Download 2009 was our best year ever, and saw 80,000 rock and metal fans enjoy three days of the best music in the world. Across the weekend of June 12th - 14th, all of these bands significantly improved our lives – it was awesome…
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, DREAM THEATER, BILLY TALENT, DOWN, HATEBREED, BLACKSTONE CHERRY, STAINED, DEVILDRIVER, JOURNEY, SKIN, THE BLACKOUT, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, RIPPER OWENS, TESLA, STONE GODS, OPETH, LACUNA COIL CHRIS CORNELL, PAPA ROACH, BRING ME THE HORIZON, YOU ME AT SIX, BUCKCHERRY, DIR EN GREY, PARKWAY DRIVE, THE ANSWER, CLUTCH, SHINEDOWN, A DAY TO REMEMBER, VOLBEAT, KARMA TO BURN, IN THIS MOMENT, STEADLUR, STATIC X, FIGHTSTAR, SEVENDUST, GOD FORBID, SUICIDE SILENCE, MESHUGGAH, ANVIL, GO AUDIO, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, ARCHITECTS, THERAPY?, BACKYARD BABIES, LAWNMOWER DETH, HOSTILE, VOIVOD, MANRAZE, FACECAGE, TURBOWOLF, ESTOERICA, MIDDLE CLASS RUT, SYLOSIS, NO AMERICANA, AUGER BANE, WE ARE THE OCEAN, STEEL PANTHER, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED LAUREN HARRIS, HEXES, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, 69 EYES, HUNTING THE MINOTAUR, JAPANESE VOYEURS, WHITE MAN KAMIKAZE, LOVERMAN, BLACK SPIDERS, GENERAL FIASCO, SACRED MOTHER TONGUE, DEAR SUPERSTAR, PULLED APART FROM HORSES, VIOLENT SOHO, BRIDES.
Download closed its gates for another year on June 14th 2009, concluding what was our best year ever. 80,000 people per day (including 60,000 campers) experienced a glorious weekend with over 120 bands, unrelenting sunshine and a brand new site layout which brought all stages into one all inclusive festival arena, with a fourth stage added this year courtesy as well.
With phenomenal headlining performances from Faith No More, who reunited especially for Download, and wowed the Friday night crowd with a set list including classics ‘Epic’, ‘We Care A Lot’ and ‘From Out Of Nowhere’, and Slipknot, whose first UK festival headlining performance on Saturday saw full on pyrotechnics and spinning drum kits, culminating what frontman Corey Taylor described as ‘the best year and a half of this band’s life’. Def Leppard and Whitesnake wrapped everything up on Sunday, leaving every single fan in the Arena crying for more.
Other memorable performances came from The Prodigy, who were fit and fighting over on the Second Stage, the exclusive reformation of Limp Bizkit on the Friday, Anvil’s return to Donington after 23 years – which saw a special appearance from Down’s Phil Anselmo for ‘Winged Assassins’, the spandex-clad hair metal antics of Steel Panther, who were introduced on stage by Bam Margera, and the exclusive UK performance from the sharpest men in rock, ZZ Top, on Sunday afternoon. The show stopper on Saturday came not from any of the bands though, but from a swarm of angry bees that stormed the Second Stage, stopping Static-X going on, until a bee keeper was located on site to help get rid of the buzzing invaders!
Chief Officer of Operations for Live Nation and Festival Director for Download JOHN PROBYN had this to say: "How do I sum up this weekend... A truly amazing festival with what we believe is the best site Donington has ever had that gave bands, public and traders the opportunity to experience a truly amazing few days. There is no doubt in my mind, we really do have the best fans in the world."
Download Festival promoter ANDY COPPING added, "What a weekend, even the good Lord gave us great weather, he must be a rock fan! Without a doubt the best three days of my life and 80,000 others by the look of it! The bands and fans have been brilliant and I can’t wait until next year now!"
And so now we look onwards and upwards. It’ll be tough to build something even bigger and more epic than Download 2009 – but we’ll die trying. Stay tuned for updates about next year.
£leTriKa sounds completely different from any Metal band you have ever heard. The Brazilian rhythms and the Portuguese language added to the songs makes its style unique, giving birth to a new kind of Metal. If you are really looking for something new about Metal, you should check £leTriKa out!
Hugs from Brazil, Claudio David
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Bands for 2010: ROB ZOMBIE (cos he's got a new album coming out) KISS (cos their in the U.K. next year) BLINK 182 (new album out next year) RAMMSTEIN (new album out) MOTLEY CRUE (cos they was ace last year) OZZY OSBOURNE (cos apparently he's doing a farewell tour next year)
Hey Download Festival... how are you doing...? We would like to introduce our Music to you and your Myspace friends as well. We are Heavy Brazilian Metal - Rock '&' Roll from Hell de Janeiro. Demo Debut Music Video is Online. Thank You All and have a great week.
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as you may have noticed in metal hammer, terrorizer, zero tolerance and a number of other publications, we're now hurtling towards the release of our debut 'reason & abstract' EP, distributed through eulogy media. in the meantime, be sure to check our page for news on the 'leftfield winter tour 2010' with dam throughout jan / feb.
while you wait though, feast your eyes on this 'ere debut gig report from our performance on the main stage at fusion '09:
i usually dont get excited till after xmas but here goes, FUK OFF SPAM heads n leave this site 2 peeps who wona chat about dl ,. i dont give a fuk about your shite music so fukin die. RAMMSTEIN, SOAD, QUEEN, 4 HEADLINERS
Drop of rain is looking for: - LABEL - BOOKING AGENCY - DISTRIBUTION - PROMOTION for their first album
contact us on: web - www.myspace.com/dropofrainmc mail - dropofrain.info@gmail.com
First Ep “Neolingua” recorded & mixed in 2008 at Cellar Door Studio
After recording our first Ep one year ago “Neolingua” we are working on new songs for our first album, probably ready in 2010. Visit our myspace page for listenin’ to our music and tell us what you think about it. If you belive you can help us about contracts and our music as well we will be happy to talk to you and are open for your ideas too. One more thing..we don’t need bla bla bla people, we already know you and we don’t wanna buy your shit. So..if you are one of them stay fuckin’ away.
Glad to see DLoad's underway but seriously, WTF is with the extra £10 for showing up early!? Surely people should be rewarded for taking the time and effort to camp a few extra days!? How about the first 1000 or so get in without paying the £10 fee? ;)
RAMMSTEIN FOR DOWNLOAD 2010!!! RAMMSTEIN FOR DOWNLOAD 2010!!! RAMMSTEIN FOR DOWNLOAD 2010!!! RAMMSTEIN FOR DOWNLOAD 2010!!! RAMMSTEIN FOR DOWNLOAD 2010!!! RAMMSTEIN FOR DOWNLOAD 2010!!!
24-11-2009 Tuesday BOURNEMOUTH Opera House www.operahouse.co.uk Support from Sonic Boom Six 0870 198 9898
25-11-2009 Wednesday BRISTOL 02 Academy www.o2academybristol.co.uk Support from Sonic Boom Six 0844 477 2000
26-11-2009 Thursday LEEDS 02 Academy www.o2academyleeds.co.uk Support from Sonic Boom Six 0844 477 2000
27-11-2009 Friday LONDON 02 Shepherds Bush Empire www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk www.gigsandtours.com Support from Sonic Boom Six 0844 477 2000 or 0871 2200 260
28-11-2009 Saturday BIRMINGHAM 02 Academy www.o2academybirmingham.co.uk www.gigsandtours.com Support from Sonic Boom Six 0844 477 2000 or 0871 2200 260
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