Download Festival announcement The Darkness

The Darkness of this year's Download festival announced the latest list of top, headliner Def Leppard's opening as special guests have been invited to appear.

Frontman and lead guitarist Justin Hawkins, who is nowadays sporting a rather amusing Lucifer-esque beard (see pic), told fans:

"The idea of playing Download terrifies us. We played in an early slot on the main stage in 2003 and we were frightened then. It's reassuring to know that nothing has changed! On a serious note, it's the most rockest of festivals and the perfect place for us to begin the next phase of our journey."

Best band's original line-up property group, handlebar moustachioed bassist Frankie Poullain will add. No other facial hair has been the responsibility at this time.

The Darkness perform together with their original line-up

REFORMED rockers The Darkness and indie stalwarts Skunk Anansie are booked to perform at Download Festival which held at region this summer.

The Darkness will be performing together with their original line-up, after five year gap.

At the music festival include Plain White T’s, Kvelertak, Framing Hanley, Hydro Da Hero and Funeral for a Friend.

The three-day festival which takes place at Donnington Park in Leicestershire over the weekend June 10 to June 12.

Def Leppard, System of a Down and Linkin Park are also join the headline.

Download Festiavl 2011 list of acts on June 10-12

Now here revealed the real headline for the Download Festival that The Darkness will turns back to perform at Donington Park on June 10-12.

And Justin Hawkins admits to tabloid rumors that his return from last year's spectacle was kickstart.

The singer tells Kerrang: “We heard the rumours we were coming back and realised individually and collectively that it wasn’t such a bad idea.

“But the idea of playing Download terrifies us. We played an early slot on the main stage in 2003 and we were frightened then. It’s reassuring to know nothing has changed.”

Friday June 10 that under Def Leppard will appear as the other headliners.

Meanwhile on the bill have also been include Skunk Anansie, Funeral for a Friend, Plain White Ts, Kvelertak, Framing Hanley, Hydro Da Hero and the Blackout.

Download Festiavl 2011 list of acts on June 10-12:

A-Z
Alice Cooper
Alter Bridge
Avenged Sevenfold
Black Veil Brides
The Blackout
Buckcherry
Bullet For My Valentine
Clutch
The Cult
The Damned Things
Danzig
The Darkness
Def Leppard
Down
Duff McKagan’s Loaded
Escape The Fate
FM
Funeral for a Friend
Framing Hanley
The Gaslight Anthem
Gwar
Hollywood Undead
Hydro Da Hero
Korn
Kvelertak
Linkin Park
Masters of Reality
Mr Big
Pendulum
Plain White Ts
Rise to Remain
Rob Zombie
Skunk Anansie
System of a Down
Thin Lizzy
Trash Talk
Twisted Sister

Downlaod Festival images Funeral For A Friend

The Darkness band reveal alongside Def Leppard

The Darkness, rockers BRIT Award from multiple East Anglia, has handed over five years after a gap and download function in Castle Donington on Friday June 10 will be performed.

At the event real headline to perform are Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Ed Graham and Frankie Poullain - will mark the band's first Festival appearance since splitting up in 2006.

The Darkness band will reveal alongside Def Leppard, who has a special guests at the Downlaod Festival.

Their incredible live shows are famous for films including those ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love', ‘Growing On Me', ‘Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)' and ‘One Way Ticket'.

Frontman Justin Hawkins said: "The idea of playing Download terrifies us. We played in an early slot on the main stage in 2003 and we were frightened then. It's reassuring to know that nothing has changed! On a serious note it's the most rockest of festivals and the perfect place for us to begin the next phase of our journey."

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott added: "About f**king time boys! I am over the moon they have reformed and really pleased they are playing with us at Download. It has the makings of a top night!"

Download Festival organizer Andy Copping has not confirmed to Metallica

Download Festival's organizer Andy Copping said that he does not confirmed Metallica to perform in this year festival because they have toured the UK too frequently.

Copping's final decision that Def Leppard confirmed at the Festival in this June.

Speaking to RockAAA, the organiser said of his decision: "I booked Def Leppard because they deserve it, because they are big enough to do it."

Asked why he hadn't pursued Metallica, Copping responded by saying: "Metallica are a great band but if they went away for three or four years then came back then they'd be even bigger. When they keep coming back they become boring."

Copping added: "Metallica have toured extensively and have been here for seven of the last eight summers. For me that is definitely overdoing it."

Copping also reveal ruled Rammstein, Tool and Soundgarden making appearances at the festival.

Download Festival 2011 held at Donington Park over the weekend of June 10 and 12, which line-up by Def Leppard, System Of A Down and Linkin Park.

The Darkness return after five years break

British hard rock band the Darkness five years after break the reform process warm up for Def Leppard on June 10 as the Download festival performance, they announced on Tuesday on his Web site.

