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Download Festival is a British rock festival that was founded in 2003 as something of a followup to the Monsters of Rock festivals that had been held between 1980 and 1996 at Donington Park, which Download describes as “the spiritual home of rock”. “The man became unwell at the festival on Saturday evening (11 June) and was taken to the Derby Royal Infirmary where he sadly died. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “We can confirm the death of a man who had been attending the Download Festival in Castle Donington at the weekend.
A man has died in hospital after becoming unwell at Download Festival, Leicestershire Police has confirmed, as enquiries are ongoing.
“It’s the first time I’ve booked all the headliners in advance ahead of the prior year’s event. All I can say is that it will be very, very exciting.” Speaking to NME in April, the festival’s booker Andy Copping said that next year’s headliners have already been booked.
Police have confirmed that a man died after attending this year's Download Festival. Medical staff rushed into the crowd just as Iron Maiden were starting ...
"The air ambulance was in attendance and assisted medical teams on site." "The man became unwell at the festival on Saturday evening (11 June) and was taken to the Derby Royal Infirmary where he sadly died. Reports suggest this medical incident was on the festival campsites.
The death came hours after a 'medical incident' at the festival.
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Reports suggest this medical incident was on the festival campsites. Emergency services attended to him while the headline show got underway before he was taken from the arena.
A man has died following a medical incident at Download Festival over the weekend, with police investigating the circumstances.
‘The man became unwell at the festival on Saturday evening (June 11) and was taken to the Derby Royal Infirmary where he sadly died. Emergency services attended to him at the scene and he was taken to the Derby Royal Infirmary before later being pronounced dead. He is thought to have fallen ill before Iron Maiden took to the stage at 9pm on Saturday, before being carried out from the crowd by medics.
A MAN has died after a serious medical incident in the crowd at a major music festival.
Reports suggest this medical incident was on a festival campsite. One witness told Leicestershire Live: "It happened just before Iron Maiden came on. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said today: "We can confirm the death of a man who had been attending the Download Festival in Castle Donington at the weekend," said a force spokesman.
Leicestershire Police said the man was taken to hospital on Saturday evening, when heavy metal band Iron Maiden were the headline act. The force said the death ...
“It happened just before Iron Maiden came on and noticed people were shouting and then paramedics were going back and forth to help whoever it was,” one ...
"The man became unwell at the festival on Saturday evening (11 June) and was taken to the Derby Royal Infirmary where he sadly died. "The air ambulance was in attendance and assisted medical teams on site." The man was taken to the Derby Royal Infirmary, but later died.
Has taken from the famous east Midlands rock music festival by paramedics after becoming unwell shortly before Iron Maiden came on stage.
"The air ambulance was in attendance and assisted medical teams on site." Reports suggest this medical incident was on the festival campsites. A man who was taken to hospital after falling ill at Download Festival has died, it has been confirmed.
The man, who hasn't been named, was taken ill just before 9pm Saturday night in between the Deftones and Iron Maiden sets - police have since confirmed the ...
"The air ambulance was in attendance and assisted medical teams on site." "The man became unwell at the festival on Saturday evening (11 June) and was taken to the Derby Royal Infirmary where he sadly died. The man was rushed to the Derby Royal Infirmary but later died.
Leicestershire Police said the man was taken to hospital on Saturday evening, when heavy metal band Iron Maiden were the headline act. The force said the death ...
A man has been pronounced dead at Derby Royal Infirmary after "becoming unwell" at this year's edition of Download Festival in Leicestershire.
In 2003, the first edition of Download was created by Stuart Galbraith, the founder of Kilimanjaro Live Group, one of the country’s largest event promoters. Download Festival was created as a follow-up to the historic Monsters of Rock festival which was held at Donington Park circuit between 1980 and 1996. According to reports, eyewitnesses gave accounts of the incident, which happened while thousands of festivalgoers began singing and jumping to the headliners.