That means plenty of time for new material from 72 Seasons, some deep cuts (would The Unforgiven II be too much to ask for guys?) alongside Master Of Puppets, Enter Sandman, One and some of the other mandatory hits. Where else could we start but with Metallica?! The biggest metal band of all time who are making history by headlining Download 2023 not once, but twice?! With the band playing two completely unique sets over Thursday and Saturday Metallica devotees are going to get to hear something like 32 songs over two nights. Metallica – Apex Stage – 8:50 – 10:50pm (also Saturday – Apex Stage – 8:55 – 10:55pm)

With all that and more on offer, some of our team have…er…teamed up to bring you twenty of the best bands to check across across the Download 20th anniversary weekend. Not to mention loads of the best alternative DJ’s and Podcast hosts bringing you great chat and music across five days in District X in the Download Festival village.

We are just a few days away from the long awaited 20th anniversary edition of the Download Festival aka Download 2023! There are over 100 bands appearing across the four full days of the festival, plus the five bands in the boardie takeover on Wednesday kicking off the festival.

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