Download Festival Gets Ready to Record History As Wwe Nxt Uk Tapes for the First Time Ever on Site
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UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 25.02.19 7PM #DL2019 14-16 JUNE 2019 DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL GETS READY TO RECORD HISTORY AS WWE NXT UK TAPES FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON SITE PETE DUNNE / TYLER BATE / TRENT SEVEN / WALTER / THE GRIZZLED YOUNG VETERANS / TONI STORM RHEA RIPLEY / JORDAN DEVLIN / TRAVIS BANKS / GALLUS 17 MORE BANDS ADDED TO THIS YEAR’S LINE UP UK FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE FROM SIMPLE CREATURES ALLUSINLOVE / CLOUD / DINOSAUR PILE-UP / GOODBYE JUNE / GRAVEYARD HOT MILK / KIM JENNETT / KVELERTAK / LOST SOCIETY / NOVA TWINS / QUEEN ZEE ROAM / SIMPLE CREATURES / THE HU / THE PICTUREBOOKS / THE WONDER YEARS / VAMBO www.downloadfestival.co.uk Download Festival, the champion of rock events, is pleased to welcome WWE NXT UK to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park across 14-16 June 2019, as well as SEVENTEEN further bands including supergroup Simple Creatures, The Wonder Years, and Dinosaur Pile-up. WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm, and Tyler Bate will be among the NXT UK stars parading thrilling displays of dynamic athleticism during the bonafide full-scale ring bouts in the festival arena, which for the first time ever will be taped and aired as part of the weekly NXT UK show on the WWE Network. Superstars Trent Seven, Walter, Rhea Ripley, Jordan Devlin, NXT UK Tag Team Champions The Grizzled Young Veterans, Travis Banks, Gallus and many more to be announced, will descend upon Download for a weekend of high flying maneuvers, action-packed matches and unexpected surprises. NXT has made a massive impact at the festival in previous years, performing to capacity crowds throughout the weekend, featuring impressive debuts, shocking returns and exciting moments. This is the ultimate win for wrestling fans! UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 25.02.19 7PM Joining headliners Slipknot, Tool and Def Leppard and a host of acts already announced for the annual rock spectacle, are SEVENTEEN other amazing acts. In a UK Festival Exclusive is supergroup Simple Creatures, comprising of blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth, who will headline the Avalanche stage on the Saturday night. Known as legends of the pop-punk scene, the pair will give an unmissable exclusive and first UK Festival performance at this year’s Download. Already releasing two infectious singles ‘Strange Love’ and ‘Drug’, Simple Creatures will release their debut EP Strange Love on March 29th. Simple Creatures said: “An evening of Trash-Pop reverie awaits you at Download Fest. There will be Creatures. They will be Simple. There will be singing and dancing in a big tent. What more could you possibly want?” Also added are Dinosaur Pile-up who have spent the better part of two decades as purveyors of riff laden ginormous rock and are well versed in whipping the crowd into a frenzy, the powerhouse blend of psychedelic with grunge from Allusinlove, and Liverpool's Queen Zee who are ready to cause a commotion with their inspiring anthems through their fluid expression of brash queer punk. The Wonder Years will smash a punk shaped whole through Donington with a raucous set of anti-suburban anthems, and they will be in good company with UK pop-punk upstarts Roam, known for their energetic and frantic live shows. Norway’s Kvelertak are on their way to lead the crowd through a relentless onslaught of exciting ‘black n roll’ and join this year’s line up, as are the aptly named Hot Milk who are one of the hottest upcoming names in UK rock, Finland’s own thrash prodigies Lost Society bringing with them their relentless insanely fast metal for head banging aplenty, the grime meets punk London duo Nova Twins, and dirty blues rockers The Picturebooks. Graveyard will be making their welcome return seamlessly blending rock, soul, 60’s acid fuzz and of course a big dash of heavy metal into an infectious musical stew, alongside Mongolian internet sensations The Hu which is a genre you didn’t know you needed in your life. Goodbye June, Vambo, Cloud and Kim Jennett also set to play. For further information, please visit downloadfestival.co.uk - ENDS- ANNOUNCED TODAY ALLUSINLOVE CLOUD DINOSAUR PILE-UP GOODBYE JUNE GRAVEYARD HOT MILK KIM JENNETT KVELERTAK LOST SOCIETY NOVA TWINS QUEEN ZEE ROAM SIMPLE CREATURES THE HU THE PICTUREBOOKS THE WONDER YEARS UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 25.02.19 7PM VAMBO NXT UK PETE DUNNE TONI STORM THE GRIZZLED YOUNG VETERANS GALLUS JORDAN DEVLIN RHEA RIPLEY TRAVIS BANKS TRENT SEVEN TYLER BATE WALTER TICKET INFORMATION Tickets for Download Festival are available now from downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets A loyalty discount is available for a limited time. downloadfestival.co.uk/news-features/register-interest- 2018-loyalty RIP PARK FARM CAMPING/ CAMPERVAN TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT! Extras including parking and lockers can be purchased during the booking process or as a standalone after you’ve purchased your ticket. Limited edition Download 2018 Zippo lighters will also be available to purchase alongside your festival ticket. Zippo windproof lighters have become the ultimate accessory for making a bold statement in music and are the perfect way to show your appreciation for your favourite band; with a classic Encore moment. Backed by its famous lifetime guarantee, a Zippo is a lighter for life. PRESS CONTACTS For further information please contact LD Communications on 020 7439 7222: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: DownloadFest Twitter: @DownloadFest Instagram: @DownloadFest Sign up here for the Download Festival newsletter Listen to our Spotify playlists ‘THE ACCESS CARD’ FOR DISABLED CUSTOMERS UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 25.02.19 7PM The Access Card is a scheme developed by disabled people for disabled people and is widely accepted at events and venues across the UK. It offers a new & dynamic method of communicating disabled people's needs and speeds up the ticket purchasing process. Ticketmaster can now process disabled customers’ bookings using The Access Card via their dedicated Customer Services helpline. For more information please visit www.accesscard.org.uk SPONSORS Carlsberg are proud to be the official beer partner of Download Festival. Carlsberg will be bringing a touch of Danishness to the festival this summer as it’s the fusion of Danish simplicity and precision that brings you a light, easy drinking, refreshing lager. www.carlsberg.co.uk Somersby are excited to be the official cider partner of Download Festival. Best served thirsty. This delicious cold-filtered cider has no artificial flavours or sweeteners, simply bucket-loads of great apple taste. That’s real refreshment. With Barclaycard Entertainment you will always get more –pay for Food & Drink* on site with your Barclaycard and get 5% off. T&Cs apply. Find out more:www.barclaycard.co.uk/entertainment Pepsi Max is proud to be the official cola partner of Download Festival. Follow us on Twitter @PepsiMaxUK Get your rock spirit on and put your Zippo Windproof Lighter in the air at Download! Zippo Windproof Lighters have become the ultimate accessory for making a bold statement in music and are the perfect way to show your appreciation for your favourite band, with a classic Encore moment. Backed by its famous lifetime guarantee, a Zippo is a lighter for life. Limited edition Download 2019 lighters are only on sale with festival ticket, so buy yours now to avoid missing out! Show your ID at the Zippo booth at the festival to collect your limited edition lighter. Follow UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 25.02.19 7PM Zippo on Facebook and Twitter @Zippo to be kept up-to-date with the latest news, exclusive offers and other exciting announcements about rock’s biggest events and festivals. Remember those who rock, roll with Zippo! Download Festival have partnered with Charge Candy. These power mad people have been keeping phones powered at festivals since 2010 and are now Europe’s biggest festival phone chargers. Last year you may have come across the big blue stands at Download, Isle Of Wight, TRNSMT, Latitude, Reading, Leeds and Creamfields. Customers can hire portable chargers, for as little as £15.95 for the entire festival, this allows the customer one fully charged power bank each day. It is the only way to keep your phone powered, without missing any special moments. https://chargecandy.com/festivals/download/ .