Download add Billy Talent, Dream Theater, The Blackout, and more

including cinema stars Anvil, and third headliner news

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 27th Feb 2009

Download Festival 2009

Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June 2009
Donington Park, Leics, England MAP
£135 weekend, £65 any day, camping is an extra £25

Billy Talent, and Dream Theater, top the quintet of latest announcements to this year's rockin' festival line-up at Download.

The duo of new acts lead the new additions which are completed by The Blackout, Buckcherry, and the Canadian rockers Anvil who are currently taking cinemas by storm and last played Donington at the Monsters of Rock festival back in 1982.

The quintet of new confirmations join the previously confirmed acts for Download who are headliners Slipknot and Def Leppard, with the third headliner for Download will be announced on the evening of Monday 2nd March.

Joining them over the weekend will be Korn, ZZ Top, Marilyn Manson, Killswitch Engage, Dragonforce, Devildriver, Motley Crue, Pendulum, The Prodigy, Whitesnake, Trivium, and Limp Bizkit. For the latest rumours of who might be playing, please click here.

This year's Download festival returning for its seventh year, takes place over the weekend of Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June, at Donington Park, Castle Donington, Leicestershire.

Tickets are on sale priced as follows: a full weekend ticket is priced at £135, camping is an extra £25 (family camping is also available), car parking tickets are priced at £10 advance, £20 on the day, camper vans tickets are priced at £40, and lockers will be £11. Kids aged 12 or under will be eligible for concession rate tickets. These will only be available on the day from the on-site Box Office and there will be unlimited availability.

To buy tickets, click here.

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