Brighton metalcore stalwarts Bleed Again have been announced as headliner for the Download Festival District X Community Takeover at the Doghouse on Wednesday 12th June.
Returning to the fray after a period of writing and establishing a new line-up, Bleed Again are refreshed and ready to create chaos in all the best ways possible.
Having previously been a Metal Hammer ‘Band Of The Month’ in their early journey, years of touring and bringing their adrenaline fueled ferocity to audiences all across the UK. This new chapter in the Bleed Again biography is starting in an impressively exciting way.
Hitting the stage at Download is a dream for the band, as singer James Dawson explains, Download isn’t just a festival it’s a family.. and he means that quite literally!
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“To me, it feels like I have been working towards playing Download for most of my life. I have been writing music with Simon since I was 16 and we first went to Download together when we were 19. I remember saying, ‘we’ll play here together one day’.
I didn’t know that would take 18 years but here we are.
I met my (now) wife there in 2009, we became a couple officially there in 2013, and now, 11 years later, we are both actually going to be performing there together. Bleed Again headline the District X Community Takeover and she will be performing a Rock/Metal fitness class on the same stage!
Everything seems to have come full circle. When you couple that with Bleed Again having a fresh line-up, a new outlook to band life and new music.. I simply can’t wait! Download Festival 2024 is going to get one hell of a wake up call on its opening day!“
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BLEED AGAIN are:
James Dawson – Lead Vocal
Sam Jones – Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Simon Williams – Lead Guitar
Chris Pratt – Bass
Oscar Simpson – Drums