Download Festival
Location(s)	Donington Park, England
Years active	2003 - present
Founded by
Date(s)	mid June
Genre(s)	Rock, Metal, Punk, Post-Hardcore, Powerpop, Ska,
Website	www.downloadfestival.co.uk

The Download Festival is a three day music festival held annually at the spiritual home of rock music in England: Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996, and 2002's Ozzfest). Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, England, owned by Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, England, owned by Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd Monsters of Rock was an annual rock music festival in England held every August at the Castle Donington racetrack from 1980&ndash1996 (with the odd exception Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock It takes place at the end of spring, and is owned and managed by Live Nation. Live Nation Inc is a live Events company based in Beverly Hills California. Also see: List of Donington Park Festivals. Since 1980 when Rock music was revived in Britain by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Donington Park has played host to many music festivals

Contents 1 Download 2003 2 Download 2004 3 Download 2005 4 Download 2006 4.1 Controversy 5 Download 2007 6 Download 2008 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Download 2003

The first Download Festival was held in 2003. The headliners were originally Iron Maiden and Limp Bizkit, although Limp Bizkit pulled out and were replaced by Audioslave. For other uses see Iron maiden. Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Audioslave was an American Hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles California in 2001 Metallica attempted to step in as headliners, but were unable due to already being headliners at that year's Reading and Leeds Festivals. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Instead, they played an unannounced "secret slot" in the afternoon on the second stage.

Main Stage
Saturday	Sunday
Iron Maiden Marilyn Manson Deftones Ministry InMe Murderdolls Amen Funeral for a Friend Stampin' Ground Shadows Fall Murder One	Audioslave Zwan Flint Apocalyptica Less Than Jake Disturbed Stone Sour Evanescence Mudvayne Spineshank The Darkness One Minute Silence Raging Speedhorn Instruction

Scuzz Stage
Saturday	Sunday
A Reel Big Fish Taproot Sepultura Reef HIM SOiL The Hellacopters SikTh 3 Colours Red From Autumn to Ashes QueenAdreena Violent Delight Arch Enemy Chimaira	NOFX boysetsfire The Bouncing Souls Strung Out Thrice [Spunge] TSOL Real McKenzies Metallica The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster Brand New Beatsteaks Randy Fabulous Disaster

Download 2004

Another stage was added to the festival in this year, bringing the total to three. For other uses see Iron maiden. Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento California formed in 1988 consisting of Ministry was an American Industrial metal band founded by Frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981 InMe are an English Alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex formed in 1996 The Murderdolls are an American Horror punk band founded during 2002 in Hollywood CA, California. Amen is a Hardcore punk -influenced band they formed in 1994 continuing on today Funeral for a Friend (commonly abbreviated to FFAF) is a Welsh Post-hardcore band that was previously signed to Ferret Music and later Atlantic Stampin' Ground was a Metalcore band from Cheltenham, UK active from 1995 to 2006. Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band formed in Springfield, Massachusetts in late 1995 Audioslave was an American Hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles California in 2001 Zwan was an American Alternative rock " supergroup " that was formed by members of The Smashing Pumpkins, Slint, Flint were a musical project fronted by Keith Flint of The Prodigy. Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. Disturbed is an American Heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois. Stone Sour is a three time Grammy -nominated American rock band based in Des Moines IA United States. Evanescence is an American Mudvayne is an American metal band from Peoria, Illinois formed in 1996 Spineshank is an American Grammy -nominated Nu metal band History Formed in February 1996 Spineshank was assembled and formed in the The Darkness were a multi- BRIT Award -winning British Hard rock / Glam rock band One Minute Silence were a four-piece band based in the United Kingdom that combined influences from metal, Hardcore punk and rap. Raging Speedhorn was a British metal band founded in Corby, Northamptonshire, although now the band is spread far and wide as far as Cardiff Instruction were an Alternative rock band that formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, New York. A are a British Alternative rock band from Leeds, England, which formed in 1995 Reel Big Fish is an American Ska punk band from Huntington Beach California, best known for the 1997 hit " Sell Out. Taproot is a four-piece Nu metal group from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that has toured with bands such as Korn, Deftones, Staind Sepultura ( Portuguese: Grave) are a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984 Reef were an English Rock band from Butleigh, near Glastonbury. HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel The Hellacopters are a Swedish rock band that was formed in 1994 and have released six full length albums of their own material a cover album two compilations SikTh was a Progressive metal band from Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. 3 Colours Red were a British Punk rock band They achieved their biggest chart success at the end of the 1990s along with other ' Britrock ' bands that retained a certain From Autumn to Ashes (often abbreviated as FATA) was an American band that formed in Long Island in 2000 QueenAdreena is an Independent rock band from London, England which is currently signed to One Little Indian Records. Violent Delight were a punk / Metal band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, consising of Rodney Henderson (born Arch Enemy is a Swedish Melodic death metal band formed in 1996 by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott along with Johan Liiva, NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco boysetsfire was a Post-hardcore band from Newark Delaware that formed in October 1994 The Bouncing Souls are a Punk rock band from New Brunswick New Jersey formed in 1987. Strung Out is a punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, USA formed in 1992. Thrice is an American band from Irvine California. The group was founded in 1998 by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while See also Sponge (disambiguation for the animal the tool and other uses Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (often referred to as Eighties Matchbox, 80's Matchbox, TEMBD or TEMBLD) are a psychosis rock band Brand New is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. Beatsteaks are an Alternative / Punk rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 1995. Randy is a Punk rock band from Hortlax, Sweden, formed in 1992. Fabulous Disaster was an all-girl punk band founded in 1998 out of San Francisco California 72 Bands played over the two days. The 2004 event was also noticeable for several last minute hitches. Firstly Soil got lost on the way to Donington and missed their main stage appearance on Saturday (they later joined Drowning Pool on stage to perform Drowning Pool's "Bodies" and their own song "Halo"). Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Drowning Pool is a four-piece metal band that was formed in 1996 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Static-X missed their slot due to a bus breakdown. Static-X is an Industrial metal band Formed in 1994 they are signed to Warner Bros Sunday was no better - Slayer arrived on time, but their equipment did not, leading to a slot change from the middle of the afternoon on the main stage to a later slot (and longer set) on the second stage. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Slayer were replaced on the main stage by Damageplan, who were scheduled to play the second stage. Damageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas that formed in 2003 Their setlist ended with a rendition of Damageplan founders Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell's most recognisable song from their Pantera days, "Walk". Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and

The biggest news came from the headliners Metallica, however, when Lars Ulrich was rushed to hospital. Lars Ulrich (born December 26 1963) is a Danish Drummer best known as the co-founder of the American heavy metal ^[1] Taking to the stage an hour and a half late, James Hetfield explained the situation with Lars and the show began with Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo playing on Battery and The Four Horsemen. James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963, in Downey California) is the main Songwriter, co-founder vocalist and Rhythm guitarist Dave Lombardo (born February 16 1965 in Havana, Cuba) is a heavy metal Drummer best known for his work with American Thrash metal Slipknot's Joey Jordison played the rest of the set apart from Fade to Black which was played by Metallica's drum technician, Flemming Larsen. Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (born April 26, 1975) is an American musician songwriter and Record producer. " Fade to Black " is a song by thrash metal band Metallica from their second album Ride the Lightning (1984 The set featured no post-Black Album songs and was about an hour and ten minutes long. Metallica (also known as The Black Album) is the self-titled 5th studio Album by the American heavy metal band The set is considered one of the band's most memorable performances.

