NME's resident metalhead hasn't missed the festival in 17 years. The devilry moved online this year, so he tuned in and threw the horns upIt’s been 17 years since I experienced a summer with no Download Festival to hang it around.

The first time I went I didn’t have a mobile phone, but a pager. To communicate on it, I’d have to talk to a payphone, queue, dial up a number I’d hastily written on a piece of cardboard, then leave a reply to the message my mum had left me two days previous: “Would you like us to pick you up from the train station, hope Deftones were good, love mum xxx’.A lot has happened in the 17 years that have passed, both for myself, and for Download.

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TIFF Unveils New Hybrid Digital And Physical Festival, Announces First Films Featuring Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Idris Elba

The Toronto International Film Festival is going ahead in 2020, but it will look very different from previous editions.

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San Jose Earthquakes first MLS team scheduled to arrive in Orlando, more to come this weekend

ORLANDO, Fla. – The first major league soccer team is scheduled to arrive in Orlando Wednesday afternoon for the “MLS is Back” tournament, marking the first steps in the return of soccer since the coronavirus pandemic forced the league to suspended activity.The San Jose Earthquakes will be the first team to arrive in the City Beautiful. Other clubs are expected to trickle in over the weekend as MLS plans its return to scheduled matches.According to MLS, clubs that can conduct full team training in their markets pursuant to the league’s medical and testing protocols must arrive no later than seven days before their first match.

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Jim Edmonds thanks new girlfriend for helping him heal from 'loveless and abusive' marriage to Meghan King

invited into their marital bedroom before their fall 2019 split.Meghan also implied Jim had been unfaithful with Kortnie, which led him to hit back and allege that Meghan was the one who carried on with other women outside their marriage. In April, Jim confirmed that he and Kortnie were indeed dating and his rep further confirmed that they were also quarantining together at his St.

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hereAmong the speakers is leading British Nurse and Pride of Britain Awards recipient Dame Elizabeth Anionwu. She will lead the one minute silence to be held in memory of those who have passed away to COVID-19.Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and MP Afzal Khan will also be in attendance.The Windrush generation were invited to the UK to fill jobs as part of the country’s effort to rebuild following the Second World War, many found employment in the NHS and public transport, however, they were met with prejudice and discrimination.

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A herd immunity rock festival is taking place next month

coronavirus forcing the cancellation of events across the globe, the three day festival will take place from July 16th-18th in Ringle, Wisconsin.Static-X, Nonpoint, Dope, Bobaflex, Royal Bliss, and more are among the bands set to play.Taking place across three days, the “mini-fest” will take place on an outdoor stage at the Q&Z Expo Center, but there is nothing to suggest that social distancing measures will take place.It is set to be the first rock festival featuring major acts to take place since the pandemic started.Also on the bill are Blacktop Mojo, Flaw, Kaleido, Saul, Versus Me, AC/DC tribute Thunderstruck and Metallica tribute One.So here it is.

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Stevie Wonder epically roasts Donald Trump: ‘It’s a bad day when I can see better than your 2020 vision’

supports HTML5 videoMusic icon Stevie Wonder has brilliantly called out US officials and President Donald Trump, in a video for the Black Lives Matter movement.Urging fans to keep the pace of the movement charging forward toward change, the Superstitious superstar shared a video this week in which he addressed Black Lives Matter, Juneteenth, the elections, and Mr Trump.In a rather brilliant roast, blind singer-songwriter Stevie lobbed: ‘It’s a bad day when I can see better than your 2020 vision.’He added: ‘Black lives do matter and this is not another digital viral trend or hashtag, it has to be the beginning of the end of all this bulltish.

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Rod Stewart fans rush to his defence after he’s compared to Donald Trump in bizarre jibe

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Bruce Springsteen on Donald Trump: “He is a threat to our democracy”

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Donald Trump calls coronavirus 'kung flu' again as White House rejects racism complaints

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Kate Garraway thanks fan who insists her critically ill husband Derek Draper will recover from his coma

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Hillary Clinton Vows To Help Joe Biden Defeat Donald Trump: I’m ‘Sending Him Back To The Golf Course’

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Tallinn Music Week reveals strict coronavirus measures ahead of Estonia festival

but was postponed just over two weeks before the festival was due to get underway because of the coronavirus outbreak.It was later confirmed that the bash would take place from August 26-30 following a decision by the Estonian government.Organisers have now set out new measures for the event to go ahead in the wake of the pandemic.

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Over half of Brits watched the return of the Premier League last weekend

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Orange County Animal Services giving away pet food this weekend

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‘Jurassic Park’ tops weekend box office, 27 years after original release

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Andrew Cuomo spends his first weekend off with his daughters and shares how they kept him grounded

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Donald Trump Confirms There Will Be Another Stimulus Package, Says It Will Be Very Generous

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Glastonbury fans are convinced a Worthy Farm broadcast could still happen this weekend

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Rebekah Vardy thanks her dad as she sues Coleen Rooney in £1m lawsuit

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GMB's Piers Morgan slates Donald Trump over leadership skills in scathing blow

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Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent spend the weekend with Megan Fox's boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly

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Coronavirus: Healthcare workers at Lakeshore General Hospital get special thanks

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Donald Trump holds China responsible for coronavirus deaths: White House

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Viggo Mortensen’s Career To Be Honoured By Spanish Festival

The career of Viggo Mortensen, Aragorn in the popular trilogy “Lord of the Rings” and a protagonist in the Academy Award-winning “Green Book,” will be honoured at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.

