Instead, we’re shining the spotlight on 20 of the hottest up-and-comers, from sunshine pop-punk specialists Meet Me The Altar to skull-caving brutalists Heriot, who’ll be keeping Download in business for years to come.The 2021 Download Festival at Donington Park will not be going ahead, it has been announced.īosses of the annual festival, which attracts up to 100,000 people from across the world normally, have been forced to pull the plug on this year's event because of the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.ĭownload 2021 had been due to take place between June 4 - 6 with almost 100 acts announced and thousands of tickets sold.įestival organisers said they did everything possible to try and make the event happen and have instead announced the line-up for 2022 with tickets going on general sale for that from 10am on Friday, March 5.Ī festival statement said: "We never gave up hope of bringing the festival back to Donington this June and have been working so hard behind the scenes to make that happen - but we now know it's not possible. Whether you’ve already got your camping gear packed, or are still toying with the idea of going along, you probably don’t need us to tell you why you should get a good spot for the latest leg of Iron Maiden’s globe-trotting Legacy Of The Beast run, that Biffy Clyro are still one of the greatest Brit-rock bands of their generation, or how big a deal it will be to catch what’s apparently KISS’ final-ever UK show. Come rain or shine, these handful of days in June promise one of the most essential UK rock gatherings of our lifetime, with tens of thousands of like minds finally able to come together without restriction, raising horns, chugging beers, and cathartically laying to rest the stifling silence of the pandemic period as we celebrate the very best that heavy music has to offer. The stages are set, the campsites are cleared, and the burger vans are frying for the first full-scale Download Festival in three years.
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