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With less than a month until Download 2019, we thought we'd give our guesses on who will put on the best set across the stages for each day. So have a read on our thoughts, see if you agree and if not, let us know! So let's kick off with the Friday… Main Stage Jack: With the returning headlines Def Leppard finishing the day all the way through to when Last in Line are kicking things off, it's great performances all day. Slash and Miles Kennedy will bring their usual technical

By this point, we're assuming everyone reading this is already going to Download 2019. If you're not, stop being stupid and go buy your ticket! And make sure it's a 5 day camping one. Done it? Good. But why did you need a 5 Day one when the bands start on Friday? Because the bands ACTUALLY start on the Thursday. Welcome to the Takeover. The Takeover has been running for a fair few years now, but to see the heights it's now reached is incredible. The amount of applicants every

With a month left until Download Festival 2019, you'd have thought the announcements were over with. But you were wrong, wrong I tell you! So click this article to find out how Andy C and his team are still adding to this ever amazing lineup! Bands, events, comedy and wrestling have all been updated in the latest drop of news from the Donnington crew. Let's kickoff with the bands. An extra 6 names are plastered onto the already full poster - symphonic titans 'Epica', who are

Trying to relive Download Festival to write this is already giving me the blues. So, expect a slow descent into darkness as we go on. Maybe. We went on Thursday, and slowly managed to get our camp set up. But as is sod’s law, as you attempt to put up your shelter for the weekend, the weather decides to throw all the water on you. Typical. However, through a bit of perseverance, and necessity, and the fact it wasn’t really raining badly, it got done. Just in time to go over to

The Raven Age are back at Donnington for Download once again! This time they're smashing the 2nd Stage on the Friday afternoon and we got a chance to catch up with them. Hey guys, thanks for being up for some questions! First off, tell us a bit about The Raven Age. We're a young metal band from London U.K, We've been gigging together since Feb 2014 and we've recently been signed to BMG and released our debut album Darkness Will Rise. Go and check it out! You guys hit Download

Right ok. Download Festival is SO CLOSE. Hang on let me count. 37 days. That's five and a half weeks away. So, if you're umming and ahhing over if you should go I'm here to convince you to go, by regaling you with my favourite headliners. Lets do this. 5. Avenged Sevenfold - 2014 First things first, I need to pre-face that this list will ONLY contain headliners I have seen. With that clear, I'll start with a headliner most doubted. Now I don't mean doubt as in MCR 2007 doubt,

And it's a brilliant and eclectic mix. There's something for everyone, yet again. Take a look for yourself. So, for clarification, here's the new batch of bands in a list below: Pierce The Veil Good Charlotte Sum 41 Ministry Red Fang Airbourne Alter Bridge Coheed & Cambria DevilDriver Mastodon Opeth Clutch The Dead Daises Issues Four Year Strong Knuckle Puck God Damn Basement WAKRAT Exodus Lost Society The One Hundred Crown The Empire Greywind Astroid Boys They join us, Syste