Download Festival UK 2004



The 2004 edition of the festival was held on the 5th and 6 June. Another stage was added to the festival, bringing the total to three. Seventy-two bands played over the two days. The 2004 event was also noticeable for several last minute hitches. First, Soil got lost on the way to Donington and missed their main stage appearance on Saturday (they later joined Drowning Pool on stage to perform Drowning Pool's "Bodies" and their own song "Halo"). Static-X missed their slot due to a bus breakdown. On Sunday, Slayer arrived on time, but their equipment did not, leading to a slot change from the middle of the afternoon on the main stage to a later slot (and longer set) on the second stage. Slayer were replaced on the main stage by Damageplan, who were scheduled to play the second stage. Their setlist ended with a rendition of Damageplan founders Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell's most recognisable song from Pantera, "Walk."

The biggest news came from the headliners Metallica, when Lars Ulrich was rushed to hospital. Taking to the stage an hour and a half late, James Hetfield explained the situation with Ulrich and the show then began with Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo playing on "Battery" and "The Four Horsemen." Slipknots Joey Jordison played the rest of the set apart from Fade to Black which was played by Metallica's drum technician, Flemming Larsen.

Headliners

 * Linkin Park
 * Metallica
 * Pennywise
 * HIM
 * Peaches
 * Suicide Girls

Main Stage:

 * Linkin Park
 * Sum 41
 * The Stooges
 * The Hives
 * The Distillers
 * Cradle of Filth
 * Monster Magnet
 * Opeth
 * The Dillinger Escape Plan

Snickers Stage:

 * Pennywise
 * Electric Six
 * Wildboyz
 * Arch Enemy
 * Biffy Clyro
 * Idiot Pilot
 * Million Dead
 * Instruction
 * 36 Crazyfists
 * Akercocke
 * Viking Skull
 * Powder
 * The Bled

Barfly Stage:

 * Peaches
 * Internal Noise Conspiracy
 * Ikara Colt
 * thisGirl
 * Roxy Saint
 * The Glitterati
 * Surferosa
 * Burst
 * Lowfive
 * Yourcodenameis:Milo
 * Bullet For My Valentine
 * The Holiday Plan
 * Hiding Place
 * Fireapple Red

Main Stage:

 * Metallica
 * Korn
 * Slipknot
 * Machine Head
 * Damageplan
 * Soulfly
 * Ill Nino
 * Turbonegro
 * Breed 77

Snickers Stage:

 * HIM
 * Bowling for Soup
 * Taking Back Sunday
 * Slayer
 * Life of Agony
 * Brides of Destruction
 * Drowning Pool
 * Hatebreed
 * Hoobastank
 * Trapt
 * Silvertide
 * Ricky Warwick
 * Terra Diablo

Barfly Stage:

 * Suicide Girls
 * Young Heart Attack
 * Span
 * The Sounds
 * Dirty Americans
 * Recover
 * Amplifier
 * Do Me Bad Things
 * Danko Jones
 * The Black Dahlia Murder
 * Mooney Suzuki
 * Gonga
 * Despised Icon
 * Hurricane Party
 * Planet of Women