Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News
WITH JUST A FEW DAYS TO GO UNTIL THIS YEAR’S DOWNLOAD, PACKING PREPARATIONS ARE IN FULL SWING. TICKET? CHECK. TENT? CHECK. FRIDAY FANCY DRESS? CHECK, CHECK, CHECK! BEFORE YOU PICK UP YOUR BAGS AND HEAD OFF, FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL’S NEW SAFETY AND SEARCH PROCEDURES.
Your safety is the festival’s priority and they’ve put in place all necessary measures to maximise public safety, working closely with authorities at the very highest level. DLers can also play a part in keeping the festival safe and secure, so please take note of the message below, pack accordingly and stay strong together.
PLEASE PACK LIGHT
All tickets holders will be subject to extra searches of their vehicles, bags and their person at this year’s festival. Please be patient if there are longer queues than normal, and please cooperate with any security requests and searches.
There will be plenty of trained security staff and Dog Squad members around the festival site if you have any queries or concerns, please don’t hesitate to speak to them.
BAG SEARCHES AT THE ARENA ENTRANCE
Download strongly advise you do not bring a bag into the Arena at Download as there will be long queues while all bags are searched. All bags over 10 litres will be searched – this is roughly equivalent to 12cm width x 21cm length x 40cm height. We also reserve the right to search any size bag at any time.
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Stay safe, stay vigilant and most of all, have the best weekend filled with metal and lifelong memories.
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Excited to announce the line-up for BD2026 🥳🙌💫
Super Furry Animals, Madness, Levellers, The Proclaimers, The Divine Comedy, Skindred, Gogol Bordello, The Wonder Stuff & more will join us this August. See you there X
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Goodbye January and hello to our 2026 line-up announcement coming NEXT WEEK! ⏰Thursday 05 Feb 10am⏰
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