The full line-up included:

Main Stage
Saturday	Sunday
Linkin Park Sum 41 Iggy & The Stooges The Hives The Distillers Cradle of Filth Monster Magnet Opeth Dillinger Escape Plan	Metallica Korn Slipknot Slayer Machine Head Damageplan Soulfly Ill Niño Turbonegro Breed 77

Snickers "Game On" Stage
Saturday	Sunday
Pennywise Electric Six Wildboyz (Steve-o and Chris Pontius) Arch Enemy Biffy Clyro Million Dead Instruction 36 Crazyfists Akercocke Viking Skull Powder The Bled	HIM Bowling for Soup Taking Back Sunday Slayer Life of Agony Brides of Destruction Drowning Pool Hatebreed Hoobastank Trapt Silvertide Ricky Warwick Terra Diablo

Barfly Stage
Saturday	Sunday
Peaches International Noise Conspiracy Ikara Colt thisGirl Roxy Saint The Glitterati Surferosa Burst Lowfive Yourcodenameis:Milo Bullet for My Valentine The Holiday Plan Hiding Place Fireapple Red	Suicide Girls Young Heart Attack Span The Sounds Dirty Americans Recover Amplifier Do Me Bad Things Danko Jones The Black Dahlia Murder Mooney Suzuki Gonga Acidtone Hurricane Party Planet of Women

Scotland In June 2004 a two day Download festival was held on Glasgow Green, several days before the Donington event. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 The Hives are a Swedish Rock band that first rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing Garage punk. The Distillers were an American Punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1998 Monster Magnet is an American Hard rock band Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1990 in Stockholm. The Dillinger Escape Plan (sometimes abbreviated DEP or TDEP) is an American Mathcore band from Morris Plains New Jersey. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Damageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas that formed in 2003 Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 in Arizona. Led by founder frontman songwriter and only constant member Brazilian Max Cavalera, who formed Ill Niño is a six-piece Nu metal band from New Jersey, USA History Ill Niño was founded in 1998 they had released a demo EP in that Turbonegro ( Turboneger in Norway is a Norwegian Punk band that combines Hard rock and punk rock into a style the band describes Breed 77 (pronounced "Breed Seven-Seven" is a band whose music is a fusion of rock, metal and Flamenco. Pennywise is an American Punk rock band that was formed in 1988 and is named after the monster from the critically acclaimed Stephen King novel Wildboyz, which debuted in 2003 on MTV and moved to MTV2 in its third season is a spin-off and follow-up to Jackass. Stephen "Steve-O" Gilchrist Glover (born on June 13, 1974 in Wimbledon London, England) is a daredevil performer and television Chris Pontius (born Christopher Andrew Pontius on July 16, 1974 in Pasadena California) is an American entertainer and daredevil Arch Enemy is a Swedish Melodic death metal band formed in 1996 by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott along with Johan Liiva, Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock group from Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (vocals guitar James Johnston (bass vocals and Million Dead were a London -based Punk rock band. They toured extensively in the UK during their existence and made brief inroads into the Instruction were an Alternative rock band that formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, New York. 36 Crazyfists are a four-piece Heavy metal band originating from AnchorageIdaho State Journal phone interview with Brock Lindow Thursday Sept Akercocke is a British progressive Blackened death metal band Viking Skull is a 4-piece Heavy Metal band originating in the UK The Bled is a Post-hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona. The band members united over their love of music and their desire to get out of Tucson HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, Bowling for Soup is an American Rock band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Life of Agony or LoA is a Alternative metal band from Brooklyn, New York. Brides of Destruction are a Hard rock supergroup containing Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L Drowning Pool is a four-piece metal band that was formed in 1996 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Hatebreed is a Grammy award nominated five-piece band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. Hoobastank is an American Post-grunge band best known for their 2004 hit " The Reason " Trapt (træp't is a rock band that formed in Los Gatos California in 1997. Silvertide is a rock band hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ricky Warwick (born Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland) is probably best known as the frontman for the UK band The Terra Diablo is a Scottish rock band currently signed to Nocturnal Records The (International Noise Conspiracy is a rock band formed in Sweden in the late months of 1998. Ikara Colt were a four piece art-rock band formed by art students at London Guildhall University thisGIRL was a punk band from Rotherham and Sheffield, England. The Glitterati are a Hard rock band from Leeds, primarily based in London, England Surferosa are a rock band from Norway, known for their distinct costumes and trashy electrified pop music Burst is a Progressive metal band from Sweden. They were formed in 1993 by Jesper Liveröd Linus Jägerskog and Patrik Hultin Yourcodenameismilo were an Alternative rock / experimental / Post-hardcore band from Washington Tyne and Wear, UK. Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. The Holiday Plan were a Rock band from Hackney and Islington, London that split up in May 2005 Hiding Place was a rock band from Scotland. History The band released 3 singles for RCA before being dropped after the Sony buyout SuicideGirls is a Website that features Softcore Pin-up -style photos and text profiles of goth, punk and indie-styled young Young Heart Attack ( YHA) are a high energy rock band from Austin Texas which formed in 2001. The Sounds are a Post-punk revival band from Helsingborg, Sweden founded in 1999 not to be confused with the Finnish band The Sounds from The Dirty Americans are a Detroit based rock band with one album and EP to their names to date and are currently working on a new album produced by guitarist Kenny Olson Amplifier are an Alternative rock trio from Manchester, England fronted by singer and guitarist Sel Balamir. Do Me Bad Things were a nine-piece Blues / rock / soul / metal band from Croydon, London who broke up in January 2006 Danko Jones is a three-piece hard rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Black Dahlia Murder (TBDM is a Melodic death metal / Metalcore band from Waterford, Michigan. The Mooney Suzuki is a NYC Rock and roll band formed in 1996 by Sammy James Jr Roadstar were a British Hard rock & Heavy metal band formed in 2003 Glasgow Green is a Park situated in the east end of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde. This had a limited line up with only 9 bands performing over a 2 day period. However, the bands which did play were similar to those appearing at Donington including the headliners, Metallica and Linkin Park. Download Scotland also saw an appearance from Welsh rock act Lostprophets who were unique to the event and did not perform at Donington. Lostprophets (lɒstˈprɒfɪts are a Welsh rock band formed in 1997.

Acts which also appeared over the two days at Download Scotland were Korn, Slipknot, Iggy and the Stooges, Machine Head, The Distillers and HIM. The running order went as follows.

