Festivalen ble arrangert fra 10 Jun til 12 Jun 2011 (2 dag(er)).
Download Festival finner sted i Derby, United Kingdom. Her er den fullstendige adressen til festivalen: Donington Park, Leicestershire, England
Bring Me the Horizon, Korn, Ghost, System of a Down, Def Leppard, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice Cooper, Black Veil Brides, Alter Bridge, Asking Alexandria, Bullet for My Valentine, Hollywood Undead, Disturbed, The Cult, Frank Turner.
De mest populære sjangrene og undersjangrene i den siste utgaven var:
rock
heavy metal
punk
metal
hard rock
alternative rock
alternative
metalcore
hardcore
alternative metal
post-hardcore
classic rock
emo
screamo
nu metal
indie
post-grunge
thrash metal
death metal