Download festival goes global

THE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL AT DONINGTON PARK has just got even bigger with the announcement that the majority of performances from the Main Stage are to be streamed LIVE on www.downloadfestival.co.uk throughout the weekend of 12-14 JUNE. Following on from 2007’s hugely successful live web stream of the festival, including Iron Maiden’s epic main stage performance, this free broadcast means a global audience will be able to enjoy a selection of the incredible performances coming live from this year’s Download Main Stage. The Download Festival line up is now well and truly in place, fully locked and loaded with over 120 bands guaranteed to whet the appetite of every single festival goer. A host of new acts have been confirmed across the four stages. These are: BLEED FROM WITHIN, SLEEPERCURVE, BLACKHOLE, NEW DEVICE, THE OUTCRY COLLECTIVE, TRIPSWITCH, THE INSTIGATORS, IN CASE OF FIRE, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, SYMPHONY CULT, THE CRAVE, BILLY BOY ON POISON, THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND, PEOPLE IN PLANES, THE AUTEUR, 13 RIOTS, FOREVER NEVER, THE COMPUTERS, SERPICO, SABBAT, FLOOD OF RED, ATTACK! ATTACK!, LOGAN, FEI COMODO, JETT BLACK, MILLION$ RELOAD and RAUCOUS JAYS.

The Gaymers Camden Crawl 2009 latest

On 24th and 25th April, the Gaymers Camden Crawl will play host to over a mile and a half of fantastic new talent for over thirty hours across more than forty venues including the legendary Koko hosted by headline sponsors Gaymers.

As well as its customary stellar line up of live music acts, the festival will feature a vast array of interactive daytime activities and cutting edge performances across the arts, including visual art, comedy, spoken word, theatre and much more.

The programme kicks off from midday on Friday the 24th until the wee hours of the following Sunday. Upon arrival each ticket holder will be presented with an all-access wristband, programme guide, timetable and free download album to help plot his/her day’s adventure. ‘Crawlers’ are granted unlimited access to all official festival venues featuring more than 150 live artists, daytime activities & arts programme and aftershow parties capacity permitting. In keeping with Crawl tradition and the spirit of discovery, the full line-ups and stage times remain a closely guarded secret until each night and surprise guests may appear at any time and at any venue.

Tickets for the Gaymers Camden Crawl 2009, available as either 2-day or single day passes, are on sale now.

See www.thecamdencrawl.com for the latest line-up.

Camden Crawl 2009 Line Up So Far,

THE AUTHOR
THE BADDIES
THE BARKER BAND
BLEECH
BLK JKS
BRAKES
THE CHAPMAN FAMILY
CHEW LIPS
THE COMPUTERS
THE CORDELIER CLUB
DAN BLACK
DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
DATAROCK
THE DEAD FORMATS
DETROPIX
DIE! DIE! DIE!
DRUMS OF DEATH
EXPERIMENT ON A BIRD IN THE AIR PUMP
FIGHT LIKE APES
FLASHGUNS
FOY VANCE
GENERAL FIASCO
GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY
GOLDIELOCKS
HEARTBREAK
HEXES
I BLAME COCO
IT HUGS BACK
JAMES YUILL
THE JIM JONES REVIEW
JOSH WELLER
THE JOY FORMIDABLE
KASMS
THE KING BLUES
LION CLUB
LITTLE DEATH
MAN LIKE ME
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS
NEWHAM GENERALS
PATRICK WOLF
PEGGY SUE
PULLED APART BY HORSES
S.C.U.M.
SKINT & DEMORALISED
SLEEPERCURVE
THE TEMPER TRAP
THE XX
THREATMANTICS
THREE TRAPPED TIGERS
TODDLA T
TOMMY SPARKS
THE VON BONDIES
VV BROWN
THE WHIP