Before the event, the quartet from eastern England in 2003 his first film "Permission to Land" the UK album chart with the highest position will work on a third album. Permission to land in the group scooped three BRIT awards in 2004.

His second album "One Way Ticket to Hell ... And Back" does not match the success of his first film, and lead singer Justin Hawkins 2006 left the band in the death of her major.

In the re-formed band will include Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain and Ed Graham.

Justin Hawkins said, "The idea of playing Download terrifies us. We played in an early slot on the main stage in 2003 and we were frightened then. It's reassuring to know that nothing has changed!

"On a serious note, it's the most rockest of festivals and the perfect place for us to begin the next phase of our journey."

Also confirmed for the Download festival, staged at Donington Park from June 10-12, are Alice Cooper, Linkin Park and System of a Down.

Download Festival held at Donington Park in Castle Donington

Get the spandex bodysuit out because The Darkness set are return to performance at Download Festival 2011.

A t Virtual Festival as predicted, the group famed for ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ and ‘Get Your Hands Off My Woman’.

Now here reveal headliners Def Leppard at the event, which seen below.

Download Festival 2011 top of the bill are Linkin Park and System Of A Down, this music event which takes place at Donington Park in Castle Donington from 10-12 June.

Line-up for other more acts include Framing Hanley, Funeral For A Friend, Hyro Da Hero, Kvelertak and Plain White T’s.

Pendulum, Korn, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie and Aveneged Sevenfold are also perform in this year.

Bring Me The Horizon, Disturbed, Madina Lake and Black Stone Cherry will play as well, along with The King Blues, Bowling For Soup, Frank Turner and many more.

Download Festival 2011 tickets are still available now for a weekend ticket £ 180 with five-day camp cost of sales, with a three day weekend ticket is £ 170 for Camping And a weekend ticket for just £ 145.

Download Festival headline Funeral For A Friend to perform

Download Festival headline Funeral For A Friend confirmed to perform in this year.

The band performed alongside The Darkness and Plain White T's.

The event which held at Donington Park over the weekend of June 10-12, also include acts are Def Leppard, System Of A Down and Linkin Park.

On the bill join other acts are Bullet For My Valentine, Alter Bridge, Korn, Alice Copper, and Pendulum.

Download Festival tickets are available to go on sale, if you want more detail about Download Festival tickets so visit in their website.

The Darkness perform at Downlaod Festival

The Darkness after splitting up are turn back to perform at Download Festival five years.

The rockers five top 10 hits including I Believe In A Thing Called Love, are appearing as special guests of headliners Def Leppard on Friday June 10.

Frontman Justin Hawkins said: "The idea of playing Download terrifies us. We played in an early slot on the main stage in 2003 and we were frightened then.

"It's reassuring to know that nothing has changed.

"On a serious note, it's the most rockest of festivals and the perfect place for us to begin the next phase of our journey."

Band from Lowestoft in Suffolk, their first album, earth, Brits on the best British album in 2004 allowed to receive the award was one of many.

Downlaod Festival headline Funeral For A Friend and Skunk Anansie which held at Donington Park.

Download Festival tickets win 6 weekend camping

Download Festival tickets win 6 weekend camping.

We Download Festival camp be won with standard three pairs of weekend tickets is.

Download Festival line-up rock legends Def Leppard, the recently reformed System of a Down, and multi-million selling US rockers Linkin Park which takes place at Donington Park run on June 10-12.

On the bill include more acts are Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Skunk Anansie, Pendulum plus many more.

The Darkness will be performing at Download Fesrival

The multi-award winning Brit-rockers from East Anglia is a Darkness have reunited after a five year gap and will be confirmed to performing at the Download Festival in Castle Donington on Friday 10 June.

Download Festival headline Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Ed Graham and Frankie Poullain. The Darkness will appear as special guests on the opening night of the Download Festival.

Famed for their incredible live shows and whose hits include ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love', ‘Growing On Me', ‘Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)' and ‘One Way Ticket' .

Frontman Justin Hawkins said: "The idea of playing Download terrifies us. We played in an early slot on the main stage in 2003 and we were frightened then. It's reassuring to know that nothing has changed! On a serious note it's the most rockest of festivals and the perfect place for us to begin the next phase of our journey."

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott added: "About f**king time boys! I am over the moon they have reformed and really pleased they are playing with us at Download. It has the makings of a top night!"

Darkness make new album and perform at Download Festival

The Darkness have confirmed to make a new album this spring and perform the Download Festival in June.

Band frontman Justin Hawkins told BBC Newsbeat that he was his brother Dan, also an original band members for years with making new music.

He said, "It was frustrating for a long time to not be able to tell anybody because we've had to sort of keep it a secret. It was like a forbidden romance without the trail."

