Another Download Festival Announcement Coming 'Soon'
Friday, 24 February 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Any Download Festivals fans and attendees, listen up – another 22 bands are going to be announced very soon, which will take the line-up closer to completion.
Festival promoter Andy Copping posted the via Facebook and Twitter that another batch of bands are ready to be added to the already mouth-watering array of musicians lined-up for the three day festival.
Copping firstly wrote on Wednesday, “Another announcement will come soon. 12 new bands are confirmed...stay with me people,” but earlier updated his status to “There's a strong rumour that I've been busy today...12 bands suddenly became 22!! What's that all about??”
Already on the bill are dance legends The Prodigy, thrash titans Metallica (who’ll be playing their seminal ‘Black Album’ in its entirety, and Black Sabbath, as well as a whole range of bands which you can check out below:-
The Prodigy
Metallica
Black Sabbath
Chase & Status
Biffy Clyro
Soundgarden
You Me At Six
Machine Head
Lamb of God
Trivium
Devin Townsend Project
Devildriver
Little Angels
Anthrax
Ugly Kid Joe
August Burns Red
Slash
Megadeth
Steel Panther
Rise Against
Billy Talent
Fear Factory
As I Lay Dying
Black Label Society
Kyuss Lives!
Five Finger Death Punch
Periphery
Terrorvision
Ginger Wildheart
Reckless Love
Killswitch Engage
Shinedown
Black Veil Brides
NOFX
Opeth
Nightwish
Download Festival takes place from June 8th to June 10th – check the link below for tickets.
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