Download Festival announces another stack of bands for 2017’s festival!

December 2, 2016 James Weaver

Download Festival have announced more bands for next year’s edition of the festival!

The festival had already previously announced headliners SYSTEM OF A DOWN, BIFFY CLYRO and AEROSMITH amongst a handful of other bands performing across the weekend, but now the festival have confirmed another 20 bands to next year’s lineup.

The full list of the bands confirmed for the festival are as follows:

MASTODON
PIERCE THE VEIL
ALTER BRIDGE
AIRBOURNE
SUM 41
GOOD CHARLOTTE
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
OPETH
CLUTCH
MINISTRY
DEVILDRIVER
WAKRAT
RED FANG
THE DEAD DAISIES
FOUR YEAR STRONG
BASEMENT
ISSUES
CROWN THE EMPIRE
KNUCKLE PUCK
EXODUS
ASTROID BOYS
THE ONE HUNDERED
GREYWIND
LOST SOCIETY
GOD DAMN

Alongside the bands announced in today’s announcement, SUM 41, ROB ZOMBIE and SLAYER will headline the Zippo Encore Stage whilst SLEEPING WITH SIRENS and SIMPLE PLAN will headline the newly renamed Avalanche Stage.

The festival will be taking place between June 9th – 11th 2017 at Donington Park. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased from the festival’s official website.

More band announcements will be unveiled over the following weeks, so make sure to check the website for regular updates.

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