Download Festival 2003

The first Download Festival was held on the 31st of May and 1 June 2003. The headliners were originally Iron Maiden and Limp Bizkit, although Limp Bizkit pulled out and were replaced by Audioslave. Metallica attempted to step in as headliners, but were unable due to already being headliners at that year's Reading and Leeds Festivals. Instead, they played an unannounced "secret slot" in the afternoon on the second stage, with no sound check and after playing an exclusive club show in London the night before. Chevelle were scheduled to play the Scuzz stage on Sunday, but pulled out at the last minute. Instruction, playing their second set of the festival, stepped in as replacements.

Headliners

 * Iron Maiden
 * Audioslave
 * A
 * NOFX

Main Stage:

 * Iron Maiden
 * Marilyn Manson
 * Deftones
 * Ministry
 * InMe
 * Murderdolls
 * Amen
 * Funeral for a Friend
 * Stampin' Ground
 * Shadows Fall
 * Murder One

Scuzz Stage:

 *  A 
 * Reel Big Fish
 * Taproot
 * Sepultura
 * Reef
 * HIM
 * Soil
 * The Hellacopters
 * SikTh
 * 3 Colours Red
 * From Autumn to Ashes
 * Queen Adreena
 * Violent Delight
 * Stiff Cookie
 * Arch Enemy
 * Chimaira

Main Stage:

 * Audioslave
 * Zwan
 * Flint
 * Apocalyptica
 * Less Than Jake
 * Disturbed
 * Stone Sour
 * Evanescence
 * Mudvayne
 * Spineshank
 * The Darkness
 * One Minuite Silence
 * Raging Speedhorn
 * Instruction

Scuzz Stage:

 * NOFX
 * Boysetsfire
 * The Bouncing Souls
 * Strung Out
 * Thrice
 * [Spunge]
 * TSOL
 * Real McKenzies
 * Metallica (Secret Slot)
 * The Eighties Matchbox B-Line
 * Disaster
 * Brand New
 * Instruction
 * Beatsteaks
 * Randy
 * Fabulous Disaster