* Aerosmith
* Alice in Chains
* Alter Bridge
* Anthrax
* Avenged Sevenfold
* Behemoth
* Black Veil Brides
* Bullet for My Valentine
* Deftones
* Dimmu Borgir
* Disturbed
* Enter Shikari
* Faith No More
* Five Finger Death Punch
* Foo Fighters
* Ghost
* Gojira
* Guns N' Roses
* Iron Maiden
* Judas Priest
* Korn
* Limp Bizkit
* Linkin Park
* Machine Head
* Megadeth
* Metallica
* Mötley Crüe
* Nine Inch Nails
* Ozzy Osbourne
* Parkway Drive
* Pendulum
* Queens of the Stone Age
* Rammstein
* Rob Zombie
* Slayer
* Slipknot
* Soundgarden
* System of a Down
* The Offspring
* The Prodigy
* Tool
* Volbeat
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there are many other artists who have performed at Download Festival.