Aerosmith will headline Download 2014 (Photo: Live4ever Media)
The Offspring, Status Quo and Steel Panther lead a list of new acts who have been confirmed to join headliners Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park and Aerosmith at the 2014 Download Festival.
“When Status Quo once again take to the Donington stage, it will have been 32 years since we headlined the Monsters of Rock Festival on August 21st 1982,” Quo’s Francis Rossi remarks. “That year saw the Falklands War, the launch of the Commodore 64, Aston Villa winning the European Cup and the raising of the Mary Rose. You might say a lot has changed since then but we are still rocking, and still playing the Quo hits. See you there.”
Download takes place as usual at Donington Park over the weekend of June 13th-15th next year, and has also added Trivium, In Flames, While She Sleeps, Letlive, The Black Dahlia Murder, Crossfaith and more to its line-up.
“It’s been six years since we first played Download and we can’t wait to return and rip it up,” Offspring guitarist Noodles says. “Stoked!”