Kid Rock for Download!

Kid Rock is the latest act to confirm an appearance at this year's K!-sponsored Download Festival.

Tabloid bad boy Rock - who is currently touring the US with his Rock 'N' Roll Revival show - is joined by Bleeding Through, Throwdown, The Black Dahlia Murder and The Subways at the three-day rock spectacular at Donington Park on June 13, 14 and 15.

The Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival will be headlined by: Kiss, The Offspring and Lostprophets.

The full list of other bands on the bill so far is as follows: 36 Crazy Fists, Alter Bridge, Bleeding Through, Children Of Bodom, Chris Cornell, Coheed & Cambria, Disturbed, HIM, Incubus, In Flames, Job For A Cowboy, Jonathan Davis, Jimmy Eat World, Judas Priest, Kid Rock, Motorhead, Rise Against, The Black Dahlia Murder, Throwdown and The Subways.

The Download festival takes place the weekend of June 13 to June 15. Tickets are on sale now. Prices are as follows: a full weekend ticket: £130, standard camping: £20, camper van: £40, family zone camping: £20, lockers: £11, parking £10 in advance or £15 on the day. There will be a variety of ticket packages available to buy, including the RIP packages (a VIP package) from £315. For Club or VIP Experience packages, please call 020 7009 3484 to discuss your requirements.

Disabled customers can call 0121 767 9729 to discuss accessibility arrangements. Please note, disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required. Should additional helper tickets be required, please call the disabled access ticket line on 0121 767 9729 or email access@downloadfestival.co.uk

For more details and up-to-the-minute news, please visit www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

Tags: 36 Crazy Fists, Alter Bridge, Bleeding Through, Children Of Bodom, Chris Cornell, Coheed & Cambria, Disturbed, HIM, In Flames, Incubus, Jimmy Eat World, Job For A Cowboy, Jonathan Davis, Judas Priest, Kid Rock, Kiss, Korn, Lostprophets, Motorhead, Rise Against, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Offspring, The Subways, Throwdown

Posted by Dan at 07:55PM | March 3, 2008

i may actually take a gun and fuckin shoot him i hate him so much AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by riley | March 3, 2008 7:47 PM | Reply to this

Theyre just getting worse and worse

Posted by Chris | March 3, 2008 7:48 PM | Reply to this

Good news about Kid Rock and Bleeding Through. Still waiting on Bullet, Slpiknot and Trivium. The line up is still weak compared til previous years.

Posted by Barry | March 3, 2008 7:50 PM | Reply to this

at last

their okish bands

Posted by alex | March 3, 2008 7:50 PM | Reply to this

THE

FUCK

is this announcement about? download is PANTS this year! NO integrity!

Posted by burnie | March 3, 2008 7:53 PM | Reply to this

i am getting really worried now

i have got my download tickets

i though the first few bands on the lineup would be poor

but there wont be many more bands left to anounce

and i am getting worried this is going to be the worst download lineup to date

and its my first time going, i dnt want it to be a bad experiene but its looking that way

fuck sake like

Posted by ryan devlin | March 3, 2008 7:58 PM | Reply to this

where the hell did they dig kid rock up from?

im happy with bleeding through!

Posted by steph | March 3, 2008 7:58 PM | Reply to this

i'm speechless.
=s

Posted by mk | March 3, 2008 8:09 PM | Reply to this

dude i am in exactly the same position as u. its my first time n after seein last year its lookin terrible.

Posted by Jimmy | March 3, 2008 8:17 PM | Reply to this

Couldn't agree more, to be honest.

Posted by Emma | March 3, 2008 8:20 PM | Reply to this

why why why !!!
will slipknot be there thats all i wana know?
cus disturbed are and there both doing the rockstar mayhem tour so slipknot could make a appearence to surely ?

Posted by alex | March 3, 2008 8:20 PM | Reply to this

Please Kerrang!! Trivium Machine Head and Bullet for my Valentine thats all i ask for!!!!!

Posted by jimmy | March 3, 2008 8:28 PM | Reply to this

I think KISS shud pull out in disgust of the piss poor line up, none of the sorry offerings this year have the credentials to grace the stage!!!

