With a truly impressive bill of top rock acts from all over the world already in place for this year’s DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL AT DONINGTON PARK, organisers have announced another seventeen acts to join the likes of Faith No More, Slipknot, Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Trivium at this year’s event, taking place 12-14 June.
Returning to Download are US metal-core outfit HATEBREED, pop-punkers A DAY TO REMEMBER, Century Media darlings IN THIS MOMENT, Northern Irish rockers THERAPY?, US metallers GOD FORBID, Swedish rockers BACKYARD BABIES and new Brit metallers HOSTILE.
They are joined by Download first-timers Cali-rockers MIDDLE CLASS RUT, Brit-rockers NO AMERICANA, the Tool-influenced ESOTERICA, deathcore newcomers SUICIDE SILENCE, rock singer RIPPER OWENS, Canadian heavy metallers VOIVOD, Nuclear Blast-signed SYLOSIS, electro-rockers TURBOWOLF, and British hardcore outfit WE ARE THE OCEAN.
The only musician so far officially playing two slots at Download this year, will be Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen, who in addition to headlining the Sunday night with his main band, will be also performing the day before with his side project MAN RAZE.
Festival organisers last week met with key members of the Download online community to discuss on site facilities and suggestions for this year’s event. The agenda covered elements from campsite entertainment, bars and on site drinking policies, food stalls, to the new layout of the site and RIP and disabled camping and facilities. These ‘Fan Forums’ are regularly held to gather feedback and discuss issues relating to Download, ‘straight from the fans’ mouths’.
Some of the newly announced bands will be gracing the Third Stage, which organisers have now confirmed will be sponsored by beer brand TUBORG. Tuborg have even teamed up with Live Nation to host a ‘Steel Stage Battle of the Bands’ competition, which runs throughout May, with the winning act getting a 25min slot on the Tuborg Stage on Saturday 13 June. For more information please go to www.tuborg.co.uk .
Download Festival organisers have also announced their annual DOWNLOAD CLUB NIGHT UK TOUR, which will hit 12 cities during April and May, the ideal way to get ready for the hottest rock event of the year! Hosted by local rock clubs, guests will get to move and shake to Download-inspired rock and metal as well as be in with a chance of winning some Download swag!
