three more for Download

Three more acts have been announced for Download, which takes place from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th June 2012 at Donington Park, Leicestershire.


AxeWound are a new metal 'supergroup' comprising of Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck, Cancer Bats vocalist Liam Cormier, Glamour of the Kill guitarist Mike Kingswood, ex-Rise To Remain guitarist Joe Copcutt and session drummer Jason Bowld. They are confirmed to appear on Friday on the Pepsi Max Stage.

Goth rock legends The Mission, who have 25 years of hits have been announced as headliners of the same stage on Saturday.

The final addition today is Northern Irish rockers Million Dollar Reload who will play the Jagermeister stage on Sunday.

The Mission singer Wayne Hussey said, "I believe it's 21 years since we last played a major festival in the UK which would've been Finsbury Park. We're looking forward to partaking of the British summer festival spirit but I won't be taking my sleeping bag and I won't be sleeping in a tent. That's for mere mortals. We're looking forward to playing to an audience that essentially isn't ours. We like a challenge, we seem to raise our game when our backs are against the wall, so, bring it on....."

There are just over five weeks to go until Download Festival 2012, headlined this year by The Prodigy, Metallica, and Black Sabbath opens its gates at Donington Park over the weekend of Friday 8th to Sunday 10th June 2012.

Also confirmed are Dropkick Murphys, Rise To Remain, While She Sleeps, Killswitch Engage, Shinedown, Black Veil Brides, NoFX, Opeth, Nightwish, Soundgarden, Chase & Status, Biffy Clyro, Slash, Rise Against, Megadeth, Steel Panther, Black Label Society, Billy Talent, Five Finger Death Punch, Kyuss Lives, Terrorvision, As I Lay Dying, Fear Factory, Periphery, Ginger (The Wildhearts), and more.

Travel to Download Festival with National Express.

A weekend arena ticket with 3 nights camping is priced at £180, a five nights camping weekend ticket are priced at £190 and offers access to the Download camp site from midday Wednesday, and a weekend only ticket without camping is priced at £145. Lockers are priced at £12.50, car parking £15 in advance (motorbikes are free), campervan supplements were priced at £60 and have sold out, and VIP packages are also available (VIP camping has already sold out). Day tickets will be available at a later date.

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