Iron Maiden, System of a Down and Kiss to headline Download TV virtual festival

Download TV has unveiled the full lineup for its upcoming virtual festival.

After cancelling this year’s music festival due to the coronavirus outbreak, Download organizers will stage a virtual event with some of the biggest names in rock and metal history, including Iron Maiden, Kiss and System of a Down as headliners.

Other acts streamed on Download TV virtual festival include Deftones, Disturbed, The Offspring, Alter Bridge, Baby Metal, Creeper, Korn, Volbeat or Gojira.

Download TV virtual festival will feature unseen performances, and exclusive interviews

The online festival, which will be broadcast on Download TV (YouTube) and social channels between June 12-14, will feature unseen performances, exclusive footage and interviews, interactive content, masterclasses, and other surprises.

The event will be split into day, and evening sections.

The day-time program includes artist Q&As, exclusive interviews, cook-alongs, rockfit, Do.Om yoga, and mindfulness sessions.

On Friday night, a replay of Kiss’ standout moments from their massive 2015 headline set will be aired. The perfect excuse to rock and roll all night!

On Saturday night, Iron Maiden will take the virtual stage. The set includes nostalgic performances, “Legacy of the Beast” snippets, and material exclusively created for the occasion.

System of a Down will close Sunday night with fottage from their Download Festival performances from 2005, 2011, and 2017.

The full list of artists appearing in the upcoming Download TV virtual festival is as follows:

KISS
Iron Maiden
System Of A Down
Alestorm
Alter Bridge
Babymetal
Baroness
Black Futures
Black Veil Brides
Bowling For Soup
Bush
Creeper
Deftones
Disturbed
Employed To Serve
Fozzy
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Funeral For A Friend
Gojira
Holding Absence
Killswitch Engage
Korn
Lacuna Coil
Loathe
Mastodon
Milk Teeth
Motionless In White
NXT UK
Periphery
Poppy
Powerwolf
Skille
Steel Panther
The Darkness
The Hara
The Offspring
The Pretty Reckless
The Wildhearts
Theory
Twin Temple
Volbeat
Wage War
Wayward Sons