Download Festival to expand to four days for 20th anniversary edition

The Prodigy‘s third album ‘The Fat Of The Land’ turns 25 today (June 30), and to celebrate they’ve announced the release of a special edition reissue of the acclaimed LP.The game-changing album – which was originally released on June 30, 1997 – featured the hit singles ‘Firestarter’, ‘Breathe’ and ‘Smack My Bitch Up’, and topped both the UK and US album charts. It has sold over 10million copies to date worldwide.To celebrate its 25th anniversary, XL Recordings have announced two-anniversary releases including a limited edition 2LP silver 12-inch vinyl package of the original album with a reimagined version of Alex Jenkins’ artwork.Due to be released on November 4 via XL Recordings, you can pre-order the anniversary reissue here.To mark today’s anniversary, drum ‘n’ bass pioneer Andy C has released a brand new remix of ‘Firestarter’. You can check it out below.‘Fat Of The Land’ 25th anniversary reissue tracklisting:1. ‘Smack My Bitch Up’2. ‘Breathe’3. ‘DieselPower’4. ‘Funky Shit’5. ‘Serial Thrilla’6. ‘Mindfields’7. ‘Narayan’8. ‘Firestarter’9. ‘Climbatize’10. ‘Fuel My Fire’Continuing the 25th Anniversary celebrations, The Prodigy are set to return to the stage to play a run of UK live dates next month.

Avril Lavigne has recreated the iconic cover art of her debut album ‘Let Go’ to mark its 20th anniversary – watch the video below.On TikTok, Lavigne shared a video of her revisiting the Canal Street location in New York where she shot the cover for ‘Let Go’. The video – soundtracked by Simple Plan’s ‘I’m Just A Kid’, which TikTok users have been using while recreating old photos – ends by transitioning from the current-day shot to the iconic 2002 image of the moody 18-year-old singer.“Just went to the location where I shot the cover of my debut album “Let Go” here in New York,” Lavigne wrote on Twitter.Watch the video below.20 years later… ♬ I’m Just a Kid – Simple Plan Earlier this month, Avril Lavigne released a deluxe edition of ‘Let Go’ to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Christopher Vourlias Bogdan George Apetri’s “Miracle” took home the top prize in the Romanian Days competition at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival, which saw nine first-time directors among the 12 filmmakers competing in the annual showcase of domestic cinema.It’s the first time such a formidable number of debuts have featured in the competition, offering a snapshot of what the fest’s artistic director Mihai Chirilov describes as a “balanced landscape” of new and established voices in Romania’s celebrated film industry.It’s been nearly two decades since Cristi Puiu’s “The Death of Mr.

Download Festival Japan has revealed Brazilian metallers Soulfly and hardcore punks Code Orange will complete the lineup for this year’s edition of the festival.Soulfly and Code Orange will join Dream Theater, Bullet For My Valentine, Mastodon, Steel Panther, At The Gates and The Halo Effect at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Center in Chiba on August 14. A performance by Japanese outfit BAND-MAID will open the festival.A post shared by Download Festival Japan (@downloadfestjp)Ticket prices have also been announced for the festival, with general ticket prices set at 18,000 yen and VIP tickets at 35,000 yen.

Politico reports that new documents from the National Archives and tips received from the public from the first four hearings are also a factor in extending the investigation into the insurrection attempt of Jan. 6, 202.

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Manori Ravindran International EditorJessica Chastain turned down a fee for her surprise cameo as Donald Trump’s politician sister, Maryanne Trump, in James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” — but she had one condition.The actor told Variety that she agreed to play a small part in the Focus Features movie, but only if her involvement was never formally announced.“Armageddon Time” is based on writer-director Gray’s own childhood in the early 1980s at the Kew-Forest School in New York City — where Donald Trump also attended in his youth. Co-starring Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong as the film’s young protagonist Paul’s parents, and Anthony Hopkins as his grandfather, the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month where Chastain’s cameo surprised audiences. “When James reached out to me, I hadn’t read anything yet, and I was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it,’ because he told me it’s his story.

The Libertines have shared details of a Super Deluxe Edition of their debut album ‘Up The Bracket’ as well as new live shows to celebrate its 20th anniversary.‘Up The Bracket’ (Super Deluxe Edition) will be released in multiple formats via Rough Trade on October 21, 2022. You can pre-order it here.In addition to a remaster of the original record, the Super Deluxe Edition includes 65 previously unreleased recordings including many original demos, radio sessions and live recordings.A live recording from the 100 club in 2002 is also included as well as a 60-page book with a foreword by former NME journalist Matt Wilkinson, new interviews with the band by Anthony Thornton, and many unseen photos and memorabilia.The Libertines will celebrate their anniversary and the Deluxe release by performing ‘Up The Bracket’ in its entirety along with a selection of classics from their peerless back catalogue.For their freshly announced Wembley show on July 23, for one night only, the band have chosen two of their favourite bands from the class of 2002 to support them: The Cribs and The Paddingtons.

