Download 2016

The UK's biggest rock festival, Download, will be back in June 2016 for another weekend of heavy rock and metal and the three headliners for the weekend have already been announced!

German industrial kings, Rammstein will headline the Friday night, while the mighty Black Sabbath take charge on the Saturday night and finishing up with the legendary Iron Maiden closing proceedings on the Sunday night.

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Featuring

Rammstein

German pyromaniac nu-metal band with their trademark futuristic garb and a stage show which includes flames, lasers and gimmicks galore.

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Black Sabbath

The original, the best, the greatest - how many more superlatives do you want? Widely regarded as creators of heavy metal, the hugely influential band from Aston, Birmingham, have sold in excess of 70 million records worldwide and are responsible for all time classic rock anthems such as ‘Paranoid’, ‘War Pigs’ and ‘Iron Man’ – which won a Grammy in 2000. The band was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the U.S. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Iron Maiden

One of the original 80s New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands, and without doubt the most successful. Now back with Bruce Dickenson behind the mic, Iron Maiden are regarded as the greatest metal band of them all, their inspiration spreading far and wide and spanning all ages. Few bands can claim to have kept their original audience and successfully enticed on board a new generation, who weren't even in the cradle when the band first hit the stage running! Yet Iron Maiden have achieved just this in their 25 years plus career.

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Gutterdämmerung

A new rock ‘n’ roll / film / gig concept from the mind of Belgian-Swedish visual artist Bjorn Tagemose. Gutterdämmerung is part rock show part immersive cinema experience featuring some of the biggest rock names on the planet.

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Pennywise

The genesis of Pennywise can be traced back to the South Bay 1988 when punk couldn't be less popular and metal ruled the roost. The four original members of Pennywise immediately crafted a style all its own-a tidal wave of California hardcore, melodic surf punk and optimistic anthems that went against the seek-and-destroy ethos of its era. Ignite vocalist Zoli Teglas recently joined the Pennywise fold, replacing the band's former vocalist Jim Lindberg.

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Saxon

After more than 35 years and 13 million albums sold worldwide, Saxon are still relentless and passionate as they were back in the days of 'Wheels of Steel' and 'Denim and Leather'. The influential heavy metal outfit has been an inspiration for the likes of Metallica and Megadeth and a front-runner for the New Wave of British Heavy Metal sweeping the nation in the late 70s-early 80s.

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Municipal Waste

Municipal Waste are a thrash rock/punk band from Richmond, Virginia who first arrived on the heavy metal scene in early 2000. With songs like 'Headbanger Face Rip' and 'Thrash? Don't Mind If I Do', Municipal Waste have marked out their territory as Kings of crossover thrash. With short, anthemic songs, Municipal Waste deal with issues like alcohol and thrashing whilst always trying to get it fun and lively.

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Napalm Death

The Gods of UK hardcore deathmetal continuing the legend that is riff after riff of pure metal noise. Or to put it another way the terrorists of noise show the nu-metal bands how to really scare people.

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Rob Deering

Rob Deering performs stand-up comedy with music, using a guitar, a loop pedal and his voice to create impressive rock and pop soundscapes – and do jokes, of course. Along with being one of the most in-demand headliners on the UK circuit, he’s toured nationally and performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe many times since starting out in comedy in the year 2000. His late-night, live-music pop quiz Beat This is a festival institution. Winner of the Amused Moose Award 2001. 'With his easy charm, chessy singing voice, razor-sharp wit and clownish physicality Rob has quickly established himself as a firm favourite on the comedy circuit around Britain' (Pontardawe Arts Centre0 'Truly wonderful stand-up' (The Sunday Times). 'As sharp and versatile as a Swiss Army Knife' (The Independent). 'Bruisingly hilarious... brilliant musical comedian' (Time Out).

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WWE

WWE Live is a unique blend of sport and entertainment, combining in-ring match action with dramatic entertainment. Bursting with all the drama and energy of a rock concert, in a fun, lively and exciting environment. WWE Live is the ultimate in family entertainment!

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Circus Of Horrors

The Circus of Horrors began at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival and has gone on to tour the world, achieving cult status and dragging circus screaming and shouting into the 21st century and beyond. 'Fantastic, that's what I call entertainment' (David Hasselhoff) 'Completely wowed the audience' (The Daily Mail). * Please note: The Circus of Horrors contains some nudity and language of an adult nature. For more information visit: www.circusofhorrors.co.uk

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Circus Of Horrors

The Circus of Horrors began at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival and has gone on to tour the world, achieving cult status and dragging circus screaming and shouting into the 21st century and beyond. 'Fantastic, that's what I call entertainment' (David Hasselhoff) 'Completely wowed the audience' (The Daily Mail). * Please note: The Circus of Horrors contains some nudity and language of an adult nature. For more information visit: www.circusofhorrors.co.uk

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Circus Of Horrors

The Circus of Horrors began at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival and has gone on to tour the world, achieving cult status and dragging circus screaming and shouting into the 21st century and beyond. 'Fantastic, that's what I call entertainment' (David Hasselhoff) 'Completely wowed the audience' (The Daily Mail). * Please note: The Circus of Horrors contains some nudity and language of an adult nature. For more information visit: www.circusofhorrors.co.uk

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Circus Of Horrors

The Circus of Horrors began at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival and has gone on to tour the world, achieving cult status and dragging circus screaming and shouting into the 21st century and beyond. 'Fantastic, that's what I call entertainment' (David Hasselhoff) 'Completely wowed the audience' (The Daily Mail). * Please note: The Circus of Horrors contains some nudity and language of an adult nature. For more information visit: www.circusofhorrors.co.uk

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Korn

Emerging from the depths of Bakersfield, California with a sound unlike any other in 1994, Korn have been able to cement themselves as one of the most important bands in rock n' roll history. The band may have changed members with Brian 'Head' Welch and David Silveria departing in 2005 and 2006 respectively, but Jonathan, Munky, Fieldy and Ray capture the feeling that was there in the beginning.

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Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage first shook the structure of heavy music upon climbing out of snowy industrialized Western Massachusetts in 2000. The band pioneered a union of thrashed-out European guitar pyrotechnics, East Coast hardcore spirit, on-stage hijinks, and enlightened lyricism that set the pace for what the turn-of-the-century deemed heavy.

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BABYMETAL

Since uploading their single "Gimme Chocolate!!", these Japanese teenagers immediately made their mark with their blend of Icon Pop and Heavy Metal. Generating over 5 million views, seemingly out of nowhere, the music press was forced to stand up and take notice, with premier rock publications like Kerrang! and Metal Hammer featuring the band, alongside mainstream outlets such as The Guardian and USA Today.

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