a dozen more acts for Download 2014

including The Offspring, Status Quo, Steel Panther, Trivium, & In Flames

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 25th Nov 2013

Download Festival 2014

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2014
Donington Park, Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2RP, England MAP
£195 for five nights with camping

Daily capacity: 111,000

The Offspring, Status Quo, Steel Panther, Trivium, In Flames, While She Sleeps, Letlive, The Black Dahlia Murder, Miss May I, Crossfaith, Blessthefall, and following a Twitter campaign Dying Fetus have been announced for the 12th Download Festival which will happen at Donington Park over the weekend of Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2014.

The Offspring will be returning to Download having appeared just once before in 2008, with guitarist Noodles commented: "It's been six years since we first played Download and we can't wait to return and rip it up. Stoked!"

The headliners are now confirmed, with Avenged Sevenfold headlining the Friday night, with Rob Zombie also playing the Main Stage. Saturday sees Linkin Park headline performing 'Hybrid Theory' in full with special guests Fall Out Boy also confirmed. Aerosmith will be closing the festival with main support from Alter Bridge.

Download will announce more than 150 acts across five stages over the coming weeks and months.

For the full line-up details to-date, please see the Download Line-up page.

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Weekend Arena Ticket - £160
Weekend Arena Ticket & 3 night camping - £185
Weekend Arena Ticket & 5 night camping - £195

There is also a deposit scheme available make an initial payment of £60 now, then two further payments taken at later dates.

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