8th - 10th June 2012
Gill Ripley

11:29 4th March 2004

Download began in 2003 when 75,000 folk were treated to unique interactive wizardry, with attractions such as gaming pods and extreme sports. Text messaging was linked up to the big screen making Download a festival that involved everybody that was there. Since then, it's become the UK's biggest rock festival.

The full list of times for the main stage in 2014 are as follows: 

Friday 13 June

Avenged Sevenfold 21:00-22:50
Rob Zombie 19:20-20:20
Within Temptation 17:55-18:55
Black Label Society 16:45-17:30
Skindred 15:35-16:20
Powerman 5000 14:40-15:15
Crossfaith 13:50-14:20
Miss May I 13:00-13:30

Saturday 14 June

Linkin Park 21:05-22:50
Fall Out Boy 19:10-20:20
Bring Me The Horizon 17:40-18:40
Killswitch Engage 16:10-17:10
Bowling For Soup 15:00-15:45
While She Sleeps 13:55-14:35
Bury Tomorrow 12:50-13:30
Fozzy 11:55-12:25
Dying Fetus 11:00-11:30

Sunday 15 June

Aerosmith 21:15-22:50
Alter Bridge 19:10-20:25
Steel Panther 17:40-18:40
Volbeat 16:10-17:10
Joe Bonamassa 15:00-15:45
Richie Sambora 13:50-14:35
Buckcherry 12:50-13:25
Winger 11:55-12:25
Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel 11:00-11:30

Download Festival 2014 will take place at Donington Park from Friday 13 - Sunday 15 June. Tickets are on sale now. For more information visit Gigwise gig tickets

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