Biffy Clyro, System Of A Down and Aerosmith will headline Download festival 2017, it was revealed today. Slayer, Prophets Of Rage and many more have also been announced for the line-up, according to NME.

The first 15 acts were announced today as festival organisers prepare for the 15th year of the event, which takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire in June.

System of a Down will be opening the festival, headlining the Friday night. The band spoke about coming back to headline the festival for the second time. “It’ll have been a couple of years since our memorable Wake Up The Souls show at Wembley, so returning to the UK to headline Download, a festival we always love to play, is really exciting for us. The energy and atmosphere there is always electric.”

Scottish band Biffy Clyro will headline the Saturday night for the first time at Download, after headlining Reading and Leeds twice before. This comes after achieving their second number one album with their seventh album, Ellipsis.

With Aerosmith closing the festival, Joe Perry – guitarist – said: “Every time we go on tour I look at the schedule for cities, towns or events that I look forward to playing. Download Festival is always one of the ones I circle. Donington is like home to us. I have some great memories playing there and I can’t wait to make some more.”

The rest of the festival will consist of artists such as AFI, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Of Mice & Men, Fozzy, Sleeping With Sirens, Simple Plan, Every Time I Die, The Story So Far, Slayer and Motionless In White, with more acts to be announced nearer the time.

Download Festival’s Promoter, Andy Copping said: “We’re incredibly excited to announce the Download 2017 headliners. We have three giants of rock and metal topping the bill. As always, Download fans can expect world class performances across the weekend. You won’t want to miss a thing. System of a Down made headline history back in 2011 and 2017 will no doubt see them bigger and better than ever. Saturday’s headliner, Biffy Clyro, have raised the bar for rock music – we’re always looking for bands to make their Download headline debut, and I have no doubt they’ll be worthy of the title.

“The mighty Aerosmith will be back, and their closing set will be something truly special. The band has a long history with Donington, and having them headline for us again is a real honour.”

Download 2017 takes place between Friday 9 – Sunday 11 June. General Sale Weekend tickets and Day tickets are available now.