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


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


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 20th anniversary celebration

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2000trees Festival announce bands for Wednesday 5th July 2023


Today, Thursday 27th October, the brilliant, award winning 2000trees Festival announces the first set of bands for their 2023 event. Ahead of any announcement for the main three full days (Thursday 6th, Friday 7th and Saturday 8th July 2023), 2000trees can now announce (nearly all of) the Wednesday Forest Stage line up, which will see a very limited number of festival go-ers given an extra days access to the event.

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DESERTFEST BERLIN Announces First Bands & New Venue For 2023 Edition


DESERTFEST BERLIN has announced the first names for its 2023 edition, and is happy to welcome UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATSTHE OBSESSEDKING BUFFALOCHURCH OF MISERYDOZERBLOOD CEREMONYL.A. WITCHSOMALI YACHT CLUBGNODECSTATIC VISIONDAILY THOMPSONGAUPA and PSYCHLONA, with many more acts to be announced soon!

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BLOODSTOCK shares nine more bands for 2023!


As we head into Halloween territory, BLOODSTOCK has dropped an absolute face slasher of a band announcement!  Here’s the latest on what’s coming to Catton Park in 2023!

Swedish metal luminaries IN FLAMES land themselves Friday’s special guest slot on the Ronnie James Dio main stage. Last month, the band dropped a music video for new track, ‘Foregone Pt. 1’, taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Foregone’ which is set for release in Feb 2023. Perhaps BLOODSTOCKers will get to hear some new tunes live!

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BLOODSTOCK Festival launches M2TM 2023 across the UK & Ireland


It’s that time again already, when BLOODSTOCK kicks off its grass roots-supporting ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ scheme, which gives unsigned and DIY bands the chance of being part of the BLOODSTOCK festival experience.  

M2TM 2022 was without doubt the biggest BLOODSTOCK New Blood initiative to date and the festival managed to capture the bands, the fans, and grab a chat with a few of the promoters hosting the events, alongside chief M2TM organiser Simon Hall.  Check out the ‘Highway To BLOODSTOCK’ video below and get a handle on another phenomenally successful year for the initiative. 

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