From Planet Rock.
Iron Maiden, KISS and System of a Down have been unveiled as the blockbuster headliners of Download Festival 2020.
Having wowed on their swansong arena tour this summer, KISS will play their last UK show EVER when they headline the opening night at Donington Park on Friday 12th June.
Part of the band’s multi-year End of the Road World Tour, bassist Gene Simmons says their UK exclusive slot at Download Festival in 2020 will be a perfect goodbye.
“I’ve said it before, Download Festival audiences are the best,” The Demon says. “They are up for whatever is thrown at them. KISS is going to come fully prepared to rock their world in 2020 to say ‘Thank You’ for always showing up for us.”
Friday headliners KISS
Singer Paul Stanley adds: “Download will be the culmination of 47 years of unapologetic bombast and spectacle. We will make this a fitting farewell to a country and its people whose music remains the blood in our veins.”
The mighty Iron Maiden will have the honour of headlining the Main Stage the Saturday night four years on from their last triumphant appearance at Download Festival. Including Monsters of Rock, it’s the seventh time they’ve headlined the hallowed grounds of Donington Park.
Frontman Bruce Dickinson enthuses: “Next year we will play a number of countries and cities we have yet to visit on this incredible tour, so it is terrific to be able to accept the invitation to return to Download in 2020 and we will certainly go to town and add a few extra items to the show.
“This will be our seventh time headlining at Donington Park. It’s home turf and we all really enjoy playing this Festival, the vibe from the crowd is always fantastic.”
Download Festival is one of two homecoming UK festival shows Iron Maiden are playing in 2020. They also play Belsonic at Ormeau Park in Belfast on Monday 15th June two days after Download Festival.
Armenian-American metal titans System of a Down are the third headliners and they will bring Download Festival 2020 to an emphatic close on the Sunday night.
Sunday headliners System of a Down
Bassist Shavo Odadjian comments: “From our appearances to many of my favourite bands’, Castle Donington has always had a special place in my heart. We’re proud and excited to continue its legacy.”
Alongside the big-name headliners, also confirmed today are Deftones, Korn, The Offspring, Disturbed, Gojira, Alestorm, Black Veil Brides, Daughtry and Of Mice & Men.
Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham says: “Download has been a big part of our history. The fans and organisers have always shown us so much love and support, so when the opportunity to play arises, we answer the call!”
Korn guitarist, James ‘Munky’ Shaffer, adds: “I’m extremely anxious and enthusiastic at the same time, but I’m looking forward to getting back out there and returning to Download!”
Download Festival takes place at Donington Park from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June 2020.
Tickets go on sale from Planet Rock Tickets at 2pm on Wednesday 25th September.
Download Festival’s cowboy hat-wearing head honcho, Andy Copping, says:“Downloaders, your 2020 headliners are here! Rock ‘n’ roll legends KISS and System of A Down will both be headlining as UK Festival exclusives and after 4 years away from Donington, Iron Maiden will return bringing with them mascot Eddie and more fire than we can handle, I’m counting down the days already!”
The Download Festival 2020 line-up so far is as follows:
KISS (Friday headliner)
Iron Maiden (Saturday headliner)
System of a Down (Sunday headliner)
Deftones
Korn
Disturbed
The Offspring
Of Mice and Men
Alestorm
Gojira
Black Veil Brides
Daughtry
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- Iron Maiden - Raising Hell - UK - video - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 14:21)on May 3, 2024 at 7:23 am
IRON MAIDEN Raising Hell (1994 UK 17-track PAL video featuring Bruce Dickinson's last performance with the band [before he rejoined in 2000], including Be Quick Or Be Dead, The Evil That Men Do, Fear Of The Dark, 2 Minutes To Midnight & Sanctuary, also features horror illusionist Simon Drake)
- Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams + Patch - Shrink - UK - 7" vinyl - £45.00, $56.25, €52.65 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 13:17)on May 3, 2024 at 7:23 am
IRON MAIDEN Infinite Dreams (1989 UK Limited Edition 7" vinyl single, also including a live version of Killers recorded at Birmingham NEC, housed in a great picture sleeve featuring Eddie on a motorbike holding a Union Jack flag, complete with an exclusive 'Maiden England' sew-on patch. This collector's copy is still in the open shrinkwrap, the contents are untouched & the vinyl is unplayed EMS117)
- Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £35.00, $43.75, €40.95 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 12:07)on May 3, 2024 at 7:23 am
IRON MAIDEN Infinite Dreams (Limited Edition 1989 UK 3-track one-sided 12" single, with the band's autographs etched onto the B-side. The single includes live versions of Infinite Dreams, Killers & Still Life, recorded at the BirminghamNEC on the 27 & 28th of November the previous year, housed in a great fold-out double sided poster sleeve featuring Eddie on a motorbike one side & a great on stage photo by Ross Halfin. The sleeve is in Excellent condition & has not been displayed & the vinyl is in Excellent condition with few signs of play 12EMP117)
- Iron Maiden - From Here To Eternity - Poster Sleeve - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £35.00, $43.75, €40.95 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 12:15)on May 3, 2024 at 7:23 am
IRON MAIDEN From Here To Eternity (Limited Edition 1992 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single which also includes Roll Over Vic Vella & No Prayer For The Dying, housed in its fold-out poster picture sleeve & plain die-cut card sleeve. The poster has not been displayed & shows just a little light ageing with the odd tiny crease & the vinyl appears barely played 12EMP240)
- Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter + Calendar - UK - 12" vinyl - £40.00, $50.00, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 12:31)on May 3, 2024 at 7:23 am
IRON MAIDEN Bring Your Daughter (Limited Edition 1990 UK 3-track 12" single, the group's only number one, also including I'm A Mover & a great cover of the Led Zeppelin classic Communication Breakdown. The glossy picture sleeve features fantastic Derek Riggs artwork & comes complete with an exclusive 5" by 10" 1991 fold-out banner calendar. The sleeve shows minimal wear, the poster has never been displayed & the vinyl shows minimal signs of play. A fantastic copy! 12EMP171)
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