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Monday, June 19, 2023

Incoming! Extrema

EXTREMA - release ‘Headbanging Forever’ music video + new album “Headbanging Forever” out now!

Italian groove thrash metallers EXTREMA released their seventh studio album “Headbanging Forever” on May 10, 2019 through Rockshots Records. After playing a string of clubs shows and festivals, the quartet is now working on a tour in Europe. More news will follow soon.

Today, EXTREMA have released a music video for the new record title track ‘Headbanging Forever’, over on YouTube. Watch now: https://youtu.be/CIx6t9YXE6o

Guitarist Tommy Massara states: “‘Headbanging Forever’ I don’t know a better way to explain what the path of this band has been over our long career, we have never reached the international greatness, but the attitude, the energy and the will to keep on doing honest metal is still all here. The words of the song catch exactly the essence of what metal it should be for us. The video - edited by our singer, Tiziano ‘Titian’ Spigno, and filmed by some of our crew members Steve Travaini, Kalo Mazzarisi and Emanuela Giurano, to name few - is a collage of some of the latest shows played from the band over the last year. No special effects, just a metal band on stage at its finest”.

Order “Headbanging Forever” now: http://bit.ly/EXTREMA_Store

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Sotw

Hear it all week on ROX Radio shows! It rocks!!

Deaf Rat “Schizophrenic Side of me”

https://apple.news/ADuYtfFdKM9OYzckq5qgtwg

Saturday, June 17, 2023

New ROX Network documentary on Budgie

Now online!

ROX Network new documentary “Bread and Milk”.

A celebration of the album “Never Turn Your Back On A Friend “ by Budgie which is 50 years old this month!

With archive interviews, live footage and interviews with bands playing on the Pale Wizard tribute album including Regulus and an interview with Pale Wizard Co founder Dan Flitcroft !

https://youtu.be/zoPPDMLwkmM

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Why listen to ROX Radio?!

Why ROX Radio?!!

We will tell ya why.....!!!

Maybe it's because we are listened to in over 30 countries around the World!

Maybe it's because we have 17 Syndicated shows on our network!

Maybe it's because we have 10 of our own shows playing on the network as well

as specials!

Maybe it's the wide range of rock and metal we play from 60s to extreme metal

as well documentaries, intervies and more!

Maybe it's because we are a grassroots network and support new and upcoming

talent from around the world!

Maybe it's because we aren't in it for the cash! We don't a penny from

what we do. We do this because we love rock and metal just like you do!

Maybe it's because we are hosted by Spreaker. All our content is available 24/7

365 days a year in excellent quality. We broadcast in the highest quality

possible and ensure even our syndicated content receives our magic touch

to make every show sound great!

Maybe it's because you can listen to us on Spreaker, from our website, Apple,

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ROX Radio from ROX Network should be your choice. Your ears deserve it!!

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

RADAR Festival

RADAR FESTIVAL 2023 announces masterclasses: Periphery (Full Band Masterclass), Manuel Gardner Fernandes (Unprocessed) and more

The award-winning RADAR Festival - has announced its masterclass schedule for the 2023 edition.

Giving masterclasses this year are: Manuel Gardner Fernandes of Unprocessed (1pm, 28th July), Olly Steele (3pm, 28th July), Periphery (1pm, Full Band Masterclass and Q&A, 29th July), John Brown and Mike Malyan of Monuments (3pm, 29th July). All masterclasses are to be hosted by Kaan Tasan of Heart of a Coward - your chance to learn theory, techniques, and stories from some of the best musicians in progressive rock and metal today. Whether you're looking to improve your playing, writing, or understanding of gear - there is something for everyone who wants to improve their musicianship. Not to be missed.

RADAR has also teamed up with the Musicians' Union to offer a free masterclass with a focus on helping artists (3pm, 30th July). So, whether you are attending RADAR as a customer or an artist: this is for you!

Purchase masterclass tickets here:

Periphery:
https://bit.ly/3C5Oo71

John Browne & Mike Malyan:
https://bit.ly/3oPS0Hf

Manuel Gardner Fernandes:
https://bit.ly/3oLt5oj

Olly Steele:
https://bit.ly/43tFDzs

For festival tickets and more:
RADARFestival.co.uk

All masterclasses will be held at O2 Victoria Warehouse Hotel.

Please note that the Masterclass events are ticketed events, separate to the festival. You do not need to be attending the festival to attend a Masterclass event.