Posted by chelle | March 3, 2008 8:28 PM | Reply to this

lol... ye thats true Dan!
I cant wait to see the crowds reaction to him
Snoop dog might even turn up at this rate! =[

Alex... i really dont think slipknot will play =[
i wanna see them too but i think they would have been announced by now.
I could well be wrong though.

We can still hope =]

Posted by steph | March 3, 2008 8:29 PM | Reply to this

The Black Dahlia Murder proper heavy metal! About fucking time!!!

Posted by Dead_666 | March 3, 2008 8:29 PM | Reply to this

download 2007 is crap this year the only good bands this year is disturbed,lostprophets,the offspring and HIM all the rest are crap!!!!!

Posted by Matthew | March 3, 2008 8:30 PM | Reply to this

it would be awesome it slipknot and bullet for my valentine was there this year i hope they are next year

Posted by Matthew | March 3, 2008 8:31 PM | Reply to this

they should have these bands for headliners ATREYU,SLIPKNOT,BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE not lostprophets,the offspring and Gay Band kiss

Posted by Matthew | March 3, 2008 8:34 PM | Reply to this

that rockstar mayhem tour is gonna be awesome im looking forward to that

Posted by Matthew | March 3, 2008 8:36 PM | Reply to this

Could be worse, kidd rock was ok back in day, maybe good to freshen things up instead of maiden, metallica, maiden, slayer,

Posted by Bobcat | March 3, 2008 8:39 PM | Reply to this

urgh i agree with most of you guys. i was gonna go last year but couldnt for some reason.......fucked off that i missed machine head and slayer but hey i caught up with Machine Head in novemeber.... first time to download this year and it looks SHIT.....waiting on bullet, arch enemy, machine head and avenged sevenfold... sahdows fall would be AWSOME.

Posted by Stuart | March 3, 2008 8:45 PM | Reply to this

In flames, crazyfists, JFAC, The Black Dahlia Murder, Children of Bodom and Motorhead r the only decent bands

wtf Kerrang dont fuck up half the set list like u did last nite or we will have repeats of MCR gettin bottled off (although it was shit funny comin out of Korn and all the scenes running for cover).

the subways are fucking indie

download used to be a haven for metallers

why r u turning it into a pussy fest

sort it out and announce some good bands
machine head, lamb of god, devildriver etc

Pleaseeeeeeeee

Posted by Will | March 3, 2008 9:00 PM | Reply to this

In flames, crazyfists, JFAC, The Black Dahlia Murder, Children of Bodom and Motorhead r the only decent bands

wtf Kerrang dont fuck up half the set list like u did last nite or we will have repeats of MCR gettin bottled off (although it was shit funny comin out of Korn and all the scenes running for cover).

the subways are fucking indie

download used to be a haven for metallers

why r u turning it into a pussy fest

sort it out and announce some good bands
machine head, lamb of god, devildriver etc

Pleaseeeeeeeee

Posted by Will | March 3, 2008 9:01 PM | Reply to this

So sell your tickets on ebay? I'll buy 'em :)

Posted by Cheese | March 3, 2008 9:16 PM | Reply to this

Maybe this years line up is a bit shit compared to last years but to be honest it the line up so far is murderous!

Most of the bands announced are old ones trying to make a come-back, does anyone else agree?

Yes, Download is suppost to be a metal fest but maybe, just maybe, K! have finally realised there are more than just metallers read their mag so therefore are trying to please everyone with atleast one band they like....
I know someones bound to have a right go at me for posting this but pfttt... everyones entitled to there opinion, arent they?!

Bullet for Download though would be proper good :)

Posted by Steph1 | March 3, 2008 9:27 PM | Reply to this

FUCK SAKE WHO IS GONNA BE NXT EFFING MC FLY JEES

Posted by name | March 3, 2008 9:31 PM | Reply to this

I've been tryng to give download a chance this year despite the slightly off line-up but each anouncement is worse than the next. This one is just a joke! Please make the next one better!!!

