DOWN Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival
May 25, 2006DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan (CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) revealed during the band's appearance at the Rock City in Nottingham, U.K. on Wednesday (May 24) that they have been confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 9-11 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. Other bands scheduled to perform include METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, THE PRODIGY, KORN, DEFTONES, TRIVIUM, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, LACUNA COIL, INME, WITHIN TEMPTATION and HATEBREED.
Tickets for Download are on sale, priced at £115 for the three days, or £135 including camping and parking. Parking is £5 in advance or £10 on the day. Day tickets are also available, priced at £55 for any day. There are now only weekend without campinjg, and Friday and Sunday day tickets left.
DOWN is the the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA). The group kicked off their first-ever European tour on May 19 and are expected to remain on the road until mid-June. [Check out more live videos of the band performing in Europe on the current tour: Video#1, Video#2, Video#3, Video#4.]
As previously reported, DOWN have announced that they will be filming shows on their spring/summer European tour for an upcoming DVD. The band will also begin work on new material shortly after returning home from the trek and are tentatively planning on entering the studio in September to begin recording their third album.
DOWN's sophomore album, "Down II", was released in March 2002 on Elektra Records. The band headlined the second stage at the 2002 Ozzfest.
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