Download Festival: Day tickets on sale Friday

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Download Festival

has announced that day tickets will go on sale this Friday (May 1) at 9am

A limited number of day tickets for this year´s festival - taking place between June 12-14 - will be available priced at £65 (plus booking fee).

For classic rock fans Sunday is bound to be very popular with Def Leppard, Whitesnake and ZZ Top on the main stage - it's sure to sell out fast.

Also for the first time in the festival's history, a limited amount of guest area passes will be available to buy too.

Tickets will be available from the

Download website

Robert Laing
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