Download Festival schedule 2024: Full Friday line-up and stage schedule

The Download Festival will return on Friday, June 14.The Download Festival will return on Friday, June 14.
The Download Festival will return on Friday, June 14. | Getty Images
Royal Blood, Queens of the Stone Age and Wheatus are among the acts performing at Download Festival tomorrow (Friday, 14th June)

Festival season is well underway and this weekend is one for the rock fans as Download Festival returns to Donington Park.

Download Festival, began life in 2003 and has blossomed into the UK’s top rock festival, drawing in thousands of fans every year since.

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This year’s festival, Download XXL will take place from Friday, 14th until Sunday, 16th June 2024.

This year's line-up features Queens of the Stone Age headlining the Apex stage on Friday, Fall Out Boy leading on Saturday, and Avenged Sevenfold closing the weekend on Sunday.

Additionally, exciting for metal fans, acts like Royal Blood, Wheatus, Busted, and Limp Bizkit will also be performing throughout the weekend.

With numerous acts to see, planning your schedule can be challenging. To help you decide who to see and when here's a useful guide to Friday’s performances.

Friday 14th June

Apex Stage 

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

Opus Stage

  • Hannabie 13:00-13:30
  • Halocene 14:00- 14:30
  • Scene Queen 15:00-15:35
  • All Them Witches 16:05-16:45
  • Soft Play 17:15-17:55
  • Mr Bundle 18:30-19:15
  • Heilung 20:00-21:00
  • Funeral For A Friend 21:35-22:30
  • Storm 13:00-13:25
  • Tx2 13:50-14:15
  • Aviva 14:40-15:05
  • Dream State 15:30-15:55
  • Vukovi 17:15-17:45
  • Baysied 18:10-18:50
  • Wheatus 19:20-20:00
  • Busted 20:30-21:30

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