The festival has an inclusive philosophy, with a strong online community and message boards designed to give fans a voice.Īs part of its recent drive for activism, Canadian sustainable jewellery firm Mejuri has set up an Empowerment Fund to provide education for women and non-binary people in Canada and the US. The festival has had its fair share of drama, with Limp Bizkit dropping out of the first event five weeks before it happened and a member of Guns N’ Roses threatening to walk out in 2006.
They played a secret gig on a small stage instead. He also said that, when searching for bands to play the first event in 2003, it was discovered Metallica had put themselves forward, but no budget was available. The festival’s founder, Stuart Galbraith, commented that the festival was conceived to showcase new genres of rock as well as catering to established fans. It has now established itself as a central part of the metal scene and celebrated its anniversary with an oral history on The Guardian. The festival attracts around 100,000 people each year and was born out of the one-day Monsters of Rock event. The annual Download metal music festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary with its largest event to date.
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