We all know that Download Festival starts as soon as the gates open on a Wednesday lunchtime. With many fantastic events like The Takeover and some of our friends doing awesome DJ sets, District X and The Doghouse are definitely the place to be for the early arrivals. For Download 2025, it felt like the…
We are very much into the final countdown before the gates of Donington open for the 2025 Download Festival! We’ve got features aplenty to keep eager attendees excited as they countdown the days, and up today is our preview of the festival’s first full day of entertainment. Recently we caught up with Download Senior Booker…
Having just celebrated Record Store Day 2025 (see our recommended best release pick up’s for that on this post), the Download Festival team have another glut of announcements for everyone! This includes the full District X programme – but more on that later! The one that ties in most closely to RSD 2025 is the…
Three brand new headliners for Download 2025! For the first time since 2010 the Download Festival has an entirely fresh set of headliners for the Donington faithful to enjoy. With punk rock legends Green Day making their Download bow on Friday night, the mysterious phenomenon of Sleep Token on Saturday and nu metal icons KoRn…
The UK’s favourite pop rock band, McFly bought their Power To Play Tour to Cambridge’s Corn Exchange for a night of pop rock hits, enjoyed by fans both old and new. The tour which has continued to gain additional dates saw tonight sold out, with Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter returning…
After the last 18 months it was hard to imagine festivals ever returning, so walking into the hallowed grounds of Hatfield Park last weekend was truly a blessing. With big line-up changes from its first announcement and the cancellation of last year, the skepticism of some was, it has to be said, fairly high. But…
Well this was an interesting development for any fans of McFly or McBusted. Their bassist / vocalist Dougie Poynter has launched a brand new band called Ink, and what’s more, there’s music already available to hear! Ink, comprised of Dougie, former Carl Barat of Libertines fame collaborator Todd Dorigo, and drummer Corey Alexander, are very…
