Welsh heavy metal band Skindred will return to Download Festival this year along with another 13 bands added to the line-up today (Feb 24).
The Newport band, who are fan favourites at the festival, will return to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park along with Alestorm, YONAKA, Will Haven, Kid Brunswick, Bimini and Dana Dentata and more as well as the already announced Iron Maiden, KISS and Biffy Clyro.
Skindred lead singer Benji Webbe has promised the Download faithful new material from the band and reflected on their surreal performance as one of the first live acts to play a festival after the pandemic:
“Playing the Download pilot after being locked down for a year and a half was an amazing experience.
"So being invited back to our favourite festival and spiritual home to play alongside the likes of KISS and Maiden is a dream come true.
"Plus we have some amazing rockin’ new tunes which we cannot wait for you all to hear.”
The festival has also unveiled a new poster to celebrate the announcement, which also added Banks Arcade, Dirty Honey, Hariot, Orbit Culture, Red Fang, SKYND, The Velveteers and Will Haven to the billing.
Making their Download Festival debut this year will be Bimini who rose to fame on BBC's Ru Paul’s Drag Race. They released their punk non-binary anthem ' God Save This Queen' in 2021.
Excited at their return to Download after their warm welcome at the Download Pilot in 2021, YONAKA's Theresa Jarvis, from Brighton, said: "Aghhhh Download! Some of us have been going since we were 14 so it’s an absolute pleasure to be performing there again.
"The energy is always amazing and such an exciting lineup of music."
So, when and where does Download Festival 2022 take place?
Download Festival will take place between 10-12 of June 2022, with camping available on site from Wednesday, June 8. As always, it will take place at Donington Park in Leicestershire, the same location as the former Monsters of Rock festival.
Who's playing and when?
The full list of artists include the likes of Biffy Clyro, A Day To Remember, The Pretty Reckless and loads more.
The stage and day splits have already been revealed and so far are as follows:
Friday, June 10
Main Stage: Wayward Sons, Theory, Bury Tomorrow, Black Veil Brides, Skindred, A Day To Remember and KISS so far.
Second Stage: Ayron Jones, SKYND, Myles Kennedy & Company, Lacuna Coil, Airbourne and The Distillers.
Kerrang! Avalanche Stage: Press Club, As Everything Unfolds, Kid Brunswick, Meet Me @ The Altar, Normandie, Sleep Token and The Ghost Inside.
The Dogtooth Stage: Heriot, The Scratch, Cellar Door Moon Crow, Dead Poet Society, A.A Williams, Tempt, Bokassa, British Lion, Red Fang, Blue Pills and Electric Wizard.
Saturday, June 11
Main Stage: The Raven Age, Those Damn Crows, Monster Truck, Black Label Society, The Pretty Reckless, Shinedown, Deftones, Iron Maiden.
Second Stage: Dirty Honey, Casyette, Malevolence, Ice Nine Kills, Code Orange, Bush, Daughtry, Mastodon and Megadeth.
Kerrang! Avalanche Stage: Blackout Problems, Salem, Dragged Under, Loathe, Holding Absence, grandson, The Faim, Creeper and Funeral For A Friend.
The Dogtooth Stage: Temples On Mars, Death Blooms, Dead Lebel, Banks Arcade, Dana Dietata, Higher Power, Will Haven, Venom Prison, Bleed From Within, Dying Fetus and Sepultura.
Sunday, June 12
Main Stage: Wargasm, Powerwolf, Alestorm, Rise Against, Volbeat, Korn and Biffy Clyro
Second Stage: Control The Storm, The Last Internationale, Massive Wagons, Wednesday 13, Tremonti, Baroness, Skillet, The Darkness and Steel Panther.
Kerrang! Avalanche Stage: Static Dress, Dead Posey, Cemetery Sun, The Hara, Jamie Lenman, Marianas Trench, Spiritbox, Trash Boat, Boston Manor and Descendents.
The Dogtooth Stage: The Injester, The Velveteers, Anchor Lane, Bimini, Phoxjaw, Thick, Modern Error, Kill The Lights, Orbit Culture, Fire From The Gods, Twin Temple, YONAKA and Myles Kennedy.
Are tickets on sale?
They are and you can get yours here.
How do you get there?
There are a number of ways to get to Download Festival. Shuttle busses leave Derby train station and offer a return for a small fee on the day and across the weekend. The Big Green Coach offers services from across the UK and you can also drive and park at the festival if you purchase a car parking pass.
For more information about Download Festival, you can visit the Download Festival website.
