Download add four new bands!

Down, Trash Talk, Twisted Sister, and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan's Loaded are the latest additions to the bill of this year's Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival.

There'll be a further 17 bands (including the festival's third headliner) revealed in this week's Kerrang! magazine which is out on Wednesday.

Tickets for Download 2011 are now on sale from www.aloud.com. Festival organisers Live Nation have confirmed that prices will remain the same for Download 2011 as they were last year. Weekend tickets cost £145, optional extras are priced as follows: camping tickets (three days) £25, camping tickets (five days) £35, family camping (three days) £25, family camping (five days) £35, car park passes £15 advance or £20 on the day, campervan £40 and lockers £11.

Tags: Down, Duff McKagan's Loaded, Trash Talk, Twisted Sister

Posted by Dan at 12:10AM | February 22, 2011

well that was crap.

Posted by .__. | February 22, 2011 12:13 AM | Reply to this

well that was crap.

Posted by .__. | February 22, 2011 12:14 AM | Reply to this

well that was crap.

Posted by .__. | February 22, 2011 12:15 AM | Reply to this

well that was crap.

Posted by k | February 22, 2011 12:24 AM | Reply to this

well that was crap.

Posted by k | February 22, 2011 12:26 AM | Reply to this

I waited up for that?

Posted by Matt | February 22, 2011 12:28 AM | Reply to this

^^ agreed. Total pish.

Posted by rory walker | February 22, 2011 12:29 AM | Reply to this

i waited up for that? what a joke

Posted by mark | February 22, 2011 12:31 AM | Reply to this

Really hope wednesday brings better announcements or im off to sonisphere :/

Posted by Lewis.s | February 22, 2011 12:32 AM | Reply to this

Really hope wednesday brings better announcements or im off to sonisphere :/

Posted by Lewis.s | February 22, 2011 12:32 AM | Reply to this

That annoying bloke on radio 1 said Down are playing too.
Still not a great announcement - not worth waiting up for.

Posted by Charlie | February 22, 2011 12:32 AM | Reply to this

Really hope wednesday brings better announcements or im off to sonisphere :/

Posted by Lewis.s | February 22, 2011 12:34 AM | Reply to this

That would be the sound of thousands of people who have stayed up till late just to hear this announcement not giving a shit...

Posted by SR | February 22, 2011 12:34 AM | Reply to this

Down - [Duff McKagan's]Loaded on Download festival... omg lol'd w/ that

Posted by lol | February 22, 2011 12:40 AM | Reply to this

you all might aswell go sonisphere, the 17 being announced tomorrow wont be anything special.

Posted by Ryan Anderson | February 22, 2011 2:47 AM | Reply to this

As much as I love Download, it has turned into abolute knickers this year.

Thank god I spent my hard earned cash on Sonnie tickets :)

Posted by Kim | February 22, 2011 9:37 AM | Reply to this

Oopsie, that was meant to say 'absolute'. My bad...

Posted by Kim | February 22, 2011 9:47 AM | Reply to this

wouldnt you think that if there only announcing 4 acts there would be someone special in it

Posted by aidan | February 22, 2011 10:14 AM | Reply to this

wouldnt you think that if there only announcing 4 acts there would be someone special in it

Posted by aidan | February 22, 2011 10:15 AM | Reply to this

LOADED!!! Yes, now please announce a tour !

Posted by clarod | February 22, 2011 10:18 AM | Reply to this

Fuck download SONISPHERE all the way
Fuck download SONISPHERE all the way
Fuck download SONISPHERE all the way
Fuck download SONISPHERE all the way
Fuck download SONISPHERE all the way
Fuck download SONISPHERE all the way
Fuck download SONISPHERE all the way
Fuck download SONISPHERE all the way

Posted by dave | February 22, 2011 10:44 AM | Reply to this

people saying these bands are shit should just stop.

Trash talk are easily one of the most energetic and intense bands i have seen live along with Feed the rhino and Cancer bats.

Down are just immense aswell, one of the most underrated bands around aswell as having Rex and Phil from Pantera lol.

Posted by Raz | February 22, 2011 11:41 AM | Reply to this

Did I actually stay up for that? O_o

Posted by Andy | February 22, 2011 11:52 AM | Reply to this

Well fuck me that was not worth the wait!

Glad I didn't wait up for teh BIG announcement!

I've been a Download faithful for the past five years and I'll end up going anyway but feel that they've got to pull out one major band for teh third and final headline act if they're going to steal the thunder from Sonisphere!

I love SOAD and LP but they ain't acts that should be headlining the ultimate rock/metal festival. I mean, are they as big as Metallica? AC/DC? Aerosmith? Slipknot? Faith No More?

Come on Download, get the fuckin' act together and get us some bands we want to see instead of this mediocre, run of the mill shite we can see anywhere!

Posted by T-Bone | February 22, 2011 12:05 PM | Reply to this