Faith No More the third headliner for Download

Faith No More, have been confirmed as the third headliner for this year's Download.

The show will the hugely influential and pioneering American rock band's only UK appearance this year. They fused heavy metal, funk, hip-hop, and progressive rock, and broke their brand of metal out into the mainstream, confirmed last week that they would be reuniting, 11 years after they called it a day in April 1998.

A statement from Faith No More confirmed that they are "still young and strong enough to deliver a kickass set, with enthusiasm to not only revisit our past but possibly add something to the present. And so with this we've decided to hold our collective breaths and jump off this cliff.... BACK, GOD FORBID, INTO THE MONKEY CAGE!!!"

Live Nation VP of Promotions Andy Copping says of the news, "Faith No More were the band that started the whole alternative music scene. To have them play for the first time in eleven years exclusively at Download is amazing! They had so many huge hits, I can't wait to see the set list - 'We Care A Lot"', 'From Out Of Nowhere", 'Epic', 'Falling To Pieces', 'Midlife Crisis','A Small Victory', 'Digging The Grave' and not forgetting their awesome covers of Black Sabbath's 'War Pigs' and The Commodores 'Easy'. They are one of my favourite bands of all time and being able to see them headline at Donington will be unbelievable. This is like the second coming of Christ!"

They join the previously confirmed headliners Slipknot and Def Leppard. The weekend will also see performances from Korn, ZZ Top, Marilyn Manson, Killswitch Engage, Dragonforce, Devildriver, Motley Crue, Pendulum, The Prodigy, Whitesnake, Trivium, Limp Bizkit, and more. For the latest line-up details, and 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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