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Monday 1 March 2021

Download Festival 2021 Cancelled for Second Year but Due to Take Place in 2022

Download Festival 2021 cancelled for second year but headline acts for 2022 announced.

Download festival 2021 has been cancelled for the second year in a row, despite other festivals, including Reading and Leeds, recently announcing they would be going ahead this year. A statement was shared on the festival’s Twitter page on Monday, confirming this year’s event will not be doing ahead amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic – with the lifting of restrictions on large gatherings coming into effect after the original festival date of June 4-6. The annual metal festival is held at Donington Park, Derby, and was set to see Kiss, Biffy Clyro, and System Of A Down take to the stage this year. Other acts on the line-up included Deftones, KORN, Steel Panther and The Distillers.

Festival organisers insisted the music event will go ahead in 2022 and will see Kiss and Biffy Clyro remain as headliners, with Iron Maiden added to the bill after originally being set to perform in 2020. A tweet, which accompanied a lengthier message, read: ‘We’re sorry to announce that Download 2021 will no longer be taking place’…

 


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Thursday 26 March 2020

Coronavirus: Isle of Wight and Download Festivals Cancelled


It has been reported tha bot rhe Isle of White and Download Festivals have been cancelled for 2020.
Duran Duran and Lionel Richie were due to appear alongside Supergrass and Kaiser Chiefs at Seaclose Park, Newport on the Isle of Wight.
At Download, Kiss, Iron Maiden and System of a Down were the headliners due at Donington Park.
Both festivals had been set to take place in mid-June.
Organisers of both events are looking to give those who have already bought tickets refunds or the option to carry their tickets forward to next year's event.

Download Festival Statement…
https://downloadfestival.co.uk/news-features/download-festival-2020-no-longer-taking-place/

Ilse of White Festival Statement…
https://isleofwightfestival.com/news/2020/isle-of-wight-festival-statement

For the Isle of Wight, fans who had already bought ferry of hovercraft travel were being advised to Contact Red Funnel, Wightlink or Hovertravel direct.
Ferry information link…
https://isleofwightfestival.com/news/2020/information-on-pre-booked-ferry-crossings