DREAM THEATER,
BUCKCHERRY,
BILLY TALENT and
THE BLACKOUT have been confirmed for this year's
Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
ANVIL
BILLY TALENT
BUCKCHERRY
DEF LEPPARD
DEVILDRIVER
DRAGONFORCE
DREAM THEATER
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
KORN
LIMP BIZKIT
MARILYN MANSON
MÖTLEY CRÜE
PAPA ROACH
PENDULUM
SLIPKNOT
THE BLACKOUT
THE PRODIGY
TRIVIUM
WHITESNAKE
ZZ TOPA two-and-a-half-minute video trailer for this summer's
Download festival — featuring interview clips with members of
SLIPKNOT,
MÖTLEY CRÜE,
KORN and
DEVILDRIVER — can be viewed below.
The
Download festival continues to take place at Donington Park, which has established itself as the original and "spiritual" home of all things rock since the first
Monsters of Rock festival in 1980.
The benefit of
Download festival at Donington Park in its seventh year is that it has enabled festival organisers to confirm some changes to the site layout, improving the festival experience of everyone attending this year. With the
Download festival renowned worldwide for its excellent on site facilities and 24-hour entertainment, this year's event will more than ever reflect the recommendations from its fan base to make the festival bigger and better than ever.
"We have gone to great lengths to communicate with our core fan base and listen to what they want at
Download in relation to facilities, activities and the bands," commented
Live Nation COO and Festival Director
John Probyn. "This year's festival is going to be better than ever with a brand new arena designed by our fans and a great line up of music."
Live Nation VP of Promotions and
Download festival Promoter
Andy Copping added, "This year more than ever before,
Download festival celebrates the history of Donington and all that is 'rock'. With acts such as
SLIPKNOT,
THE PRODIGY and
MÖTLEY CRÜE already confirmed to play, this just shows how varied and diverse the rock genre can be and we are delighted to reflect this with our 2009 lineup."
