Download Festival 2011 headline for Friday night Def Leppard there were mixed reactions from the Festival's fans due to them only performing the famous Donnington event in 2009.
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He says before adding, "There have been a few negatives with people asking why they are on again so soon but most have been positive and to be honest there were more negatives the first time we came back on, never mind this time and we pulled it off then. I’m happy that we’re back at Download and I think it’s a good thing."
On the subject of guitarist Vivian Campbell work alongside Thin Lizzy and with both bands hitting the stage at Download, hedoesn'tdoubleshifttheirguitarist(VivianCampbellalsorevealedthathewould not)expect towork, buthesaidifhewastherewould not be surprisedfestivalisacrossover.
He adds, "I don’t know if there will be a crossover at Download. I’m sure Vivien would be happy to get up and do a song with them but I’m sure the new guy might feel a bit intimidated having to step aside having only just got the gig. And Vivien being the gentleman that he is will probably just let him do it".
Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliot has performeddownthefuroreoverthebandbeingthe second time inthreeyearswhen heclaimed thatmoremurmurswereannounced in2009thathesayshequicklywonthe crowdweremore than,DownloadFestivalhasa headlineslut.
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He said: “We didn’t have any reservations but I was a little shocked that it came so soon but Andy Copping explained it was for all the right reasons. There have been a few negatives with people asking why they are on again so soon but most have been positive and to be honest there were more negatives the first time we came back on, never mind this time and we pulled it off then.
“I’m happy that we’re back at Download and I think it’s a good thing. We were doing Download in 2009 as kind of the end of a project but this is the start of one and our first proper gig just four days after the album comes out and hopefully ‘Undefeated’ which is on the radio just now will have sunk into the DNA of the fans and it is a new song we can play and we’ll be changing the set around from last time too.
“It is the spiritual home of Rick’s rebirth as a musician. I don’t know if we can top what I said in 2009 which is on the DVD and was spur of the moment but it is a case of re-achievement more than anything else. We nailed the fact we belonged top of the bill. This time round the difference is it is the Friday night instead of the Sunday night.
“Last time there was a danger that being the last band on people could have said they wanted to miss the traffic and leave but from what I could tell, even when we were doing the end of the encore, we couldn’t see the back of the people so now I suppose we’ve been promoted as we don’t have that to worry about.”
Elliott continued, “Vivien is back from his loan spell and Lizzy have just been promoted to the Premier League so he’s coming back”.
“He is doing one last hurrah with them at Slane and literally the next day we start rehearsing.
“I don’t know if there will be a crossover at Download. I’m sure Vivien would be happy to get up and do a song with them but I’m sure the new guy might feel a bit intimidated having to step aside having only just got the gig. And Vivien being the gentleman that he is will probably just let him do it.”
Ahead of Leppard’s return Elliott is currently on the road with his side-project the Down N’ Outz which he says takes him back to the early and more humble days with Leppard. He added:
“Being on tour with the Down N’ Outz is totally different. It’s low-key, low-budget and it’s like going on a camping holiday instead of staying in the Four Season’s and that’s the fun of it.
“It’s like taking all the experience that you’ve gained over the past 30-years and taking it back to the first Def Leppard tour in 1980 which was done in a little van with little gear opening for Sammy Hagar or something like that.
“I don’t miss it but I enjoy it and I like to do both – if you can do that. If we were to do this with Leppard it would look like we had lost a lot of stature so I wouldn’t want to do that because as far as I’m concerned we should be going up and up and up.
“But with the Down N’ OutzI want to take it as far as it can go but you have to go in at ground level like special guests at the High Voltage Festival or as guests of Paul Rodgers. It just gives us more opportunities to expose ourselves to different crowds.
“Most of them on this tour will be Paul Rodgers fans but some of them will have heard who we are. For example Newcastle was definitely his crowd while Sheffield was definitely ours.
“It’s a good mixture and Paul did personally request us on the tour. I’ve kind of said to him ‘thanks for taking us on the tour’ but he said ‘no, thanks for being on it.’
“I wonder if it came via the Mott The Hoople thing or it could just have been the fact Cynthia Rodgers and my wife e-mail each other all the time and it’s maybe sown a seed in Cynthia’s head to bring us out. I don’t know, it’s intriguing but it’s a question yet to be answered.”
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Hedisclosedthatin 2009the band2years ago,receivedsimilarresponses, and theyimmediatelywonthe crowd, speaking to RockAAA .
He says before adding, "There have been a few negatives with people asking why they are on again so soon but most have been positive and to be honest there were more negatives the first time we came back on, never mind this time and we pulled it off then. I’m happy that we’re back at Download and I think it’s a good thing."
He adds, "I don’t know if there will be a crossover at Download. I’m sure Vivien would be happy to get up and do a song with them but I’m sure the new guy might feel a bit intimidated having to step aside having only just got the gig. And Vivien being the gentleman that he is will probably just let him do it".
Download Festival is the famous UK music festival which have headline Bullet For My Valentine, Clutch, Def Leppard and more acts are confirmed to perform in this year summer festival.
