Download Festival UK Announces First Headliner For 2018
Download Festival UK has announced its first headline act for 2018, and it’s none other than rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. The festival will head to Australia next year and while they’re yet to give us...
View ArticleDownload Festival Madrid Announces First Acts For 2018
The organisers of Download Festival have unveiled the first acts for the Spanish leg of their 2018 event, which will take place in Madrid next June. Topped by Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne — who...
View ArticleTonight Alive & Northlane To Play First-Ever Download Festival Australia
UPDATE: The full 2018 Download Festival Australia lineup has now been announced. ORIGINAL STORY: Two more acts that are set to perform at the first-ever Australian edition of Download Festival have...
View ArticleDownload Festival Australia 2018 Lineup Announced
It’s finally here — the lineup for Download Festival‘s Australian debut has arrived, and it’s topped by the likes of metal heroes Korn, Limp Bizkit and Prophets Of Rage. Set to make its Aussie debut at...
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Here’s How Australia Reacted To Its First-Ever Download Festival Lineup
The lineup for the first-ever Australian edition of heavy music mecca Download Festival has arrived, and so have the reactions. Headlined by Korn, Limp Bizkit and Prophets Of Rage, the lineup — which...
View ArticleSoundwave’s AJ Maddah Says Download Festival Australia “Needs A Chance To Grow”
The founder of the defunct Soundwave Festival, AJ Maddah, has said that heavy music fans need to give Download Festival Australia “a chance to grow”, after the event’s debut Aussie lineup received...
View ArticleGet To Know The 2018 Download Festival Australia Lineup
Alright, ya’ damn fiends. As we’re sure you’re all aware by now, the lineup for the first-ever Download Festival Australia has just landed, and it’s a lot to take in. 28 bands — around a third of whom...
View ArticleThe Big-Name Acts Download Festival Australia Missed Out On
The lineup for the first-ever Australian edition of Download Festival has seen mixed reactions, with some music-lovers pumped and others disgruntled that their favourite bands weren’t named on the...
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Scalpers Are Already Trying To Flog Download Festival Australia Tickets Online
Tickets to the first-ever Australian edition of Download Festival have only been available via a pre-sale for a few hours, but scalpers have already started advertising them online for hundreds of...
View ArticleDownload Festival’s 2018 Paris Lineup Is Monstrous
Guns N’ Roses have just been announced as the fourth headliner for Download Festival‘s fark-off huge Paris leg atop a lineup that’s bound to have Aussie moshers drooling. As well as Gunners, 16 new...
View ArticleDownload Festival “Not In A Hurry” To Expand Across Australia
Download Festival‘s Australian booker says the event is “not in a hurry” to expand across Australia, given the current state of the country’s festival economy. Organisers had previously announced plans...
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This Dude’s 15-Min Rant About Download Festival’s Aussie Lineup Is A Wild Ride
There was a mixed reaction when Download Festival unveiled the lineup for its first-ever Aussie event earlier this month, with a pretty even split between those giving it the thumbs up, and those...
View ArticleNOFX Announce 2018 Download Festival Australia Sideshows
Punk icons NOFX have announced a pair of 2018 Australian headline shows around their upcoming appearance at the first-ever Australian edition of Download Festival. Fat Mike and co. have plotted shows...
View ArticleProphets Of Rage Announce 2018 Download Festival Australia Sideshows
Rock-rap supergroup Prophets Of Rage have announced two Australian headline shows around their upcoming appearance at the first-ever Australian edition of Download Festival. Aside from their appearance...
View ArticleDownload Festival Australia 2018 Sideshows: The Full List
Grab an umbrella Aussies, because we’ve just been hit with a fkn monsoon of Download Festival Australia 2018 sideshows. After NOFX announced a bunch of side-loads (that probably won’t catch on but...
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Fans “Fuming” After Download Festival Australia Rules Out Melbourne Sideshows
Organisers of the first-ever Australian edition of Download Festival have angered some Melbourne music fans, after confirming that “no sideshows will be announced for Melbourne” around the festival’s...
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Has Issues Screamer Michael Bohn Left The Band Ahead Of Their Australian Tour?
There are rumours flying around that Issues screamer Michael Bohn has exited the group, meaning they could be down a vocalist for their forthcoming Aussie tour dates. The Atlanta metalcore crew will be...
View ArticleArch Enemy Announce 2018 Download Festival Australia Sideshows
Throw your horns up, because Arch Enemy are the latest band from the Download Festival Australia 2018 lineup to announce some sideshow action. The Swedish melodic death metal outfit will perform two...
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Limp Bizkit Announce Download Festival Australia 2018 Sideshows With Huge...
IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU DON’T WANNA WAKE UP. ….But then you get hit with new Limp Bizkit Australian tour dates and suddenly everything doesn’t suck quite so much. Download Festival...
View ArticleMastodon Announce Download Festival Australia 2018 Sideshows With Gojira
US heavy metal heroes Mastodon have announced a pair of Download Festival Australia sideshows with support from French four-piece and fellow Download act Gojira. The two bands will perform at Sydney’s...
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