Download 2021 line-up: Kiss, Biffy Clyro and System of a Down unveiled as headliners

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Kiss, Biffy Clyro and System of a Down have been confirmed as headliners for the 2021 edition of Download.

The rock music festival, which became one of the first major events to abandon its 2020 plans due to the pandemic back in March, will return to Donington Park in Derbyshire from June 4-6 next year.

A Day To Remember, Deftones, Korn, Gojira, Killswitch Engage and Mastodon are among the other biggest names on this first wave of acts to be announced.

Elsewhere, there will be sets from the likes of Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Gojira, The Distillers and Steel Panther. The full line-up is below.

Download is one of the biggest events on the UK festival calendar, annually welcoming more than 100,000 fans over the course of three days.

How to get tickets for Download 2021

Any tickets bought for the 2020 edition will remain valid in 2021. Otherwise, a new batch of tickets will go on sale from 9am on Friday August 7. Head here for more information.