Other acts also plus on the bill includes Devil Wears Prada, Disturbed, Escape The Fate, Gaslight Anthem, Hollywood Undead, Linkin Park, Korn, Masters of Reality, Mr Big, Pendulum, Puddle Of Mudd, Sacred Mother Tongue, Straight, Suicide Silence and System Of A Down.
The event takes place at Donington Park will runs on 10 - 12 June
Download Festival boss Andy Copping, who said to NME TV, its video seen below about the full original headline.
UK's rockers The Darkness to perform at this years Download Festival and the hit-packed hour-long set fans can expect, which will include "ridiculous hairstyles and bizarre moustaches."
Download Festival event held at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom on June 10-12
Frontman Justin Hawkins said, "The idea of playing Download terrifies us. We played in an early slot on the main stage in 2003 and we were frightened then. It's reassuring to know that nothing has changed.
"On a serious note, it's the most rockest of festivals and the perfect place for us to begin the next phase of our journey."
Legendary Brooklyn, NY based hardcore veterans BIOHAZARD are confirmed for this years Download Festival event, which held at Donington Park on June 10 – 12.
Stated BIOHAZARDs Billy Graziadei: “Yo, we are in the studio finishing up the new Biohazard album due out later this year and can’t wait to get back over to the UK to play Download!! Bobby, Danny, Evan and I are psyched to back on the road again after spending the past year working on this new album. See you in the pit!!!!”
BIOHAZARD perform in this year festival, and revealed that they are working on their first muyual album in sixteen years.
Download Festival announced a new addition on the bill to perform in this summer festival. Young Guns, Silverstein, Anti-Flag, Royal Republic, The Dangerous Summer and Sevendust are the latest addition. Lastly line-up Def Leppard, Linkin Park, System Of A Down, Skunk Anansie and The Darkness are all set to present in this music festival. In this year event present at Donington Park from Friday 10th June - Sunday 12th June at Donington Park.
Download Festival line-up Young Guns have been announced as a new addition to this summer festival.
Silverstein, Anti-Flag, Royal Republic, The Dangerous Summer and Sevendust are also confirmed to perform at Download Festival.
On the bill also include Def Leppard, Linkin Park, System Of A Down, Skunk Anansie and The Darkness to perform in the nusic festival, which takes place at Donington Park from Friday 10th June - Sunday 12th June.
Download Festival has revealed the latest band is Hardcore rock band Biohazard to be added to this year summer festival.
Festival organizers have announced new further addition for 43 groups will be performing at Donington Park between 10-12 June.
Festival have been already confirmed acts are Def Leppard (Friday), System of a Down (Saturday) and Linkin Park (Sunday).
Other bands added on the bill are Young Guns, Children Of Bodom, Anti-Flag, Letlive, Sevendust and Baptized in Blood.
Darkness and Alter Bridge will perform before Def Leppard on Friday 10 June alongside Pendulum topping the second stage.
On the main stage Avenged Sevenfold and Skunk Anansie appear before System of a Down on Saturday 11 June alongside Alice Cooper headlining the second stage.
Download Festival headline further 43 bands have been confirmed on the bill.
On the bill topper acts are Anti-Flag, Children of Bodom and mighty New York hardcore legends Biohazard.
And the previously announced acts are Def Leppard, System of a Down and Linkin Park.
On the bill include acts are Anti-Flag, Baptized In Blood, Belligerence, BioHazard, Blitz Kids, Boss Hoss, Children of Bodom, Chthonic, CKY, Dan Reed, Deaf Havana, Dear Superstar, Destroy, Rebuild Until God Shows, Dio Disciples, Envy Of The State, Heights, Houston, Illuminatus, Karma to Burn and Kellermensch, Letlive.
Other bands also joining are Lower Than Atlantis, Malefice, My Darkest Days, Oaf, October File, Rock Sugar, Royal Republic, Sevendust, Silverstein, Skeletal Damage, Skindred, Starseed, Sweet Savage, T-34, The Dangerous Summer, The Dead Lay Waiting, The Morning After, The Rods, TRC, Wayne Static, Yashin and Young Guns.
A new biggest further43 bands have been revealed on headline for Download Festival which takes place in Donington Park from Friday 10th until Sunday 12th June.
On the Main Stage perform New York's hardcore rockers Biohazard lead is a new additions alongside ragga metallers Skindred, CKY, and former Static-X frontman Wayne Static.
And the 2nd Stage on Friday confirmed acts for new addition include Children Of Bodom, Anti-flag, Young Guns, and ex-Chiodos frontman Craig Owens' new band Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.).
On the bill include the tribute to the legendary Ronnie James Dio, the Dio Disciples, Dan Reed, Rock Sugar, The BossHoss, and Taiwanese rockers Chthonic.
Chthonic said, "Download will be the first show for us after our new album comes out, and we will be fully prepared with a bunch of killer new songs and oriental new ideas just for this one of the kind festival, a dream for all the metalheads!"
Harry Radford from Yashin said, "We couldn't have asked for a better Download Festival debut, 2nd stage on the final day! It's going to be spectactular to say the least. We'd love all our fans and anyone who's yet to catch us live to represent. We're excited to be part of this and to play alongside some of the world's top acts. See you in the pit!"
