AEROSMITH, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Added To UK's Download Festival
February 15, 2010, 14 years ago
AEROSMITH with Steven Tyler, and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE have been announced as headliners at this year's Download festival, which returns for an eighth year to Donington Park and will be held Friday, June 11th to Sunday, June 13th.
American rock legends Aerosmith will return to the main stage at Donington Park for the first time in 16 years. They last played as headliners of the Donington Monsters Of Rock Festival in 1990 and 1994, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry et al return this summer as Sunday headliners.
Rage Against The Machine play Download for the first time on the festival's main stage on Saturday.
Other new acts confirmed include LAMB OF GOD, BILLY IDOL, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor’s other band STONE SOUR and THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS.
Previously confirmed acts include AC/DC headlining on the Friday, with a supporting card including THEM CROOKED VULTURES, WOLFMOTHER, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MOTÖRHEAD, DEFTONES, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, VOLBEAT, and MEGADETH also confirmed.
Weekend arena tickets with camping will be priced at £170, and a weekend only ticket without camping will priced at £140. Lockers in the campsite are priced at £11 with car parking £10 in advance, £20 on the day. A campervan supplement is £40. There will be an additional £10 charge to enter the campsite either on the Wednesday or Thursday.
For more info visit www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
(Thanks Efestivals.co.uk)
