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It’s a HUGE announcement in terms of bands for Download Festival this morning with another THIRTY-EIGHT names added to the festival lineup. So, without further ado, the latest confirmations are *takes deep breath*:

A, Aaron Keylock, Allusondrugs, American Fangs, Apocalyptica, Beartooth, Blackberry Smoke, Butcher Babies, Cavalera Conspiracy, Code Orange, Counterparts, Crobot, The Dead Daisies, Decade, Dolomite Minor,It’s a HUGE announcement in terms of bands for Download Festival this morning with another THIRTY-EIGHT names added to the festival lineup. So, without further ado, the latest confirmations are *takes deep breath*: A, Aaron Keylock, Allusondrugs, American Fangs, Apocalyptica, Beartooth, Blackberry Smoke, Butcher Babies, Cavalera Conspiracy, Code Orange, Counterparts, Crobot, The Dead Daisies, Decade, Dolomite Minor, Empire, Fightstar, Ghost Town, God Damn, Heart of a Coward, Hey! Hello!, Hyena, Iconic Eye, In Hearts Wake, Insomnium, Love Zombies, Modestep, New Years Day, The One Hundred, The Pink Slips, Pop Evil, Purson, ROAM, Rival State, Sirens in the Delta, The Sword, Sylosis and Trash Boat. Phew! With the day splits now confirmed as well, day tickets for the festival will be going on sale this Friday as well, perfect for those people who medically need to see a certain band in the flesh but cannot afford to do the whole weekend experience. As ever, to see the full lineup and purchase tickets, go to the main website here. Last updated:Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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Opening tonight’s bill were Pop Evil from Michigan USA, and here in the UK for the first time. Straight away they impressed me – they sounded great and put everything they had into their performance. The band members were constantly running around the stage, jumping, and generally burning off more calories in their 30 minutePop Evil Opening tonight’s bill were Pop Evil from Michigan USA, and here in the UK for the first time. Straight away they impressed me – they sounded great and put everything they had into their performance. The band members were constantly running around the stage, jumping, and generally burning off more calories in their 30 minute show than most people do in an entire day. The drummer was obviously more limited but even he was highly energetic and played standing up at one point, and for the whole show was a blur of arms flying everywhere. With his energetic style and hair/beard he made me think of a cross between Dave Grohl and Animal f rom the Muppets. The band had a big crowd to play for – fans had been queuing outside long before doors opened and as a result Pop Evil played to a venue that was already heading towards being full. More important than the size of the crowd though was how the crwod reacted – Pop Evil definitely went down very well with lots of cheering after each song, arms in the air during songs, and some headbanging. They definitely made some new fans tonight. A […]

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