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Download add 13 more bands!

Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders and My Passion are among the latest additions to the Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival. Download is set to take place at Donington Park in Leicestershire between June 11 and 13 and will be headlined by AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith. Other new additions include: Devil Sold His Soul, Anathema, Trigger The Bloodshed, Enemo-J, The More I See, Sondura, Everything Burns, Starseed, Ricky Warwick, The Dirty Feel and Jett Black. Sum 41, who had prev

Published: 2010-05-28 Provider: Kerrang!

Led Zeppelin turn down Download

Heavy metal legends Led Zeppelin apparently turned down an offer to perform at this years Download festival. Festival organizer Andy Copping said that having the band on the same bill as AC/DC would have been his dream festival bill. "If I could have got them to play at Download, it would have been phenomenal," says Andy. "I'm more than happy with what we've got," he adds. This years Download festival is set to take place at Donington Park in Leicestershire between June 11 and 13. Tickets for Do

Published: 2010-03-25 Provider: Kerrang!

More Download 2010 news!

Following our earlier announcement that Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith will join AC/DC as headliners of the Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival, we've got another exclusive for you... 30 Seconds To Mars, Stone Sour, Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb Of God and ‘80s rocker Billy Idol will also be appearing at the festival which is set to take place at Donington Park in Leicestershire between June 11 and 13. “We always have a special relationship with our audience and we plan on giving people

Published: 2010-02-16 Provider: Kerrang!

And joining AC/DC as Download headliners will be…

Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith will join AC/DC as headliners of the Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival, which is set to take place at Donington Park in Leicestershire between June 11 and 13. Rage, who enjoyed beating X Factor finalist Joe McElderry to the Christmas Number One spot in December, announced last week that they would honour their promise to play a free show for fans who supported the Rage Factor campaign. The gig is taking place at London’s Finsbury Park on June 6 and is ju

Published: 2010-02-15 Provider: Kerrang!

AC/DC photo exhibition in London

Proud Camden presents AC/DC: Let There be Rock- a photographic portrait of the band which will allow fans to see a side of them not previously shown to the public, coinciding with their UK leg of their arena tour Rock photographer Phillip Morris will exhibit his collection of photos from the band’s past, including unseen images of the late Bon Scott, the original singer of the band. The launch of the exhibition is on February 4 and lasts until May 31. See www.proud.co.uk for more details. Words: Vanessa Peters

Published: 2009-02-02 Provider: Kerrang!

Cancer Bats, Guns N' Roses and Metallica for Canadian awards

The Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences have unveiled the nominees for the 2009 Juno awards. The ceremony, which will be broadcast on Canada's CTV, will take place on Sunday march 29 live from General Motors Place in Vancouver, will see live sets from Nickelback, Simple Plan and Alexisonfire man Dallas Green under his City And Colour alter ego. The full list of K! friendly nominees is as follows: Fan Choice Award Nickelback Single Of The Year Nickelback, Gotta Be Somebody International Album Of The Year Guns N' Roses, Chinese Democracy, AC/DC, Black Ice Metallica, Death Magnetic Album Of The Year Nickelback, Dark Horse Simple Plan, Simple Plan Artist Of The Year City And Colour Group Of The Year Nickelback Simple Plan New Group Of The Year Cancer Bats Songwriter Of The Year Dallas Green (City And Colour / Alexisonfire) Alternative Album Of The Year Fucked Up, The Chemistry Of Common Life Rock Album Of The Year Protest The Hero, Fortress

Published: 2009-02-04 Provider: Kerrang!

Iron Maiden and AC/DC nominated for Brits

British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden and Anglo Aussie rockers AC/DC have been nominated for gongs at this year's Brit awards. AC/DC are up against The Killers and Kings Of Leon in the Best International Group and the Best International Album (for last year's Black Ice album) categories, while Iron Maiden are up against indie dullards The Verve and tame pop trio Scouting For Girls in the Best Live Act category. "Iron Maiden's secret weapon is our fans," Maiden manager Rod Smallwood told Kerrang! Dot Com. "Anyone who's been to one of our shows knows that they're the most passionate and devoted fans on the planet, making an incredible atmosphere at our shows. "To be nominated for Best Live Act at the Brits is as much a recognition of them as it is of us," he continued. "So for all of them, Up The Irons!" However, Iron Maiden are noticeably absent from the Best British Group category, despite playing to over 1.5 million people worldwide last year (including 55,000 people at their sold-out UK show at Twickenham Stadium). Let's do our damnedest to make sure they walk away with the award on the night. The 2009 Brit Awards will take place at London's Earls Court on February 18.

Published: 2009-01-21 Provider: Kerrang!