ONE SOCIAL MEDIA POST… A WHOLE LOT OF DRAMA If there is one family that knows how to get the internet talking, it’s the Osbournes. This week, Jack Osbourne found himself at the centre of a social media firestorm after sharing photos from the controversial Freedom 250 UFC event held at the White House. What […]
There are songs that define a generation. There are songs that fill dance floors. And then there’s “Nookie” by Limp Bizkit — a track so ridiculously catchy that nearly three decades later you’ll still hear crowds screaming every word back at full volume. On this day in 1999, Limp Bizkit unleashed Nookie upon the world […]
A Landmark Moment at Donington Download Festival has seen some absolutely legendary headline performances over the years. Iron Maiden. Metallica. Slipknot. AC/DC. Rammstein. Guns N’ Roses. But on Sunday night at Download Festival 2026, history was made as Linkin Park became the first female-fronted band ever to headline the UK’s biggest rock and metal festival. […]
Emotion, Evolution, Emily Armstrong And Donington Singing Every Word There are headline sets that close a festival. Then there are headline sets that feel like they close a chapter, open another one, and leave 95,000 people standing in a field wondering how on earth they are supposed to go back to normal life after that. […]
Pop-Punk Hooks, Metalcore Bounce, Massive Singalongs And Donington Emptying The Tank By Sunday night at Download Festival, everyone is running on fumes. The boots are battered.The voice is shredded.The campsite has become a lawless village of folding chairs, sun cream, warm cans and people pretending they are not emotionally attached to a portable phone charger. […]
Atmosphere, Heaviness, Huge Choruses And Donington Falling Under The Spell Some bands arrive at Download Festival ready to smash the place up. Some arrive with fire, theatrics, horror props, crowd-surf chaos, monster riffs and enough noise to make the campsite bins vibrate. Then there are Bad Omens. Bad Omens do not just play a set. […]
Cosmic Riffs, Heavy Grief, Monster Grooves And Donington Getting Swallowed Whole Some bands play riffs. Some bands build riffs. Some bands politely hand you a riff, let you admire it, then move on to the chorus. Mastodon do not do that. Mastodon drag riffs out of a swamp, cover them in cosmic dust, weld them […]
Theatrical Carnage, Killer Hooks And Donington Screaming For The Silver Scream Some bands bring riffs. Some bands bring breakdowns. Some bands bring pyro, pits, crowd chants and enough smoke to make the Apex Stage look like it has failed an MOT. Then there is Ice Nine Kills. Ice Nine Kills do not just play a […]
Guitar Wizardry, Rage Anthems, Protest Power And Donington Losing Its Mind Some guitarists play solos. Some guitarists shred. Some guitarists turn up, plug in, throw a few shapes, take the applause and disappear back into the festival mist. Then there is Tom Morello. Tom Morello does not just play guitar. He weaponises it. He scratches […]
The Unofficial House Band of Download Festival If there is one band that feels as much a part of Download Festival as the mud, the planes flying overhead and the legendary walk into the arena, it’s Skindred. At this point, the Welsh reggae-metal heroes have played Download so many times that we’re convinced they should […]
There are festival sets. There are great festival sets. And then there are Skindred festival sets. The Welsh legends stormed the Dogtooth Stage at Download Festival 2026 and delivered exactly what thousands of Downloaders had been hoping for — absolute mayhem, huge singalongs, massive riffs and one giant party. From the second the band walked […]
Taylor Momsen, Big Riffs, Bluesy Swagger And Donington Singing It Back Some bands hit Download Festival like a wrecking ball. Some come in with pyro, masks, breakdowns, blast beats, dhol drums, giant choruses, circle pits and enough production to make the stage look like it has declared war on the sky. Then there are The […]
Mike Ness, Outlaw Attitude, Vintage Grit And Donington Getting A Proper Punk ’N’ Roll Lesson Some bands arrive at Download Festival with fire. Some arrive with breakdowns. Some arrive with corpse paint, stage smoke, emotional chaos, crowd surfers and riffs so low they sound like a fridge falling down the stairs. Then there is Social […]
Landon Tewers, Huge Choruses, Nasty Drops And Donington Feeling Every Word Some bands hit Download Festival like a brick through a window. Some arrive with big choruses, shiny hooks and a few festival-friendly breakdowns to keep the crowd moving. Then there is The Plot In You. This is a band who do not just play […]
Breakdowns, Rage, No Mercy And Donington Getting Properly Flattened Some bands stroll onto a festival stage. Some bands wave, smile, chat for a bit, ease into the vibe and gently ask the crowd how they are doing. thrown do not do gentle. thrown hit the Opus Stage at Download Festival 2026 like someone had launched […]