Day 1	Day 2
Metallica Slipknot Korn HIM	Linkin Park Lostprophets Iggy and the Stooges The Distillers Machine Head

Download 2005

Download 2005 was held again at Donington Park, on 10-12 June 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This festival was different from previous years as the Saturday was officially dubbed Ozzfest 2005, as well as an "Indie day" on the first day of the festival. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock

Billy Idol performed on the Snickers stage on the Friday night; his first UK gig after a lengthy hiatus, performing songs such as White Wedding, Rebel Yell and a cover version of Van Halen's anthem, Jump. " White Wedding " is a Song by Billy Idol that appeared on his Album Billy Idol (1982 " Rebel Yell " is the first song on the Billy Idol album of the same name. Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 " Jump " is a song recorded by the rock group Van Halen.

Feeder's frontman Grant Nicholas was so relieved the band won the crowd over (there were concerns that they would be received badly by the traditional attendee to the festival), he decided to smash his green Fender Jazzmaster guitar after "Descend" was performed. Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas Grant Nicholas (Sometimes AKA Grantley) (born 12 November 1967, Newport, Monmouthshire) is the lead Singer of He later said that he regretted it, but also said he kept the neck and the tremeloes, and might use what was left to make a new guitar. A part of the body was thrown to a member of the crowd.

Lemmy also took to the stage, with former MC5 members, and Gilby Clarke, to perform Back in the USA. Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24 1945) also known as Lemmy Kilmister, Ian Willis or Lemmy von Motörhead The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until Gilby Clarke is a Guitarist and Record producer, born in Cleveland Ohio, on August 17, 1962. "Back in the USA" is a Song by Chuck Berry, which was first issued in 1959 as a single a-side and on Berry's 1962 album More Chuck

The official line-up included:

Main Stage[2]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Feeder Garbage Dinosaur Jr Megadeth Biffy Clyro The Others JJ72 Wednesday 13 Queen Adreena	Black Sabbath Velvet Revolver HIM Anthrax Alter Bridge Bowling For Soup A The Mad Capsule Markets The Dwarves Trivium	System of a Down Slipknot Slayer Nightwish Killswitch Engage Papa Roach Mudvayne Society 1 DV8

Snickers Stage[2]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Billy Idol The Used My Chemical Romance InMe The Bled Apocalyptica Underøath Lordi Fozzy Flogging Molly	In Flames Chimaira Lamb of God Bullet for My Valentine Meshuggah Unearth Every Time I Die Open Hand American Head Charge The Hurt Process	Motörhead DKT/MC5 Funeral for a Friend[3] Lacuna Coil Mastodon Shadows Fall Helmet Caliban As I Lay Dying Gizmachi Send More Paramedics The Mascara Story

Napster Stage[2]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Napalm Death Raging Speedhorn Paradise Lost A Change of Pace Hurricane Party Tokyo Dragons Colour Of Fire Slunt Just A Word Crashdiet Planet of Women	Helmet The Lucky Nine Breed 77 The Explosion Towers Of London Johnny Truant The Ga Ga's The Answer Panic Cell Crucified Barbara Diamond Nights Quit Your Day Job City On Fire	Therapy? Team Sleep Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster The Dresden Dolls The Glitterati The Saints Engerica 3 Inches of Blood Still Remains No Hope In New Jersey Acidtone Henry Rollins (Spoken word 'Sermon')

Download 2006

The 2006 Download Festival was held at Donington Park, England on the 9th, 10th, and 11th of June. Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas Garbage is an American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994 Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock group from Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (vocals guitar James Johnston (bass vocals and The Others are an English rock band signed to Poptones in July 2004 and their eponymous debut album was released on January 31, 2005. JJ72 were an Indie rock band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Joseph Poole, better known as Wednesday 13 (born August 12, 1976) is a rock musician from Charlotte North Carolina. QueenAdreena is an Independent rock band from London, England which is currently signed to One Little Indian Records. Black Sabbath are an Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Alter Bridge is an American Alternative metal Band members Myles Kennedy - Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar Bowling for Soup is an American Rock band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. A are a British Alternative rock band from Leeds, England, which formed in 1995 The Mad Capsule Markets were a Japanese band that formed in 1990 and were active until 2006 The Dwarves are an American Punk rock band formed in Chicago Illinois, as The Suburban Nightmare in the late 1980s Trivium is System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Nightwish is a symphonic Power metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee, Finland. Killswitch Engage (often abbreviated as KSE or Killswitch) is a Metalcore band from Westfield Massachusetts. Papa Roach is a four-piece rock band from Atlanta Georgia. They broke into the mainstream with their three times platinum major-label debut album Infest Mudvayne is an American metal band from Peoria, Illinois formed in 1996 DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The premise is similar to Gen¹³, also published by Wildstorm and most of the characters made their Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 InMe are an English Alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex formed in 1996 The Bled is a Post-hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona. The band members united over their love of music and their desire to get out of Tucson Underoath (sometimes stylized as underOATH) is a Grammy -nominated Metalcore band from Tampa Florida, formed in 1998 Lordi is a heavy metal quintet from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992 however the band was not formed until 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (known Fozzy is an American heavy metal band originally from San Antonio, Texas but now Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American Celtic punk band that formed in Los Angeles California and is currently signed to SideOneDummy In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band formed in 1990 in Richmond Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece Experimental metal band formed in 1987 Unearth is an American Metalcore band from Winthrop, Massachusetts. Every Time I Die is a US Metal band from Buffalo New York, founded in the Winter of 1998. Open Hand is a Californian Indie rock band The band was formed in Hollywood in 1999 by guitarist/vocalist Justin Isham bassist Michael Anastasi and drummer Alex Rodriguez American Head Charge (often referred to as Head Charge or abbreviated AHC) is a metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA The Hurt Process are a British based hardcore / Metalcore band from Tunbridge Wells, England. The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until Funeral for a Friend (commonly abbreviated to FFAF) is a Welsh Post-hardcore band that was previously signed to Ferret Music and later Atlantic Lacuna Coil is an Italian Gothic metal band formed in 1994. Formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal Mastodon is a Grammy -nominated heavy metal band and are one of the most notable bands in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band formed in Springfield, Massachusetts in late 1995 Helmet is an American Post-hardcore / Alternative metal band formed in New York City by Page Hamilton (vocals/guitar with Caliban are a five-piece Metalcore band from Germany. They have released six studio albums to-date As I Lay Dying is a Grammy -nominated Metalcore band from San Diego, California. For the radio antenna see Gizmotchy. Gizmachi are a Progressive Nu metal band from Newburgh, New York Send More Paramedics were a crossover thrash band from Leeds in the north of England. The Mascara Story were a three piece Rock band from Derry, Northern Ireland, consisting of David (Daveit Ferris ( vocals, Guitar Napalm Death are Raging Speedhorn was a British metal band founded in Corby, Northamptonshire, although now the band is spread far and wide as far as Cardiff Paradise Lost are a Heavy metal band formed in 1988 in Halifax, England. A Change of Pace is a five piece quirky Pop punk band from Peoria, Arizona. Roadstar were a British Hard rock & Heavy metal band formed in 2003 Tokyo Dragons are a London -based Hard rock band They have achieved success in the UK and worldwide after having released a successful album and touring Slunt is a New York-based rock band who have released three albums and have been featured in Kerrang! magazine Crashdïet is a Hard rock band from Stockholm, Sweden. They are a part of the sleaze metal subgenre of Glam metal. Helmet is an American Post-hardcore / Alternative metal band formed in New York City by Page Hamilton (vocals/guitar with The Lucky Nine is an English rock band that features members of some other top British rock bands for instance A, Hundred Reasons and (the now defunct Breed 77 (pronounced "Breed Seven-Seven" is a band whose music is a fusion of rock, metal and Flamenco. The Explosion was a Punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Towers of London are a Punk rock band from London England who formed in 2004 Johnny Truant are a British Brighton -based Metalcore band formed in 2000 under the name Severance The Answer are a Hard rock and Blues rock band from Newcastle and Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Crucified Barbara are a Swedish all-female band formed in Stockholm in 1998 Diamond Nights are an Hard rock / Indie rock band whose influences include Thin Lizzy, Queen, and Cheap Trick. Therapy? are an Alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. Team Sleep is an American experimental Alternative rock group led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno, better known for fronting the Sacramento-based The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (often referred to as Eighties Matchbox, 80's Matchbox, TEMBD or TEMBLD) are a psychosis rock band The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts. The Glitterati are a Hard rock band from Leeds, primarily based in London, England The Saints are an Australian Rock band, formed in Brisbane in 1974 Engerica were a British Essex based punk band The group incorporated several styles into their repertoire varying from punk and metal to instances of grunge and goth-inspired lyrics 3 Inches of Blood is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2000 Still Remains was a Metalcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan signed to Roadrunner Records Henry Rollins (born February 13 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American singer-songwriter Spoken word Artist, Stand-up comedian, author Download 2006 boasted the largest selling acts out of all the UK music festivals that year (in terms of the combined total of every act). The three days comprising the headlining acts (Tool, Metallica and Guns N' Roses) have sales of approximately 200-250 million albums between them, more than the entire line up of 2006's V Festival. Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and

