Download Festival 2024: set and stage times revealed ahead of the metal festival’s 21st anniversary

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Download Festival reveal set and stage times for their 21st-anniversary event - what bands are clashing for you to plan ahead to check out next weekend?

The wait is over; will you have to sacrifice seeing Queens of The Stone Age to catch another band on Friday at Castle Donnington, or are Fall Out Boy going to pre-empt anything else at Download Festival 2024 for yourselves?

The full stage and set times have now been launched through the festival’s official app, bringing to an end speculation on who is going to play at what time and, above all else, when the mandatory eating times between moshing from stage to stage should be.

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So what are those all-important set and stage times for the main areas at Download Festival 2024? Plus, if you’re still on the fence about attending, is it good news for late ticket buyers or are you out of luck as the former “Monsters of Rock” festival celebrates 21 years of making metal fans’ heads bang?

What are the main stage times for Download Festival 2024?

All details are correct as of writing - for any last-minute changes, NationalWorld Music recommends downloading the official Download Festival app for Android and Apple devices.

Thursday June 13 2024

Doghouse Stage

  • Hang The DJs: 01:30 - 03:00
  • Rockstar: 00:00 - 01:30
  • Jon Mahon: 22:30 - 00:00
  • Old Dirty Brasstards: 21:00 - 22:30
  • Famous First Words: 17:30 - 19:30
  • Old Time Sailors: 15:30 - 17:00
  • Number of the Beef x Grand Theft Auto San Andreas: 14:00 - 15:00
  • Slay Dugge: 12:30 - 13:30
  • Rockfit: 11:00 - 12:00

Friday June 14 2024

Apex Stage

  • Queens of the Stone Age: 21:10 - 22:50
  • Royal Blood: 19:00 - 20:10
  • Black Stone Cherry: 17:30 - 18:30
  • Polyphia: 16:10 - 17:00
  • The Struts: 15:00 - 15:40
  • Those Damn Crows: 14:00 - 14:30
  • The Blue Stones: 13:00 - 13:30

Opus Stage

  • Funeral For A Friend: 21:35 - 22:30
  • Heilung: 20:00 - 21:00
  • Mr. Bungle: 18:30 - 19:15
  • Soft Play: 17:15 - 17:55
  • All Them Witches: 16:05 - 16:35
  • Scene Queen: 15:00 - 15:35
  • Halocene: 14:00 - 14:30
  • Hanabie: 13:00 - 13:30

Avalanche Stage

  • Busted: 20:30 - 21:30
  • Wheatus: 19:20 - 20:00
  • Bayside: 18:10 - 18:50
  • Vukovi: 17:15 - 17:45
  • Escape the Fate: 16:20 - 16:50
  • Dream State: 15:30 - 15:55
  • Aviva: 14:40 - 15:05
  • TX2: 13:50 - 14:15
  • Storm: 13:00 - 13:25

Dogtooth Stage

  • Biohazard: 21:45 - 22:30
  • Health: 20:50 - 21:20
  • Make Them Suffer: 20:00 - 20:25
  • Scowl: 18:50 - 19:30
  • Speed: 18:00 - 18:25
  • Ithaca: 17:10 - 17:35
  • Zulu: 16:20 - 16:45
  • The Callous Daoboys: 15:30 - 15:55
  • Urne: 14:40 - 15:05
  • Frozemode: 13:50 - 14:15
  • Defects: 13:00 - 13:25
  • Dogtooth (Opening Act): 13:00 - 13:25

Doghouse Stage

  • Sullivan King: 01:00 - 02:00
  • Happy Songs: 00:00 - 01:00
  • Rockfit: 22:00 - 00:00

Saturday June 15 2024

Apex Stage

  • Fall Out Boy: 21:20 - 22:50
  • The Offspring: 18:40 - 19:55
  • Enter Shikari: 17:05 - 18:05
  • Babymetal: 15:40 - 16:30
  • Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: 14:15 - 15:05
  • The Hunna: 13:05 - 13:45
  • Wargasm: 12:00 - 12:35
  • Bambie Thug: 11:00 - 11:30

