.@DownloadFest adds more bands! Download Festival confirmed another 23 bands to their already bulging bill tonight a mere two weeks after their last announcement – and there are some very impressive names on the lineup. Killswitch Engage will be making their only European festival appearance of 2014 at the festival, with New …
Read More »DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL adds 15 new bands!
@DownloadFest adds fifteen more acts to the lineup for 2014! @bfsrocks @ZakkWyldeBLS Download Festival added another 15 bands to their bill on Monday night, with some more big names in amongst the lot announced. Leading the way are pop punk masters Bowling For Soup, who will be making their return to …
Read More »Avenged Sevenfold – LG Arena Birmingham, 05/12/13
There hasn’t been as much controversy about a Download headliner since My Chemical Romance topped the bill in 2007; even Feeder and The Offspring got better receptions in 2005 and 2008. But with a new album that reached #1 in both the UK and the US and a near-sold out …
Read More »AEROSMITH announced as 3rd Headliner at Download 2014
Download Festival organisers are proud to announce that the legendary Aerosmith will be closing the festival in 2014, when they headline on Sunday 15th June. Joining them on the main stage as main support will be hard rockers, Alter Bridge. Aerosmith are one rock’s most infamous and revered bands. Fronted …
Read More »LINKIN PARK announced as Saturday Download 2014 Headliners
Download Festival are thrilled to announce that Saturday night at this year’s festival will be headlined by the Grammy Award winning Linkin Park, who will be playing their multi-platinum debut album ‘HYBRID THEORY’ in its entirety as part of their set. Released in 2000, Linkin Park’s debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’ …
Read More »Red Fang, Triggerman, Astralnaut – Speakeasy, Belfast 17/06/13 Photo Gallery
A selection of photos from the Red Fang gig in the Speakeasy, Belfast. Photos by Paul Verner. www.livei.co.uk
Read More »Download Festival, Part 3 – Sunday 16th June, 2013
So two days of rock and metal carnage down, one to go. And as this punter walked down towards the Main Stage on the Sunday morning of Download Festival 2013, I couldn’t help but smile at the wires attaching the stage to the sound tower, knowing what they were for. …
Read More »Download Festival, Part 2 – Saturday 15th June, 2013
So, after a Friday of absolute mayhem, perhaps the Saturday of Download would be a more chilled out affair? You might have thought so too with UFO (6) opening the Main Stage; the audience wasn’t the biggest but there was enough there to get heads nodding and ‘Doctor Doctor’ made …
Read More »Download Festival, Part 1 – Friday 14th June, 2013
Welcome to the first in a three part review of the 11th annual Download Festival. Once again, rock fans from all over the world descended on the hallowed turfs of Donington Park in Derbyshire for a five-day extravaganza that saw the festival outdo its previous years’ lineup by quite a …
Read More »Download Festival 2014 dates and early bird offer announced
Download Festival 2014 will take place 13-15 June, and as a thank you to fans for a limited time Download is offering £10 off the current 2013 prices for 5-day camping tickets, 3-day camping and weekend arena tickets. All tickets go on sale at 9am on 21 June with the …
Read More »90,000 fans rock out at DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – 2014 dates and early bird offer announced!
Download Festival – THE biggest weekend in the rock calendar – took place this weekend as 90,000 people rocked out in Donington Park to headliners Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Rammstein plus a host of other bands across the weekend. Crowds of rock fans packed out Donington Park as the opening …
Read More »Final Bands Announced To Play The Red Bull Studios Live At Download Opportunity 2013
On Friday 25 May eight young bands from all over the country gained a once in a lifetime chance to play live at Download festival this June with the Red Bull Studios live at Download opportunity. Six bands with the highest online votes from the public were picked, whilst two …
Read More »RED BULL STUDIOS Final Voting Stage Now Live – DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL
Voting is now live for one week only (May 17th – 25th) for the 15 bands who have made it through to the semi finals of the Red Bull Studios live at Download 2013 opportunity. A huge 700 bands entered in total. The public then voted and 100 of …
Read More »Airbourne – Black Dog Barking
Love them or hate them Airbourne are here to stay and if they keep making albums as strong as Black Dog Barking then their future is safe. I’ve been a fan since the release of Running Wild in 2008, seen them many times and they have always destroyed whichever indoor …
Read More »More acts announced for DOWNLOAD.
Download Festival continues to score out of the park with the announcement that a further 25 acts have been added to this year’s line up, including Thunder, Kvelertak, Devin Townsend and We Are The Ocean. Headlined by Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Rammstein, Download Festival takes place 14-16 June 2013 in …
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