2006 was the first time the festival was mirrored in the Republic of Ireland, as Download Festival Ireland. 2006 festival In 2006 Download Festival Ireland hosted a 2-day event in Dublin at the RDS showgrounds

One memorable moment of the festival was the announcement that Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis had been rushed to hospital. Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the American vocalist for the multiplatinum Nu metal band Korn. Similar to 2004's Metallica set, Munky, Fieldy and David Silveria arrived and explained to the fans why Jonathan couldn't make it and played with guest vocalists Corey Taylor from Slipknot, Dez Fafara from DevilDriver, Jesse Hasek from 10 Years, Benji Webbe from Skindred, M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold, and Matt Heafy from Trivium. James Christian 'Munky' Shaffer (born June 6 1970 in Bakersfield California is the guitarist for the Nu metal band Korn. Reginald "Fieldy/Reggie" Arvizu (born November 2 1969 in Bakersfield, California) is the Bass guitar player for the band Korn. David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San Leandro, California, United States) is a Drummer, mostly known Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) also known by his number #8, is an American Musician known as the vocalist Bradley James 'Dez' Fafara (born May 12, 1966) is the current vocalist for DevilDriver and the ex-vocalist of Coal Chamber. DevilDriver is a Groove metal band from Santa Barbara, California. Benji Webbe is a Welsh singer best known as the lead vocalist for the Alternative metal band Skindred and as a former member of Dub War Skindred is a Welsh rock band from Newport. They are best known for their musical style which mixes heavy metal, Punk rock and Matthew Charles Sanders, better known by his stage name M Shadows (born July 31, 1981) in Huntington Beach California) is the Vocalist Avenged Sevenfold is an American Hard rock band formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach California. Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born January 26, 1986 in Iwakuni, Japan) also known as Matt Heafy is the Lead vocalist and Lyrics from some of the performed songs were displayed on the big screens for the crowd to sing along. Another talking point of the festival was Metallica playing the album Master of Puppets in its entirety in honour of its twentieth anniversary. Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Guns N' Roses also performed material from the long forthcoming Chinese Democracy album which was received quite well by the crowd.

Main Stage The main stage was situated in the centre of the arena with crowd control moving around it, and was the largest of all three stages, the safety barriers used at this stage were in a T shape so as to avoid crowd crush in the middle. The stage was open-air and named in honour of the 25th anniversary of Kerrang! magazine. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom.

Main Stage[4]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Tool Deftones Coheed and Cambria Soulfly Strapping Young Lad SOiL Wicked Wisdom Amplifier	Metallica Korn Trivium Avenged Sevenfold Stone Sour Alice in Chains Arch Enemy Bloodsimple Satyricon Down (Unannounced Set[5])	Guns N' Roses Funeral for a Friend Bullet for My Valentine Cradle of Filth Lacuna Coil In Flames 36 Crazyfists DragonForce Hatebreed Breed 77

Snickers Stage The Snickers Stage was situated in a tent, behind the main stage and was the second largest stage at the festival. Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento California formed in 1988 consisting of Coheed and Cambria is an American Progressive metal band formed in New York. Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 in Arizona. Led by founder frontman songwriter and only constant member Brazilian Max Cavalera, who formed Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian Extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1995 Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Wicked Wisdom is an American Nu metal band featuring Jada Pinkett Smith (also known as Jada Koren ( vocals) Pocket Honore ( Guitar and Generally an amplifier or simply amp, is any device that changes usually increases the amplitude of a signal. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Trivium is Avenged Sevenfold is an American Hard rock band formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach California. Stone Sour is a three time Grammy -nominated American rock band based in Des Moines IA United States. Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in Arch Enemy is a Swedish Melodic death metal band formed in 1996 by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott along with Johan Liiva, Bloodsimple is an American Alternative metal band formed in 2002 Satyricon is a Norwegian Black metal band formerly known as Eczema Down is an American heavy metal band formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Funeral for a Friend (commonly abbreviated to FFAF) is a Welsh Post-hardcore band that was previously signed to Ferret Music and later Atlantic Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Lacuna Coil is an Italian Gothic metal band formed in 1994. Formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre 36 Crazyfists are a four-piece Heavy metal band originating from AnchorageIdaho State Journal phone interview with Brock Lindow Thursday Sept DragonForce are a British band formed in 1999 History DragonForce was formed in 1998 from the remnants of the band Demoniac under the name Hatebreed is a Grammy award nominated five-piece band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. Breed 77 (pronounced "Breed Seven-Seven" is a band whose music is a fusion of rock, metal and Flamenco. Access to the stage was via a one-way system which attempted to spread people around the site, rather than all attempting to push through a rather small space.

