Download Festival is cranking the chaos to eleven as it unveils its mind‑melting lineup for its ultimate after‑hours playground, District X.
As you probably know, Donington Park is once again being transformed into the beating heart of rock from June 10-14 – and District X will be set up to goive Downloaders access to another dimension.
Download dropped its District X line-up earlier today and it reads like a beautiful fever dream: Five are bringing the nostalgia, Electric Six lighting the fuse, Dick & Dom unleashing unhinged mayhem, The All‑American Rejects dialling up the anthems, and Creeper, MODESTEP, Bat Sabbath, TokenGrass, plus a whole circus of gloriously weird and wonderful acts have been brought in to provide Downloaders with an unforgettable festival experience from dusk until dawn.
Five will be playing Download Festival for the very first time and bringing their high-energy hits like ‘Slam Dunk (Da Funk)’ and ‘Everybody Get Up’ to Donington Park. Five won’t be the only act bringing a huge sense of fun to District X, as Electric Six will also be performing huge hits like ‘Gay Bar’ and ‘Danger! High Voltage’.
Further District X highlights include TokenGrass (a bluegrass tribute to Sleep Token), Nic Cage Against The Machine (a Rage Against The Machine tribute band fronted by a Nic Cage impersonator), comedy music trio OCT, viral sensation James B. Partridge’s Primary School Bangers, Scottish accordion player RuMac, and a plethora of other joyful experiences. There will also be a full programme of live comedy presented by the world famous The Comedy Store, with stand-up from over 25 acts including Thomas Green, Matt Bragg, Felicity Ward, Dinesh Nathan, Sikisa and many more.
And over in the festival’s main arena, DLXXIII will be headlined by Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park, with the likes of A Day To Remember, Scooter, Electric Callboy, Cypress Hill, Pendulum, Bad Omens, The Pretty Reckless, Trivium, Halestorm, BABYMETAL, Tom Morello, Dogstar and many more joining them on the bill.
With weekend camping for the festival now sold out and the final weekend arena and day tickets disappearing fast, anyone who wants in on the madness had better suit up.
Final remaining weekend arena and day tickets are available from www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
