Download announce The Wildhearts, and Skindred

There's more rocking bands heading for Download Festival, held over the weekend of Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2008 at Donington Park, Leicestershire.

The latest acts headed for the rock festival are The Wildhearts, Amon Amarth, Skindred, Slaves To Gravity, Black Tide,and Kids In Glass Houses are among the latest batch of names confirmed for this year's festival. The latest additions also include Rival Schools, Haunts, Canterbury, Invasion, and Twin Method.

The headliners have been announced as Kiss, The Offspring and Lostprophets, also confirmed are Judas Priest, as 'very special guests', Lemmy's Mötorhead, Rise Against, Jimmy Eat World, Ash, Ace Frehley, Bullet For My Valentine, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis, 36 Crazyfists, Pendulum, Job For A Cowboy, Children Of Bodom, Coheed and Cambria, Alter Bridge, Disturbed, In Flames, Incubus, Kid Rock, Bleeding Through, Throwdown, The Black Dahlia Murder, and The Subways. For the line-up details, days and stage splits as available please click here. There are still many more names to come yet with another main stage still to fill.

Tickets for Download are on sale now priced at: a full weekend ticket £130, standard camping £20, camper van £40, family zone camping £20, lockers £11, parking £10 in advance or £15 on the day. To buy your tickets, click here.

Disabled customers can call 0121 767 9729 to discuss accessibility arrangements. Please note, disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required. Should additional helper tickets be required, please call the disabled access ticket line on 0121 767 9729 or email access@downloadfestival.co.uk.

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