Snickers Stage[4]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
The All-American Rejects Atreyu InMe Clutch Fishbone Dredg Bleeding Through Gojira Throwdown Suns of the Tundra	Alter Bridge Opeth Within Temptation Secret Machines Billy Talent Henry Rollins DevilDriver SikTh Johnny Truant Khoma	The Prodigy Alexisonfire Eighteen Visions Hundred Reasons Aiden Fightstar From First to Last DevilDriver (Instead of Soilwork[6]) Zebrahead God Forbid

Gibson/Myspace Stage The Myspace stage was the smallest of the three and under a smaller tent. The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Atreyu is a Metalcore band from Orange County California. The band consists of vocalist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and InMe are an English Alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex formed in 1996 Clutch is a United States based musical group originally from Germantown, Maryland. Fishbone is an Alternative rock band that plays a fusion of Ska, Punk rock, Reggae, Funk, heavy metal and more Dredg (commonly typeset as dredg) is an American progressive / Alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Los Gatos California. Bleeding Through is an American Metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999 Gojira is a Heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France Throwdown Straight edge Metalcore / Groove metal band from Orange County, California. Peach (also known as Peach ') was a band from England that originally recorded between 1991 and 1994 Alter Bridge is an American Alternative metal Band members Myles Kennedy - Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1990 in Stockholm. Within Temptation is a Dutch rock band The band was founded The Secret Machines are a three-piece American rock band. Originally from Dallas Texas before moving to New York City, Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz and often shortened to BT) is a Canadian Punk Rock band formed in 1993 in Mississauga Ontario Henry Rollins (born February 13 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American singer-songwriter Spoken word Artist, Stand-up comedian, author DevilDriver is a Groove metal band from Santa Barbara, California. SikTh was a Progressive metal band from Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Johnny Truant are a British Brighton -based Metalcore band formed in 2000 under the name Severance Khoma are an Alternative metal / Post-metal band from Umeå, Sweden The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Alexisonfire (pronounced Alexis-on-fire is a five-piece band that formed in Eighteen Visions (sometimes shortened to 18V or 18 Visions) were an Orange County California, United States -based band signed to Hundred Reasons are a British rock band from Surrey, composed of Colin Doran (lead vocals Larry Hibbitt (guitar vocals Andy Gilmour (bass Andy Bews (drums Aiden is an American Post-hardcore band from Seattle Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. Fightstar are a four-piece Post-hardcore band from London, England. From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American Post-hardcore band DevilDriver is a Groove metal band from Santa Barbara, California. Soilwork is a Swedish Melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. Zebrahead is an Orange County California -based punk / rap band which was formed in La Habra, California. God Forbid is an American Thrash metal band formed in 1996 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. It was positioned across from the front of the main stage.

Gibson/Myspace Stage[4]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Ginger & The Sonic Circus Backyard Babies Cathedral Engerica Bullets & Octane My Awesome Compilation Animal Alpha The Audition Enter Shikari Art Of Dying Kitty Hudson	Killing Joke Reuben Mondo Generator Louie This Is Menace 10 Years Flyleaf Manic It Dies Today Living Things Exit Ten :( Stonegard My Alamo[7]	Sick Of It All Lordi Skindred Moneen Darkest Hour Blindside Mendeed Bring Me the Horizon The Zico Chain Voodoo Six Lauren Harris Winterville Streetlight Youth I-Def-I

Snickers Bowl Stage[4]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Gay for Johnny Depp Keiko SinTuition	Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly getAmped The Hedrons	Viking Skull Betty curse Evergrey

Controversy

On the Saturday, Main Stage act Korn lost lead singer Jonathan Davis after he was hospitalised over concerns for bruises on his body. Ginger & The Sonic Circus is a collective of friends and musicians led by The Wildhearts frontman Ginger (David Walls Backyard Babies are a Hard rock / Punk rock band from Nässjö, Sweden. Cathedral are a Doom metal band from Coventry England. Biography The band was founded in 1989 by Lee Dorrian (a former member of Engerica were a British Essex based punk band The group incorporated several styles into their repertoire varying from punk and metal to instances of grunge and goth-inspired lyrics Bullets and Octane are a punk influenced gritty Hard rock band originally from St Animal Alpha is a five-piece Norwegian rock group formed in 2002 The Audition (often stylized as theAUDITION) are a Pop punk band from Chicago Illinois. Enter Shikari (ɛntɜr ʃɪkɑriː is a British band formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire where all four members are from Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Reuben was a three-piece Musical group from Camberley in the United Kingdom. Mondo Generator (sometimes known as Nick Oliveri And The Mondo Generator) is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri This Is Menace is a British metalcore supergroup involving members from no less than 19 bands including Killing Joke, Funeral for a Friend Flyleaf is an American alternative rock band that formed in the Belton Band history Early on Lacey Mosley started playing music It Dies Today (sometimes abbreviated " IDT " is a Metalcore band that formed in Buffalo New York during September 2001 Living Things are an American rock band based in St Louis Missouri featuring brothers Lillian Eve and Bosh Berlin and their friend Cory Becker Exit Ten is a British alternative / Progressive metal band Its current lineup has been active since 2003 Stonegard is a Heavy metal band from Oslo, Norway. They have two official releases in the form of full length CDs "Arrows" and "From Sick of It All ( SOIA) is a New York hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals and Pete Koller ( Guitar) Armand Lordi is a heavy metal quintet from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992 however the band was not formed until 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (known Skindred is a Welsh rock band from Newport. They are best known for their musical style which mixes heavy metal, Punk rock and Moneen (sometimes stylised as.moneen) is an Indie rock band from Brampton Ontario, Canada. For other uses of the words "darkest hour" see Darkest hour (disambiguation Darkest Hour is a metal band from Washington Blindside is a Christian post-hardcore band from Stockholm Sweden. Mendeed was a Melodic death metal band formed in 2000 in Dumbarton, Scotland. Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated to BMTH) is a Deathcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire. The Zico Chain is British rock band Zico Chain 's debut EP Track listing Voodoo Six are a London-based band formed in the summer of 2003 Not to be confused with Lawren Harris the Canadian painter or Lauren Harries the child celebrity Winterville were an English Blues-rock band whose sound was influenced by the 1960s Blues sound of bands like Cream, and the 1990s Gay for Johnny Depp is a hardcore/[[Heavy metal music|metal]] band formed in New York, USA. Get Cape Wear Cape Fly is the stage name of English artist Sam Duckworth and his band The Hedrons are an all-girl four-piece rock band, formed in early 2005 in their native Glasgow. Viking Skull is a 4-piece Heavy Metal band originating in the UK Megan Burns (born June 25 1986) also known as Betty Curse, is a British musician and former award-winning actress Evergrey is a Progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. After observation, it was discovered that Davis had contracted a rare blood disease and could not perform at the event. Several different acts contributed singers to fill in for Davis, who each appeared with the rest of the band for a shorter set. ^[8]

