Pub Goers - Festival - Download 2025

Hey all you heavy(ish) metal fans - Fancy coming to Download festival!

Download Festival is a 3 day rock music festival that takes place annually at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. It's considered the UK's premier rock festival, attracting rock, metal and other music

Caroline and I are of the opinion that it's a bit less heavy this year - just our cup of tea.

Notable bands are (but check out the line up yourself - https://downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup#poster):

• Green Day
• Sleep Token
• Korn
• Weezer
• Frank Carter & The Sex Pistols
• Jimmy Eat World
• The Darkness
• Bullet For My Valentine
• Alien Ant Farm

Loads of bands, other acts, food, drink. I'll be camping.

Full details here: https://downloadfestival.co.uk/
Other links:

• https://downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets/
• https://downloadfestival.co.uk/info/
• https://downloadfestival.co.uk/info-category/travel-info/

Myself & Caroline are planning to camp the whole time

These details to be confirmed: Currently, myself & Caroline plan to get to the site on Thursday.

Meet up plans:
[I need to think about this - so, subject to change]
Once in the festival we will get our bearings and find a spot to meet. I'll also pick a few times that will be 'meeting times'. Only at those times will I guarantee to be there and only for 10-15 mins.

Also, for popular stages we'll probably have somewhere we are likely to hang out (unless I rush to the front :) )

Also, I will also try to use the WhatsApp group to meet people. Note that previous fest experience shows this to be very hit & miss (messages delayed by hour+)

Apart from that, people (including me) will be doing whatever suits them (e.g. to go forward or wander off elsewhere).

Myself and Caroline will be making our own way there. Everyone else needs to do the same. I suggest people use the chat for this event to try and schedule common lifts, etc if you want to.

Site location and layout Map: [TBD]

I will set up a WhatsApp group. If you want to be on that group, you need to direct message me your phone number (remember that everyone in that group will see your number too).

Tickets are £325 for 3-day camping. Extended camping, non-camping, day tickets and other packages available too

Caroline and I already have purchased our our tickets. As has another friend of ours.

You MUST BUY YOUR OWN TICKET

Purchase info here: https://downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets/

Once you have purchased your ticket, please say so in the comments section so we can see who's coming

I'll have my phone on me (0789 585 56 19) but bear in mind I may not hear it ring :)

[To be added] Also use the WhatsApp group I've set up (but be aware of signal limitations - messages likely to be delayed)

This event's identifiable t-shirt(s?) will be whatever I put in the photos section for this event

Any other questions please ask in the comments.

Cheers fest goers!

Pete