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Download Festival 2009

Download Festival Festival

When: June 12-14

Where: Donington Park, Derby

Download information: Download is all about the monsters of rock. Last year there was Kiss; this year's returning legends are Faith No More, who will be playing their first UK show since splitting up in 1998. Also on the bill: Slipknot, Korn, The Prodigy and Pendulum.

Download tickets: £135 for weekend ticket without camping. £160 for weekend ticket with camping and family camping. There will be lockers available for £11 and car parking costs £10 for the whole weekend if you book or £15 on the day.

Website: www.downloadfestival.co.uk

Download Festival Line-up 2009 includes:
Motley Crue
Opeth
Lacuna Coil
Dir En Grey
Parkway Drive
View the full 2009 Download Festival Line-up here

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Pulled Apart By Horses get Download crowd to high-five each other

Pulled Apart By Horses get Download crowd to high-five each other

  • Jun 14, 2009
Faith No More, Korn, Limp Bizkit for Download day one

Faith No More, Korn, Limp Bizkit for Download day one

  • Jun 12, 2009
Download Festival headliners pull out

Download Festival headliners pull out

  • Jun 11, 2009
Faith No More warm-up for Download festival with London gig

Faith No More warm-up for Download festival with London gig

  • Jun 11, 2009
Download festival to be streamed live online

Download festival to be streamed live online

  • May 26, 2009
Therapy?, Hatebreed, Turbowolf added to Download line-up

Therapy?, Hatebreed, Turbowolf added to Download line-up

  • Apr 21, 2009
Fightstar, Answer and Bring Me The Horizon added to Download line-up

Fightstar, Answer and Bring Me The Horizon added to Download line-up

  • Apr 7, 2009
Guns N' Roses man to play Download Festival

Guns N' Roses man to play Download Festival

  • Mar 24, 2009
Faith No More to headline Download 2009

Faith No More to headline Download 2009

  • Mar 3, 2009
Anvil finally confirmed for Download 2009

Anvil finally confirmed for Download 2009

  • Feb 27, 2009
Marilyn Manson, ZZ Top join Download line-up

Marilyn Manson, ZZ Top join Download line-up

  • Feb 20, 2009
Anvil for Download, Glastonbury and Reading And Leeds Festivals?

Anvil for Download, Glastonbury and Reading And Leeds Festivals?

  • Feb 19, 2009
Limp Bizkit and Def Leppard join Download Festival 2009

Limp Bizkit and Def Leppard join Download Festival 2009

  • Feb 13, 2009
Slipknot, Prodigy and Motley Crue set for Download 2009

Slipknot, Prodigy and Motley Crue set for Download 2009

  • Feb 10, 2009

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