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Download Festival confirm another 17 bands

Download Festival have confirmed a whopping 17 new bands for next year’s festival!

With the festival confirming headliners Ozzy OsbourneGUNS N ROSES and AVENGED SEVENFOLD at the start of November, now, the festival have confirmed a whopping 17 new bands for next year’s festival! Leading the charge in this evening’s announcement is Marilyn MansonPARKWAY DRIVEBULLET FOR MY VALENTINERISE AGAINSTMESHUGGAH and more! Speaking about performing at next year’s festival, PARKWAY DRIVE says, PARKWAY DRIVE are super stoked to be returning to Download for 2018. It’s always a highlight for us to play Download and this time around we’re aiming to top it all. We can’t wait!” Matt Tuck of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE adds, “we’re so excited to be playing next year’s Download Festival!! It’s been 5 long years now since we last performed at Donington Park, so we’re more than ready to get back on that legendary stage and do what we do best. See you there!”

The full list of bands confirmed today are as follows:

  • ALEXISONFIRE
  • ASKING ALEXANDRIA
  • BABYMETAL
  • BLACK VEIL BRIDES
  • BODY COUNT FT. ICE T
  • BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
  • DREAM STATE
  • IN THIS MOMENT
  • Marilyn Manson
  • MAYDAY PARADE
  • MESHUGGAH
  • NECK DEEP
  • PARKWAY DRIVE
  • PINK SLIPS
  • RISE AGAINST
  • THE HIVES
  • WSTR

Download Festival 2018 - 28 November

Download Festival takes place on 8-10 June 2018 at Donington Park. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.

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

James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.

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