Iron Maiden are to broadcast their Download headline performance live this Sunday (June 10).
The free live stream via Ironmaiden.com will give fans unable to attend the rock fest an opportunity to watch the band’s fourth Download appearance.
Maiden’s manager, Rob Smallwood has said that Bruce Dickinson and co decided to stream the performance due to the limited number of shows they are playing this summer. He says: “It will be a great way for our fans in territories we are not playing to have means of seeing this show”.
In addition, frontman Bruce Dickinson will broadcast reports from the festival including interviews with bands backstage, in his BBC6 Music Radio show on Saturday June 9 between 9pm and midnight, the night before Maiden’s festival closing set.
Other festival goodies include an exclusive podcast via the official website… Go to downloadfestival.co.uk here for interviews with Maiden, Linkin Park, Machine Head, Enter Shikari and Gallows
Uncut.co.uk will be updating you with news and blogs as the weekend progresses… we can’t wait to see Marilyn Manson, My Chemical Romance and Mastodon.
TV highlights of this weekend’s activities in black will be shown on Channel 4 next weekend – June 16 and 17.
Artist highlights of the festival line-up are:
Friday 8 June
Main Stage
My Chemical Romance
Velvet Revolver
Wolfmother
DragonForce
Megadeth
Hinder
Buckcherry
Dimebag Darrell – 2nd Stage
Korn
Enter Shikari
From Autumn To Ashes
Turbonegro
ANJ
Tuborg – 3rd Stage
Hayseed Dixie
I Was A Cub Scout
Job For A Cowboy
This Et Al
Saturday 9 June
Main Stage
Linkin Park
Marilyn Manson
Slayer
Machine Head
Bowling For Soup
30 Seconds To Mars
Aiden
Shadows Fall
HELLYEAH
Turisas
2nd Stage
Mötley Crüe
Biffy Clyro
Gallows
Bring Me The Horizon
Bloodsimple
3rd Stage
Necro
Lez Zeppelin
Beyond All Reason
Sunday 10 June
Main Stage
Iron Maiden
Evanescence
Killswitch Engage
Stone Sour
Lamb Of God
Mastodon
Papa Roach
Chimaira
Reuben
2nd Stage
Billy Talent
Dream Theater
Dimmu Borgir
Within Temptation
Devil Driver
Unearth
3rd Stage
Reel Big Fish
Between The Trees
Kids In Glass Houses
Hardcore Superstar
Drive By Argument