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Download Festival Australia 2019 Lineup Announced

UPDATE: Sydney five-piece Polaris have joined the Download Festival Australia 2019 lineup.

Original Story: Following an unfortunate leak, Download Festival has now confirmed which heavy acts from Australia and around the world will perform in Sydney and Melbourne next March.

Headlined by Black Sabbath icon Ozzy Osbourne and thrash legends Slayer (who will both perform as part of their final world tours), the lineup also features the likes of Judas Priest, Alice In Chains, Ghost, Rise Against, The Amity Affliction and Anthrax.

View the huge first announcement in full, below. According to organisers, there are still 13 more acts still to be announced.

Download 2019 will be a two-date, five-stage affair, hitting Sydney’s Parramatta Park on Saturday, 9th March and Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on Monday, 11th March (during a long weekend).

Download organisers have previously suggested there are plans to eventually expand Download Festival into a “nationally touring event”, but it will only hit Sydney and Melbourne next year, after debuting in Melbourne earlier this year.

In his review of Download Melbourne 2018, Music Feeds contributor Brenton Harris described the event as “one of most enjoyable one-day festivals” he’s attended.

“Everything sounded, looked and felt great, and the crowd responded by being an absolute blast to be amongst,” he said.

Police praised audience behaviour at Download Melbourne’s debut event, despite a number of arrests.

UPDATE, 30/01/19: Download Festival Australia’s 3rd Lineup Announcement Is Here

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UPDATE 14/11/18: Download Festival Australia 2019 Lineup Adds Pennywise, Sum 41 & More

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Download Festival 2019 Lineup

SUM 41 (Only Aus Shows)

PENNYWISE (Only Aus Shows)

THY ART IS MURDER

TWELVE FOOT NINJA

SLAVES

VOYAGER

Joining…

POLARIS

Joining…

OZZY OSBOURNE (Only Aus Shows)

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

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