In addition, sadly two acts are no longer able to perform at RADAR 2023. ten56. will be moving from Stage Two in place of Car Bomb, who are no longer able to make it over to Europe this summer. The festival also welcomes alternative metalcore band Resolve from France to take their slot on Stage Two. Further to that, the festival will bring London tech-metallers, and RADAR alumni, Harbinger, who have stepped up as Heriot have had to withdraw from the festival due to a scheduling conflict.

RADAR - the UK's most exciting new progressive music festival - recently completed its 2023 line-up with the inclusion of synthwave heavyweight Perturbator, supporting Igorrr on the Saturday.

Perturbator joins a host of impressive names at RADAR 2023, including Friday headliners Sleep Token and Sunday headliners Periphery, Volumes, Haken, Loathe, Heart of a Coward, Dream State, The Callous Daoboys, and many many more.

RADAR 2023 will be held 28-30th July at Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse - a stunning new venue and one which promises to provide a truly incredible experience.

Following the sell-out success of RADAR 2022, the festival's second ever edition (featuring Leprous, Haken, Dirty Loops' debut UK performance and many more), RADAR 2023 will be moving from Guildford's Corner House to Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse, and will boast an internationally acclaimed 42-band bill.

RADAR capped their intensely impressive 2022 by winning the Best New Festival Award and the UK Festival Awards on 6th December in Manchester.

With their mixture of international talent and confirmed homegrown success, RADAR Festival has already positioned themselves as a champion of forward-thinking guitar-led progressive music. No genre boundaries, welcome to all, RADAR Festival was launched in 2019 to acclaim, with performances from Animals As Leaders, Agent Fresco, Rolo Tomassi, among others. Following the COVID hiatus, RADAR Festival 2022 expanded to three days with triumphant appearances from Leprous, Haken, Dirty Loops, Plini, Conjurer, Soen and more.

For more information:
Instagram: RDRfestival // Facebook: RDRfestival
Twitter: @RDRfestival // Website: www.radarfestival.co.uk

Band promotional images can be found here.
Masterclass images can be found here.

Incoming! TakaLaiton

Rockshots Records - Finnish Thrashers TakaLaiton's New Video Is Ready To "Rip N' Burn"

New Album "Mindfection" Out July 2023

Finnish thrashers TakaLaiton will be unleashing their debut album "Mindfection" produced by Teemu Aalto (Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium) and due out on July 28th, 2023 via Rockshots Records.

Today, the band is sharing the first glimpse of their forthcoming mosh pit frenzy with the first single "Rip N' Burn" accompanied by a music video, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/89FIY4Pjwvw

Digital - https://bfan.link/rip-n-burn

The band adds:

"This is our first new music out after 3 years of silence for us and this one is a total BOMB. We know that this is the type of stuff that our awesome fans love. Straight up fast beating in your face!"

Hailing from Finland's far north, TakaLaiton garners a powerful melodic groove thrash-influenced attitude that is best seen in their super-energetic live shows that have always left fans with a sore neck and bruises from the moshpit. With a risk-taking thrash-fueled demeanor, TakaLaiton superbly blends fast-paced energy, and a bone-crushing groove, with melodies that can only be inspired by the dark, depressing, and frigid far-north. Not to mention the band's lyrical onslaught, sung in both Finnish and English. Since their inception, the band has covered a lot of territories while on tour, bringing their rowdy stage presence to the Scandinavian regions, the rest of Europe, and Asian continents.

TakaLaiton has a "break the rules, exceed all limits" approach, as their name suggests; deriving from a Finnish baseball term for "swing the ball over the borders''. With that fierce frame of mind, the band has won "Heavy Metal Heart 11" a National Music Contest in Finland; and is ready to follow up their 2019 double EP "SisuKastraatio I & II" with 2023's "Mindfection", their first full-length that is based on today's society, where we as people do everything to be a part of it and what's sickening to the band is that people are ready to do anything in the name of couple minutes of fame. This album is based on this sick way our world has come to be.

The band adds about "Mindfection":

"We think this will be the album that the TakaLaiton fans will consider a classic in the future. The well-known crushing sound and the rage are in there with the heartwarming melodies, which TakaLaiton fans are familiar with. We are absolutely psyched about the album's release and the fact it's coming through Rockshots Records! We spent literally everything we had when it comes to effort and money on this album and the final result turned out to be magnificent with the producer Teemu Aalto. With our great partners in Rockshots Records, we know that this album will find everybody that it has to!"

