Download Festival 2025: A Monumental Gathering for Heavy Metal Fans

Green Day, Sleep Token, and Korn top this years Download Festival 2025. The roster dives deep into the diverse landscape of Heavy music, with acts like Jimmy Eat World, Spiritbox, Bullet For My Valentine, Within Temptation, and the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter rounding out the bill. Whether you’re into classic riffs, modern aggression, or melodic hooks, this year’s lineup has something for every shade of Metalhead.

But Download 2025 isn’t just about the music—it’s a full-spectrum celebration of Heavy Metal culture. This year introduces Raven Records, a game-changing pop-up that combines a record store, alcohol-free bar, and coffee shop with a strong emphasis on mental health and wellness.

Rooted in inclusivity and mental health advocacy, the Raven Records pop-up will offer more than Metal music and merch. Festival-goers can look forward to Heavy Metal Therapy peer support sessions, Satanic Recovery meetings for secular addiction recovery, and a slate of events designed to celebrate the culture—battle jacket competitions, sewing workshops, slam poetry, and late-night DJ sets.

This marks the first time Download Festival will host an onsite record shop and provide structured mental health and addiction recovery services. It’s a major step in expanding the festival’s wellness programming, which already includes yoga, guided meditations, sound baths, and calm spaces hosted by Flowstate, Blink, and Diverse UK.

Download promoter Kamran Haq emphasizes the festival’s evolving ethos. “We think it’s so important to support independent businesses and for non-drinkers to have a safe space at Download,” Kamran said. “We’re always building on our wellness offerings.”

Tickets and more information is available from DownloadFestival.co.uk.