Download Festival Announces 2019 Headliners

23 October 2018, 14:00

Slipknot
Slipknot. Picture: Cosa Nostra PR

Slipknot, Tool and Def Leppard will play Donington Park next June…

Download Festival has announced that Def Leppard, Slipknot, and Tool will headline its 2019 event. They’ve also revealed seventeen artists for next year’s bill, including Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Whitesnake, Trivium and many more.

Sheffield rockers Def Leppard will be playing their classic 1987 album Hysteria in full on the main stage. It’ll be their only UK date of 2019.

Def Leppard 2018
Def Leppard 2018. Picture: Live Nation

The three day festival takes place on 14 to 16 June 2019 at Donington Park, Leicestershire.

Tickets go on sale 2pm on Thursday 25 October and will remain at 2018 prices until Tuesday 6 November

See downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets for full info.

Download Festival 2019 Line Up so far:

Def Leppard

Slipknot

Tool

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