Download Festival
I Went on a Blind Date at a Music Festival
We played matchmaker for six singles at Britain's biggest rock and metal weekender.
What Kind of Person Gets a Tattoo at a Music Festival?
Metals and mosherheads at Download, that's who.
Photos from the Middle of the Mosh Pit
VICE photographer Chris Bethell went to Download Festival to capture all the messiest mosh pits.
Wholesome Portraits of Mosher Families at Download Festival
Families who rock out together, stay together.
All The Things We Overheard at Download Festival This Year
“Who the fuck’s that guy? He looks like they built the festival around him”
Festival Hygiene in the Age of Coronavirus
We went to the Download festival pilot to see if people were being hyper-vigilant with masks or if dirty festival mayhem prevailed.
Did the Download Festival Pilot Actually Work?
The test event has to potential to decide the fate of the live music industry.
All the Things We Overheard at Download Festival This Year
"He’s only just got into pop punk from TikTok. So he’s a fucking fake."
Beautiful Photos of the First (Legal) Moshpits in the Age of Coronavirus
Thrashing against other people like you’re all human bumper cars is stupidly fun – and at the Download Pilot, people were finally at it again.
Without Independent Music, I Wouldn't Have Toured the World With My Wife
In the next installation of our arts and culture column, one metalhead explains what being in a band with his other half has meant to his life.
Photos of People Having a Really Wholesome, Metal Time at Download
Sure, Guns N' Roses headlined but maybe comedy slogan tees were the *real* festival highlight.
Download Festival Is an Emo Time Capsule, in All the Best and Worst Ways
Prophets of Rage might be winners, but Good Charlotte and Limp Bizkit need to cut the bullshit.