Le Download Festival est le plus gros rassemblement Metal/rock Anglais, il se déroule, chaque années sur le circuit de Donnington. plusieurs scènes Acceuillent des dizaines de groupes venus du monde entier pour le plaisir des Headbangers . Le Download a pris , en 2003, la relève du légendaire Festival des Monsters of Rock Festival qui commençait à s’essouffler [1]

Les diverses affiches de 2003 à aujourd’hui.... Ils se sont présentés sur une scène du Download Festival :

Download 2003

Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, Ministry, InMe, Murderdolls, Amen, Funeral for a Friend, Stampin’ Ground, Shadow’s Fall, Murder One, A, Reel Big Fish, Taproot, Sepultura, Reef, Him, Soil, The Hellacopters, Sikth, 3 Colours Red, From Autumn To Ashes, Queen Adreena, Violent Delight, Arch Enemy, Chimaira, Audioslave, Zwan, Flint, Less than Jake, Disturbed, Stone Sour, Evanesence, Mudvayne, Spineshank, The Darkness, One Minute Silence, Raging Speedhorn, Chevelle, NO FX, Boysetsfire, Bouncing Souls, Strung Out, Thrice, T.S.O.L., The Real McKenzies, Apocolyptica, Hell is For Heroes, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Beatsteaks, Randy, Fabulous Disaster

Download 2004

36 Crazyfists, Acidtone, Akercocke, Amplifier, Arch Enemy, Biffy Clyro, Bowling For Soup, Breed 77, Brides of Destruction, Bullet For My Valentine, Burst, Cradle of Filth, Damageplan, Danko Jones, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dirty Americans, Do Me Bad Things, Drowning Pool, D-Void, Electric Six, Fireapple Red, Gonga, Hatebreed, Hiding Place, HIM, Hoobastank, Hurricane Party, Iggy and The Stooges, Ikara Colt, Ill Nino, Instruction, Korn, Life of Agony, Linkin Park, Lowfive, Machine Head, Metallica, Million Dead, Monster Magnet, Mooney Suzuki, Opeth, Peaches, Pennywise, Planet of Women, Powder, Recover, Ricky Warwick, Roxy Saint, Silvertide, Slayer, Slipknot, Soil, Soulfly, Span, Static-X, Suicide Girls, Sum 41, Surferosa, Taking Back Sunday, Terra Diablo, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Bled, The Distillers, The Glitterati, The Hives, The Holiday Plan, The Sounds, thisGirl, Trapt, Turbonegro, Viking Skull, WILDBOYZ, Young Heart Attack, Your Code Name Is : Milo

Download 2005

Feeder, Black Sabbath, System Of A Down, Garbage, Velvet Revolver, Slipknot, Dinosaur Jr, Him, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Nightwish, Biffy Clyro, Alter Bridge, Killswitch Engage, The Others, Bowling For Soup, Papa Roach, JJ72, A, Mudvayne, Wednesday 13, Mad Capsule Markets, Society 1, Queen Adreena, The Dwarves, Dv8, Trivium, Billy Idol, In Flames, Motorhead, The Used, Chimaira, Mc5, My Chemical Romance, Lamb Of God, InMe, Bullet For My Valentine, Lacuna Coil, The Bled, Meshuggah, Mastodon, Apocalyptica, Unearth, Shadow’s Fall, Underoath, Everytime I Die, Helmet, Lordi, Open Hand, Caliban, Fozzy, American Head Charge, As I Lay Dying, Flogging Molly, Hurt Process, Gizmachi, Hondo Maclean, Send More Paramedics, Three Children Of Fortune, The Mascara Story, Napalm Death, Helmet, Therapy ?, Raging Speedhorn, Lucky Nine, Team Sleep, Paradise Lost, Breed 77, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, A Change Of Pace, Explosion, Dresden Dolls, Hurricane Party, Towers Of London, The Glitterati, Tokyo Dragons, Johnny Truant, 3 Inches Of Blood, Colour Of Fire, The Ga Ga’s, Still Remains, Slunt, The Answer, Saints, Just A Word, Panic Cell, Engerica, Crash Diet, Crucified Barbara, No Hope In New Jersey, Planet Of Woman, Diamond Nights, Acidtone, Quit Your Day Job, Henry Rollins, City On Fire, Tat, Reuben, Electric Eel Shock, Ellis, Days Of Worth, The Suffrajets, The Mascara Story, Fastlane, Johnny Panic

Download 2006

Tool, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Deftones, Korn, Funeral For A Friend, Coheed & Cambria, Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine, Soulfly, Avenged Sevenfold, Cradle Of Filth, Strapping Young Lad, Stone Sour, Lacuna Coil, Soil, Alice In Chains, In Flames, Wicked Wisdom, Arch Enemy, 36 Crazyfists, Amplifier, Bloodsimple, Dragonforce, Satyricon, Hatebreed, Breed 77, All American Rejects, Alterbridge, Prodigy, Atreyu, Opeth, Alexisonfire, InMe, Within Temptation, Eighteen Visions, Clutch, Secret Machines, Hundred Reasons, Fishbone, Billy Talent, Aiden, Dredg, Wicked Wisdom, Fightstar, Bleeding Through , From First To Last, Gojira, Henry Rollins, Soilwork, Throwdown, Devil Driver, Zebrahead, Suns Of The Tundra, Sikth, God Forbid, Johnny Truant , Khoma , Ginger & The Sonic Circus, Killing Joke, Sick Of It All, Backyard Babies, Reuben, Lordi, Cathedral, Mondo Generator, Skindred, Engerica, Louie Moneen, Bullets & Octane, This Is Menace, Darkest Hour, My Awesome Compilation, 10 Years, Blindside, Animal Alpha, Flyleaf, Mendeed, The Audition, Manic, Bring Me The Horizon, Enter Shikari, It Dies Today, Zico Chain, Art Of Dying, Living Things , Voodoo Six / Lauren Harris, My Space Winner, Exit Ten, Winterville, :(, Street Light Youth, Stonegard, I-Def-I, Gay For Johnny Depp, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Viking Skull, Keiko, Get Amped, Betty Curse, Sintuition, Hedrons, Evergrey.

Source : Downloadfestival.co.uk