Download Festival To Unveil Next Wave Of Bands On March 22nd

Download Festival will be unveiled their next wave of artists on the week beginning March 22nd.

Festival booker Andy Copping wrote on Twitter today: “The Download next announcement is going to be the week after next... more bands coming your way!”

It's widely predicted that Slash will be amongst the next batch of names after he confirmed he was in “talks” to play the legendary rock extravaganza.

This year's Download Festival is headlined by AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith who will be playing the Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Also on the bill are the likes of Them Crooked Vultures, Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, Bullet For My Valentine, 30 Seconds To Mars, Stone Sour, Megadeth and Motorhead.

Download Festival takes place at Donington Park, Leicestershire from June 11th to the 13th 2010. 

Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and The Prodigy @ Download Festival 2009: