Download Festival 2020
The flagship Download Festival event in the UK has unveiled the first slab of programming for its new virtual festival (which ICYMI is being held as a lifeline for punters who’ve been left emotionally gutted by the IRL fest’s pandemic-inflicted cancellation this year). Iron Maiden, KISS and System Of A Down have been announced as […]
Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil have announced that they will no longer be heading to Australia later this month for Download Festival 2020. Releasing a statement on social media, the band said that they’ve had to cancel tours all across South East Asia due to the COVID-19, or Coronavirus, outbreak. “We regret to inform […]
Download Festival is just over a month away, and now the festival has finally unveiled set times so it’s time to get those planners ready. Set to take place in Sydney and Melbourne at the end of March, the festival is being headlined by My Chemical Romance, Deftones, Jimmy Eat World, Clutch, In Flames and […]
Sydney’s Download Festival is just over a month away but today we have news the venue has changed. Originally meant to go ahead at Parramatta Park next Saturday, 21st March, organisers have moved the festival to The Domain. Download Festival organisers have issued a statement saying, “Our friends at Parramatta Park had initially advised they […]
Download Festival is drawing closer and closer with its massive lineup, and now they’ve gone and added three more huge acts for you to practice your head-banging for. Joining the already colossal lineup are three homegrown acts of rock royalty – Dead Letter Circus, Hellions and Orpheus Omega. These three acts join the already stacked […]
Metalheads: your Christmas has come early thanks to Download Festival Australia dropping its first stack of 2020 sideshows down your proverbial chimneys. The first five sets of side-loads includes headlining dates from metal giants Deftones, plus Ministry, In Flames, Testament and Mongolian metal monsters The Hu. Deftones, In Flames and The Hu will all be […]
When the Download Festival Australia lineup dropped, the internet collectively lost its shit. Most of that was caused by the presence of almighty emo overlords My Chemical Romance appearing in the headline spot. For many, it was a proper celebration. A true generation defining band, the prodigal sons of the MySpace era, were back at […]
The ground hasn’t begun to stop shaking yet upon the reveal of the massive 2020 Download Festival lineup, and everyone is having some bloody strong reactions to it. Earlier today, it was revealed that My Chemical Romance would be headlining the festival in a huge shock to punters across the country, as the band had […]
Prepare yourselves mosh fiends because the first Download Festival 2020 lineup announcement just busted out of its cage and it is a BEAST. After shocking the world with the news of their surprise reunion last week, emo legends My Chemical Romance will return down under next March to headline the rock and metal rager in […]
