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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL SELLS OUT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW


Liquid Death presents Download Festival is thrilled to announce that DLXXI has officially sold out, recording another astonishing year. The festival will reunite its incredible community of fans for a jam-packed five-day event (June 12-16). Campsites open this Wednesday (June 12), offering attendees the opportunity to indulge in new and exciting entertainment in the increasingly popular District X. DLXXI will be headlined by Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold.

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ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL 2024 Huge line up announcement


To help celebrate the 10th year (THE TENTH YEAR!) of the mighty ArcTanGent Festival in 2024, todays band announcement is very likely it’s biggest ever band announcement in its history. Yes, it is a biggie, and yes it will make you all very happy.

Announced for this years event are the world renowned, globally acclaimed Scottish post rock band Mogwai, who play the festival for the very first time. An incredibly special band with one of the richest, most varied, interesting and loved back catalogues of music, ArcTanGent Festival is thrilled to have them grace our stages this summer. They are a band that the team at ATG has been trying to book since it began, back in 2013.

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BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCES FULL JAGERMEISTER STAGE LINE-UP


With just 8 weeks to go before the metal brethren thunder through the gates of Catton Park, BLOODSTOCK is excited to reveal some of the hotly tipped talent who’ll be ripping up the Jagermeister stage this year.  So on festival weekend, why not grab a cold one and investigate some fresh talent that could become your new favourite band. 

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OVER 100,000 FANS CELEBRATE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND ITS BIGGEST YEAR EVER + 2024 DATES REVEALED


This weekend’s Download Festival 20th anniversary welcomed a record breaking 100,000 attendees to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park becoming its most successful year everThe fastest selling Download in its 20-year history, 2023’s edition showcased world-class rock and metal across four days and six stages from all over the world.
 

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PREVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL UK 8th-11TH JUNE 2023


by Carina Lawrence

Download Festival 2023 will mark their special 20th-anniversary edition, their biggest and longest festival yet, being four days instead of the usual three and taking place on 8-11th June 2023. Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, and Slipknot headline a great year for the UK’s biggest rock festival, and Metallica will perform two headline sets with no repeat songs. As expected, their 20th-anniversary celebration boasts a mega line-up for a record-breaking year for the festival, as 2023’s event is the fastest-selling Download ever. Here are some reasons this year’s event is breaking records and some bands we are particularly excited to see added to the anniversary bill!

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2000TREES FESTIVAL 2023 ‘SOFT PLAY’ ANNOUNCED AS THE FINAL HEADLINER+ Hell Is For Heroes, NOISY + MORE


The final main stage headline act for the 2000trees Festival 2023 can today be announced, along with a host of other brilliant acts.  SOFT PLAY(formerly known as Slaves) are headlining the Thursday at 2000trees.  Laurie and Isaac are back.  New name, same songs, same incredible live show!

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