This year’s Download Festival line-up just keeps getting bigger and better, as festival organisers today announce a further 43 bands, along with details on how to purchase Day Tickets for this year’s festival which takes place in Donington Park on 10-12 June

Limited Day Tickets for Download will go on sale at 9am Friday 15 April priced at £75 (plus booking fee). Weekend tickets, guest area passes and RIP packages are all available to purchase.
 
To coincide with the on sale of day tickets, the Day & Stage splits for Download Festival have also been revealed, which pits the classic rock of Def Leppard against the drum ‘n’ bass chaos of Pendulum and the dark metal of Danzig on the Friday night, the much anticipated return of System Of A Down against the theatrical spectacular that is Alice Cooper and the solid riffery of Funeral For A Friend on the Saturday, and the world-class heavy rock of Linkin Park versus the all-consuming presence of Rob Zombie and the folk-punk of our very own Frank Turner on the Sunday night.
 
Alongside the Main Stage and the Second Stage, this year’s Download is proud to present the Pepsi Max Stage, which will host performances from the likes of Times Of Grace, The King Blues and Framing Hanley across the weekend.
 
Also returning to Download is the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage. The live webcast platform for up-and-coming bands will be bringing some of the best new and established acts from across the UK and beyond. Once again, eight successful bands from the search for new talent will be joining the stage line up following 15 weeks of live gigs beamed across the world from band's bedrooms. With 8 weeks left to enter there's still the chance to be one of those bands. So if you want to be rocking-out in front of thousands of fans this year head to www.redbullbedroomjam.com and upload your band's video.
 
With a career spanning over two-decades, New York’s hardcore rockers BioHazard are now confirmed to take to the stage at this year’s Download. The band influenced generations as one of the initiators of ‘metal rap’, and will bring their New York cult metal sound to Donington.
 
After the success of their debut album All Our Kings Are Dead, and fresh from sell-out headline dates and touring with Bon Jovi and Lostprophets, UK rockers Young Guns are also ready to rock out at this year’s festival. They are joined by the mighty Skindred, known for their ‘ragga metal’ style mixing metal, punk rock and reggae.
 
Finnish death metal five-piece Children Of Bodom have also been added to the bill, who return to the UK to blast out some thrashing metal at Donington, and US punk rockers Anti-Flag, who are back on the cooler side of the Atlantic to heat it up at Download. Returning to Download for the second time is comedian Al Murray’s band T-34, as well as ex-Chiodos frontman Craig Owens’ hot new band Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.).
 
The hotly tipped LA heavy rockers Letlive, who Metal Hammer proclaimed as “one of the most important bands to hit heavy music in recent years” will jet in fresh from their US tour to get the mosh pit really jumping at Download. American metal heads Sevendust have also been added, joined by British melodic-hardcore five-piece Lower Than Atlantis and fellow UK metal quartet Deaf Havana.
 
In tribute to the legendary Ronnie James Dio, the Dio Disciples are also confirmed to take to the stage. Featuring members of Dio, as well as former Judas Priest vocalist Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens and former Little Angels vocalist Toby Jepson, the supergroup will pay tribute to the legendary rocker’s dynasty.
 
Other additions include US alt rockers CKY, German country & western band Boss Hoss, funk-rocker Dan Reed and internationally acclaimed Taiwanese rockers Chthonic. Instrumental desert rockers Karma To Burn also join the bill, accompanied by gutter rock’n’ rollers Dear Superstar, British heavy rockers Malefice and Scottish post hardcore six-piece Yashin.
 
Roadrunner Records’ thrash rockers Baptized in Blood will make a UK stop straight from the US to play selected dates including Download ahead of their European tour. They’re joined by the Canadian Nickelback protégé My Darkest Days, pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal Sweet Savage, Swedish rockers Royal Republic, US post-hardcore rockers Silverstein, the Metallica / Killswitch Engage influenced Skeletal Damage and indie pop punkers The Dangerous Summer.
 
