Slash, Megadeth, Black Label Society, Rise Against, Steel Panther, Kyuss Lives!, Five Finger Death Punch, Fear Factory, Terrorvision, Ginger Wildheart, As I Lay Dying si Reckless Love sunt noile trupe care au confirmat pentru editia cu numarul zece a festivalului britanic Download Festival.

Evenimentul va avea loc in perioada 08 - 10 iunie 2012 in Castle Donington (Donington Park), Marea Britanie iar biletele s-au pus in vanzare pe site-ul oficial www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

Trupele confirmate pana in acest moment sunt:
ANTHRAX
As I Lay Dying
AUGUST BURNS RED
BIFFY CLYRO
Black Label Society
BLACK SABBATH (headliners)
CHASE AND STATUS
DEVILDRIVER
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT
Fear Factory
Five Finger Death Punch
Ginger Wildheart
Kyuss Lives!
LAMB OF GOD
LITTLE ANGELS
MACHINE HEAD
Megadeth
METALLICA (headliners)
Reckless Love
Rise Against
Slash
SOUNDGARDEN
Steel Panther
TENACIOUS D
Terrorvision
THE PRODIGY (headliners)
TRIVIUM
UGLY KID JOE
YOU ME AT SIX