Throughout most of the festival, bottles were thrown around the crowd, mostly in a harmless manner. Bottling is when a concert audience throws various objects at the performers onstage However, during the Sunday headline set of Guns N' Roses, one or more bottles landed on the stage. This caused problems after the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, slipped on the wet surface and a bottle filled with urine apparently hit bassist Tommy Stinson. W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Thomas "Tommy" Eugene Stinson (born October 6, 1966, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U Stinson threw his bass, accidentally hitting one of the cameramen, and left the stage. He returned after the song and apologized, but warned the crowd that if this activity continued, he would leave for good. There were some disturbances but they eventually died down, and later in the set Rose commented "I'm actually having quite a good time now! I couldn't have said that an hour ago!"^[9]

On the final night, fires were started by some festival goers and police were called, arresting twelve people. ^[10]. At around 4am, the fire brigade arrived to put out a large fire at the gold campsite. A number of people had taken the railings that had been used to separate the campsite area from the path and used them to barricade the road to prevent the fire engines from reaching the main fire. At this point a number of police assembled in riot gear, and proceeded to stop the troublemakers. The festival director, Stuart Galbraith, posted a message on the official website stating that "About 150 people spoiled the end of what had been a great weekend for over 75,000 of us. " ^[11]

Download 2007

The 2007 Download Festival took place on June 9-11 2007. Stone Sour is a three time Grammy -nominated American rock band based in Des Moines IA United States. ^[12]

The three bands that headlined the 2007 festival were My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park and Iron Maiden. My Chemical Romance's announcement sparked a furor among the festival's forums and myspace users for many weeks leading up to the event.

Through February, March and the beginning of April, more bands were announced in small groups of five or six,^[13] and on 17 April this lineup was arranged into days and stages on the official website. ^[14] A further announcement of fifteen bands on 24 April added to this lineup, and announced the names of the second and third stages - The Dimebag Darrell Stage, and The Tuborg Stage. ^[15]

Korn's Jonathan Davis stated that the reason for the band returning this year, was because of his absence due to illness last year. He states on the official Download Festival website, "I am so looking forward to coming to the Download Festival this year. I was heartbroken to pull out last time. So this time I am very happy to be coming back and we promise to rock the place! I will definitely make-up for missing the last one. You can expect an amazing Korn show!"^[16]

Download '07 was Dimmu Borgir's first ever festival appearance in England. Hardcore Superstar pulled out of their slot on the Tuborg stage on the Sunday because their tour bus broke down in Germany. Hardcore Superstar is a Hard rock and Glam metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden.

2007 featured the first band to officially perform on the Thursday of the festival. Scumface played on the Tuborg Stage during the boardie barbecue. ^[17]

Iron Maiden's set along with others was broadcast over the internet. For other uses see Iron maiden. Additionally, Maiden's performance will eventually be released as a DVD, as frontman Bruce Dickinson announced during the show. Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer Airline pilot, radio show

Main Stage[14]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
My Chemical Romance Velvet Revolver Wolfmother DragonForce Megadeth Hinder Buckcherry Zico Chain	Linkin Park Marilyn Manson Slayer Machine Head Bowling for Soup 30 Seconds to Mars Aiden Shadows Fall HELLYEAH Turisas	Iron Maiden Evanescence Killswitch Engage Stone Sour Lamb of God Mastodon Papa Roach Chimaira Reuben Parikrama

Dimebag Darrell Stage[14]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Korn Enter Shikari Paramore Porcupine Tree Saosin From Autumn to Ashes Turbonegro Ill Niño ANJ	Mötley Crüe Satellite Party Biffy Clyro My Vitriol My Dying Bride Gallows Anathema As I Lay Dying Bring Me The Horizon Bloodsimple Elliot Minor Cat the Dog	Billy Talent Dream Theater Dimmu Borgir Within Temptation Napalm Death Paradise Lost Orange Goblin DevilDriver Unearth Cancer Bats After Forever Eyelash