TakaLaiton's new album "Mindfection" is due out July 28th, 2023, and is recommended for fans of Pantera, Slipknot, and Testament.

Album pre-order link https://bit.ly/TakaLaiton_CD

Track Listing:
1 - Rip 'n Burn - 3:20
2 - Do Or Die - 3:35
3 - Get What You Asked For - 4:25
4 - Hopeareunus - 4:45
5 - Ambassador of Revenge - 3:00
6 - Mies Miestä Vastaan - 4:21
7 - Reborn - 3:47
8 - Arkajalka - 3:01
9 - Destination... Termination - 4:27
10 - Mindfection - 7:02
Album Length: 41:47

More info: Rockshots.eu | Takalaiton.wixsite.com/takalaiton | Facebook.com/TakaLaitonOfficial | Twitter.com/LaitonTaka | Youtube.com/@takalaitonofficial5192

Molly Hatchet UK Tour Dates announced!

Molly Hatchet UK Tour Dates Announced!

June 2023

29th     CHISELHURST – Beaverwood Club

July 2023

1st        BUCKLEY – Tivoli
2nd       BRADFORD – Nightrain
4th        BILSTON – Robin 2
5th        LONDON – 100 Club
6th        TUNBRIDGE WELLS – Forum
7th        EXETER – Phoenix
Connect with MOLLY HATCHET
http://mollyhatchet.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044635620204
https://twitter.com/mollyhatchet
https://soundcloud.com/mollyhatchet
THE HISTORY OF MOLLY HATCHET
In the early 1970s, a new genre of music was emerging in Jacksonville, Florida. A mixture of blues, country, gospel and the English invasion of rock and roll that later was to be coined the phrase “Southern Rock.” The music was filled with style and emotion and with bands in the forefront such as the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and a band from Jacksonville, Florida called Molly Hatchet. Named after a famous 17th-century axe murderess “hatchet molly” who would behead her lovers with the hand tool Lizzy Borden made famous.

Their self-titled debut album was released on Epic records in 1978 and reached multi-platinum status as the band established their reputation of working hard, playing tough and living fast through intense touring with such bands as Aerosmith, Bob Seger, The Rolling Stones and many more. In 1979, Flirtin’ with Disaster was released, and history was in the making. The band continued touring on the road with an average of 250 live shows per year and like the first album, it also achieved multi-platinum status. Lead singer, Danny Joe Brown left the band in 1980 and contacted Bobby Ingram, a Jacksonville-based guitarist and friend, who gave Brown his first singing gig in 1975 with a Jacksonville based band called Rum Creek. Brown and Ingram then put together with keyboardist John Galvin the Danny Joe Brown Band and continued touring until 1982. The album was produced by the legendary Glyn Johns at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas as he has worked with legendary artist The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Eagles and is known as the top recording/engineer/ producer in rock and roll history.
During this time, Beatin’ The Odds (1980) and Take No Prisoners (1981) was released with singer Jimmy Farrar. Brown returned to record with John Galvin No Guts … No Glory (1983), The Deed Is Done (1984) and Double Trouble Live (1985). In early 1987, Bobby Ingram of Jacksonville came into the band as lead guitar and songwriter and the band continued to tour over 200 dates a year and in 1989 record Lightning Strikes Twice for capitol records.
In 1990, while Ingram, Galvin, and Brown continued the tradition as Molly Hatchet the tough touring schedule led to the other member’s departure from the band. The Greatest Hits album was released in 1991 and certified gold. The band from 1990 until 1996 took a break from recording but Brown and Ingram continued to write new songs and tour in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Devil’s Canyon, was produced by Kalle Trapp and Bobby Ingram the album was voted the number one rock record in various German magazines for 1996. With a history of diabetes, Brown was unable to fulfill studio and touring responsibilities and Phil McCormack took over the lead vocal position. Long time member Bobby Ingram – lead guitar, John Galvin – keyboards, Timmy Lindsey – bass, Shawn Beamer – drums, make up the current lineup along with various singers on tour.

