Download Festival is oh so close, and now we know which lucky acts have taken out the triple J Unearthed competition and will be joining the already stacked lineup.
Taking the Sydney Unearthed spot is three piece RedHook, fronted by Music Feeds‘ very own Emmy Mack (!!!). As fate would have it, RedHook also feature on the lineup for the UK edition of Download festival.
“We are so ridiculously grateful to Unearthed for the opportunity to play the first ever Sydney edition of this sacred riff fest,” Mack told Music Feeds.
“It felt a bit odd to be skipping Australia and going straight to Download UK in June, so to have the opportunity to cut our teeth on home turf first alongside some absolute lords of rock and metal means the freakin world to us. PUMPED!”
Meanwhile, Windwaker will be the lucky band opening up the Melbourne leg of the festival. The five-piece just dropped their latest single ‘The Sitch’ and are about to release their Empire EP on Friday, 22nd March.
Download Festival is bringing some of the biggest heavy acts from around the world to Aussie shores, with a lineup featuring the likes of The Amity Affliction, Slayer, Rise Against and more.
Ozzy Osbourne was initially slated to headline the event, but has had to cancel due to his ongoing health issues.
Check out the full lineup below.
Download Festival 2019 Lineup
REDHOOK
WINDWAKER
Joining…
AIRBOURNE
Joining…
JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED
AVERSIONS CROWN
DEVILSKIN
EAT YOUR HEART OUT
THE BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT
Joining…
NEW YEARS DAY
Joining…
SUM 41 (Only Aus Shows)
PENNYWISE (Only Aus Shows)
THY ART IS MURDER
TWELVE FOOT NINJA
SLAVES
VOYAGER
Joining…
POLARIS
Joining…
OZZY OSBOURNE
SLAYER
JUDAS PRIEST (Only Aus Shows)
ALICE IN CHAINS
GHOST
RISE AGAINST
THE AMITY AFFLICTION (Only Aus Shows)
ANTHRAX
HALESTORM (Only Aus Shows)
BEHEMOTH
ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES
I PREVAIL
CONVERGE
FRENZAL RHOMB
LUCA BRASI
CODE ORANGE
ANDY BLACK
THE FEVER 333
WAR ON WOMEN
HIGH TENSION
OUTRIGHT
RUINS
ALIEN WEAPONRY
Download Festival 2019
Tickets on sale now
Saturday, 9th March
Parramatta Park, Sydney (18+)
Tickets: Official Website
Monday, 11th March (long weekend)
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets: Official Website