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Download 20 Auction Launches with Rare Memorabilia Supporting Children’s Charities

News
Support children's charities and own priceless memorabilia from bands like Iron Maiden and Metallica. Join The Heavy Metal Truants Download 20 Auction. Photo: @rock_pixs

Download announce District X lineup – Sold out festival two weeks away

News
Download has released details of Wednesday night's entertainment. Known as District X, its secret band sets, live podcasts, late-night DJ sets, and comedy. @DownloadFest

Download Festival 2023 sells out in record time

News
Download Festival 2023 has sold out in record time. Bring Me The Horizon, Slipknot, and Metallica headline over a four-day long weekend for 20th Anniversary. @DownloadFest

Metallica to play two unique sets at Download 2023

News
Bring Me The Horizon, Slipknot, and Metallica will headline the lineup for Download 2023, set for 8-11 June 2023. Tonight, it was also announced that Metallica will play two unique sets on Thursday and Saturday in what promises to be an exhilarating 20th Anniversary weekend. @downloadfest @metallica

Download 2023 / First line-up announcement on Monday as Early Bird tickets are flying out

News
Download 2023 will be an epic four-day celebration of Download's 20-year legacy, and their first line-up announcement will be made on Monday, 7 November 2022. @downloadfest Photo: @stuartisteed_photography

Download 2022 / Massive Wagons, “You always build this kind of gig up in your head”

Interviews
Download 2022. Massive Wagons interview with Adam Thistlethwaite. @massivewagons @adam__mw @montysewellmusic You have to congratulate Massive Wagons on an amazing show, just brilliant as always. #Download

Download 2022 / Skillet, The Darkness, Steel Panther, Korn, Biffy Clyro

Gig Reviews
Download 2022 draws to a close. Skillet, with a twenty-year discography to fit within the bookends of a shorter festival time slot, manage to squeeze in those crowd-pleasers and garner a great buzz for it. @skilletmusic Photo: @stuartisteed_photography @downloadfest @montysewellmusic

Download 2022 / Sunday with The Last Internationale, Alestorm, Tremonti and Volbeat

Gig Reviews
Download Festival 2022. MetalTalk reports from Download. The Last Internationale, Alestorm, Tremonti and Volbeat on Sunday 12 June.@downloadfest Photo: @thelastinternationale by @stuartisteed_photography @montysewellmusic

Download 2022 / Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Funeral For A Friend, Deftones

News
Download Festival 2022. MetalTalk reports from Download. @downloadfest Photo: @ironmaiden by @stuartisteed_photographyIron Maiden, Megadeth, Funeral For A Friend, Deftones on Sarurday 11 June 2022. @montysewellmusic

Download 2022 / Dirty Honey, The Raven Age, Those Damn Crows, Black Label Society, Bush and Shinedown

Gig Reviews
Download Festival 2022. MetalTalk reports from Download. @downloadfest Photo: @bush by @stuartisteed_photographyDirty Honey, The Raven Age, Those Damn Crows, Black Label Society, Bush and Shinedown, Sarurday 11 June. @montysewellmusic

KISS say goodbye, but Download is back and bigger than ever

News
KISS say goodbye, but Download is back and bigger than ever. After three years where a full festival didn't happen, it's great to be back in these hallowed grounds of Donington.MetalTalk coverage of Friday at Download 2022. @DownloadFest @pmonkhouse1

Download / Airbourne serve their wild majestry at Donington

Gig Reviews
Download 2022. Airbourne. Donington.A rip-roaring extravaganza that saw beer thrown, sweat dripped, and an unfathomable abundance of energy shot out from the stage.

Can You Help? Ian Wood needs a push around this year’s Download Festival

News
Heavy Metal fan Ian Wood has taken to social media to ask for help in attending this year's Download festival and is offering festival and camping tickets for someone to give him a push around the venue. @downloadfest

Joey Jordison and Metallica / The one where Lars goes missing

News
On 5 June 2004, 100,000 fans filled Donington Park for the annual Download Festival. Being the biggest summer music festival in England for Metal and Rock fans, the festival has attracted some...
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