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Download Festival is back for 2018.

But who's on and which stage are they performing on?

The UK rock festival is taking place at Donington Park, Derby, DE74 2RP.

The dates for the 2018 event are Friday, June 8 to Sunday, June 10.

The festival started back in 2003, when it was headlined by Iron Maiden and Limp Bizkit.

Other names on the bill for that first year were Marilyn Manson, Audioslave plus the first ever UK performances by Evanescence and Prodigy singer Keith Flint's short-lived spin-off band Flint.

Flash forward to 2018 and this year's Download will be headlned by Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne and Avenged Sevenfold.

STAGE CLASHES TO WATCH OUT FOR

Watch out for the stage clashes - this year sees Avenged Sevenfold's main stage performance on Friday coinciding with Napalm Death and Tesseract on other stages.

On Saturday, Mayday Parade, Neck Deep and Thy Art Is Murder overlap with Guns N'Roses on the main stage.

And on Sunday, The Hives slightly crosses over into the time slot for Ozzy Osbourne on the main stage.

Check through the timings for each stage below and make a note of who you will be wanting to see and who's on at the same time on other stages.

So who else is playing and which day and stage are they performing on? Here's all you need to know:

Tickets are available from The Ticket Factory bookings page here

STAGE TIMES AND STAGE SPLITS FOR EACH DAY

Main Stage

Download Festival’s Main Stage will play host to some of the biggest names in rock and metal.

Friday June 8

Running order:

Boston Manor - 1pm to 1.30pm

Avatar - 1.55pm to 2.25pm

Dragonforce - 2.55pm to 3.35pm

Marmozets - 4.05pm to 4.50pm

Volbeat - 5.20pm to 6.20pm

Bullet For My Valentine - 6.50pm to 8pm

Avenged Sevenfold - 9pm to 10.50pm

Saturday June 9

Running order:

The Pink Slips - 11am to 11.25am

Whiskey Meyers - 11.50am to 12.20pm

Monster Truck - 12.45pm to 1.15pm

The Struts - 1.40pm to 2.15pm

The Temperance Movement - 2.40pm to 3.20pm

Thunder - 3.50pm to 4.50pm

Black Stone Cherry - 5.20pm to 6.30pm

Guns N' Roses - 7.20pm to 10.50pm

Tickets are available from The Ticket Factory bookings page here

Sunday June 10

Running order:

Inglorious - 11am to 11.30am

Cradle of Filth - 12pm (midday) to 12.40pm

Hatebreed - 1.10pm to 1.55pm

In This Moment - 2.25pm to 3.10pm

Black Veil Brides - 3.40pm to 4.30pm

Shinedown - 5pm to 6pm

Marilyn Manson - 6.40pm to 7.50pm

Ozzy Osbourne - 8.50pm to 10.50pm

Zippo Encore Stage

The Zippo Encore Stage will see some of the best up-and-coming acts take to the stage alongside some of the biggest names in metal and rock.

Friday June 8

Running order:

Culture Abuse - 1pm to 1.25pm

Miss May I - 1.50pm to 2.15pm

Nothing More - 2.40pm to 3.10pm

CKY - 3.40pm to 4.15pm

Andrew W.K. - 4.40pm to 5.20pm

Jonathan Davis - 5.50pm to 6.30pm

Hell Is For Heroes - 7pm to 7.45pm

You Me At Six - 8.15pm to 8.25pm

Saturday June 9

Running order:

Powerflo - 11am to 11.25am

Von Hertzen Brothers - 11.45am to 12.10pm

Lawnmower Deth - 12.30pm to 12.55pm

Corrosion of Conformity - 1.15pm to 1.40pm

Bury Tomorrow - 2pm to 2.30pm

L7 - 2.50pm to 3.20pm

Asking Alexandria - 3.40pm to 4.20pm

Babymetal - 4.45pm to 5.30pm

Parkway Drive - 6pm - 7.10pm

Sunday June 10

Running order:

