Last weekend saw the Download Festival 2018 at Donington Park, and my annual visit to the circuit to listen to rock music rather than motor racing that usually takes me to the circuit. This year, the festival clashed with the BTCC round at Oulton Park, so rather than my normal three days at the festival,…
Last weekend saw a different type of entertainment at Donington Park as motor racing made way for the Download Festival 2016. Donington has been home to heavy rock festivals since August 1980 when seven bands made up the first Monsters of Rock festival. The annual event has been known as Download since 2003, and this…
Last weekend saw the Download Festival 2015, the rock music event in the Leicestershire village of Castle Donington, held at Donington Park. Donington has hosted such festivals for many years now, being home to the Monsters of Rock festival, which was the reason I first visited the village, for Monsters of Rock 1996. 19 years…
This weekend saw the Download Festival 2014, at Donington Park in Leicestershire. I’ve mentioned before that the link between Donington and rock music – as well as aviation and motor racing – made it an attractive place for me to work for several years, and to live nearby, and so Download means that I can…
I have mentioned previously here that I was lucky enough to work in Castle Donington for several years. The idea of working in the village would have been exciting for me from a young age, and for those familiar with the place, you will know why. If you have heard of Castle Donington, it is…