Posted by TC | March 3, 2008 9:42 PM | Reply to this

well this should be interesting
I actually cannot wait, I mean yes the line up is weaker than other years, but ynkow,
plus there is no Bullet For My Valentine =]
I want Sevenfold anyway! xx
any many others but i'm scared all the big means goths will hate me for saying it
laterzzzz
Fran

Posted by Fran | March 3, 2008 9:56 PM | Reply to this

This line-up just keeps getting worse and worse...

I mean, Kid Rock...seriously, what the hell?

Posted by Kiwi | March 3, 2008 10:18 PM | Reply to this

Bleeding Through and The Black Dahlia Murder! Fuck yes!! :D

Posted by Joelio | March 3, 2008 10:19 PM | Reply to this

i got my tickets...now lets just hope the line up improves...some brilliant bands there but whats with the headliners...and lostprophets closing.serioulsy the guy who decided that should be shot...

fingers crossed for Atreyu,

Posted by Kurdt | March 3, 2008 10:30 PM | Reply to this

This will be my first download... Couldn't get the time off work last year...

There are a few bands I want to see there so far, a few more I'd love to see though... But I'm not going to sit at download, complaining that the line up is shit when I can be actually enjoying myself and making a weekend of it... Not spent my £150 for nothing!!!

Either way, gimme avenged sevenfold, slipknot, maybe try and pursuade slayer to do 2 years running... Highly unlikely, but that would make it an even better weekend...

Posted by Haushinka | March 3, 2008 10:31 PM | Reply to this

You guys need to lighten up!!!

I see over a hundred gigs a year...practically every rock/metal band you can think of I've seen in their prime.

To this day, Kid Rock at Brixton Academy in 2001 is the BEST DAMN GIG I have EVER seen in my life!!

I for one cannot wait...his stage show is amazing - strippers and pole dancers on either side, tons of pyros and he PLAYS every f'n instrument in his Twisted Brown Trucker Band.

The only reason I am going to Download now is to see him play. Just check out his live vids on YouTube and you'll see how awesome he is live!

He WILL blow everyone away...just give him a bloody chance!!!

And check out his new album - its one the best you'll hear all year...

Posted by Vik | March 4, 2008 1:24 AM | Reply to this

Are kerrang ever looking at the comments we're leaving?

I dont fucking think so,
Cuz they're not catching on.

Such a shit line up.

Posted by Aidan | March 4, 2008 7:25 AM | Reply to this

Nah mate.
You blates dont go and see any half good mental bands if you think Kid Rock? gave the best show.

Parkway drive, as i lay dying, stick to your guns, four year strong.

Fuck, think befor you speak ladd

Posted by aidan | March 4, 2008 7:27 AM | Reply to this

First of all, its not that bad (although The Subways are utter shite)

Second of all - there's about 73 more bands to be announced. So chill!

As for Throwdown, Kid Rock, BDM - GET IN!!!

Posted by Peter | March 4, 2008 9:01 AM | Reply to this

So far I actually think the lineup is awesome!
Seriously...
I've seen Job for a Cowboy and The Black Dahlia Murder, they kick ass.
Incubus, Disturbed, Kid Rock, Inflames, The Offspring, Judas Priest, Kiss, Motorhead, Children of Bodom, AlterBridge and 36 Crazyfists all kick ass.
There's only a few crappy bands on this year so far.
I mean I wanna see Jonathon Davis...but I don't think he'll be as good without Korn.
Lost Prophets will be crap because they wont play their old stuff.
Chris Cornell was better in Audioslave, but still good.
Jimmy Eat Worlds old stuff is better, so they will probably suck.
The Subways suck anyway.
And the other two...Throwdown and Bleeding Through are good.
Why is everyone complaining so much?!

x x x

Posted by Leanne | March 4, 2008 10:16 AM | Reply to this

Hey Aidan,

Thanks for your comment. But just so you know - KERRANG! DOESN'T PICK A SINGLE BAND ON THE DOWNLOAD BILL. That's Live Nation, the promoter's job. We're a magazine, we report news, interview bands, review gigs and albums, BUT we have never, ever selected a band for Download.

