

The chance of showers and thunderstorms hovers at 70%-80% through midweek, with beach conditions that include moderate risk of dangerous rip currents, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. In a three-star review of the festival, NME praised the event for offering “fearless, frantic and fun” performances from newer acts, while the headline set from Iron Maiden balanced on the verge of feeling “outdated”.As many folks look ahead to the upcoming extended Memorial Day holiday weekend, the weather forecast for Volusia and Flagler counties this week looks anything but festive. Last month, the festival added 12 new names to its line-up, including Cancer Bats, Casey, Hundred Reasons, State Champs, Static Dress, Puscifer, Redhook, Rituals and Cherry Bombs.įor the 2022 edition of the festival, Biffy Clyro, Iron Maiden and KISS headlined, while other artists included Korn, Megadeth and Deftones. Parkway Drive, Disturbed, Nova Twins and Fever 333 were also confirmed to be part of the initial line-up, as were Municipal Waste, Lorna Shore, Alexisonfire, Asking Alexandria and Motionless In White.Ĭrowd at Download Festival 2022. Thrash pioneers Metallica will perform two unique headline sets over the weekend with no songs repeated on Thursday (June 8) and Saturday (June 10), while Bring Me The Horizon will perform on Friday (June 9) and Slipknot on Sunday (June 11). It was also announced that the three-day festival would be extended to four days this year, in celebration of its 20th anniversary. The first wave of artists set to appear at this year’s Download festival was announced in November of last year, when over 50 acts were added to the lineup, including Evanescence, The Distillers and Placebo.
