It’s been over a decade since we last visited Castle Donington so we’ll make up for lost time with 2 unique sets with no repeat songs whatsoever that weekend.” It will mark the first time the band have graced Donington Park in more than a decade. 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. 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.Ĭonfirmed 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 lineup for Download Festival 2023 has been confirmed, and fans are fuming at the announcement, slamming it as “lazy” and a “cop out”.
