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Why Women Are Campaigning For More Female Headliners At Rock Festivals
Since it was revealed that a mere handful of female artists were scattered across the Reading & Leeds Festival line-up and the fast majority were male musicians, feminist music lovers have been expressing their annoyance...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 09 March 2020
10 Bands That Should Have Been Booked For Download Festival 2020
Since Download Festival rose from the ashes of Monsters of Rock in the early 2000s, it has rapidly built an international fanbase, allowing it to become the biggest rock and metal festival in Europe. Download...
By in Music / Festivals on 27 February 2020
Download Festival 2018 - Preview
Held on the famous Donington Race Track, just a stone's throw away from East Midlands Airport, the three-day festival has been home to rock fans for decades, hosting the Monsters of Rock festival from 1980...
By Adam Holden in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2018
Marilyn Manson And Bullet For My Valentine Join Download Festival 2018 Line-up
With the three headliners already announced, the first of the remaining line-up of acts have now been announced for Download Festival 2018, with Marilyn Manson leading the new announcements at next summer's Donington Park spectacle....
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 29 November 2017
System Of A Down, Prophets Of Rage, Biffy Clyro: Who Rocked Download Festival 2017?
Another Download Festival has come and gone and this year was an absolute smash of an event with System of a Down, Biffy Clyro and Aerosmith headlining the main stage. Donington Park was definitely the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2017
Alter Bridge, Sum 41 And Pierce The Veil Join The Download Festival 2017 Line-up
Download Festival returns to Donington Park in June 2017 and, while it might seem like a world away yet, they have added at least another twenty names to the ever-growing line-up which is headlined by...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 02 December 2016
Download Festival 2016 Preview
This year the festival boasts a stellar line-up with Rammstein, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden all headlining respectively. But that's not all. With Korn, Deftones, Megadeth, Disturbed, Nightwish and many other bands taking to the...
By Sophie Brannon in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2016
Iron Maiden Confirmed As First Headliners For Download Festival
Iron Maiden have been announced as the first headliners for next year’s Download Festival to be held at Donington Park, Leicestershire. The festival appearance is their only confirmed UK gig during their 2016 world tour,...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 20 October 2015
Marilyn Manson: 'I Will Never Play Glastonbury'
Manson, who performed at Download Festival in n, England on Saturday (13June15), insisted he would never follow in the footsteps of metal legends Metallica, who headlined Glastonbury last year (14). He tells...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2015
Matt Bellamy Takes A Tumble During Muse's Download Debut
The band headlined the event at Donington Park in England for the first time, but the show nearly ended in disaster when the singer slipped over on the stage's catwalk. However, Bellamy...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 June 2015
Slipknot Set To Raise The Proverbial Roof At Download Festival 2015
Download festival sponsored by Zippo is now approaching its twelfth year and it keeps on going from strength to strength, and this year is looking to be the biggest and best to date. The festival...
By Sophie Brannon in Music / Festivals on 03 June 2015
Win Tickets For Download Festival 2014 With Contactmusic And Zippo!
Download Festival at Donington Park is one of the UK's most eagerly anticipated rock events so if you want to win a pair of tickets for this year, look no further!We've partnered with one of...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 28 May 2014
Download Festival In Touching Tribute: The Stephen Sutton Stage
Stephen Sutton’s story touched the hearts of many, raising not just money, but awareness for cancer. Although the £4 million he did manage was truly staggering. And in an act of remembrance for Sutton, the...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 25 May 2014
Download 2014 Lineup Taking Shape: Linkin Park To Headline, 'Hybrid Theory' Played In Full
It won’t kick off until June 13th next year, but metal rock fans heading to 2014’s Download already have an idea how their weekend will sound: Linkin Park will be headlining, and will play their...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2013
Zippo Brings Festival Goers Closer To The Rock Stars At Download Festival 2013!
