Mastodon Added To Line Up For Download 2013

The metal band, who released "The Hunter" in 2011, were revealed by organisers of the festival after a contest on Twitter to get one message retweeted 5,000 times.

Once that target was met, the name was revealed by Andy Copping. Tweeting about Mastodon, he wrote: "5,000 has been reached! Mastodon are confirmed for the main stage Saturday under Maiden, QOTSA, Motorhead, Alice In Chains."

Mastodon join Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Slipknot on the line up for Download 2013. Queens Of The Stone Age, Bullet For My Valentine, 30 Seconds To Mars, Motorhead and The Gaslight Anthem also appear on the bill.

Download Festival will take place from June 14-16 2013 at Donington Park. The festival was headlined by Metallica, Black Sabbath and The Prodigy in 2012.

Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Mastodon will be writing songs for the forthcoming sequel to Pixar movie "Monsters Inc".

Comments

[MthrfknBrkdwN]

If you ask me the download line up right now just keeps getting better and better... I really couldn't be bothered with it this time round but...agh. I don't want to miss out.

[jamie_hough]

This Download is looking pretty damn good... glad Ive already got my tickets!

[kinslayerSOA]

I bought my weekend ticket as soon as the 3 headliners were announced, then I was worried because I thought that the undercard would be a huge disappointment.

I could not be more wrong so far.

[lithium_boy]

now i wanna fly across the pond to go to this

[eVwaylon]

me agreeing with you+ me having no money= me depressed

[MurrayThomas]

Mastodon are writing songs for Monsters Inc? Holy s***.

[blamesociety182]

i would love to go tothis BFMV Slipknot and 30 Seconds to Mars are all awesome bands