And the Pepsi Max Stage will perform host to Sweet Savage, and Royal Republic on Friday; Sevendust, Letlive, TRC, The Rods, and Houston; and Silverstein, Lower Than Atlantis, Deaf Havana, comedian Al Murray’s band T-34, Starseed and My Darkest Days.
While the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage will perform acts are Envy Of The State, illuminatus, and Kellermensch confirmed for Friday.
Frontman of Envy Of The State, Scott Envy Adams, said, "After watching all our favourite bands play at Donnington Park over the years its an honour to be asked to play Download Festival 2011! Bring it on we cant f**king wait!!!!!"
Download Festival headline now complete, and tickets going on sale on coming Friday 15th April.
Those 43 band include on the bill which the three main headliners are Def Leppard, System Of A Down & Linkin Park.
On the main stage also appearing are newly-reformed The Darkeness, Avenged Sevenfold and Welsh angry-folk Bullet For My Valentine.
And the interesting new headline of awesome acts likes of Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy & Alice Cooper, and more acts will appearance such as Young Guns, Skindred, D.R.U.G.S. & Lower Than Atlantis. Al Murray's band T-34.
Download Festival has ever bigger and biggest party, incrediblealternativebandwithahostofgamesdown headliners on the bill System of a Down, Linkin Park and Def Leppard.
While other awesome bands like The Pretty Reckless and Funeral For A Friend.
New addition on the bill are CKY, Lower Than Atlantis, Anti-Flag and Young Guns!
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This music festival event which held at Donnington Park from 10th - 12th June.
Britain's largest hard rock and heavy metal Download Festival organizers has announced new more 43 names include to confirmed to perform in this year summer festival.
Big names on the bill including such as Children of Bodom and Biohazard. The music festival event which takes place at the legendary Donington Castle in Leicestershire from June 10th-12th.
The lineup is now as follows:
Alice Cooper All That Remains Alter Bridge Anti-Flag Asking Alexandria Avenged Sevenfold Baptized In Blood Bellligerence Biohazard Black Stone Cherry Black Veil Brides Blitz Kids Bosshoss Bowling For Soup Bring Me The Horizon Buckcherry Bullet For My Valentine Cheap Trick Children Of Bodom Chthonic CKY Clutch Dan Reed Danzig Deaf Havana Def Leppard Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows Devil Wears Prada Dio Disciples Disturbed Down Duff McKagan's Loaded Envy Of The State Escape The Fate FM Framing Hanley Frank Turner Funeral For A Friend Gaslight Anthem Ghost Gwar Heights Hollywood Undead Hyro Da Hero Illuminatus Jameson Raid Karma To Burn Kellermench Korn Kverlatak Letlive Linkin Park Lower Than Atlantis Madina Lake Malefice Mr. Big My Darkest Days Oaf October File Pendulum Plain White T’S, Puddle Of Mudd Rise To Remain Rob Zombie Rock Sugar Royal Republic Sacred Mother Tongue Sevendust Silverstein Skeletal Damage Skunk Anansie Starseed Straight Line Stitch Suicide Silence System Of A Down T-34 The Cult The Damned Things The Dangerous Summer The Darkness The Dead Lay Waiting The King Blues The Morning After The Pretty Reckless The Rods Thin Lizzy Times Of Grace Trash Talk Trc Turisas Twisted Sister Versamerge Wayne Static Yashin Young Guns Your Demise
Download Festival Limited Day Tickets will go on sale at 9am Friday 15 April priced at £75 from the official Download website, www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
Weekend tickets,guestareaandexplodewithall the Download websitepackagesalsoare available forpurchase.
With the Main Stage and the Second Stage, this year Download Festival event held present at Pepsi Max Stage, which performed likes of Times Of Grace, The King Blues and Framing Hanley across the weekend.
Download Festival confirmed act The Darkness will perform a "concise hour of hits", when they return at festival. AndyCoppinger,works fortheparty,theNMEthereforfansof the groupwhentheyplayin front ofyourseatwill beinformedenoughto see theresponsiblepersonfor reservationisaccordingly.
He said that The Darkness will be performing on the event "tremendous stage show" June 10th, Whenrockersmajorheadliners Def Leppardwill performbefore.
Frontman Justin Hawkins has said that he is nervous about performing at the festival.
He stated, "The idea of playing Download terrifies us".
"We played in an early slot on the main stage in 2003 and we were frightened then. It's reassuring to know that nothing has changed."
On the bill other more acts include System of A Down, Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine and Avenged Sevenfold.
Download Festival 2011 headline for Friday night Def Leppard there were mixed reactions from the Festival's fans due to them only performing the famous Donnington event in 2009.
Download Festival announced a new addition on the bill to perform in this summer festival. Young Guns, Silverstein, Anti-Flag, Royal Republic, The Dangerous Summer and Sevendust are the latest addition. Lastly line-up Def Leppard, Linkin Park, System Of A Down, Skunk Anansie and The Darkness are all set to present in this music festival. In this year event present at Donington Park from Friday 10th June - Sunday 12th June at Donington Park.