Posted by KERRANG! | March 4, 2008 11:49 AM | Reply to this

wow they do! haha
um if ur reading this comment then act please!

i speak on behalf of everyone by saying get fukin bfmv on the bill they are amazing the best metal band around at the mo

and yes i no u dnt pick bands but suely u could have a nice word with live nation get somegood bands playing or im selling my tickets!!!

chhers Kerrang if you do read this if not well i hope you like hate mail lol

xxx

Posted by TEMPEST | March 4, 2008 1:44 PM | Reply to this

You're all a bunch of numpties. Download is going to be awe-some and you all know it....sort it out!
x

Posted by Debs | March 4, 2008 1:46 PM | Reply to this

This line up is getting worse by the week! I'm so glad I've got tickets for Wacken this year.

Kid Rock... why??? I've always thought his stuff was crap at the best of times.

As for BFMV, they're good but they're not the best metal band around at the moment!!

Posted by Jane | March 4, 2008 1:57 PM | Reply to this

all you bitches need to stop fucking moaning Download applys to everyone in the ROCK world u dont like it fuck off to the indefest that is reading and all u people saying £160 pound is too expensive for the 2 bands u wanna see Do you honestly think metallica n ratm warrent a full reading ticket nah so shut the fuck up

Posted by mj | March 4, 2008 2:24 PM | Reply to this

dashboard confessional, hawthorne heights and escape the fate should headline. support from fall out boy, paramore, panic at the disco, my chemical romance (cos they rawk), the used, blessthefall, penknifelovelife, matchbook romance, gym class heroes, the academy is..., you me at six! the line up sucks! FUCK METAL! FUCK KISS!

Posted by iheartthedark<3emotilidie | March 4, 2008 2:33 PM | Reply to this

this years download is becoming bad and shit last year they had iron headling on the sunday this year lostprohets?!?!?!? suriously not the same standards and why the fuk is kid rock there

Posted by david bell | March 4, 2008 5:20 PM | Reply to this

yup this download is the worst since it started 5yrs ago... i reckon 95% of the bands playin wont even b heard of in 20yrs... well apart from kiss and motorhead, who will live forever!!!! haha. th organisers SHOULD HAVE TRYD 2 GET RATM!

Posted by mark | March 4, 2008 5:44 PM | Reply to this

arg my god. I hate him :@
line up is shit apart from THe Black Dahlia Murder and Children Of Bodom. The rest are crap. So glad I didn't waste my money buyin tickets.

Posted by Chazzarrr | March 4, 2008 7:08 PM | Reply to this

fucking nigger jews

Posted by wanker | March 4, 2008 7:15 PM | Reply to this

wat a load of dump this years lineup is so far compared 2 last year sure some bands r ace but last year u didnt know were 2 go at some points.

Posted by jade goodwin | March 4, 2008 8:11 PM | Reply to this

Yeah u r a wanker !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Sandie | March 4, 2008 8:25 PM | Reply to this

I got tickets for Rock AM Ring instead. I got flights and ticket for cheaper than Download. UK fans get ripped off big time! Plus you get Rage Against The Machine, Metallica, The Prodigy and so much more that Download lacks.

I used to love Download but this year is appalling!

Posted by Simon Banks | March 4, 2008 8:28 PM | Reply to this

Monsters Of Mosh, 2 stages of some of britains top underground rock and metal bands @ Jilly's Rock World Manchester Sunday 16th March.

Main Stage, Breed 77, Blaze Bayley (former front man of Iron Maiden), Tokyo Drangons, Fury UK, Spit Like This and the Midnight Rebels.

Stage 2, Forever Never, Multi Purpose Chemical, Allerjen, Asylum, Eysaw, Seven Days to a Killing and Rancour.

For tickets go to www.ticketline.co.uk or call 0871 424 4444 or if you are over 18 you can get your tickets from the Grand Central rock pub on Oxford Road next to the Station.

Posted by Simon | March 4, 2008 9:13 PM | Reply to this

Monsters Of Mosh, 2 stages of some of britains top underground rock and metal bands @ Jilly's Rock World Manchester Sunday 16th March.

Main Stage, Breed 77, Blaze Bayley (former front man of Iron Maiden), Tokyo Drangons, Fury UK, Spit Like This and the Midnight Rebels.

Stage 2, Forever Never, Multi Purpose Chemical, Allerjen, Asylum, Eysaw, Seven Days to a Killing and Rancour.