The band's original line-up reuniting, which are also drummer Ed Graham and bassist Frankie Poullain facilities.

Hawkins added, "The main thing for us is to make sure that musically we turn the experience into something positive again".

Download Festival held at Donington Park on June 10-12, include System Of A Down, Def Leppard and Linkin Park headlining.

The Download Festival line-up so far is:

Alice Cooper
All That Remains
Alter Bridge
Asking Alexandria
Avenged Sevenfold
Black Veil Brides
Black Stone Cherry
Bowling For Soup
Bring Me The Horizon
Buckcherry
Bullet For My Valentine
Cheap Trick
Clutch
The Cult
The Damned Things
Danzig
The Darkness
Def Leppard
Devil Wears Prada
Disturbed
Down
Duff McKagan's Loaded
Escape The Fate
Evile
FM
Frank Turner
The Gaslight Anthem
Ghost
GWAR
Hollywood Undead
Jameson Raid
The King Blues
Korn
Linkin Park
Madina Lake
Masters Of Reality
Mr Big
Pendulum
The Pretty Reckless
Puddle Of Mudd
Rob Zombie
Rise To Remain
Sacred Mother Tongue
Skunk Anansie
Straight Line Stitch
Suicide Silence
System Of A Down
Thin Lizzy
Times Of Grace
Trash Talk
Turisas
Twisted Sister
VersaEmerge
Your Demise

Evile confirmed to appear at Download Festival

Evile band have been announced that they confirmed to perform at the UK's Download Festival, as well as Masters of Rock in the Czech Republic.

The event in this year which takes place at the Victoria Park in London on run 23rd and 24th July.

Bassist Joel Graham comments: "It's awesome to be added to the High Voltage festival - for the name Evile to be on the same poster that contains the such legendary names of Judas Priest, Jethro Tull, Dream Theater and Queensryche is an absolute mind f**k... It's amazing. More than a couple of us in Evile are prog fans so I'm sure we'll be hanging around the Prog Stage a lot. For me personally, I became a huge Jethro Tull fan after doing a deal with my father; he agreed to take me to see Anthrax when I was about 11, if in return he could take me to see Tull around the same time, so he got me hooked. Ol (Drake) also has a very uncanny likeness to a young Ian Anderson, so I'm hoping they bump into each other over the weekend."

They have also booked a UK show with Taiwanese metallers Chthonic, which takes place at the Underworld in London on 18th March next Friday.

Slipknot - Sulfur LIVE at DownLoad Festival

Donload Festival confired acts include Def Leppard, System Of A Down and Linkin Park

Download Festival 2011 headline the acts confirmed are Def Leppard, System Of A Down and Linkin Park.

Skunk Anansie have been also joined to the bill for the Download Festival 2011 at Donington Park on June 10-12.

The band wants to perform in their festival top songs on 2011 album Wonderlustre.

Download Festival other acts include Bullet For My Valentine, Alter Bridge, Korn, Alice Cooper and Pendulum.

Speaking of performing at the festival, Alice Cooper said: "2011 is going to be a bucketlist year for me…induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame…Reuniting with Bob Ezrin for a great project and now getting to play Donington – the spiritual home of UK rock. Can’t wait…”

Download festival line-up Skunk Anansie confirmed

Download festival line-up Skunk Anansie confirmed to perform in this year. The band perform before headline act System Of A Down, and Avenged Sevenfold.

Download festival is such a great music concert which takes place at the Donington Park on June 10th to 12th, with Def Leppard and Linkin Park confirmed as its other headliners.

Download Festival tickets are on sale online now and is available for purchase.

Download Festival latest images 2011

Download Festival organizer says Metallica pass for this year

Download Festival organizer says that Metallica pass for this year because they were overworked the European market.

According to the RockAAA.com that Copping says they are certainly very popular to perform festival, but they can be even more popular.

In the interview he said, "Metallica are a great band but if they went away for three or four years then came back then they'd be even bigger. When they keep coming back they become boring. Metallica have toured extensively and have been here for seven of the last eight summers. For me that is definitely overdoing it."

He also added, "I booked Def Leppard because they deserve it, because they are big enough to do it".

Download music concert festival will present which held at the Donington Park between June 10 and 12.

Kron have announced warm-up gig on Download Festival

Kron revealed details about one-off warm-up gig on Download Festival which take place at this year festival in Donnington.

The band will perform at the Glasgow's Academy on 8th June.

Korn with Def Leppard, System Of A Down and Linkin Park are also perform at the Download Festival nad this festival will take place at Donington Park on June 10-12.

In the bill join other acts are Bullet For My Valentine, Alter Bridge, Alice Cooper and Pendulum.

Download Festival Tickets will go on sale on 4 March Friday at 9am.