Get Ready to ROCK! » Donington Park https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Mon, 04 May 2026 13:04:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – Donington Park, 8-10 June 2018 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-download-festival-june-2018/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-download-festival-june-2018/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2018 20:00:03 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=53517 It was 30 years ago that I attended Donington for the first time for a Monsters of Rock festival (as it then was) that was summed up by the contemporary Kerrang! headline ‘The Triumph and the Tragedy’. A record crowd … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-download-festival-june-2018/feed/ 0 Gig review: DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 11 June 2017 (Part 2) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/06/gig-review-download-donington-park-june-2017-part-2/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/06/gig-review-download-donington-park-june-2017-part-2/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:29:35 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=46325 Aerosmith - DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 11 June 2017Photo: Andy Nathan Sunday The phenomenal attendances at Download are a tribute to the enduring if underground popularity of the broad church we call metal and hard rock, even if the site seemed a touch smaller this year. From the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/06/gig-review-download-donington-park-june-2017-part-2/feed/ 0 Gig review: DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 9-10 June 2017 (Part 1) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/06/gig-review-download-donington-park-june-2017-part1/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/06/gig-review-download-donington-park-june-2017-part1/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:28:16 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=46319 Tax The Heat - DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 9-10 June 2017 (Part 1)Friday My expectation for the first two days of Download was somewhat low in terms of the line-up, given my predeliction for the classic rock era.  However the stunning weather went some way to raising the spirits and Blackwater Conspiracy … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/06/gig-review-download-donington-park-june-2017-part1/feed/ 0 Gig review: DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 10-12 June 2016 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/07/gig-review-download-donington-park-10-12-june-2016/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/07/gig-review-download-donington-park-10-12-june-2016/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:44:36 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=38949 DOWNLOAD, 10-12 June 2016My last visit to Donington was back in 1988 when – as ‘Monsters Of Rock’ – it also featured Megadeth and headlined by Iron Maiden. I never really embraced the three day event and with not enough bands of interest … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/07/gig-review-download-donington-park-10-12-june-2016/feed/ 0 Gig review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – DAY 3, 14 June 2015 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/06/gig-review-download-festival-day3-14-june-2015/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/06/gig-review-download-festival-day3-14-june-2015/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2015 22:38:05 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=30875 DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – DAY 3, 14 June 2015For any classic rock fan the Sunday line up was not to be missed with Slash, Motley Crue, in their last UK festival appearance, and Kiss all ready to show the young guns how a festival set should be done. … Continue reading →

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