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Download returns in 2012, celebrating their tenth birthday in style at the legendary Donington Park from 8th–10th June, 2012, pulling out all the stops to put on the biggest ever Download to date.
The Friday headliners are The Prodigy, back doing what they do best and bringing their mind-blowing set to Donington for 2012. Expect plenty of classics from their incredible catalogue alongside some new tracks fresh from the studio.
Metallica headline Saturday night, playing their self-titled black album from 1991 in its entirety.
Closing the festival on Sunday are Black Sabbath, with the original line-up of Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne
The Jim Marshall Stage
- The Prodigy
- Chase & Status (Live)
- Machine Head (US)
- Billy Talent
- NOFX
- Fear Factory
- Cancer Bats
- Rise To Remain
- Black Sabbath
- Soundgarden
- Megadeth
- Lamb Of God
- Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society
- Anthrax
- Kyuss Lives!
- Devildriver
- Stellar Revival
Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage
- Gallows
- The Safety Fire
- Porter Robinson
- The Marmozets
- Upon A Burning Body
- Broken
- Voodoo Six
- T. Mills
- Fearless Vampire Killers
- LostAlone
- Mallory Knox
- Butcher Babies
- 4Arm
- Freebase
- Royal Cartel
- William Control
- The Dirty Youth
- With One Last Breath
- Kopek
- Pitchblack
- Kamchatka
Pepsi Max Stage
- The Devin Townsend Project
- AxeWound
- Soil
- While She Sleeps
- The Defiled
- Lawnmower Deth
- Hounds
- Absolute
- Silent Descent
- Periphery
- Ghost
- Firewind
- Emmure
- La Dispute
- James Cleaver Quartet
- Shadows Fall
- Edguy
- Reckless Love
- Heavens Basement
- Feed The Rhino
Zippo Encore Stage
Jagermeister Stage
The Prodigy
One of the biggest innovators in commercial dance music since 1990, musical genius Liam Howlett and his colleagues were at the forefront of the rave…
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Metallica
Metallica have been at the forefront of the rock scene worldwide with an unparalleled and utterly devoted fanbase and a string of multi-platinum…
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Black Sabbath
The original, the best, the greatest - how many more superlatives do you want? Widely regarded as creators of heavy metal, the hugely influential band…
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Gallows
British punk-rock band making hardcore screamo and punk-led noise. Fans of Bullet For My Valentine, As I Lay Dying and Senses Fail are sure to enjoy…
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T. Mills
#T. Mills is a true testament to the 'Playlist Generation' unbound by genre. With influences ranging from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Nirvana to Wiz…
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William Control
William Control is the electronic side project of Aiden’s William Francis.
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The Mission
Formed in 1985 by former Sisters Of Mercy members Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams, The Mission emerged as a major charting gothic pop phenomenon in the…
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Periphery
Hailing from Washington DC, Periphery is one of the freshest progressive metal acts on the scene today. With their signature blend of polymetric…
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You Me At Six
You Me At Six are one of the biggest and most prolific British rock bands of the 21st Century. The band’s 15 year career has seen four UK Gold Records…
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Rise Against
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Skindred
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Yashin
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Billy Talent
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NOFX
Formed in California in the early eighties, cult punk band NOFX summed up the new wave of American punk perfectly - from their frantic songs to their…
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Fear Factory
Fear Factory was formed on October 31, 1990 in Los Angeles, California by guitarist Dino Cazares and drummer Raymond Herrera. They are characterised…
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