Australia’s monster Download Festival 2019 lineup just got even more monstrous, with the addition of a fistful of new acts.
After Sydney riff crushers Polaris were recently added to the fold, today’s announcement features a 50:50 split of international and local bands, including the likes of SoCal punk legends Pennywise and Canadian pop punk legends Sum 41 (both in Download-exclusive performances), plus UK rockers Slaves (that’s the good Slaves, not the other Slaves).
On the homegrown front there’s extreme metallers Thy Art Is Murder, fusion lords Twelve Foot Ninja and progsters Voyager.
They’ll perform alongside previously announced acts like Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Judas Priest, Alice In Chains, Ghost, Rise Against, The Amity Affliction, Anthrax and more at next year’s fest, and a few more bands are still expected to be announced.
Download Festival 2018 was the first on Aussie shores and had one date in Melbourne. Organisers have expanded the festival for 2019, taking it to Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse and Sydney’s Parramatta Park in March.
Peep the full lineup for next year’s festival in all of its glory, below.
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Download Festival 2019 Lineup
SUM 41 (Only Aus Shows)
PENNYWISE (Only Aus Shows)
THY ART IS MURDER
TWELVE FOOT NINJA
SLAVES
VOYAGER
Joining…
POLARIS
Joining…
OZZY OSBOURNE (Only Aus Shows)
SLAYER
JUDAS PRIEST (Only Aus Shows)
ALICE IN CHAINS
GHOST
RISE AGAINST
THE AMITY AFFLICTION (Only Aus Shows)
ANTHRAX
HALESTORM (Only Aus Shows)
BEHEMOTH
ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES
I PREVAIL
CONVERGE
FRENZAL RHOMB
LUCA BRASI
CODE ORANGE
ANDY BLACK
THE FEVER 333
WAR ON WOMEN
HIGH TENSION
OUTRIGHT
RUINS
ALIEN WEAPONRY
Download Festival 2019
Tickets on sale now
Saturday, 9th March
Parramatta Park, Sydney (18+)
Tickets: Official Website
Monday, 11th March (long weekend)
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets: Official Website