Starcrawler - 11am to 11.25am

Greta Van Fleet - 11.45am to 12.10pm

Turbonegro - 12.30pm to 1pm

Dead Cross - 13.20pm to 13.50pm

Kreator - 2.10pm to 2.40pm

Body Count Ft Ice T - 3.05pm to 3.40pm

Thrice - 4.05pm to 4.40pm

Meshuggah - 5.05pm to 5.45pm

Alexisonfire - 18.10pm to 18.55pm

Rise Against - 7.30pm to 8.40pm

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The Avalanche Stage hosted by Kerrang! Radio Fresh Blood

The Avalanche Stage showcases the best in punk rock, post-hardcore and alt-rock.

Friday June 8

Running order:

Woes - 1pm to 1.25pm

Employed To Serve - 1.50pm to 2.15pm

Ded - 2.40pm to 3.05pm

Stray From The Path - 3.30pm to 4pm

Stick To Your Guns - 4.25pm to 4.55pm

Cancer Bats - 5.20pm to 6pm

The Bronx - 6.30pm to 7.10pm

Bad Religion - 7.50pm to 8.50pm

Saturday June 9

Running order:

The Bottom Line - 11am to 11.25am

Tigress - 11.50am to 12.20pm

WSTR - 12.50pm to 1.20pm

The Faim - 1.50pm to 2.20pm

Rolo Tomassi - 2.50pm to 3.20pm

Being As An Ocean - 5pm to 5.30pm

The Maine - 6.05pm to 6.45pm

Mayday Parade - 7.20pm to 8pm

Neck Deep - 8.40pm to 9.40pm

Sunday June 10

Running order:

Dream State - 11am to 11.25am

Ecca Vandal - 11.50am to 12.20pm

Puppy - 12.50pm to 1.20pm

Bad Cop/Bad Cop - 1.50pm to 2.20pm

Milk Teeth - 2.50pm to 3.20pm

Black Foxxes - 3.50pm to 4.20pm

Jamie Lenman - 4.50pm to 5.20pm

A - 5.50pm to 6.30pm

Less Than Jake - 7pm to 7.40pm

The Hives - 8.10pm to 9.10pm

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The Dogtooth Stage

Head to The Dogtooth Stage to catch some of the freshest talent across rock, metal and punk.

Friday June 8

Running order:

Cellar Darling - 1pm

Helpless - 1.50pm

Kaiser Franz Josef - 2.40pm

Gold Key - 3.30pm

Savage Messiah - 4.20pm

Loathe - 5.10pm

Blessthefall - 6pm

Igorrr - 7pm

Emmure - 8pm

Napalm Death - 9pm to 9.45pm

Tesseract - 10.15pm to 11pm

Saturday June 9

Running order:

Death Blooms - 11am

Anchor Lane - 12pm (midday)

Higher Power - 1pm

Sleep Token - 2pm

SHVPES - 3pm

Massive Wagons - 4pm

Malevolence - 5pm

Knocked Loose - 6pm

Plini - 7pm to 7.40pm

Thy Art Is Murder - 8.10pm to 8.55pm

Sunday June 10

Running order:

Koyo - 11am

Sun Arcana - 11.50pm

The Hyena Kill - 12.35pm

No Hot Ashes - 1.25pm

Myke Gray - 2.20pm

Wayward Sons - 3.15pm

All Them Witches - 5.05pm

Myrkur - 6pm

Zeal & Ardor - 7pm

Baroness - 7.55pm to 8.45pm

And there's more than just music on offer, with two other stages for festival-goers:

WWE NXT

WWE NXT features the next generation of wrestling stars and in 2016 it first came to Download for a weekend of crowd-shocking moments and electrifying entertainment.

This year once again features the biggest names from WWE NXT Live! in the purpose-built ring.

Appearing this year on all three days are: Kyle O'Reilly, Kairi Sane, Shayna Baszler, Nikki Cross, Ricochet and Velveteen Dream

Tickets are available from The Ticket Factory bookings page here

The Side Splitter Stage

The Side Splitter Stage will play host to top stand-ups, circus performers and musical comedy.