Former Guns n Roses guitarist Slash has been added to the bill for this summer’s Download Festival.
Slash joins the previously announced headliners Metallica, Black Sabbath and The Prodigy at the event, while Rise Against and Steel Panther have also been recently signed up.
Last month, Download organiser Andy Copping confirmed that despite the news of Tony Iommi‘s cancer diagnosis, Black Sabbath are still due to appear at the festival as originally planned.
“As far as I’m aware everything is fine,” Copping told NME. “I’ve been told that Black Sabbath are going to be playing Download. I don’t want people to worry unduly about that, we should all just send our thoughts and best wishes to Tony Iommi.”
This year’s Download festival will take place on the weekend of June 8th-10th.
Download 2012 line-up so far:
Metallica
The Prodigy
Black Sabbath
Soundgarden
Biffy Clyro
You Me At Six
Chase & Status
Tenacious D
Machine Head
Trivium
Anthrax
Devildriver
Rise Against
Steel Panther
Slash
Megadeth
Five Finger Death Punch
Kyuss Lives
Billy Talent
Black Label Society
Terrorvision
As I Lay Dying,
Reckless Love
Fear Factory
Ginger Wildheart
Lamb Of God
August Burns Red
Little Angels
Devin Townsend Project
Ugly Kid Joe