We know that Slipknot are playing Download because they self-confirmed, just like Heaven And Hell did at the start of January.

Our friends over at Metal Hammer reckon that Sunday will be a classic rocking extravaganza with ZZ Top and Def Leppard. We just poured some sugar on ourselves…

The official Download Festival 2009 announcement is on Monday, 08 February 2009 along with the official announcement of Sonisphere, the new festival at Knebworth on August 01-02 2009, featuring Metallica and Linkin Park as headliners.

We reckon the lineup at Download Festival 2009 might look a bit like this:

Friday
Rage Against The Machine

Saturday
Slipknot
Heaven And Hell

Sunday
ZZ Top
Def Leppard
Whitesnake

What do you reckon?