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Download Festival Biography

Leaping onto the UK festival calendar in 2003, Download Festival has left a permanent footprint on the live music scene ever since. Spanning two days across two stages in its debut year, Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, Audioslave, and Zwan were among more than 50 bands who helped cement the event's reputation as the ultimate rock festival.

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The Latest Download Festival News

Download Festival Confirm Seven New Acts

6th November 2012

Queens of the Stone Age and 30 Seconds to Mars have been confirmed for next year's Download Festival.Seven new acts...

Zz Top Named Living Legends

13th August 2012

ZZ Top will receive the Living Legend Award at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour.The veteran rockers - comprising Billy...

Soundgarden Headline Hard Rock Calling

14th July 2012

Soundgarden closed the first day of Hard Rock Calling last night (13.07.12).The 'Superunknown' group - who reunited in 2010 after...

Latitude Festival Cancelled? No Chance, Insists Organiser

12th July 2012

The likes of the Isle Of Wight and Download Festivals have been decimated by the awful British summer weather, but...

Friendly Fires Close Beach Break Live

18th June 2012

Friendly Fires brought Beach Break Live festival to a close yesterday evening (17.06.12). The 'Jump in the Pool' group concluded...

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Download Festival Reviews

Download Festival - 2010 Live Review

17th June 2010

The line-up took no prisoners. This was the 30th anniversary of the Donington festival, and...

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The Latest Download Festival Press Releases

Red Bull Studios Launch New Opportunity For Unsigned Bands To Play At Download Festival 2013

11th April 2013

Red Bull Studios are preparing to launch a nationwide opportunity on 9th April...

Download Festival Brings Back Official Tv Show 'The Lowdown' On March 22nd 2013

19th March 2013

At 6pm on Friday 22 March get ready to rock out in the official warm up to Download...

Download Festival 2013 Confirms Another 49 Acts

20th February 2013

PAPA ROACH, RISE TO REMAIN, GOGOL BORDELLO, LIT, ESCAPE THE FATE, BLITZ KIDS, EUROPE, P.O.D AND...

Download Festival 2013 Confirms 37 More Acts!

17th January 2013

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL has confirmed a whopping 37 incredible additions to its 2013...

Leicestershire Constabulary Report On Download Festival 2010

6th July 2010

Police recovered more than one hundred mobile 'phones at the Download music festival. ...

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