90,000 FANS ROCK OUT AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVALDOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2014 DATES AND EARLY BIRD OFFER ANNOUNCED90,000 FANS ROCK OUT AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2014 DATES AND EARLY BIRD OFFER ANNOUNCED Sunday 16 June 2013: Download Festival - THE biggest weekend in the rock calendar - took place this weekend as 90,000 people rocked out in Donington Park to headliners Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Rammstein plus a host of other bands across the weekend. Crowds of rock fans packed out Donington Park as the opening day of Download saw Asking Alexandria, Papa Roach, Architects, Korn, Bullet for My Valentine all perform mind blowing sets throughout the day, while bands like Fearless Vampire Killers, Fidlar and The Algorithm ripped up the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage. Slipknot had Donington in the palm of their hand as they opened their set with ‘Distasterpiece’ before launching into ‘Liberate’, ‘Wait and Bleed’, ‘Before I Forget’ and ‘Psychosocial’. A moment that will go down in Download history followed when 90,000 people knelt down on Donignton’s sacred ground before “jumping the fuck up” during a raging rendition of ‘Spit It Out’. Saturday’s epic lineup saw Queens of the Stone Age make their Download debut as the sun beamed down on the home of rock, while Motorhead, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Enter Shikari, Jimmy Eat World, The Hives, Kvelertak and many more all played blinding sets. A Spitfire circled Donington Park before Iron Maiden burst onto stage with their headline set bringing the Maiden England tour to the festival marking 25 years since the band first headlined Donington Park. The set included ‘Run To The Hills’, ‘Fear of the Dark’, ‘The Number of the Beast’ and an encore of ‘Aces High’, ‘The Evil That Men Do’ and ‘Running Free’. The closing day of Download has already seen crowds roaring with sets from Coal Chamber, Five Finger Death Punch, Parkway Drive, with Limp Bizkit, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Gaslight Anthem, A Day To Remember and many more still to come. And of course everyone is gearing up for a stunning set from tonight’s headliners Rammstein, who will close the festival with a set that’s sure to contend for rock show of the year. Download Festival promoter Andy Copping commented: “It’s been an amazing weekend. We’ve had over 150 bands across five stages and a trio of ground breaking, world class headliners. Having Iron Maiden back 25 years after they first headlined Donington was an incredible moment. Slipknot as usual delivered an unforgettable set, and Rammstein tonight will be the first time the band have played Donington.” Other activity on site included The Red Bull Studios live at Download, which culminated in an exciting series of sets from some of the UK's hottest emerging bands. Croydon trio Press To Meco were met with a raucous overspilling tent whilst Aberdeen four piece Semperfi had the electric crowds shouting back their lyrics. The highlight for fellow Aberdeen cohorts Akord was undoubtedly accepting an impromptu invite to play on the main stage during Down's set to a 70k strong crowd. Having previously nurtured the cream of new rock talent such as Radio 1 favourites Don Broco, Red Bull Studios will no doubt be seeing this year's alumni on bigger stages very soon. Check out the 8 bands who made it through to play on the Red Bull Studios live at Download stage here www.download.redbullstudios.com Fans don’t need to be too down about the fact that the weekend is almost over, as festival organisers announce the dates for next year and a special early bird offer as a thank you to fans. Ticketmaster has discovered that metal and rock fans are amongst the most loyal there are. Research conducted by Ticketmaster’s LiveAnalytics team has revealed that attendees of Download, the UK’s premier rock festival, were much more likely to be returning after a previous visit than at an average festival. Loyalty is increasing significantly year on year, with 27% of this year’s festival goers returning after attending last year, growing steadily from 20% in 2012 and 13% in 2011, to this year’s all-time high. ‘Our findings suggest that metal and rock fans simply can’t resist the lure of their favourite bands: and with a line up including Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Rammstein, who can blame them?’ – Sophie Crosby, VP of Insight, Ticketmaster International. Download Festival 2014 will take place 13-15 June, and as a thank you to fans for a limited time Download is offering £10 off the current 2013 prices for 5-day camping tickets, 3-day camping and weekend arena tickets. All tickets go on sale at 9am on 21 June with the offer closing on 1 July. There are only 5,000 available, visit www.downloadfestival.co.uk to get yours. Team Rock will launch tonight with a 'Best of Download 2013' show at 2 minutes to midnight. The Lowdown with Scuzz's Round Up show will air at 6pm on Friday 21 June. Tune in to relive all the weekend’s highlights. You can also catch highlights on Sky Arts from Saturday 29 June. Transmission dates: Saturday 29 June Sunday 30 June Monday 15 July Tuesday 16 July Kerrang's review issue hits shelves on Wednesday 19 June. FRIDAY 14 JUNE SATURDAY 15 JUNE SUNDAY 16 JUNE MAIN STAGE SLIPKNOT IRON MAIDEN RAMMSTEIN Bullet For My Valentine Queens of the Stone Age Thirty Seconds To Mars Korn Motorhead The Gaslight Anthem Down Alice In Chains Stone Sour Papa Roach Mastodon Parkway Drive Asking Alexandria Buckcherry Five Finger Death Punch Architects Young Guns Coal Chamber Rise To Remain UFO Cancer Bats Sacred Mother Tongue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIPPO ENCORE STAGE BLACK STONE CHERRY ENTER SHIKARI LIMP BIZKIT Gogol Bordello Jimmy Eat World A Day to Remember 3 Doors Down Thunder Airbourne Volbeat Lit Ghost Europe Karnivool Rival Sons DragonForce Katatonia Amon Amarth Uriah Heep Hardcore Superstar Masters of Reality Skin Escape The Fate Graveyard Dir En Grey Heaven’s Basement The Ghost Inside Red, White & Blues HellYeah I Divide Blitz Kids -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPSI MAX STAGE HIM THE HIVES SATYRICON Converge Kvelertak Modestep Motionless In White CHTHONIC & The Oriental Orchestra P.O.D Turisas Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Newsted In This Moment Bury Tomorrow Red Fang The Sword Heart of a Coward Vision Of Disorder Hang The Bastard Empress Bleed From Within Patent Pending Walking Papers Hacktivist Palm Reader Nekrogoblikon Brutality Will Prevail Emperor Chung Crowns Little Caesar Earthtone 9 Krokodil Hill Valley High States Of Panic Broken -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RED BULL STAGE Fearless Vampire Killers After The Burial Sonic Boom Six Fidlar Last Witness Glamour Of The Kill The Algorithm Rat Attack I Am I Zico Chain Voodoo Six The Howling Blood Command Wounds Buffalo Summer Verses Silent Screams Huntress Page 44 Astroid Boys Black Dogs Hammer of the Gods Idiom Mordecai Cytota The First Black Moth Naked Flame The Wild Lies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JÄGERMEISTER STAGE We Are the Ocean Devin Townsend Heaven’s Basement Walking Papers Acoustic TV Pig Iron Hear Kitty Kitty Buffalo Summer Skin Toseland Crowns Red White & Blues Rob Lynch Straight Lines Night x Night Avosetta Fahran Crash Mansion The Killing Floor The Graveltones The Afterparty Arthemis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --ends-- For more information please contact: LD COMMUNICATIONS T: 020 7439 7222 Print: Karen.mcnamara@ldcommunications.co.uk TV / Radio Promotions: kate.etteridge@ldcommunications.co.uk / Hayley.codd@ldcommunications.co.uk Online: jane.kearney@ldcommunications.co.uk
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June 17, 2013 1:34pm ET by Live Nation
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