The Latest Breaking News from Download Festival

Did Metallica correct Lars Ulrich’s 'One' drumming for the official audio of their performance at Download Festival?

The famous double bass drum part on Metallica's YouTube channel sounds quite different to fan-captured live footage

MusicRadar · Jul 11, 2023

Local council threatens to cancel Download Festival over "unprecedented" traffic chaos and 600 missed flights

"Something’s got to change for next year otherwise I’ll be pressing that the damn thing is cancelled" - Leicestershire County Council's Nick Rushton

Metal Hammer · Jul 4, 2023

Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants launch charity auction with memorabilia from Iron Maiden, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Kiss and more

Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants kick off a huge auction in aid of kids charities, with items from some of the biggest name in metal up for grabs

Metal Hammer · Jun 29, 2023

Download festival review – 20th birthday brings double Metallica, occult glam and a new breed

After travel chaos this proves to be an epic four-dayer, with an eclectic mix from Bring Me the Horizon to AA Williams plus Metallica spanning their career

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023

Download Festival organiser responds to claims this year's event is 'louder'

Its festival booker said it could instead be down to weather conditions

Nottingham Post · Jun 11, 2023

Residents 'can't sleep' as rock music blasting out 15 miles away makes walls RATTLE

People living in Derbyshire have complained about the noise coming from Download Festival this weekend, with some people saying that their walls were rattling due to loud rock music

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2023

Kirk Hammett remembers his last encounter with Dimebag Darrell: "I still regret not taking the time to have a full conversation with him"

The two last spoke backstage at the 2004 Download Festival, as Hammett frantically searched for a temporary replacement for an ill Lars Ulrich

Guitar World · Jun 9, 2023

Metallica's Download performance mistaken by residents 10 miles away in Stapleford as a 'party'

Residents have shared their thoughts on the noise, which was reportedly heard as far as Mapperley

Nottingham Post · Jun 9, 2023

Residents call police as Download Festival noise rattles windows 15 miles

Around 100,000 heavy metal fans are heading to Download Festival, which began on Thursday

Manchester Evening News · Jun 9, 2023

Download Festival's loud Metallica set captured from 11 miles away

One resident filmed the sounds from their home

Nottingham Post · Jun 9, 2023