System of a Down, Linkin Park, Blink 182, and Prophets Of Rage for Paris Download

System of a Down, Linkin Park, Blink 182, and Prophets Of Rage (feat members of Rage Against The Machine, Cypress Hill & Public Enemy) are the first acts to be announced for Download Festival's second visit across the channel to France where they will set up camp in Paris from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th June 2017, at Longchamps Racecourse, Paris.

Ticket prices for Download Paris have not yet been announced, and will include free parking and camping. Tickets go on sale on Thursday 3rd November.

The first acts for next year's Download, here in the UK at Donington Park on the same weekend will be announced on Thursday too, at 7pm, and eFestivals will bring news of that then