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What year was the first Download Festival?
May 31, 2003
Download Festival/First event date
Will Download 2021 happen?
Download Festival has confirmed it has been cancelled for 2021. The UK’s premier hard rock festival was hoping to take place on 4-6 June this year, but has had to be cancelled for the second year running due to the coronavirus pandemic.
What is the capacity of Download Festival?
Rock music festival Download made its return this weekend at Donington Park in Leicestershire with 10,000 fans in attendance – 90% fewer than the event’s usual 100,000 capacity.
Who played at Download 2003?
With Iron Maiden and Limp Bizkit booked as headliners the bill was packed with the best that rock had to offer with Marilyn Manson, Audioslave, Disturbed, Ministry and many others, including little-known band The Darkness making one of their first festival appearances way down the bill.
Is Download Festival child friendly?
Age Restrictions / Child Tickets Children under 5 year old (ages 0-4 years) are allowed at Download Festival for free, and do not require a child ticket, but must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult. 13-15 must purchase an adult ticket and also be accompanied by a parent / guardian over 18.
Is download going ahead 2021?
Download became one of the first major festivals to cancel its plans for a full-scale festival in 2021, following on from another Covid-enforced postponement in 2020. The full line-up for the pilot event will be announced on Friday May 28 at midday.
Has Download 2021 been Cancelled?
Canceled
2021 Download Festival/Date
Who are the founders of the Download Festival?
The first Download Festival was created by Stuart Galbraith, Tom Pyke and Andy Copping in 2003 in the same location. Rather than run as a single day event Download was initially a two-day event, expanding to three days in 2005.
Where is the location of the Download Festival?
Download Festival is a British rock festival, held annually at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England, since 2003, in Paris, France since 2016 and Parramatta Park, Sydney since 2019 & Flemington Racecourse Melbourne Australia since 2018.
Why was the Download Festival cancelled in 2021?
The original 2021 event was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, however it was announced on 26 May 2021 that Download would take place in 2021 as part in the UK government events research programme to trail large events. The three-day pilot event will have 10,000 fans attending.
How big is Download Festival at Donington Park?
In a statement, a spokesperson for Download said: “Downloaders, we couldn’t be more hyped to announce that we will be running a pilot event as part of the second phase of the Government’s Event Research Programme. It’s gonna be a 10,000 capacity camping festival in Donington Park!