Download announces first names for 2021

Organisers of Download have just announced the first wave of artists set to grace stages at Donington Park in 2021.

KISS, Biffy Clyro and System Of A Down top the bill, joined by A Day To Remember, Deftones, Korn, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Gojira and Volbeat.

Sure to be the heaviest party of next summer, get on the pilgrimage to the spiritual home of rock by grabbing tickets when they go on sale at 09:00 on Friday 7 August 2020.

Download Festival 2021 will be headlined by KISS, Biffy Clyro and System Of A Down.

Friday 4 June 2021

Main Stage
KISS
A Day To Remember
Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes
Black Veil Brides
Theory
Wayward Sons

Second Stage
The Distillers
Airbourne
Lacuna Coil
Myles Kennedy & Company
Hatari

Avalanche Stage
Sleep Token
Tiny Moving Parts
Hot Milk
Gender Roles
Press Club
Wargasm

The Dogtooth Stage
Electric Wizard
Blues Pills
Bokassa
Tempt
A.A. Williams
Cellar Door Moon Crow
JJ Wilde
Saturday 5 June 2021

Main Stage
Biffy Clro
Deftones
Gojira
The Pretty Reckless
Those Damn Crows

Second Stage
Killswitch Engage
Mastodon
Dauughtry
Bush
The Wildhearts
Poppy
Stone Broken

Avalanche Stage
Funeral For A Friend
Creeper
The Faim
Employed To Serve
Holding Absence
Loathe
Puppy
Blackout Problems

The Dogtooth Stage
Sepultura
Obituary
Dying Fetus
Bleed From Within
Will Haven
Higher Power
Joyous Wolf
Lotus Eater
Dead Label
Sunday 6 June 2021

Main Stage
System Of A Down
KoRn
Volbeat
Rise Against
Alestorm
Powerwolf
Wage War

Second Stage
Steel Panther
The Darkness
Skillet
Baroness
Of Mice & Men
P.O.D.
The Last Internationale
Control The Storm

Avalanche Stage
Marianas Trench
Jamie Lenman
The Hara
Cemetery Sun
Dead Posey

The Dogtooth Stage
Myles Kennedy (only UK acoustic performance)
Haken
Twin Temple
Spiritbox
Kill The LIghts
Modern error
Phoxjaw
Anchor Lane
Temples on Mars

Your first DL2021 lineup announcement has landed, including KISS, Biffy Clyro, System Of A Down and so much more. After…