Also announced are former Static-X frontman Wayne Static, heavy metal trio The Rods, electronic goth-metallers Houston, Belligerence, who will be performing material from their new self-titled EP, UK-rockers The Dead Lay Waiting, melodic metallers The Morning After, off-the-wall punk rockers Oaf and post-apocalypse style heavy rockers October File. Bringing their soaring melodies and epic energy to crowds at Donington are Starseed, joined by heavy rockers TRC and Envy of the State who return to the UK from a triumphant tour in the US. Returning to Donington for the second time are LA-metallers Rock Sugar, Brit punk rockers Blitz Kids and the fantastic Heights. Finally, the truly international Illuminatus bring their Anathema-likened progressive rock to Download, as well as Danish rockers Kellermensch.

QUOTES FROM SOME OF THE BANDS!

Lower Than Atlantis – Mike Duce - “I've been to Download a couple of times with friends’ bands that were playing and now it's my time! That's another thing ticked off the list. Not sure what to expect with it being a heavier music festival and all but I'm confident that if we just play like we always do, they'll bloody love it!”

LetLive - “Dear Download Fest, to exhibit our sincere gratitude for inviting letlive. to join you this summer we will be sure to bring our own stage to burn down. In fact, it will serve as a reverse effigy. You know- like being burned in effigy. Only we don't hate you. We actually really like you. STAND UP.” – Jason Butler

Chthonic – 'Download will be the first show for us after our new album comes out, and we will be fully prepared with bunch of killer new songs and oriental new ideas just for this one of the kind festival, a dream for all the metalheads!'

Boss Hoss – Howdy, ladies & geezers!BossHoss are ready and really looking forward to playing the Download Festival 2011!We're all revved up and rarin' to go – so get set for a Rock'n'Roll experience, you'll never forget !See ya in hell!Boss, Hoss, Hank, Frank, Russ, Guss, Ernesto

TRC – "It means so much to us to be playing Download we have dreamt about it ever since we were kids, this festival has been things legend are made of ever since the Monsters of Rock days! We're so proud to be apart of it and we'll be pulling out all the stops for our set!"


Envy of the State – "After watching all our favourite bands play at Donnington Park over the years its an honer to be asked to play Download Festival 2011! Bring it on we cant f**king wait!!!!!"Scott Envy Adams – Vocals


Malefice – DALE BUTLER - 'Being fortunate enough to play Download is every bands dream. Being asked back to play again is an absolute honour! Since opening the 2nd stage in 2008, we have signed with Metal Blade records, toured our asses off all over the world, brought our last album to a whole new set of fans, and are now preparing for the release of our brand new, ear shattering album 'Awaken the Tides'. Download 2011 is going to be the first time we unleash this album to the masses, with a completely new set for everyone to break their necks, and sing along to! Once again Donington, see you in the fucking pit!'

Yashin - "We couldn't have asked for a better Download Festival debut, 2nd stage on the final day! It's going to be spectactular to say the least. We'd love all our fans and anyone who's yet to catch us live to represent. We're excited to be part of this and to play alongside some of the world's top acts. See you in the pit! HARRY RADFORD

For those wanting to get their fill of rock and metal before they head to Donington in June, a series of Download Club Nights has been announced to take place throughout April in rock clubs up and down the UK. As well as a night of pure rock mayhem with the best DJ’s in each town spinning all the biggest rock and metal anthems, there will be various giveaways at each club for CD’s, merch as well as a top prize of VIP weekend tickets with camping and car park pass to Download. Whack these dates in your diary!
 
APRIL 2011 
Fri 15 London, Sin @ The Electric Ballroom (10.00pm)
       
Sat 16 Newcastle, Legends (from 9.00pm)
       
Sat 16 Birmingham, The Academy (from 9.30pm)
       
Sat 16 London, Decadence @ St Moritz (from 10.30pm)
       
Sat 16 Nottingham, Rock City (from 9.00pm)
       
Sat 16 Manchester, Rock Kitchen (from 9.00pm)
       
Sat 16 Liverpool, Krazy House (from 9.00pm)
       
Sat 16 Norwich, Meltdown @ The Waterfront (10.00pm)
       
Sat 16 Sheffield, Drop @ The Corporation (from 10.00pm)
       
Sat 16 Glasgow, The Cathouse (from 10.30pm)
       
Sat 16 Cardiff, Bogiez (from 10.00pm)
       
Sat 23 Wolverhampton, Corrosion at The Wulfrun (from 11.00pm)