Download Festival has announced a special TV event ‘Reloaded’ which will air on Sky Arts on the 5th and 6th of June, the originally planned dates for the music festival. The programme will consist of clips from the most memorable headliner performances at Download from the last decade, featuring Linkin Park, Metallica, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Guns N’ Roses and more. It will be free to watch on Sky Arts Freeview Channel 11 at 9pm that weekend.
In addition to the TV programme, Download Festival have also announced that they have teamed up with The Heavy Network to produce a live online game show called ‘Rock The Week’, which will be streamed on Twitch on the 3rd of June at 8pm. More details regarding the event are yet to be announced.
In a statement, the festival booker Andy Copping said: “The past two years without Download Festival have been tough for us all, so we’re delighted to be able to bring some of the biggest and best Download performances to your living rooms this year. We hope you’ll get involved and set up a tent in your backyards to really enjoy a taste of Download from home. We’re all working hard behind the scenes to make sure Download 2022 will be one for the history books. We can’t wait to be reunited with the Download family next June (and perhaps a few of you even earlier than that) to celebrate the festival we all know and love.”
#DownloadReloaded lands 5th + 6th June. 2 extra special programmes on @SkyArts, featuring some of the greatest Download headliners from the past decade.
Expect over 3.5hrs of legendary performances from @IronMaiden, @slipknot, @linkinpark + more. https://t.co/DVQfhEqYam pic.twitter.com/eiq0Tay2Vd
— Download Festival (@DownloadFest) May 14, 2021
Download Festival, originally due to take place in June this year at Donnington Park, announced that it has been cancelled this year for two years in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, they have confirmed that it will take place on 10th of June in 2022, announcing over 70 acts including Korn, Deftones, Megadeth, Rise Against, Skillet and more.