From the release of Devil’s Cannon and the worldwide touring of the band has continued performing the classic hits such as “Flirtin’ with Disaster, “Gator Country,” “Whiskey Man” and “Dreams I’ll Never Dee,” as well as, the current hits in the true spirit and southern tradition of Molly Hatchet. The 1998 release of Silent Reign of Heroes was recorded back in Hamburg, Germany with producer/guitarist Bobby Ingram and is kept in the same spirit and tradition as the past with new hit songs “Mississippi Moon Dog,” “Saddle Tramp,” “Miss Saturday Night” and the title track “Silent Reign of Heroes”. Included on the album is an acoustic version of the classic hit “Fall of The Peacemakers”. The band is currently on an extensive 18-month world tour in support of the new release “Kingdom of XII” where guest artist Charlie Daniels appeared on 2 tracks the album charted in Europe and had great success.

In 2003 the band is celebrating its 25th anniversary of the first national or international release with first a double Live album “Locked and Loaded” recorded in Germany as they consider this their home away from home and appeared on the German Charts as SPV GmbH is still their beloved record company with Rainer Hansel and Manfred Schutz. SPV Gmbh. The live album Locked and Loaded, a double CD that was recorded in Germany at the International Harley Davidson Festival in front of 80,000 Southern rockers that has now been captured on DVD and being released fall of 2005.

After 4.5 years of touring and tracking outside of the studio on their own material, it was time to release an album that in the band’s tradition go back to the roots of straight forward southern rock and roll that are unequaled of anything the band has recorded before in the 25-year legacy. The album “Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge” recorded in the mountain tops of Bavaria was the perfect setting for such a comprehensive project. Bobby would suffer the loss of his wife Stephanie during the tracking of the album and finish after a delay. The Southern Rock community has lost a great person that she gave all and loved Molly Hatchet and the friends she met along the way.

Molly Hatchet is now led by the expertise of Olly Hahn SPV/Steamhammer GmbH in Hannover, Germany. Olly Hahn has been the driving force in support of Molly Hatchet for 30 years and is well known and respected in the European music industry.
In 2005, Danny Joe Brown the singer for Molly Hatchet passed away from complications of diabetes he had suffered with for many years, and he gave so much to the rock and roll industry and music around the world and will never be forgotten. In 2006, Duane Roland, guitarist of the band passed away and left a legacy that will never be forgotten. In 2015, Dave Hlubek, a founding member after playing in various bands around the United States has returned to Molly Hatchet after 20 years. Everyone was glad to see Dave having a good time and doing what he does best. Dave passed away in 2017 from a heart complications.

In 2018, the band headed to the Persian Gulf to play a special concert for the United States Military stationed in the United Arab Emirates and then on to Okinawa, Japan to perform for our dedicated troops in the South Pacific. Phil McCormack passed away in 2019. The band continues to tour and record. A live album “Battleground” was released in 2019 recorded in Germany, Switzerland, and in cities in the United States over a 5-year time span. The band is currently touring worldwide and has plans for a new studio album release.

As we enter the next 40 years of music, Molly Hatchet’s tradition and legacy keeps developing the common bond of southern rockers. Keeping our southern style of music alive and well. Rest assured, Molly Hatchet is a band, that after 40 years, is always workin’ hard, playin’ tough, livin’ fast, and still Flirtin’ with Disaster!

Hardballers

Hardball Puts A New Spin On Grunge With Hardcore/Punk Infused S/T Debut And Single “Worried As Shit”

Self-Titled Album Out July 21st + Western Canadian Tour Dates

Jeremy Head (Drums), Front L-R: Jamie Black (Bass), Scott Budgie (Guitar/Vocals), Photo Credit - by Kaila Hald

Canada’s Hardball has emerged from the rainy coast of Vancouver, BC to bring you a raw and erratic punk/grunge self-titled debut album. Vocalist/guitarist Scott Budgie channels distressed and agitated emotions into the writing, while drummer Jeremy Head and bassist Jamie Black amplify those feelings of utter frustration, confusion, and absurdity into an energetic and aggressive grunge sound that is permeated by punk and hardcore influences. Their debut single “Worried As Shit” is the perfect introduction to the trio, they comment:

“It’s a perfect initiation to Hardball, it’s an abrupt punk song carried by a rock beat, with vocals coming from a place of confusion and self-deprecation (in typical HARDBALL fashion). It also has a cool recurring noodly riff that crushes and a sudden clean bridge was thrown in to keep the extreme dynamic range thing happening.”

While this is not nostalgic grunge, Hardball has created something innovative and contemporary while still honouring their heroes from the ‘90s alternative rock and ‘80s punk scenes. They’re having their cake and eating it too, and are offering you a slice.

