Black Sabbath have been confirmed as the Saturday night headliners at next year’s Download Festival.
“Download is my absolute favourite summer festival,” Ozzy Osbourne states. “It’s always like coming home. See you all there!”
It’ll be a part of the band’s farewell world tour, and sees them join Iron Maiden from what appears to be a list of roughly six acts who take it in turns to top the event each year. Iron Maiden were unveiled yesterday (October 20th), when frontman Bruce Dickinson said:
“Download is a very special place for us. Not just because it’s always great to play on home turf but because there’s a truly unique vibe there, it’s the very heart of England and of Metal, so a fitting place for Iron Maiden!”
“The crowd is always fiercely passionate and the whole band feeds off that famous Donnington energy. We aim to deliver a really memorable show for our fans to close the 2016 Festival. Although this is our sixth time headlining at Castle Donnington, it’s the first time we’ve been able to land Ed Force One right on the doorstep.”