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Lil Wayne will no longer appear at a music festival this weekend after he was banned from entering the UK. The American rapper's visa was denied by the Home Office in a "last-minute decision", according to the Strawberries and Creem Festival, where he had been due to headline on Saturday. The A Milli singer was expected to perform alongside the likes of Tion Wayne, Mabel, Wilkinson and Katy B.

Grace Jones debuted a pair of new tracks at Meltdown Festival, which she curated this year.The singer played ‘Born Black’ and ‘War No More’ on Friday (June 10), opening the 27th edition of the festival held at the Southbank Centre in London.Among the new tracks were performances of classics including ‘Slave To The Rhythm’ and ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’. The Jamaican artist also covered a number of songs including Roxy Music‘s ‘Love Is The Drug and Iggy Pop‘s ‘Nightclubbing’.You can watch her debut new songs and see the full setlist below.Grace Jones’ setlist at Meltdown 2022 [via SetlistFM]:01. ‘Nightclubbing’ (Iggy Pop cover)02. ‘Walking In The Rain’ (Flash And The Pan cover)03. ‘Born Black’ (new song)04. ‘My Jamaican Guy’05. ‘I’ve Done It Again’06. ‘Demolition Man’07. ‘War No More’ (new song)08. ‘Love Is The Drug’ (Roxy Music cover)09. ‘I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango)’10. ‘Williams’ Blood’11. ‘Amazing Grace’ (John Newton cover)12. ‘Slave To The Rhythm ‘13. ‘Hurricane’14. ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’Acts including Peaches, Skunk Anansie, Dry Cleaning, Greentea Peng, John Grant, Sky Ferreira, Hot Chip and Honey Dijon played this year’s event.Anansie frontwoman Skin told NME last month about the “honour” of being asked to play the festival, and revealed the memorable request letter that the icon sent her.“I was aghast because we were the first band she asked,” Skin told NME.

Download Festival.Leicestershire Police told BBC News that the man was taken to hospital on Saturday evening (June 11) when Iron Maiden were the headline act.The force said that the festival attendee’s death was being treated as unexplained and that inquiries are ongoing.This year’s Download Festival took place from Friday (June 10) until Sunday (June 12) at Leicestershire’s Donington Park. It was headlined by KISS, Biffy Clyro and Iron Maiden.NME‘s Ali Shutler reviewed this year’s event.

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.’s fiancee and a former adviser to his father’s reelection bid, got paid $60,000 for a two minute speech at the Stop the Steal rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol, according to one of the members of the January 6th Commitee.

A man who was taken to hospital after falling ill at Download Festival has died, it has been confirmed. Emergency services were called in after he became unwell at around 9pm on Saturday evening at the famous rock festival in the east Midlands.

Download Festival with a drone.The festival is taking place at Donington Park this weekend (June 10-12) just one mile from the airport.Statements from the airport, Leicestershire Police and the festival say that drones used to film the rock festival led to the delays and one runway being closed.“It beggars belief that someone would do this,” the airport’s managing director Clare James said (via Daily Mail).“It’s a criminal offence, it is very inconvenient for passengers, it costs thousands of pounds for cargo carriers but most of all it is a flight safety risk.“We have detection equipment here, we are working with police, so my message to whoever is doing this is just stop or face prosecution.”On Friday night (June 10), six passenger flights and two cargo flights were rerouted to airports including Leeds and Manchester. The runway was closed for an hour from 11.15pm.

Tribeca Festival, the event that wants to offer something for everyone, returns Wednesday with its sprawling collection of features and shorts, live music, TV, podcasts, games, and AR/VR. The annual New York City-set fest has moved mostly back indoors this year, but will feature nods to 2021 like free outdoor screenings and an online edition, Tribeca At Home. A rich documentary slate tackles abortion, press freedom and the rise of social media. There’s a first-time award for environmental impact and a series of talks with Blackhouse Foundation centered on POC storytelling.

Download Festival 2022 is almost upon us – check out the weather forecast below.Those lucky enough to be heading to Leicestershire’s Donington Park this Friday (June 10) until Sunday (June 12) to see headline sets by KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro will enjoy some sunny spells.