Christmas comes early for metal fans in November as the all conquering Download Festival announces its 2024 line up and headliners later today (November 7).
Last year's special edition 20 year anniversary saw a mammoth four day festival that had not one but TWO Metallica headline slots, alongside two awe inspiring headline sets from Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot.
As metal and rock fans count down the hours to the 2024 announcement and predict who will headline the 21st Download Festival, we look at which bands have headlined Castle Donington the most.
9. Def Leppard - 3
The Sheffield based rock act have headlined Download three times, with headline slots in 2009, 2011 and 2019. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. Biffy Clyro/Tool/Guns N Roses/Def Leppard/Rammstein/Avenged Sevenfold - 2
A number of bands have headlined the festival twice - though there are rumours that Avenged Sevenfold will move up the list with a 2024 headline slot heavily rumoured. | Getty Images