In support of the album, Hardball is setting out on tour this August with appearances throughout Western Canada. Full tour dates are to be announced soon, and those in the audience can expect a wild time. Fists will be raised, things will be knocked over, and a good time will be had by all.

Turbulent and chaotic, Hardball delivers an enjoyable new album through drums going completely ape all over the place, obnoxious riffing and big low-tuned power chords, and heavily distorted bass guitar. They are recommended for fans of Nirvana, Wipers, and Hüsker Dü.

Watch and listen to the lyric video for “Worried As Shit” via its premiere AllAboutTheRock HERE.

Hardball's self-titled debut album is out July 21st, 2023.

Digital pre-save (Spotify, Bandcamp) - Linktr.ee/hardballbc

Tour Dates:
July 15 - Kelowna, BC - Runaway's Lounge w/ The Motherfuckers
Aug 4 - Vancouver, BC - 648 Kingsway w/ Paul is Dead
Aug 5 - Victoria, BC - TBA
Aug 6 - Kamloops, BC - TBA
Aug 9 - Nelson, BC - TBA
Aug 10 - Edmonton, AB - The Buckingham w/ Take Sides
Aug 11 - Calgary, AB - TBA
Aug 12 - Oliver, BC - Firehall Brewing

Track Listing:
1. Just A Tree (3:55)
2. Worried As Shit (2:21)
3. NRA (2:33)
4. In The Mail (4:16)
5. Me And You (2:47)
6. Chili (5:55)
7. Talk To Me (5:25)
8. Ian’s Song (2:36)
9. I/O (3:18)
10. Open Air (9:47)
Album Length: 42:57

Album Recording and Live Band Lineup:
Scott Budgie - Vocals, guitars
Jeremy Head - Drums, guitars, synth, backing vocals
Jamie Black - Bass, backing vocals

More info: Facebook.com/hardballmusic | Instagram.com/hardballbc

Music Venues Trust press release

Government Announces £5million new

Grassroots Music spiral

London, June 14th 2023 – Music Venue Trust (MVT), the charity which represents over 900 hundred grassroots music venues across the UK, has warmly welcomed a new £5million investment in Grassroots Music Venues announced by Secretary of State for Culture Lucy Frazer. The additional funding will be made available over 2 years through the Supporting Grassroots Live Music Fund administered by Arts Council England.

The Government’s Creative Industries Sector Vision, launched today, describes the Grassroots Sector as “the lifeblood of our world-leading music sector and cornerstones of communities” and recognises the urgent need for direct financial support that addresses the collapse in touring. In 2022, the number of shows taking place at grassroots level fell by 16.9%, representing a significant threat to the talent pipeline which underpinned the global success of British music artists such as Adele, Coldplay, The 1975 and Ed Sheeran – all artists who started their careers with extensive touring at Grassroots Music Venues.

Rising costs for venues, in the shape of energy bills, rent, and staffing, and the lack of funding to meet the increasing financial demands of touring have led to a perfect storm for grassroots artists, with not just the number of tours cut but also the number of dates per tour significantly declining in the last 10 years.

Rebecca Walker, Live Projects Coordinator for Music Venue Trust, said:

“There is a well-documented and evidenced crisis at grassroots level. We have new and emerging artists who want to tour, venues who are desperate to host them, audiences that want to see them, but the financial obstacles have simply become too great. With this additional £5million we are going to be able to work with the sector to get artists back out across the country, producing thousands of shows that simply wouldn’t be able to take place without this funding.”

Music Venue Trust recently announced a groundbreaking partnership with Enter Shikari which will see £1 from every ticket sold for their arena tour in 2023 go into the Pipeline Investment Fund to support Grassroots Music Venues. The Trust is continuing to press arenas and stadiums to play their part in addressing the need for financial support for the sector,

Mark Davyd, CEO and Founder of MVT, said:

“This additional £5million is a fantastic response from the Government, recognising that we have a crisis at grassroots level which threatens the talent pipeline and the future prosperity of the entire live music industry. It’s now time for that industry to step up, take responsibility, and match this government action with its own positive response. At the top level, we are enjoying the greatest ever summer of live music in the UK. We need to ensure that Grassroots Music Venues share in that financial success, and that can be achieved simply and effectively through a contribution from every ticket sold at every arena and stadium event.”

