The world's premier rock and metal festival Download has just announced its line-up for 2020 and we're absolutely stoked with the huge lists of acts they're bringing with them to Sydney and Melbourne in March 2020.

Taking on headline duties will be the kings of 00s emo My Chemical Romance, reforming after a six-year hiatus. Joining them will be Deftones, Jimmy Eat World, Clutch, Ministry, In Flames, Testament and Scotland's party machine Alestorm.

Also on the bill will be English extreme metal outfit Carcass, Lacuna Coil, local Canberra band Hands Like Houses, In Hearts Wake, The HU, Baroness, Ne Obliviscaris, Australian punk royalty, Bodyjar, New Years Day, Venom Prison?, and heaps more.

Download Festival returns to Melbourne on Friday 20 March at Melbourne Showgrounds and Sydney on Saturday 21 March at Parramatta Park. Tickets go on sale to the general public Wednesday 13 November at 12 pm AEDT. Sign up for exclusive Moshtix presale HERE.

Full list of acts and ticket info below.

DOWNLOAD 2020

First Line Up Announcement

My Chemical Romance - (Only Aus Shows)

Deftones || Jimmy Eat World || Clutch (Only Aus Shows)

Ministry  || In Flames || Testament  || Alestorm (Only Aus Shows)

Carcass || Lacuna Coil (Only Aus Shows) || Hands Like Houses

In Hearts Wake || The HU || Baroness || Ne Obliviscaris

Bodyjar || New Years Day || Clowns || Venom Prison

SKYND || Thornhill || Disentomb || Stand Atlantic

Plini || RedHook || Dregg