Tuborg Stage[14]
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Suicidal Tendencies Hayseed Dixie yourcodenameis:milo Job for a Cowboy The Hedrons Sanctity I Was a Cub Scout The Scare This Et Al Fortune Drive Drive-by Argument	Head Automatica Necro The Answer Silverstein Lez Zeppelin Architects Priestess Panic Cell Beyond All Reason My Alamo Damone Army of Freshmen Malpractice	Reel Big Fish Fastway Cult of Luna Lauren Harris Fair To Midland Kids In Glass Houses Between the Trees Flood of Red Hardcore Superstar Lights. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum DragonForce are a British band formed in 1999 History DragonForce was formed in 1998 from the remnants of the band Demoniac under the name Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Hinder is an American band from Oklahoma,that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and Singer Buckcherry is a Grammy -nominated Los Angeles California Hard rock band formed in 1995. Zico Chain are a rock band from London, United Kingdom, formed in 2002 Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Machine Head is an American metal band formed in 1992 in Oakland, California. Bowling for Soup is an American Rock band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. 30 Seconds to Mars (or Thirty Seconds to Mars and often abbreviated to 30STM) is an American rock band from Los Angeles California Aiden is an American Post-hardcore band from Seattle Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band formed in Springfield, Massachusetts in late 1995 Hellyeah is a heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface Turisas are a Finnish Viking metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström For other uses see Iron maiden. Evanescence is an American Killswitch Engage (often abbreviated as KSE or Killswitch) is a Metalcore band from Westfield Massachusetts. Stone Sour is a three time Grammy -nominated American rock band based in Des Moines IA United States. Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band formed in 1990 in Richmond Mastodon is a Grammy -nominated heavy metal band and are one of the most notable bands in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Papa Roach is a four-piece rock band from Atlanta Georgia. They broke into the mainstream with their three times platinum major-label debut album Infest Reuben was a three-piece Musical group from Camberley in the United Kingdom. Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Enter Shikari (ɛntɜr ʃɪkɑriː is a British band formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire where all four members are from Paramore (ˈpærəmɔər is an American pop rock band that formed in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee in 2004 consisting of Porcupine Tree are a Progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Saosin is a five-piece band from Newport Beach, California. They formed during the summer of 2003 and are characterised by their powerful high-pitched vocals From Autumn to Ashes (often abbreviated as FATA) was an American band that formed in Long Island in 2000 Turbonegro ( Turboneger in Norway is a Norwegian Punk band that combines Hard rock and punk rock into a style the band describes Ill Niño is a six-piece Nu metal band from New Jersey, USA History Ill Niño was founded in 1998 they had released a demo EP in that Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Satellite Party is an Alternative rock band conceived by former Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros frontman Perry Farrell following the Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock group from Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (vocals guitar James Johnston (bass vocals and My Vitriol are an Alternative rock band from London, England. My Dying Bride is a British Doom metal band formed in 1990 Biography My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew Gallows are an English Hardcore punk band from Hemel Hempstead. Anathema (in Greek Ανάθεμα meaning originally something lifted up as an offering to the gods later with evolving meanings it came to mean to be formally As I Lay Dying is a Grammy -nominated Metalcore band from San Diego, California. Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated to BMTH) is a Deathcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire. Bloodsimple is an American Alternative metal band formed in 2002 Elliot Minor (formerly The Academy) are a classically influenced rock band formed in York England Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz and often shortened to BT) is a Canadian Punk Rock band formed in 1993 in Mississauga Ontario Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci Dimmu Borgir (ˌdɪmuːˈbɔːrɡɪr is a Symphonic black metal band from Norway. Within Temptation is a Dutch rock band The band was founded Napalm Death are Paradise Lost are a Heavy metal band formed in 1988 in Halifax, England. Orange Goblin are a Doom metal band from the United Kingdom that formed in 1995 DevilDriver is a Groove metal band from Santa Barbara, California. Unearth is an American Metalcore band from Winthrop, Massachusetts. Cancer Bats, also known as the Bats are a Hardcore Punk Band with Southern Metal influeces from Toronto, Ontario. After Forever is a Dutch symphonic metal band relies on the use of both Soprano vocals and Death grunts Their music is also influenced An eyelash or simply lash is one of the hairs that grow at the edge of the Eyelid. Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band Hayseed Dixie is an American band described as "A Hillbilly tribute to AC/DC. Yourcodenameismilo were an Alternative rock / experimental / Post-hardcore band from Washington Tyne and Wear, UK. Job for a Cowboy is a American Death metal band formed in Glendale, Arizona in 2002 The Hedrons are an all-girl four-piece rock band, formed in early 2005 in their native Glasgow. Sanctity is a heavy metal band from Asheville, North Carolina, USA. I Was a Cub Scout were a two-man Synthpop band from Long Bennington and Collingham, England, consisting of William Bowerman and Todd Marriott This Et Al were an alternative rock band from Leeds and Bradford West Yorkshire UK Drive-by Argument are an electro - indie band from Ayr, Scotland. Head Automatica is a Powerpop band formed by Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo. The Answer are a Hard rock and Blues rock band from Newcastle and Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Silverstein (pronounced Silver- steen) is a 5-piece Post hardcore band from Burlington Ontario. Lez Zeppelin are a New York City -based all-female Tribute band, performing the work of Led Zeppelin. Architects is a Metal band based in Brighton, UK Overview They are currently signed to Century Media Records worldwide and Priestess is a Canadian Hard rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec in 2003 by Mikey Heppner (vocals/guitar Mike Dyball (bass Vince Damone is an American Glam metal / Hard rock band with distinct elements from Power pop in their sound Army of Freshmen is an independent 6 piece Pop punk band based out of Ventura, California that has played over 1000 shows in 43 states and 10 countries In Law, malpractice is a type of negligence in which the Misfeasance, Malfeasance or Nonfeasance of a Professional, under a duty Reel Big Fish is an American Ska punk band from Huntington Beach California, best known for the 1997 hit " Sell Out. Cult of Luna is a Swedish sludge / Post-metal band from Umeå. Not to be confused with Lawren Harris the Canadian painter or Lauren Harries the child celebrity Fair to Midland is an American Art rock band formed in 1998 They are currently signed to Serj Tankian 's Serjical Strike label Kids in Glass Houses are a five-piece rock band from the surrounding valleys of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Between the Trees is an indie Rock band from Orlando Florida. Hardcore Superstar is a Hard rock and Glam metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. Action! In This Moment The Ghost of a Thousand LostAlone

Download 2008

The 2008 Download festival will take place on the 13th-15th June. In This Moment is an American Metalcore band formed in 2005 Their first album entitled Beautiful Tragedy was released on March The Ghost of a Thousand is an English five-piece Hardcore punk band from Brighton. LostAlone are a 3-piece rock band based in Derby, UK. They are a rock act who are attracting much interest and support in both the UK and foreign press Tickets went on sale on Friday the 8th of February.

Main Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
KISS Judas Priest Motörhead Disturbed Kid Rock Seether Beat Union Black Tide	The Offspring Incubus Bullet For My Valentine Biffy Clyro Alter Bridge Madina Lake 36 Crazyfists Job For A Cowboy Skindred Sign	Lostprophets Jimmy Eat World Coheed and Cambria In Flames Within Temptation Apocalyptica Black Stone Cherry Fightstar From First To Last Glamour Of The Kill

Tuborg Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Simple Plan Rise Against Rival Schools The Subways Fall of Troy Comeback Kid The Black Dahlia Murder Stone Gods Zebrahead	HIM Ash Pendulum Ace Frehley Amon Amarth Bleeding Through Throwdown A Day to Remember The Devil Wears Prada Alesana Annotations Of An Autopsy Malefice	Cavalera Conspiracy Children Of Bodom The Wildhearts Elliot Minor Kids In Glass Houses Chiodos Airbourne Rose Tattoo Lethal Bizzle Municipal Waste Animal Alpha Cry For Silence

Gibson Stage
Friday	Saturday	Sunday
The Dillinger Escape Plan Kill Hannah Slaves to Gravity High on Fire In Case of Fire Blackhole Hostile Firewind Caimbo Rolo Tomassi Lovvers	Testament Saxon Johnny Truant Fighting With Wire Brigade Army of Freshmen The Haze Big Linda The Last Supper Trigger the Bloodshed Mexicolas Go Audio Rise to Remain Verra Cruz	Jonathan Davis Valient Thorr Haunts August Burns Red Voodoo Six Between the Buried and Me Ted Maul Canterbury Exit Ten The Galvatrons Sons of Albion Devil Sold His Soul Invasion