Monday, June 12, 2023

Download 2023 a success despite sound issues

SOLD OUT FESTIVAL SPANS FOUR DAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN CELEBRATION OF 20th ANNIVERSARY
TWO BLOWOUT HEADLINE SETS FROM METALLICA ON THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, AN INCENDIARY BRING ME THE HORIZON DEBUT HEADLINE SLOT PLUS AN INCREDIBLE SET FROM SLIPKNOT TO CLOSE THE WEEKEND
DOWNLOAD BREAKS U.K. FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE RECORD SALES OF ALL TIME, INCLUDES IMMERSIVE DOWNLOAD MEGASTORE
HUMANS OF DOWNLOAD – CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE DOWNLOAD COMMUNITY, ACROSS ATTENDEES, STAFF, ARTISTS, CREW AND SUPPLIERS
EARLY BIRD TICKETS FOR DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2024 GO ON SALE TOMORROW – MONDAY 12 JUNE – AT 12PM
DOWNLOAD WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT YEAR 14 – 16 JUNE 2024

Sunday 11 June, Donington Park U.K. – This weekend’s Download Festival 20th anniversary welcomed a record breaking 100,000 attendees to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park becoming its most successful year ever. The fastest selling Download in its 20-year history, 2023’s edition showcased world-class rock and metal across four days and six stages from all over the world.

The atmosphere was electric as fans once again lived up to their reputation of what is widely regarded as the UK’s friendliest audience, celebrating inclusivity, self-expression and a lot of headbanging. With artists from Metallica to Alter Bridge to Halestorm, plus live podcasts, exclusive DJ sets, comeback sets and a whole village dedicated to the fan experience (District X), this was not a weekend to miss.

The first ever Thursday headline slot saw Metallica dominate the Apex Stage with their legendary showmanship and guitar prowess. Sheffield genre-bending rockers Bring Me The Horizon owned the stage on Friday night, delivering a masterclass in thrilling a crowd with their unique and Download-exclusive production, bringing out a host of special guests including Amy Lee from Evanescence and alt-rock duo Nova Twins. Metallica followed up their Thursday night set with a spellbinding performance on Saturday evening, cementing their place in history as one of the greatest metal bands on the planet. On Sunday, Slipknot closed the Apex stage with a spectacular display of energy and power. Across the Apex, Opus, Dogtooth and Avalanche stages, festivalgoers were spoilt for choice as the sun shone over the greatest long weekend.

With an unbelievable line-up, featuring the likes of Halestorm, Skindred, Evanescence, Pendulum, Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)’s new project Empire State Bastard, The Blackout’s reunion, Creeper, Coheed and Cambria, Ice Nine Kills (who stabbed the Download Dog to death), Ghost, Parkway Drive, Electric Callboy, and supporting young British talent like Nova Twins, Kid Bookie, Kid Kapichi and many more, there really were too many musical highlights to mention.

Brand new for 2023, the Download Megastore sold a huge range of Download merch onsite, commemorating the 20th anniversary and the event broke the U.K. record for most festival merchandise sales of all time. Elsewhere, the Mini Moshers campsite saw its maiden voyage, giving the younger generation of metal fans the opportunity to embrace the legendary festival in comfort.

To pay tribute to the diversity of the Download crowd, the Humans of Download live photography docuseries launched, sharing the diversity of Download attendees, with their eclectic outfits and costumes being celebrated on all social channels and sites across the festival. Danny North, the creative director collaborating with Download on the project, shared: “This location and the beautiful people that inhabit this space fills my soul. I wanted to create a photo series that holds a mirror up to the people that make this festival what it is.”

In 2024, Download Festival will return to Donington from Friday 14 June – Sunday 16 June. Limited Early Bird tickets are on sale at 12 noon Monday 12 June from www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

For Download 2024, a pre-purchased Car Park pass will be mandatory for those attending by car, and will not be available to buy on the day. Each pass will have clear directions, unique to the location of the allocated Car Park. Routes will differ per car park to ensure the best possible entry into the event, and transport experience for festivalgoers, airport users, local businesses and residents.

To pay tribute to the diversity of the Download crowd, the Humans of Download live photography docuseries launched, sharing the diversity of Download attendees, with their eclectic outfits and costumes being celebrated on all social channels and sites across the festival. Danny North, the creative director collaborating with Download on the project, shared: “My love of metal and this festival goes back to when my father introduced me to the music. This place carries the spirit of my ancestors. This is holy ground for me. The connection between the music that defined my life, this location and the beautiful people that inhabit this space fills my soul. I wanted to create a photo series that holds a mirror up to the people that make this festival what it is”. Visit: https://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/2023/humansofdownload/

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