Download Festival 2019
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Download Festival is just around the corner, and they are somehow still not done with adding acts to their already colossal lineup. Taking to Facebook, the festival posted a photo with the caption “Get ready, our 3rd and final lineup announce of homegrown killer talent is coming to you next week!” This bout of homegrown talent […]
The Australian edition of Download Festival has unveiled its food and markets lineup for 2019, with less than two months until the metal event hits up Sydney and Melbourne. On the food side, the festival has again teamed up with Jake Smyth and Kenny Graham, the duo behind beloved Sydney burger joint Mary’s. The pair […]
A veritable Justice League of Aussie music festival promoters are joining forces to create a new industry supergroup dubbed the Australian Festival Association (AFA), to defend our festies from the forces of evil and fight for truth, justice & straight-fire bangers. Combining the powers of Jessica Ducrou (Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Download) Matthew […]
With the second edition of Download Festival Australia only a few months away, a bunch of the event’s heaviest acts have announced sideshows to accompany their Sydney and Melbourne Download appearances. Thrash legends Slayer have announced two headline shows to complete their final Australian tour, and will perform for fans in Brisbane and Adelaide with […]
Australia’s monster Download Festival 2019 lineup just got even more monstrous, with the addition of a fistful of new acts. After Sydney riff crushers Polaris were recently added to the fold, today’s announcement features a 50:50 split of international and local bands, including the likes of SoCal punk legends Pennywise and Canadian pop punk legends […]
Download Festival Australia have today announced another act joining them next March in Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney five-piece Polaris have joined the bill and will be bringing tracks from their debut album The Mortal Coil to Australian Download Festival stages in 2019. Festival organisers have also confirmed the full second lineup announcement will be dropping […]
Download Festival has made its first lineup announcement for 2019’s UK event, and it is a doozy. Organisers have secured Slipknot, Tool and Def Leppard (playing their album Hysteria in full) as headliners for the festival, which will take place at Donington Park in Leicestershire on the weekend of 14th–16th June. The likes of Slash […]
Now that Download Festival’s 2019 lineup is out in the wild, so are the reactions. After the lineup was accidentally leaked an hour early by one of the artists performing at the festival, organisers confirmed their new roster 30 minutes earlier than expected, naming Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer and Judas Priest as headliners, and getting heaps […]
Following an unfortunate leak, Download Festival has now confirmed which heavy acts from Australia and around the world will perform in Sydney and Melbourne next March. Headlined by Black Sabbath icon Ozzy Osbourne and thrash legends Slayer (who will both perform as part of their final world tours), the lineup also features the likes of […]
UPDATE: Download Festival Australia 2019 Lineup Officially Announced ORIGINAL STORY: A member of the Polish metal band Behemoth appears to have accidentally leaked Download Festival Australia‘s 2019 lineup, a few hours before it was scheduled to be officially announced. The band’s Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski took to Instagram this morning to share the festival supposed lineup […]
