Download Festival
Download Festival’s District X Returns as the Ultimate Playground With 2026 Line-Up Reveal Tickets for Download Festival are close to selling out — and now it’s pretty obvious why. The renowned festival doesn’t just know its way around heavy music, it also knows how to have a good time. Anyone still thinking playgrounds are just […]
Download Festival 2026 With Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park Get ready to have the best five days ever, as Download Festival just dropped its iconic headliners, featuring Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park and over 90 more heavy and fiery artists spanning the full spectrum of rock, metal, punk, emo, […]
Punk-Rock mavericks Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes brought a delicious mayhem to the Download Festival as Carter literally threw himself into the thrilled crowd proving that the new wave of punk rock was alive and kicking at Download!! All photos are owned by Louise Phillips Photography
There’s no stopping Bambie Thug, as they put on an awe-inspiring and invigorating performance at The Download Festival!! A true professional! It may have been pouring down with rain, but when Bambie Thug took to the Apex Stage, they put on one hell of a show! After last years triumphant performance, it was no surprise […]
Canadian Rockers Sum 41 unleashed an explosive performance at the Download Festival to an ecstatic audience of die hard fans!! It may have been 30 years since Sum 41 first began, but vocalist Deryck Whibley proved himself to be the formidable force that he’s always been! Their 12 song set went down an absolute storm!! […]
Slaughter To Prevail were a formidable force at the Download Festival! Despite the driving rain, they pulled out all the stops and whipped the packed audience into a heaving mass of circle pits! With Alex Terrible leading the charge with his ferocious vocals and signature gator growl, the band delivered a consistent wave of death […]
Leather Worn, Beer Drunk and An Industry That Just Keeps On Giving For the first time since its indocrination The Heavy Metal Music Awards was held at arena level at Wembley OVO. Stunningly grandoise, presenter Alex Baker (of Planet Rock Radio) kept the evening going with the necessary earned introductions, audience rev ups and jokes […]
Rufus Publications Announced Photo Book Featuring Shots From The Paul Di’Anno Years In Iron Maiden The new series of black-and-white books will be called ‘Portraits’. It will give fans and enthusiasts the chance to see behind-the-scenes pictures from studio sessions and general day to day habits of the band from 1978-1981. As stated on the […]
TotalRock challenge to interview every act on the bill for Download Festival 2021! We’re not ones to back down from working hard, each year we cover as many festivals as possible interviewing bands large and small, with Download festival being no exception, we typically clock in at 50+ interviews over the weekend! But this […]
Download Festival 2019: Sumo Cyco Recommends Our final selection of bands to see at Download comes from the most excellent Sumo Cyco! They play the Dogtooth on Friday 13:50! Skindred Enter Shikari Fever333 Clutch 12 Foot Ninja
