Linkin Park have been confirmed as the second headlining act for next year’s Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival.
The Californian sextet will join the recently-reformed System Of A Down as headliners at the three-day bash, which is set to take place at Donington Park between June 10 – 12, 2011.
The band, who completed a UK arena tour last month in support of their latest album A Thousand Suns, last headlined Download in 2007. And according to frontman Chester Bennington, it’s a festival close to their collective heart.
“We are very excited to be playing Download again next year,” Chester tells K!. “It’s one of the best festivals in the world and it’s always an honour to play in front of such a great crowd. We can’t wait!”
Kerrang! can also confirm that shock rocker Rob Zombie will also be on the bill.
“What can I say? Download is the biggest and the best festival in the world and I am fucking thrilled and honoured to be a part of it,” says Rob. “Let’s rock this motherfucker, yeah!”
Infos about tickets etc. here
LPLive.net have also information about a possible tour date in Europe for the summer tour in 2011:
Today, Kings Of Leon got confirmed for the Pinkpop Festival in Holland. The person in charge of organizing the festival, Jan Smeets, also said on Dutch TV that they are very close to having Linkin Park as the third headliner… that they only have to sign the contract to get them confirmed.
11.06.2011 Landgraaf, Netherlands, Megaland, Pinkpop Festival
Thanks go out to Jotunify for telling me. Stay tuned for the possible confirmation of this!
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