Download Festival reveals on-site activities

March 30, 2019 James Weaver

The on-site activities for this year’s Download Festival have been announced!

Alongside the staggering lineup of bands; including headliners DEF LEPPARD, SLIPKNOT and TOOL and WWE NXT UK, fans will enjoy a stunning array of unique performances, experientials, stalls, food, drink and more at the three-day rock festival.

Download welcomes heavy metal exercise class RockFit™ to make its festival debut. The classes will see fans throwing shapes and working out to an energising soundtrack featuring AC/DC, GUNS N’ ROSES, METALLICA as well as acts from the bill like SLIPKNOT, DEF LEPPARD, Slash and ROB ZOMBIE and more. The classes are suitable and adaptable for everyone and fans are invited to take part.

ANNOUNCING jaw-dropping entertainment and activities coming to the arena and village at #DL2019! 🤘 💪 Including the Download debut of RockFit, the BRAND NEW Metal Screen, DO.OMYOGA, UK Air Guitar Championships and so much MORE 🔥👉 https://t.co/gc0XzQUJkE pic.twitter.com/WfxWBLM9Rq

— Download Festival (@DownloadFest) March 28, 2019

DO.OMYOGA™ is back after a successful first outing, where fans can perfect their asanas, practice their downward facing Download Dog, and reconnect to themselves through the ancient Indian practice of Nada Yoga where music and sound become one. The SINDROME Arena will be back this year playing host to a programme of death-defying stunts, bohemian freaks, mechanical madness, Viking battles and more. Fan favourite, Area 51 and their wandering Caravan of Lost Souls are back and The Thunderdome comes to Download, where Young Wall of Death stars Luke and Kerri Fox defy death right before your eyes on a 9m mesh wall in their brand spanking new adrenalin fuelled stunt show.

The hugely popular Demolition Download from Battle Heritage are making the charge back to Donington for a sixth year where medieval fighters from all over Europe will gather to take each other on in battle to be crowned champions in this full force, full contact sport and the UK Air Guitar Championships makes its grand return to Download.

The Doghouse features a stacked bill including fan favorites Circus of Horrors, The World’s Greatest Wall of Death returns to The Download Village and Deep in the Woods in the heart of the Village, The Metal Den can be discovered – where revellers can lay in hammocks and savour Download’s very first Outdoor Cinema The Metal Screen and its hand curated Cineprogram.