You want to know who is playing Download Festival 2026 and on what day?! All the answers are waiting for you here! If you want to know what time and the exact awful clashes you’re going to have to cope with, that information traditionally doesn’t come until much closer to festival time. Regardless of that,…
Our friends over at Download Festival HQ have been teasing their next announcement for just over a week now. We’re pretty sure it is going to be the second (and maybe last?) set of new bands and artists joining the line up. As Download tradition goes, this second announcement feels pretty late. But then, not…
Download Festival may have been playing catch up to other festivals in terms of the timing of their announcement this year – but they have just unleashed an almighty first announcement for the 2026 Download Festival Line Up! Headlining this years’ annual Donington Park pilgrimage are nu metal legends Limp Bizkit, classic rock icons Guns…
As we do every year, Rock Sins brings you our annual festival guide for as many alternative, rock and metal festivals as we can across the UK. We are getting an early start with the 2026 guide (start as you mean to go on and all that). April Takedown FestivalWhere: Portsmouth GuildhallWhen: 3rd and 4th…
The final day of Download often sees sore heads and tired limbs, and 2025 was no different. Nonetheless, excitement was still very much hanging in the air for KoRn’s first headline set, the return of Spiritbox and much, much more. If you haven’t yet had the chance to check out our in-depth review of the…
Polaris are currently one of the most talked about bands in the Metalcore scene. Following the release of the band’s 2023 album Fatalism, their star has continued to rise. We caught up with guitarist Rick Schneider to discuss the success of Fatalism, how its connected with people and the growing support behind the band, we…
We all know that Download Festival starts as soon as the gates open on a Wednesday lunchtime. With many fantastic events like The Takeover and some of our friends doing awesome DJ sets, District X and The Doghouse are definitely the place to be for the early arrivals. For Download 2025, it felt like the…
Our Download Festival 2025 preview has reached the final day! Having brought you Team Rock Sins’ thoughts on day one (Friday) and day two (Saturday), here we are with the preview of the last day of action; The Sunday of Download 2025. Arguably the most stacked line up of all three days, there are some…
Ahhhh, Download middle Saturday. The time when everyone is nicely settled in. Middle Saturday at Download 2025 has a very eclectic feeling. In fact, we put it to Download’s Senior Promoter Kamran Haq that it just might be the most eclectic main stage line up a day at the festival has ever had! Following on…
We are very much into the final countdown before the gates of Donington open for the 2025 Download Festival! We’ve got features aplenty to keep eager attendees excited as they countdown the days, and up today is our preview of the festival’s first full day of entertainment. Recently we caught up with Download Senior Booker…
It’s the final countdown to the 2025 Download Festival! With the gates of Donington opening in just six days, and the arena fully open a couple of days after, excitement is building. Rock Sins caught up with Download Festival Senior Booker Kamran Haq recently to cover a huge range of topics about this years’ Download….
After teasing us for the last week with a cryptic billboard in their hometown of New Jersey. Deathcore maestros, Lorna Shore have finally put us all out of our collective misery. Officially announcing their upcoming sixth studio album- I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me. Scheduled to land on store shelves and digital platforms everywhere…
