![]() ![]() When Biffy Clyro headlined in 2017, they were seen as a risk following a string of radio-friendly pop-rock hits that sat at odds with Download’s heavy metal spirit, but they proved the doubters wrong then. Elsewhere, main stage appearances from Korn, Volbeat and Shinedown feel just as tired – and the less said about pirate metal band Alestorm, the better. Regulars Iron Maiden close out the Saturday night for a record-breaking seventh time but all the leather trousers and lunges in the world can’t stop their thundering war anthems and the occasional speech from Winston Churchill from feeling outdated. Their two-hour set tonight is a fire-fuelled celebration of their impressive legacy but it does pose a question Download Festival – back after a stripped-back, COVID-friendly ‘Pilot’ event last year – has always avoided. Glam-rockers Kiss were the party-starting kings of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll but tonight is their fifth and final time headlining Donington Park, with the group retiring out of “self-respect”. ![]() “You wanted the best – you got the best,” says the all-too-familiar voiceover introducing “the hottest band in the world” to the main stage of Download Festival on the Friday night. ![]()
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