43 bands added to Download Festival & Kerrang! Radio launches Finding Fresh Blood

You could open the Avalanche Stage at Download Festival!

Download Festival crowd
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 28th Jan 2019
Last updated 3rd Apr 2019

43 acts have been added to the already incredible Download Festival 2019 line-up today (28th January).

Set to grace Donington Park on the weekend of Friday 14th to Sunday 16th June 2019 are Halestorm, Clutch, Stone Temple Pilots, FEVER 333, Behemoth, Bad Wolves, Palaye Royale, Deadland Ritual, Last In Line, Skid Row, Municipal Waste, At The Gates, and Beartooth,

Completing this wave of additions are Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics, Alcest, Animals as Leaders, Batushka, Black Peaks, Brothers Osborne, Cane Hill, coldrain, Conjurer, Crystal Lake, Godsmack, GroundCulture, Heart of a Coward, Icon For Hire, Intervals, Like A Storm, Lost In Stereo, Love Bites, Ne Obliviscaris, Parting Gift, Redhook, Skynd, Sumo Cyco, Three Days Grace, Those Damn Crows, Toska, Trash Boat, Twelve Foot Ninja, Vega and Wolf Jaw.

We’re also extremely excited to announce that, as the home of new music, Kerrang! Radio have launched a talent search for a chance to open the Avalanche Stage at Download Festival!

Your band could be opening up one of the major stages at the world's premiere rock festival, on the hallowed turf of Donington Park.

To find out more about Kerrang! Radio Finding Fresh Blood click here.

Today’s new line-up additions join headliners Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool, plus acts including Whitesnake, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Rob Zombie, Skindred, Slayer, Blackberry Smoke, Anthrax and Dream Theater.

Download Festival takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th June 2019. Weekend and RIP tickets are on sale from Kerrang! Radio Tickets now.

Download Festival through the years:

Iron Maiden: Download Festival 2003

If you're going to return rock and metal to its rightful home of Donington Park, then it only seems right and proper to get the UK's biggest heavy metal act to kick things off. And kick off they did!

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The Download Festival 2019 line-up poster looks like this:

Download Festival line-up 2019

Today’s new additions are as follows:

Aaron Buchanan

Alcest

Animals as Leaders

At The Gates

Bad Wolves

Batushka

Beartooth

Behemoth

Black Peaks

Brothers Osborne

Cane Hill

Clutch

coldrain

Conjurer

Crystal Lake

Deadland Ritual

FEVER 333

Godsmack

GroundCulture

Halestorm

Heart of a Coward

Icon For Hire

Intervals

Last In Line

Like A Storm

Lost In Stereo

Love Bites

Municipal Waste

Ne Obliviscaris

Palaye Royale

Parting Gift

Redhook

Skid Row

Skynd

Stone Temple Pilots

Sumo Cyco

Those Damn Crows

Three Days Grace

Toska

Trash Boat

Twelve Foot Ninja

Vega

Wolf Jaw

The acts already on the bill are:

Def Leppard (Friday headliner)

Slipknot (Saturday headliner)

Tool (Sunday headliner)

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators

Whitesnake

Rob Zombie

Trivium

Amon Amarth

Carcass

Delain

Die Antwoord

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes

Opeth

Power Trip

Reel Big Fish

Skindred

Starset

Tesla

The Amity Affliction

Underoath

Alien Weaponry

Anthrax

Badflower

Black Futures

Blackberry Smoke

Dream Theater

Eagles Of Death Metal

I Prevail

The Interrupters

Jinjer

Lamb Of God

Man With A Mission

nothing,nowhere.

Our Last Night

Riding The Low

Royal Republic

Slayer

The Smashing Pumpkins

State Champs

Underside

Whitechapel

Yours Truly

Zebrahead