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Glastonbury Festival share stage-by-stage playlists of this year’s cancelled line-up

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Glastonbury share ‘virtual’ guide to celebrate festival from home

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Germany's Reeperbahn Festival Is Still On: Here Are the Changes Being Made

significant changes as it attempts to adhere to government guidance while still pulling off a safe and secure in-person gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic."We consider it important to attempt this go-ahead," remarked festival CEO Alexander Schulz, "as it will serve as an illustrative and practical example of how to possibly address some of the fundamental questions with which the cultural industry… are currently confronted [with] and will probably continue to be confronted with for a long time to come."Organizers said that instead of hosting between 8-15,000 visitors per day as in previous years, this year's daily cap will be 4,200 people, including up to 1,600 industry visitors.

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104 shot, 14 fatally, over Father’s Day weekend in Chicago

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Viggo Mortensen's career to be honored by Spanish festival

MADRID – The career of Viggo Mortensen, Aragorn in the popular trilogy “Lord of the Rings” and a protagonist in the Academy Award-winning “Green Book,” will be honored at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.The festival announced Monday that this year's recipient of its “Donostia Award" will be Mortensen. For the moment, organizers are planning to hold the festival as normal, with film stars flying in from around the world.

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Download booker Andy Copping on who could headline future festivals

Download booker Andy Copping has discussed potential future headliners for the festival in a new interview.The Donnington three-dayer, which was due to take place between June 12-14, was cancelled back in March due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Kiss, Iron Maiden and System Of A Down were set to headline the 2020 edition.With the next Download Festival now confirmed for June 4-6, 2021, Copping has thrown a number of acts into the ring as possible first-time bill-toppers.Asked by Kerrang! who he thought could rise to the occasion, he replied: “That’s quite easy.

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Pink trolls Donald Trump for poor attendance at Tulsa Rally; Says she sold the same place out in five minutes

Pink recently trolled US President Donald Trump on social media after his Tulsa Rally reportedly received poor attendance. The rally was held at the BOK Center on June 20 which saw a small gathering of under 6,200 people in the venue for a capacity of 19,200 individuals.

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102 shot, 14 fatally, over Father’s Day weekend in Chicago

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Donald Trump says 2020 U.S. election ‘rigged’ if mail-in ballots used

Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday morning, saying the 2020 presidential election will be “rigged” if mail-in ballots are used instead of in-person voting.“Rigged 2020 election: millions of mail-in ballots will be printed by foreign countries, and others. It will be the scandal of our times!” Trump tweeted.RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS.

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101 shot, 14 fatally, over Father’s Day weekend in Chicago

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Premier League highlights: 10 talking points from first weekend after restart

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Mint Covid Tracker: At current trajectory, India’s case count likely to reach half a million by weekend

strained medical capacity and overburdened health system.Over the past few weeks, new infections and deaths have been rising faster in India than in other badly-hit countries. The country’s death toll is now the eighth worst in the world.

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67 shot, 11 fatally, this weekend in Chicago

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63 shot, 9 fatally, so far this weekend in Chicago

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Donald Trump duped by K-pop teens and TikTok fans in Tulsa rally humiliation

Donald Trump’s bid to revive his re-election campaign was plunged into chaos at the weekend as a stadium he believed would be packed for a rally was more than half empty.

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Pink teases Donald Trump over thousands of empty seats at campaign rally

Pink has mocked Donald Trump on social media after a spectacularly poor turnout at his re-election campaign rally in Oklahoma.The event took place in Tulsa yesterday (June 20), with Trump previously claiming that one million people had registered for tickets for the rally.But photographs and footage of the 19,000-capacity BOK Center clearly show thousands of empty seats across the venue – prompting Pink to compare the event to one of her past gigs there.“I think I sold that same place out in five minutes. #donkeyshow,” the ‘So What’ singer tweeted.After one person suggested that the coronavirus pandemic may have kept people from attending, Pink responded: “Here’s my theory; don’t hurt the people that love you.

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Pink Mercilessly Mocks Donald Trump On His Half Empty Tulsa Rally: ‘I Sold That Same Place Out In Five Minutes’

Pink, 40, didn’t hold back with mocking President Donald Trump, 74, when she found out his Tulsa rally reportedly had a “smaller-than-expected” crowd at the BOK Center on June 20. The singer took to Twitter to share a clip of a television news report about the low attendance, which reportedly included under 6,200 people out of the venue’s capacity of 19,200, and added her own joke, which seemed to indicate she could be more popular than Trump, in the attached tweet. “I think I sold that same place out in five minutes #donkeyshow,” she wrote along with a laughing cat emoji.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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