Download Festival has just unmasked the second headliner for next year’s flagship UK event as the great Avenged Sevenfold.
The heavy metal titans join Prince Of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne as the first two acts on the lineup for next year’s juggernaut Donington Park riff-fest, after also being announced on the Madrid leg of the festival, yesterday.
It comes as the official countdown clock for Download Australia’s official debut lineup announcement ticks down to T-minus 13 hours and counting, which means we only have to wait til 9am AEDT tomorrow to find out if A7X will make it a Download 2018 hat-trick and feature on the down under bill as well.
That’s right. It’s the Final Countdown.
Music Feeds already understands that Korn, Limp Bizkit, Prophets Of Rage and NOFX will play the inaugural Aussie instalment of fest.
29 huge acts (nine of whom are ‘Strayan) are set to be confirmed on the bill for the rock & metal megafest’s down under debut, which will go down at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on Saturday, 24th March 2018.
ICYMI: Download Festival also has plans to eventually expand across Australia after making its debut in Melbourne next year.
Catch everything we know about Download Festival Australia so far, below.
Everything We Know About Download Festival Australia (So Far)
Returning to Donington for an EPIC Friday night headline performance, @TheOfficialA7X!! ?? #DL2018 https://t.co/uSC3moYfRv pic.twitter.com/GR6mhG8ZGT
— Download Festival (@DownloadFest) November 8, 2017
The second Download 2018 headliner is AVENGED SEVENFOLD @TheOfficialA7X @DownloadFest #DL2018
— Andy Copping (@MrAndyCopping) November 8, 2017
Everything We Know About Download Festival Australia (So Far)
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When & Where
Download will make its Aussie debut on Saturday, 24th March 2018 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse, but there are plans to eventually expand the festival into a national tour. -
Crowd Capacity & Stages
Around 25,000 ticket-holders will be able to watch bands play across four stages. There will also be specialty bars, markets, a food fare and art exhibitions on offer. (Photo: Katja Ogrin / Getty Images) -
The Lineup
This lineup poster is a hilarious fake, but here's the real lineup in full. There are 29 acts on the roster, and around a third of them are Australian. (Photo: Katja Ogrin / Getty Images) -
Who's Involved
Former Soundwave Festival mastermind AJ Maddah IS NOT -- repeat -- IS NOT involved. The companies that ARE involved are touring giant Live Nation, Australian heavy music company Unified and Splendour In The Grass and Falls Festival promoters Secret Sounds. (Photos: Ollie Millington / YouTube)
