Download Festival, the world’s reigning champion of rock and metal events, has announced that WWE will bring their electrifying NXT LIVE! tour to the 100,000+ music fans at Donington Park, giving Download goers an unprecedented and complete WWE NXT experience in the main arena for the very first time.

 

Alongside headliners Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Black Sabbath, fans will be able to make their way to the purpose built ring to catch WWE NXT superstars: Finn Balor, Bayley, Baron Corbin, Asuka, Shinsuke Nakamura and American Alpha tag team Jason Jordan, Chad Gable* and more, bringing their awesome displays of athleticism and strength to the festival.

 

Deputy Festival promoter Dave Bradley said: “Download Festival are beyond stoked to be showcasing WWE NXT at this year’s festival – rock and wrestling is the ultimate marriage, and we can’t wait to bring this festival exclusive to the Download fans. The greatest future WWE talent and the most infamous rock stars, together in one arena, for one weekend only. Bring it on!”

 

WWE has been synonymous with rock culture for decades and WWE have a long history of engaging with the rock community, previously collaborating with the likes of; Motorhead, Killswitch Engage, Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, Living Colour, Rob Zombie, POD and many more huge bands.

 

Download Festival is the home of rock music and takes place on the sacred grounds of Donington Park, which have been associated with rock since the eighties. The festival attracts icons of rock and metal to its main stage, plus some of the best and hottest new acts in the world. AC/DC, KISS, Metallica, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Rage Against The Machine, Slipknot, Linkin Park and many more have all headlined its main stage.

 

*Talent is subject to change.

Tickets for Download Festival are on sale now.  

 

 

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2016 FULL LINE UP

 

Friday 10 June

Rammstein

Korn

The Amity Affliction

Counting Days

Gutterdämmerung

Havok

Killswitch Engage

Skillet

Twin Atlantic

Fort Hope

Alien Ant Farm

Graveyard

Heck

Zoax

Hill Valley High

Kadavar

Strange Bones

All Time Low

Glassjaw

The Wildhearts

Wierds

EndFragment

 

 

Saturday 11 June

Black Sabbath

Deftones

Megadeth

Architects

Atreyu

Beartooth

Black Foxxes

Dead!

Milk Teeth

Neck Deep

Rival Sons

Skindred

Tesseract

Lawnmower Deth

NOFX

SIXX:A.M.

Bury Tomorrow

As Lions

Anti-Flag

Escape the Fate

Danko Jones

Turbowolf

Black Peaks

Shvpes

Municipal Waste

Cane Hill

Slaves (US)

Wage War

Palisades

Reigning Days

Royal Republic

Scorpion Child

Pennywise

The Shrine

Scattering Ashes

 

 

Sunday 12 June

Iron Maiden

Nightwish

Disturbed

Attila

Billy Talent

Breaking Benjamin

Delain

Don Broco

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

Ghost

Gojira

Halestorm

Ho99o9

Saxon

Shinedown

Tremonti

Amon Amarth

Monster Truck

Jane’s Addiction

One Ok Rock

Periphery

Grand Magus

Whiskey Myers

Electric Wizard

The King Is Blind

Ashestoangels

The Kenneths

Muncie Girls

Good Tiger

The Temperance Movement

Buck & Evans

Devil You Know

The Raven age

Napalm Death