Download Festival has shared the line-up for its Courtyard Stage, with music, podcasts, tattooists and more exclusively available to RIP ticket holders.

There’s less than two months to go until this year’s festival kicks off, with a line-up that will bring us headline performances from Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn, as well as sets from Weezer, Don Broco and Bullet For My Valentine.
With the lineup for the District X area recently unveiled, festival organisers have now announced more information on the Courtyard Stage, an exclusive area for all RIP ticket holders.
With headline sets coming from British heavy metal noisemakers Tailgunner and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater cover band The 900, doom metallers Lowen, Aussie 7-piece Battlesnake and Southampton hardcore heroes Grove Street are also among the names announced.
Check out the full lineup below – and if you’re yet to secure your Download ticket for this year (limited RIP tickets are still available), visit the festival site here.
With the weekend almost upon us, the Rock Sound team recently got together to talk through what to expect from Download 2025.
In the first episode of the Rock Sound Rundown, we delve into this year’s headliners, the possible secret sets and all the new acts to check out alongside McFly, Vengaboys and the mysterious PRESIDENT.
Have a watch below: