Download Festival 2025: 22 more bands for the 22nd edition!

Following the initial announcement of 90 bands, Download Festival has expanded its 2025 line-up with the addition of 22 more artists.

Senior Download booker Kamran Haq expressed enthusiasm about the diversity of this year’s line-up, stating, “We’re really proud of the variety in our line-up this year. In our second announcement, we have major artists like Rise Against, Shinedown, and Palaye Royale, as well as bands representing the full spectrum of rock, from Municipal Waste, Cattle Decapitation, Power Trip, and Hatebreed, to AWOLNATION, Kids In Glass Houses, Twin Atlantic, and Elliot Minor.

“We genuinely believe there’s something to suit everyone’s tastes, and there are still more surprises to come. We’re eagerly anticipating June!”

The Newly Announced Bands:

• Shinedown
• Rise Against
• Palaye Royale
• Opeth
• Myles Kennedy
• AWOLNATION
• Power Trip
• Hatebreed
• Municipal Waste
• Crossfaith
• Dirty Honey
• unpeopl
• Smash Into Pieces
• MOTHICA
• Zetra
• Bastardane
• Kids In Glass Houses
• Elliot Minor
• Twin Atlantic
• Cattle Decapitation
• PRESIDENT
• NECKBREAKKER.

For the complete line-up and ticket information, check out the official poster below.