Opus Stage

  • Pantera: 19:35 - 20:50
  • While She Sleeps: 18:10 - 19:00
  • Tom Morello: 17:05 - 17:45
  • Karnivool: 14:55 - 15:35
  • Bleed From Within: 13:40 - 14:30
  • Asinhell: 12:45 - 13:15
  • Florence Black: 11:55 - 12:20
  • Heriot: 11:05 - 11:30

Avalanche Stage

  • Billy Talent: 19:40 - 20:40
  • Holding Absence: 18:30 - 19:10
  • Silverstein: 17:20 - 18:00
  • RØRY: 15:30 - 16:00
  • Charlotte Sands: 14:35 - 15:05
  • Lowlives: 13:40 - 14:10
  • Deathbyromy: 12:45 - 13:15
  • Hotwax: 11:50 - 12:20
  • Mallavora: 11:00 - 11:25

Dogtooth Stage

  • Fear Factory: 20:55 - 21:45
  • Dying Fetus: 18:50 - 19:30
  • Alpha Wolf: 17:45 - 18:20
  • Ne Obliviscaris: 16:45 - 17:20
  • Dying Wish: 15:55 - 16:20
  • Gel: 15:05 - 15:30
  • Guilt Trip: 14:15 - 14:40
  • Calva Louise: 13:25 - 13:50
  • Knife Bride: 11:45 - 12:10
  • Celestial Sanctuary: 11:00 - 11:20

Doghouse Stage

  • Wade Macneil x the only emo night ever: 01:30 - 03:00
  • Bowling For Soup: 01:00 - 01:30
  • Black Parade: 00:30 - 01:00
  • Chop Suey: 22:00 - 00:00
  • Rockfit: 11:00 - 12:00

Sunday June 16 2024

Apex Stage

  • Avenged Sevenfold: 21:00 - 22:50
  • Limp Bizkit: 19:00 - 20:00
  • Sum 41: 17:00 - 18:00
  • Bowling for Soup: 15:40 - 16:30
  • Kerry King: 14:25 - 15:10
  • Creeper: 13:10 - 13:55
  • Code Orange: 12:00 - 12:40
  • Lord of the Lost: 11:00 - 11:30

Opus Stage

  • Machine Head: 19:45 - 20:55
  • Corey Taylor: 18:30 - 19:15
  • Electric Callboy: 17:25 - 18:05
  • Thy Art is Murder: 16:15 - 16:55
  • Elvana: 15:20 - 15:50
  • Zebrahead: 14:25 - 14:55
  • Royal Republic: 13:30 - 14:00
  • Alien Weaponry: 11:50 - 12:15
  • Kelsy Karter & The Heroines: 11:00 - 11:25

Avalanche Stage

  • The Used: 20:30 - 21:30
  • Hoobastank: 17:50 - 18:50
  • Atreyu: 16:50 - 17:20
  • Of Mice & Men: 15:50 - 16:20
  • Tigercub: 14:50 - 15:20
  • Pinkshift: 13:50 - 14:20
  • Noisy: 12:50 - 13:20
  • Cemetery Sun: 11:50 - 12:20
  • Delilah Bon: 11:00 - 11:25

Dogtooth Stage

  • The Black Dahlia Murder: 21:15 - 22:00
  • Erra: 20:20 - 20:50
  • Fit for a King: 19:30 - 19:55
  • Shadow of Intent: 18:40 - 19:05
  • Imminence: 17:45 - 18:15
  • Brand of Sacrifice: 16:55 - 17:20
  • Crystal Lake: 16:05 - 16:30
  • Missio: 14:20 - 14:45
  • Underside: 13:30 - 13:55
  • Pest Control: 12:40 - 13:05
  • Harper: 11:50 - 12:15
  • Until I Wake: 11:00 - 11:25

Doghouse Stage

  • End of The World Party: 23:30 - 03:00
  • Feelin' This - A Blink 182 Party: 22:00 - 23:30
  • Rockfit: 11:00 - 12:00

Are there tickets left to attend Download Festival 2024?

Incredibly, there are still weekend camping tickets alongside day tickets to this year’s Download Festival, but they are selling out fast. For more information on what’s on offer or to avoid missing out on celebrating 21 years of Download Festival, tickets are available today through Ticketmaster.

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