For tickets go to www.ticketline.co.uk or call 0871 424 4444 or if you are over 18 you can get your tickets from the Grand Central rock pub on Oxford Road next to the Station.

Posted by Simon | March 4, 2008 9:13 PM | Reply to this

Monsters Of Mosh, 2 stages of some of britains top underground rock and metal bands @ Jilly's Rock World Manchester Sunday 16th March.

Main Stage, Breed 77, Blaze Bayley (former front man of Iron Maiden), Tokyo Drangons, Fury UK, Spit Like This and the Midnight Rebels.

Stage 2, Forever Never, Multi Purpose Chemical, Allerjen, Asylum, Eysaw, Seven Days to a Killing and Rancour.

For tickets go to www.ticketline.co.uk or call 0871 424 4444 or if you are over 18 you can get your tickets from the Grand Central rock pub on Oxford Road next to the Station.

Posted by Simon | March 4, 2008 9:14 PM | Reply to this

Monsters Of Mosh, 2 stages of some of britains top underground rock and metal bands @ Jilly's Rock World Manchester Sunday 16th March.

Main Stage, Breed 77, Blaze Bayley (former front man of Iron Maiden), Tokyo Drangons, Fury UK, Spit Like This and the Midnight Rebels.

Stage 2, Forever Never, Multi Purpose Chemical, Allerjen, Asylum, Eysaw, Seven Days to a Killing and Rancour.

For tickets go to www.ticketline.co.uk or call 0871 424 4444 or if you are over 18 you can get your tickets from the Grand Central rock pub on Oxford Road next to the Station.

Posted by Simon | March 4, 2008 9:14 PM | Reply to this

how could i forget atreyu and escape the fate

but that lass calling for that pure emo fest.
dear god, have you no shame?

and who's complaining about bands not playing their old stuff?
it's a festival, of course they do.

they play new stuff on tours promoting the new stuff.

(Y)

Posted by dan | March 4, 2008 9:28 PM | Reply to this

kid rock go play in traffic!

Posted by fuck Kid Rock | March 4, 2008 9:38 PM | Reply to this

TAKE THAT AND ELTON JOHN. lol.
well do be honest it wudnt fucking shock me. haha

Posted by ME | March 4, 2008 10:15 PM | Reply to this

This is Download, England the birth place of Heavy FUCKING Metal NOT the latest showcase of floppy fringed fools from the US of A whining about not getting the girl etc etc!

I'll admit I like Lostprophets a lot but I don't QUITE think they've earned the right to headline, and that a lot of the bands are indeed American but we need more popular renowned METAL bands! I think I speak for all of us in wishing that bands such as Machine Head, Lamb Of God, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and more are invited back here!

Posted by Joelio | March 4, 2008 10:32 PM | Reply to this

next bands 2 be announced
TAKE THAT AND ELTON JOHN. lol.
well do be honest it wudnt fucking shock me. haha

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shhh... thats next weeks bands!

Posted by dan | March 4, 2008 11:15 PM | Reply to this

next bands 2 be announced
TAKE THAT AND ELTON JOHN. lol.
well do be honest it wudnt fucking shock me. haha

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shhh... thats next weeks bands!

Posted by dan | March 4, 2008 11:15 PM | Reply to this

next bands 2 be announced
TAKE THAT AND ELTON JOHN. lol.
well do be honest it wudnt fucking shock me. haha

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shhh... thats next weeks bands!

Posted by dan | March 4, 2008 11:15 PM | Reply to this

i thought it couldn't get any worse with lostprophets getting a headline slot, but now Kid Rocks going, there seems to be only 3 bands dragging me to this years download, and i don't even think their worth the ticket price. i am waiting for slipknot to be announced and then the ticket will be purchased.

Posted by baker2d | March 5, 2008 12:11 AM | Reply to this

This years download seems good to me, not as good as last years i agree, but come on Kiss, Offspring, Motorhead, Alter Bridge, Kid Rock and Judas Preist.
There all fucking legends and had to be there.
Kid rock is a excellent performer and everyone should give him a break. (awsome hair)

Posted by Brett German | March 5, 2008 3:33 PM | Reply to this