Download Festival News
Slash, Steel Panther and Megadeth Announced for Download Festival 2012
Download Festival have announced that Slash (Featuring Myles Kennedy), Steel Panther and Megadeth are amongst over a dozen bands added to the bill and will be playing their 2012 festival. Former Guns and Roses Guitarist Slash, broke the news via his offical twitter page: “Looks like we’re playing Download. We’re… Read More »
Download Festival 2012 Day and Stage Splits Update
Well, it’s been a day since the double Download Festival line-up announcement was announced (and spoiled somewhat by Soungarden, read about that here) and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive as Download fights back against Sonisphere in a big way. Rocksins has been collating information, mostly provided by Download booker… Read More »
Soundgarden Spoil Second Download Festival 2012 Announcement 4 Hours Early
Everyone knew two Download Festival announcements were happening today and the first of these happened on Zane Lowe’s show on Radio One earlier tonight, confirming Soundgarden, Chase & Status, Tenacious D, You Me At Six and Biffy Clyro for the tenth anniversary of Download. Soundgarden were obviously proud of being… Read More »
The Prodigy Announced As Final Download Festival 2012 Headliner
The Prodigy have been announced as the last Download Festival Headliner. The Prodigy join a reunited Black Sabbath with original singer Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica performing “The Black Album” in its entirety. I think my mate Darren said it best on Facebook: 10 years of Download Festival. The headliners combined have been there,… Read More »
Black Sabbath Reunite To Join Metallica Headlining Download Festival 2012, Make First New Album in Over 30 Years
The worst kept secret from the last few days is out: Black Sabbath are back and they are the second headliners announced for the 10th edition of The Download Festival, Download 2012. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Gezer Butler and Bill Ward announced yesterday at a press conference in California that… Read More »
Metallica To Make Donington History By Playing Entire Black Album at Download 2012
Ok, so we got it half right. As widely speculated and rumoured across the Internet over the last day or so, Metallica are indeed returning to Castle Donington to headline the 2012 installment of The Download Festival, their third time headlining the festival in its ten years in its current… Read More »
