IN FLAMES, SICK OF IT ALL, ATREYU, DEVILDRIVER Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

April 26, 2006

IN FLAMES, SICK OF IT ALL, ATREYU, JOHNNY TRUANT, DEVILDRIVER and MENDEED are among the latest acts confirmed for Download festival, set to take place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, over the weekend of June 9-11 June.

As well as announcing seven new acts, organizers have also revealed details of stage splits and band running orders for the first time. Download 2006 will go something like this:

Friday, June 9:

Main Stage:

TOOL
DEFTONES
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
COHEED & CAMBRIA
SOULFLY
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

The Snickers Stage:

THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
ATREYU
INME
CLUTCH
SEVENDUST
FISHBONE
DREDG
BLEEDING THROUGH
THROWDOWN

Gibson/Myspace.Com Stage:

GINGER & THE SONIC CIRCUS
BACKYARD BABIES
CATHEDRAL
ENGERICA
MY AWESOME COMPILATION
THE AUDITION

Saturday, June 10:

Main Stage:

METALLICA
KORN
TRIVIUM
AVENGED SEVENFOLD
STONE SOUR
ALICE IN CHAINS
ARCH ENEMY
BLOODSIMPLE

The Snickers Stage:

ALTER BRIDGE
OPETH
WITHIN TEMPTATION
SECRET MACHINES
BILLY TALENT
DEVIL DRIVER
SIKTH
JOHNNY TRUANT

Gibson/Myspace.com Stage:

KILLING JOKE
REUBEN
THIS IS MENACE
10 YEARS
FLYLEAF
MANIC
TO MY SURPRISE
EXIT TEN
STONEGARD

Sunday, June 11:

Main Stage:

GUNS N' ROSES
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
CRADLE OF FILTH
LACUNA COIL
IN FLAMES
36 CRAZYFISTS
DRAGONFORCE
HATEBREED

The Snickers Stage:

THE PRODIGY
ALEXISONFIRE
EIGHTEEN VISIONS
HUNDRED REASONS
AIDEN
FIGHTSTAR
FROM FIRST TO LAST
SOILWORK
ZEBRAHEAD
GOD FORBID

Gibson/Myspace.com Stage:

SICK OF IT ALL
SKINDRED
MONEEN
BLINDSIDE
PROTEST THE HERO
MENDEED
LAUREN HARRIS
VOODOO SIX
BRING ME THE HORIZON
THE ZICO CHAIN
WINTERVILLE

Other acts confirmed: EVERGREY, GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLY.

(Thanks: Virtual Festivals)

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