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Billy Idol
Billy Idol


Background information
Birth name William Michael Albert Broad
Born November 30, 1955
Born place Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK
Genre(s) Hard Rock
Punk Rock
Post-punk
New Wave
Years active 1975—present
Label(s) Sanctuary Records
EMI Group
Chrysalis Records
Associated acts Generation X
Website Website



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You Me At Six, Opeth, Duff McKagan Join Download Line Up

March 24, 2009
You Me At Six, Opeth, Duff McKagan Join Download Line UpYou Me At Six and former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan's Loaded have joined this year's Download festival line up.

Other additions to the festival include Opeth, Meshuggah and Dir En Grey.

Steadlur, Lawnmower Death and Five Finger Death Punch will also perform at the event, which takes place in Donington Park on the weekend of June 12th-14th.

As previously reported, Download will be headlined by Slipknot, Def Leppard and Faith No More.

The festival will mark Faith No More's first live show in eleven years. The band, fronted by Mike Patton, split in 1998.

(by Jason Gregory)



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