The Great Escape 2025 - Download XXII Stage

Download Festival is bringing the noise to Brighton next month at The Great Escape with its very own stage under the famous city seafront arches at The Volks. Spanning three days of heavy hitters, rising alt-stars and future Download favourites, the stage will spotlight the best of the new wave – all primed for bigger things.

Catch chaos-ready sets from Mouth Culture, Twenty One Children, Karen Dio, Zetra, Vower, James and The Cold Gun, BEX, Jayler and more across Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 May. Whether you’re scouting your next favourite band or want a taste of what’s to come at Donington at DLXXII, this is your chance to get up close and loud as the festival season kicks off.

The Download stage at TGE highlights the festival’s ongoing commitment to championing new music. Artists like Sleep Token made their mark at the festival in 2018 and now headline Download 2025 – a testament to the platform and progression the festival supports. Download also partners with Kerrang! Radio on ‘The Deal’, an initiative for unsigned bands, with the winner earning the chance to open the Avalanche Stage at Donington.

Expect three stacked days of riffs, noise and non-stop energy as Download shines a spotlight on the artists shaping the future of rock, metal and everything in between. Access to the shows is via a TGE festival wristband and is subject to capacity.