TIMETABLE - THE BELL TENT - THE VILLAGE
Located at the far end of the Village near the yellow campsite, The BELL TENT is the place for a variety of weird and wonderful entertainment across the weekend. Join in, with Guitar Hero and Karaoke; rock out to the Power DJs or the Silent Disco. Be amazed and enthralled at...more
THE CINEMA - THE VILLAGE - END TENT
Campsite Entertainment for Download 2009 has just been revved up with the news that an indoor cinema screen will be hosting two of the hottest rock films ever made! We are proud to announce that a pre-DVD release screening of ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL will be shown over the weekend plus a showing...more
COMEDY - THE VILLAGE - END TENT
We’ve got some fantastic comedy lined up for you at Download this year, with some of the best acts from the comedy circuit coming to Donington to split your sides (metaphorically, of course…). So if you fancy a bit of a laugh, head on down and catch one or some of these comedians hop...more
GUITAR HERO - THE VILLAGE - BELL TENT
GUITAR HERO is back for Download 2009! Guitar Hero World Tour players can brag that they have played to the same crowds as Faith No More, Slipknot and Def Leppard, as Activision once again brings the hardest-rocking videogame to the hardest-rocking festival. The Guitar Hero World Tour sess...more
SILENT DISCO - THE VILLAGE - BELL TENT
Download Festival and SilentArena are proud to present the UK’s largest ever alternative music Silent Disco to this year’s festival! Equipped with just a set of wireless headphones you and over a thousand other people can rock away to two separate channels of music. So if you don&rsqu...more
LUCHA BRITANNIA - THE VILLAGE - BELL TENT
More Fighting... More Comedy... More Horror... More Fetish... More Carry On... More Music... More Spandex... More Lycra... More Latex... More Heels... More Hosiery... More Lingerie... More Action!!! Lucha Britannia is the British and Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling, cabaret comedy show, event and cl...more
KARAOKE - THE VILLAGE - BELL TENT
Wanting to sing some Maiden? Wail some Lordi? Scream some Slipknot? Well look no further! Alternative Karaoke is here to make YOU a rock god! Come along when we are on, sign up to sing a song from our vast catalogue - its THAT easy! Admit it... You f***ing love it! Featuring tracks by bands such...more
ULTIMATE POWER - THE VILLAGE - BELL TENT
Ultimate Power is a DJ collective who run the hugely successful Ultimate Power club night – an evening of back to back power ballads, nothing over 90bpm! The night is currently held every two months plus special occasion (Hallowe’en, NYE, Valentine’s Day etc) and every event sells out in advance w...more
THE EA HUB - THE ARENA
The EA Hub will be cranking it up to 11 at Download this year as festival goers will be drafted into an Army of Rock with one righteous aim – smashing the Guinness World Record for the Largest Air Guitar Ensemble! We’ll be practising our best axe-hammering moves before letting Download have an excl...more
THE BOARDIE TAKEOVER - THE VILLAGE - END TENT
On Thursday 11th June the Download Festivals Messageboards invade the campsite stage to present "The Boardie End tent". Bands, entertainers and DJ's - all regular contributers to the Download Festival Forums - will keep the Thursday night blues away from 6pm till Midnight. The main event...more