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Download Festival’s 20th Anniversary becomes the fastest-selling Download Festival ever

November 11, 2022 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Download Festival is witnessing its fastest ever selling year, with Early Bird tickets and the much sought-after RIP packages selling out in record time, following the launch party on Monday at London’s NoMad hotel. Celebrating an incredible 20 years, the special 20^th anniversary edition, taking place for the first time over 4 days on 8-11 June 2023, will feature headliners Bring Me The Horizon, Slipknot and Metallica, who will perform two headline sets with no repeat songs. Also announced were over 60 bands including the likes of Evanescence, Placebo, Parkway Drive, The Distillers, Within Temptation, Ghost, Disturbed, an exclusive reunion from The Blackout and many more.

Book tickets now and be part of this historical event: https://downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets.

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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2023 CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH FOUR HEADLINE SLOTS FOR THE FIRST TIME

November 7, 2022 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, is back to celebrate its epic 20 year legacy with four headline sets for the first time ever. Announced today are headliners Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon and Metallica, who will deliver two massive no-repeat performances. This year the festival will take place over four days on 8-11 June 2023 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. General tickets are onsale at 10am on Thursday 10 November at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

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LAST CHANCE TO BUY DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2023 EARLY BIRD TICKETS + 1 WEEK UNTIL FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EPIC FOUR-DAY CELEBRATION IN 2023

November 1, 2022 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Download Festival 2023 Early Bird tickets are flying out – don’t miss out on your last chance for cheaper tickets. Book and save until midnight on Sunday 6 November

Payment plan available to spread costs across the year

First line-up announcement coming on Monday 7 November for Download’s four-day 20^th anniversary celebration

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LIVE REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, DONNINGTON PARK UK – 10TH-12TH JUNE 2022

June 23, 2022 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Download Festival –LIVE REVIEW by Carina Lawrence / Dark Art Conspiracy

The UK’s biggest rock and metal festival returned to its full glory with its first full-scale event three years after the pandemic following the historic pilot event last year. It was a surreal and joyful feeling to be back at Donnington for festival goers and bands alike and was the sentiment of the weekend. We have all waited so long for live music to return, and it was worth the wait. The variety and calibre of music, the atmosphere and unusually stunning sunny weather made this anticipated return even better.

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ANIIMALIA RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘SILVER LININGS ’ VIA MARSHALL RECORDS + BAND WILL OPEN AVALANCHE STAGE AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL

June 1, 2022 carinadarkart Leave a comment

ANIIMALIA announce their brand new single ‘Silver Linings’ released via Marshall Records, ahead of their performance in Donnington opening up the Avalanche stage on Saturday 11^th June at Download Festival.

Hot off winning Kerrang!’s ‘The Deal’ after a unanimous decision from an esteemed panel of judges that included Sophie K (OWWWB / Kerrang! Radio), Kamran Haq (Live Nation), Loz Guest (Kerrang! Radio) and many more. ANIIMALIA were crowned the winners of a competition that saw over a thousand entrants take part. Today the band reveal the first track from their forthcoming EP, to released on August 19^th titled ‘Pressure Points’.

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PREVIEW: Download Festival UK 10-12th June 2022

May 12, 2022 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Download Festival is making its highly anticipated return with its first full-scale festival in three years. The big rock reunion party, which kicks off the festival season, will take place on 10-12th June 2022 at the Donnington Park, Leicestershire. The massive return also will see some major site improvement plans following feedback, so it is now even more equipped to take on the hordes of metal heads. After such a long wait, the festival is packing a hefty line-up. Here are just some bands we recommend you catch over the loaded weekend!

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