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This year, alongside the three stages of non-stop music, the Download Festival will be offering a fantastic selection of comedy acts, organised by Download and in association with Funhouse Comedy Club! Set to take to the stage in the Campsite Entertainment Tent from 10pm Wednesday 11 June . Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Disturbed is an American Heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois. Robert James Ritchie (born January 17 1971 in Romeo Michigan) known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American Musician and actor known for his over-the-top Seether is a Post-grunge band from South Africa. They are currently signed to Wind-up Records. Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Miami, Florida. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Incubus is a Grammy -nominated Alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, California. Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock group from Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (vocals guitar James Johnston (bass vocals and Alter Bridge is an American Alternative metal Band members Myles Kennedy - Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar Madina Lake is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2005 36 Crazyfists are a four-piece Heavy metal band originating from AnchorageIdaho State Journal phone interview with Brock Lindow Thursday Sept Job for a Cowboy is a American Death metal band formed in Glendale, Arizona in 2002 Skindred is a Welsh rock band from Newport. They are best known for their musical style which mixes heavy metal, Punk rock and Sign is an Icelandic Hard rock band that was formed in 2001 as Halim to compete in the Icelandic version of the Battle of the bands Lostprophets (lɒstˈprɒfɪts are a Welsh rock band formed in 1997. Jimmy Eat World is an American Alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. Coheed and Cambria is an American Progressive metal band formed in New York. In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre Within Temptation is a Dutch rock band The band was founded Black Stone Cherry is a Southern rock band formed on June 4 2001 in Edmonton Kentucky, USA Fightstar are a four-piece Post-hardcore band from London, England. From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American Post-hardcore band Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. Rise Against is an American Punk rock band from Chicago Illinois that was formed in 1999 Rival Schools are a Post-hardcore band from New York, featuring Walter Schreifels on vocals and Guitar; Ian Love on guitar Cache The Subways are an English Alternative rock band Their debut album Young For Eternity, was released on 4 July, 2005 The Fall of Troy is a three-piece Progressive rock band from Mukilteo, Washington. Comeback Kid (or CBK for short is a hardcore band from Winnipeg, Canada. The Black Dahlia Murder (TBDM is a Melodic death metal / Metalcore band from Waterford, Michigan. Stone Gods are a rock band formed by ex-members of defunct UK Hard rock band The Darkness. Zebrahead is an Orange County California -based punk / rap band which was formed in La Habra, California. HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, Ash are an Alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992 Pendulum is an Australian Drum and bass group originally from Perth, Australia. Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27 1951 is an American Guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock Amon Amarth is a Viking -themed Melodic death metal band from Tumba, Sweden founded in 1992 Bleeding Through is an American Metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999 Throwdown Straight edge Metalcore / Groove metal band from Orange County, California. A Day to Remember (commonly abbreviated to ADTR) is a five-piece Post-hardcore band from Ocala Florida signed to Victory Records. The Devil Wears Prada (often shortened to TDWP) is a Christian metalcore band from Dayton Ohio Alesana (ælɛsənɑː is an American Post-hardcore band from Raleigh North Carolina. Malefice are a British Thrash metal band from Reading, Berkshire, England formed in 2003 Cavalera Conspiracy is a heavy metal band featuring members from Brazil, France, and the United States. Children of Bodom is a Finnish Melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland formed in 1993 The Wildhearts are a rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Elliot Minor (formerly The Academy) are a classically influenced rock band formed in York England Kids in Glass Houses are a five-piece rock band from the surrounding valleys of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Chiodos (Pronounced chi-oh-dos is a six-member Post-Hardcore band from Davison Michigan Airbourne is an Australian Rock and roll band originating from Warrnambool, Victoria Australia, where they gained a steady following For the Wildstorm Comics character see Rose Tattoo (comics. For the Tennessee Williams play see The Rose Tattoo. Lethal Bizzle (also known as Lethal B born 14th September 1984 Maxwell Ansah is a Rapper from Walthamstow, East London, born to Ghanaian Municipal Waste is a thrash / crossover band from Richmond Virginia, USA Animal Alpha is a five-piece Norwegian rock group formed in 2002 The Dillinger Escape Plan (sometimes abbreviated DEP or TDEP) is an American Mathcore band from Morris Plains New Jersey. Kill Hannah is an Alternative rock band formed in Chicago Illinois and is currently signed to Roadrunner Records. Slaves to Gravity is a Rock band formed in the summer of 2006 in London, England. High on Fire is a heavy metal band from Oakland California that formed in 1999 Firewind is a Greek Power metal band that was originally created as a way for Guitarist Gus G Testament is an American Thrash metal band from California. Testament has two Top 40 albums and one Top 50 album to its credit in the UK Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. Johnny Truant are a British Brighton -based Metalcore band formed in 2000 under the name Severance Fighting with Wire (or FWW) are an alternative rock and punk band hailing from Derry Northern Ireland Brigade are a rock band from London, England. Origins Brigade came together in 2003 Army of Freshmen is an independent 6 piece Pop punk band based out of Ventura, California that has played over 1000 shows in 43 states and 10 countries Mexicolas are a three piece rock band from Birmingham, West Midlands, England. GoAudio, formerly known as The Vacancy, are a 4-piece Pop rock band from the United Kingdom. Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the American vocalist for the multiplatinum Nu metal band Korn. Valient Thorr is an American Rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. August Burns Red is a Metalcore band from Lancaster Pennsylvania. Voodoo Six are a London-based band formed in the summer of 2003 Between the Buried and Me (BTBAM is a Progressive metal band from Raleigh North Carolina. Exit Ten is a British alternative / Progressive metal band Its current lineup has been active since 2003 The Galvatrons are a four piece rock band who formed on August 28, 2007, in Melbourne, Australia. Devil Sold His Soul are a Post-hardcore influenced Progressive metal band from the South of England Righteous Jams, which was formed by Joey Cardona and Jesse Standhard in 2002 as Invasion, is a Boston Massachusetts -based The Campsite Entertainment Tent will be used later during the evenings to host burlesque performers, Guitar Hero, and new for 2008 – Silent Discos!^[19]

Entertainment Tent Weekend Compere – Lou Saffire
Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Ivan Brackenbury's Hospital Radio Roadshow Chris Lynam Duncan Oakley Jason John Whitehead	Chris Lynam Gary Delaney Rob and Skatz Sully O'Sullivan	Jason Rouse Andrew O'Neill	Ian Cognito Greg Cook

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The Fuel Girls(a burlesque act) have confirmed over myspace they will be at Download Friday 13th to Sunday 15th. The concept of a silent party, Silent Gig or silent disco involves party-goers dancing to music received directly into headphones Jason John Whitehead is a Canadian born Stand-up comedian, who has been based in the UK for almost a decade Gary Delaney is a joke writer and stand-up comic in the tradition of Steven Wright and Emo Philips. Andrew O'Neill is a stand-up comedian, Musician and Writer. He lives in London. Ian Cognito is a British stand-up comedian known for his confrontational and aggressive style and for being banned from more venues than anyone else MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and

On June 13th, KISS is scheduled to be recording their performance at the 2008 festival, along with other european dates, As limited edition Live albums. They are to be shipped to any buyers a day or two after the performance. Chris Cornell was originally scheduled to play the festival, but he cancelled his European tour so he could focus on a new album. Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer Twin Method and Finger Eleven were announced to play but have since been removed from the official websites lineup. Twin Method is a rock band from Liverpool, England. It was announced that the band signed with Crash Music Inc "Scott Anderson (singer" redirects here For the Melbourne Storm player see Scott Anderson (rugby league.

The site where the 2008 version of the festival will be held is slightly different to that of the previous years with the stages being situated left of the race track on what is usually the Sunday market site, instead of on the centre of the track as usual. ^[21] In addition to this, the Tuborg Stage will now be open-air in order to accommodate a higher capacity of fans. ^[22]

See also

• Monsters of Rock
• List of Donington Park Festivals

References

External links

• Official Website
• Official Myspace
• Unofficial Download Festival Flickr Group
• Nokia's Rock up & Play Play live at this year’s music festivals, including the Download Festival
• UK Music Festival Info and Forum

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