Iron Maiden will be back to headline the Download Festival yet again on Sunday, June 12th next year.
“Download is a very special place for us,” frontman Bruce Dickinson enthuses. “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.”
“We haven’t decided on the set list as yet and won’t until we start rehearsing but we really look forward to playing a number of new songs live, especially as the recording was so much live.”
The performance is promised to be Iron Maiden’s only UK outing of 2016.