ANVIL, SPINAL TAP Movies To Be Screened At Download Festival

May 14, 2009, 15 years ago

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Organizers of the upcoming 2009 Download festival have issued the following update:

“The Campsite Entertainment for Download 2009 has just been revved up with the news that an indoor cinema screen will be hosting two of the hottest rock films ever made! Download is proud to announce that a pre DVD release screening of ANVIL! The Story Of Anvil will be shown over the weekend plus a showing of the all time classic rockumentary This Is SPINAL TAP.

Anvil! The Story Of Anvil is an immensely entertaining one-of-a-kind documentary, directed by Sacha Gervasi (Writer – The Terminal), a former roadie with the band back in the heady days of the 1980’s. Re-visiting lifelong friends Lips and Robb, Sacha joins them 30 years later as Anvil attempt to make it big one last time.

This Is Spinal Tap is considered the ultimate in rockumentaries. The band is about to embark on their biggest world tour to date. Along for the ride is film-maker and fan Marti Di Bergi (Rob Reiner), there to make a behind-the-scenes tribute to his favourite heavy metal band. However instead of a celebrating the genius of the musicians behind such classics as ‘Big Bottom’ and ‘Hell Hole’, the documentary captures the cracks as they begin to appear for this band whose time has come… and now appears to have gone again.

So if you find yourself in need of a break from all the chaos happening on the stages during the Download weekend it’s nice to know that you’ll be able to get a bit of light entertainment in the form of the two finest rock films ever made.”

The 2009 Download festival is scheduled for June 12th - 14th at Donington Park, UK.

The latest acts added to the bill are STEEL PANTHER, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, LAUREN HARRIS and THE 69 EYES.

Acts confirmed now include: A DAY TO REMEMBER, THE ANSWER, ANVIL, ARCHITECTS, AUGER BANE, BACKYARD BABIES, BILLY TALENT, THE BLACKOUT, BLACK SPIDERS, BLACK STONE CHERRY, BRIDES, BRING ME THE HORIZON, BUCKCHERRY, CHRIS CORNELL, CLUTCH, DEAR SUPERSTAR, DEF LEPPARD, DEVILDRIVER, DIR EN GREY, DOWN, DRAGONFORCE, DREAM THEATER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, ESOTERICA, FACECAGE, FAITH NO MORE, FIGHTSTAR, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, GENERAL FIASCO, GO:AUDIO, GOD FORBID, HATEBREED, HEXES, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, HOSTILE, HUNTING THE MINOTAUR, IN THIS MOMENT, JAPANESE VOYEURS, JOURNEY, KARMA TO BURN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KORN, LACUNA COIL, LAUREN HARRIS, LAWNMOWER DETH, LIMP BIZKIT, LOVERMAN, MAN RAZE, MARILYN MANSON, MESHUGGAH, MIDDLE CLASS RUT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, NO AMERICANA, OPETH, PAPA ROACH, PARKWAY DRIVE, PENDULUM, THE PRODIGY, PULLED APART FROM HORSES, SACRED MOTHER TONGUE, SHINEDOWN, THE 69 EYES, SKIN, SLIPKNOT, STAIND, STATIC-X, STEADLUR, STEEL PANTHER, STONE GODS, SUICIDE SILENCE, SYLOSIS, TESLA, THERAPY?, TIM "RIPPER" OWENS, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, TRIVIUM, TURBO WOLF, VIOLENT SOHO, VOIVOD, VOLBEAT, WE ARE THE OCEAN, WHITE MAN KAMIKAZE, WHITESNAKE, YOU ME AT SIX, ZZ TOP.

Full festival details can be found at this location.


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