Download Festival announce 17 new bands

17 more bands have been announced for this year’s Download Festival!

Joining headliners SLIPKNOT, TOOL and DEF LEPPARD and a host of acts already announced for the annual rock spectacle, are seventeen new bands! In a UK Festival exclusive is supergroup SIMPLE CREATURES, comprising of BLINK-182’s Mark Hoppus and ALL TIME LOW’s Alex Gaskarth, who will headline The Avalanche Stage on the Saturday night whilst DINOSAUR PILE-UP, QUEEN ZEE, THE WONDER YEARS and KVELERTAK will all perform sets across the Download weekend.

Also confirmed are ALLUSINLOVE, CLOUD, GOODBYE JUNE, GRAVEYARD, HOT MILK, KIM JENNETT, LOST SOCIETY, NOVA TWINS, ROAM, THE HU, THE PICTUREBOOKS, VAMBO

Speaking about performing at this year’s festival, SIMPLE CREATURES says, “an evening of Trash-Pop reverie awaits you at Download Fest. There will be Creatures. They will be Simple. There will be singing and dancing in a big tent. What more could you possibly want?”

Download Festival have also confirmed the return of WWE NXT! WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm, and Tyler Bate will be among the NXT UK stars parading thrilling displays of dynamic athleticism during the bonafide full-scale ring bouts in the festival arena, which for the first time ever will be taped and aired as part of the weekly NXT UK show on the WWE Network. Superstars Trent Seven, Walter, Rhea Ripley, Jordan Devlin, NXT UK Tag Team Champions The Grizzled Young Veterans, Travis Banks, Gallus and many more to be announced, will descend upon Download for a weekend of high flying maneuvers, action-packed matches and unexpected surprises.

Download Festival takes place from June 14-16th. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.

For more information on the festival like their official page on Facebook.