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...

Rammstein Win Best Live Band At Golden Gods

12th June 2012

Rammstein won Best Live Band at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards last night (11.06.12). The German metal group beat...

Metallica Headline Download

10th June 2012

Metallica closed the second day of Download festival last night (09.06.12).The iconic 'Master of Puppets' group played a two-hour set...

Black Sabbath Win At Kerrang! Awards

7th June 2012

Black Sabbath were honoured for their influence on rock music at the Kerrang! Awards this evening (07.06.12). The reformed band...

Sharon And Ozzy Osbourne In Extension Row

7th June 2012

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are being sued for illegally extending their Los Angeles garden. The rock singer and his wife...

Metallica Have Plenty Of Riffs For Next Album

1st June 2012

Metallica have ''846 riffs'' ready for their next album. The ''Enter Sandman' group have been in the studio looking to...

Soundgarden Didn't Plan Reunion

22nd May 2012

Soundgarden never intended to reunite.The group recently got back together after splitting 16 years ago and frontman Chris Cornell admits...

Black Sabbath Make Live Return

21st May 2012

Black Sabbath played their first show since reforming in Birmingham this Saturday (19.05.12).The reformed heavy metal group - vocalist Ozzy...

Black Sabbath Drummer Quits Reunion Shows

16th May 2012

Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward will not take part in the bands reunion shows.The original line up of the group...

Black Sabbath Announce Homecoming Gig

30th April 2012

Black Sabbath will play a one-off UK homecoming gig in Birmingham next month. The 'Paranoid' rockers will perform at the...

Metallica Want To Headline Glastonbury

23rd April 2012

Metallica want to headline Glastonbury. The 'Enter Sandman' heavy metal group would love to headline the British festival - one...

Corey Taylor To Debut Solo Acoustic Set At Download Festival

1st March 2012

Download Festival has announced a further 22 acts to its line-up; including Cancer Bats, Rise To Remain and Saxon, who...

Metallica To Perform Black Album In Full At Download Festival 2012

3rd February 2012

Download Festival is now in its tenth year and to celebrate the milestone, the festival has announced that they are...

Black Sabbath Given 'Kick Up The Rump' By Cancer Scare

20th January 2012

Black Sabbath have been given a "kick up the rump" by Tony Iommi's cancer diagnosis. The guitarist with the reformed...

The Prodigy Voted Best Dance Act Of All Time

20th January 2012

The Prodigy have been voted the best dance act of all time. The 'Firestarter' group beat Daft Punk to claim...

Tony Iommi 'Overwhelmed' By Fans' Support

13th January 2012

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi has been "overwhelmed" by the support he's received following his diagnosis with cancer. The 63-year-old guitarist...

The Prodigy Won't Do Dubstep

6th January 2012

The Prodigy will not change their sound to embrace dubstep on their new album. The 'Omen' group acknowledge the shift...

The Darkness' Dire Influence

4th August 2011

The Darkness' new album is influenced by Dire Straits.The recently reformed 'Cannonball' group are putting the finishing touches to their...

Linkin Park Back In The Studio

21st June 2011

Linkin Park have started on the follow up to 'A Thousand Suns' with Rick Rubin. The 'Shadow of the Day'...

Bowling For Soup Frightened By Heavy Metal

14th June 2011

Bowling for Soup frontman Jaret Reddick was frightened by how many heavy metal were on the bill at Download festival.The...

Justin Hawkins Had Plane Epiphany To Quit Drugs

13th June 2011

The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins knew he had to quit drink and drugs when he wet himself on a plane....

30 Seconds To Mars Win Double Kerrang! Awards

10th June 2011

30 Seconds to Mars and Alice Cooper received top honours at the Kerrang! Awards 2011 last night (09.06.11).Jared Leto's rockers...

Def Leppard To Stop Making Full Length Albums

8th June 2011

Def Leppard "don't see the point" in releasing full length albums. The 'Pour Some Sugar on Me' rockers are set...

Linkin Park Weirder Then Gaga

6th June 2011

Linkin Park joke they are weirder than Lady Gaga.While 'Hair' hitmaker Gaga pushes the boundaries of fashion - having worn...

The Darkness Announce Low Key Comeback Shows

12th May 2011

The Darkness have announced three warm up shows ahead of their appearance at this year's Download Festival.The 'I Believe in...

Pendulum Worried By Iron Maiden Fans

17th September 2010

Pendulum thought they were going to get "slaughtered" at Download festival.The rock/drum and bass crossover band - who supported rockers...

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