Mastodon bring blood and thunder to Download 2013

Download Festival booker Andy Copping has tweeted to confirm Atlanta metallers Mastodon have been added to the line-up for Donington Park over the weekend of Friday 14th to Sunday 16th June 2013.

Festival booker Andy Copping set down a challenge that he would reveal an act on the bill if his tweet was retweeted 5,000 times, and tweeting as ‏@Maverick_AC he said, "5,000 has been reached! MASTODON are confirmed for the main stage Saturday under Maiden, QOTSA, Motorhead, Alice In Chains @mastodonmusic."

This comes after he's also recently confirmed both Stone Sour the side project of Slipknot's Corey Taylor, and Californian nu metallers Coal Chamber will be stopping at the legendary Donington Park.

They join Slipknot on Friday, Iron Maiden doing their 'Maiden England' set on Saturday, and German industrialists Rammstein on Sunday. Plus Queens of the Stone Age, Volbeat, A Day To Remember, Alice in Chains, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Motorhead, The Gaslight Anthem, and HIM. Download will offer three days of heavy rock music with more than 100 acts over multiple stages. For the latest line-up details and rumours as available please click here.

Tickets are priced at £165 for a weekend arena ticket, £190 for 3 nights with camping, and £195 for 5 nights with camping. Family camping is also available, and advance parking is priced at £20.

A Weekend Arena & 5 Night Camping ticket can be paid for over 3 payments and are available to any customer buying a ticket between 13th June 2012 and Monday 31st December 2012 at 23:59. The first (non-refundable) payment will be £50, with a second payment of £70 per ticket made On or around Monday 28th January 2013 at noon, and the final payment of £70 made on or around Monday 29th April 2013.

To buy tickets, click here.

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