Zippo is giving fans the chance to get up close and personal with rock legends playing at Download Festival 2013. The festival is one of the highlights of the rock calendar and the iconic American...
By Staff Writer in Music / Festivals on 05 June 2013
Black Sabbath Win At Kerrang! Awards
Black Sabbath were honoured for their influence on rock music at the Kerrang! Awards this evening (07.06.12). The reformed band - made up of vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tomy Iommi and bass player Geezer Butler...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 June 2012
Metallica Have Plenty Of Riffs For Next Album
Metallica have ''846 riffs'' ready for their next album. The ''Enter Sandman' group have been in the studio looking to record the follow up to 2008's 'Death Magnetic' album, and frontman James Hetfield was surprised...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 June 2012
Black Sabbath Make Live Return
Black Sabbath played their first show since reforming in Birmingham this Saturday (19.05.12).The reformed heavy metal group - vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bass player Geezer Butler - played in Birmingham, middle England,...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 May 2012
Black Sabbath Drummer Quits Reunion Shows
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward will not take part in the bands reunion shows.The original line up of the group - Bill, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler - came together last year to...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 May 2012
Black Sabbath Announce Homecoming Gig
Black Sabbath will play a one-off UK homecoming gig in Birmingham next month. The 'Paranoid' rockers will perform at the O2 Academy in the city - home to singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 April 2012
Metallica Want To Headline Glastonbury
Metallica want to headline Glastonbury. The 'Enter Sandman' heavy metal group would love to headline the British festival - one of the biggest in Europe - but have never been invited by organisers Michael and...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 April 2012
Corey Taylor To Debut Solo Acoustic Set At Download Festival
Download Festival has announced a further 22 acts to its line-up; including Cancer Bats, Rise To Remain and Saxon, who will join the headliners The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath on 8-10 June 2012, which...
By Lew Irwin on 01 March 2012
Metallica To Perform Black Album In Full At Download Festival 2012
Download Festival is now in its tenth year and to celebrate the milestone, the festival has announced that they are adding a further fourteen acts to the line-up. Joining the headliners Metallica; Black Sabbath and...
By Lew Irwin on 03 February 2012
The Prodigy Voted Best Dance Act Of All Time
The Prodigy have been voted the best dance act of all time. The 'Firestarter' group beat Daft Punk to claim the top spot in the poll, by dance music publication Mixmag, although they only won...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 January 2012
Tony Iommi 'Overwhelmed' By Fans' Support
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi has been "overwhelmed" by the support he's received following his diagnosis with cancer. The 63-year-old guitarist has been diagnosed with lymphoma and, following a statement from the band asking fans to...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 January 2012
Linkin Park Back In The Studio
Linkin Park have started on the follow up to 'A Thousand Suns' with Rick Rubin. The 'Shadow of the Day' group have "been in the studio writing" with the legendary producer, coming up with new...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 June 2011
30 Seconds To Mars Win Double Kerrang! Awards
30 Seconds to Mars and Alice Cooper received top honours at the Kerrang! Awards 2011 last night (09.06.11).Jared Leto's rockers took home two awards - Best International Band and Best Single for their track 'Hurricane'...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 June 2011
Linkin Park Weirder Then Gaga
Linkin Park joke they are weirder than Lady Gaga.While 'Hair' hitmaker Gaga pushes the boundaries of fashion - having worn a dress made entirely out of meat and appearing onstage wearing a prosthetic pregnant stomach...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 June 2011
Dio Stage Tribute At Rock Festival
Organisers of a British rock festival will pay tribute to tragic singer RONNIE JAMES DIO by re-naming a stage at the event in his honour.The heavy metal legend, 67, lost his battle with stomach cancer...
By WENN on 17 May 2010
Metallica's Ulrich 'Breakdown' On Plane
METALLICA's LARS ULRICH pulled out of a major British rock festival last year (04) after suffering a mental collapse in a plane on the way to the event. Two drummers - SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO...
By WENN on 24 February 2005
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