Download Festival 2016 - Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath And Rammstein Headlining
UK's Download Festival 2016 brought the big guns and announced their three big headliners for 2016. The triple-threat bill includes the headliners for next year's Download Festival: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Rammstein. Rammstein will headline the Friday night. Black Sabbath will return to Donington to headline the Saturday night. Their appearance at Download Festival will form part of their worldwide The End tour, as they sign off their 50-year career. Iron Maiden will headline the Sunday night of Download Festival 2016. The British metal gods will headline Castle Donington for the sixth time on June 12th, 2016, and they'll be arriving at the festival site in true Maiden style.
Speaking of the gig, Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne has said: "Download is my absolute favourite summer festival. It's always like coming home. See you all there!"
As for Iron Maiden, frontman Bruce Dickinson will fly the band, their crew and their entire stage production to Donington on their Ed Force One 747-400 Jumbo Jet. Dickinson is currently in training to fly the megajet, in preparation for when they hit the road next year.
Speaking of their return to Donington, Dickinson has said: "Download is a very special place for us. Not just because it's always great to play on home turf but because there's a truly unique vibe there, it's the very heart of England and of Metal, so a fitting place for Iron Maiden! The crowd is always fiercely passionate and the whole band feeds off that famous Donington energy. We aim to deliver a really memorable show for our fans to close the 2016 Festival. Although this is our sixth time headlining at Castle Donington, it's the first time we've been able to land Ed Force One right on the doorstep of the Festival site!
"We haven't decided on the set list as yet and won't until we start rehearsing but we really look forward to playing a number of new songs live, especially as the recording was so much live. However, as it's been a while since we saw you all, I am sure we will include plenty of older fan favourites too. I think the fans will be delighted by what we have in mind. We are also in the middle of creating the new show and rest assured we are working hard to bring you all something spectacular, something with a lot of heart! You certainly deserve it for your patience."
The tickets are now on sale, so go grab them!
Speaking of the gig, Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne has said: "Download is my absolute favourite summer festival. It's always like coming home. See you all there!"
As for Iron Maiden, frontman Bruce Dickinson will fly the band, their crew and their entire stage production to Donington on their Ed Force One 747-400 Jumbo Jet. Dickinson is currently in training to fly the megajet, in preparation for when they hit the road next year.
Speaking of their return to Donington, Dickinson has said: "Download is a very special place for us. Not just because it's always great to play on home turf but because there's a truly unique vibe there, it's the very heart of England and of Metal, so a fitting place for Iron Maiden! The crowd is always fiercely passionate and the whole band feeds off that famous Donington energy. We aim to deliver a really memorable show for our fans to close the 2016 Festival. Although this is our sixth time headlining at Castle Donington, it's the first time we've been able to land Ed Force One right on the doorstep of the Festival site!
"We haven't decided on the set list as yet and won't until we start rehearsing but we really look forward to playing a number of new songs live, especially as the recording was so much live. However, as it's been a while since we saw you all, I am sure we will include plenty of older fan favourites too. I think the fans will be delighted by what we have in mind. We are also in the middle of creating the new show and rest assured we are working hard to bring you all something spectacular, something with a lot of heart! You certainly deserve it for your patience."
The tickets are now on sale, so go grab them!
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| musclassia Staff Posts: 7645  |
There really needs to be some new bands emerging that can act as headliners; it seems to always be the same 5-10 bands rotating each year. All of these are fun to watch, and if the rest of the line-up is good I might potentially go, but the excitement that these names offer have largely gone compared to 5 years or so ago
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| musclassia Staff Posts: 7645 |
I agree with the points made in this particular instance as to why they were chosen this year, I just find it concerning how few new headliners seem to be emerging - these guys'll (Sabbath, Maiden, Metallica) retire eventually and someone has to fill the void, but not sure who out there is a real contender right now
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