Download Festival announces 17 new bands

October 29, 2020 James Weaver

Download Festival have announced 17 bands for next year’s festival!

After 2020’s festival was cancelled due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the attention now draws to 2021’s festival season where we are all crossing our fingers that we can enjoy festivals once more. After revealing a massive 80 bands back in August, now, 17 more bands have been announced!

Leading the charge in today’s announcement is thrash metal titans MEGADETH, punk favourites DESCENDENTS, Will Gould [CREEPER]‘s new project SALEM, British death metal firestarters VENOM PRISON and Aussie outfit NORTHLANE. Also announced is BOSTON MANOR, RENOUNCED, STATIC DRESS, MASSIVE WAGONS, THE SKINTS, THE SCRATCH, FIRE FROM THE GODS, AYRON JONES, DEAD POET SOCIETY, MONSTER TRUCK, UNCURED and THE INJESTER.

Download Festival takes place at Donington Park, Castle Donington from June 4th-6th 2021. Tickets from 2020 are valid if they have been chosen to rollover. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.

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