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About Donington Park
Donington Park is a live music venue in Castle Donington, Derby with a standing capacity of approximately 120000. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
Donington Park books Metal, Rock acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Derby venue directory.
Donington Park is the legendary motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire that doubles as the spiritual home of British rock and metal — host of the open-air Download Festival every June since 2003 (and the Monsters of Rock before it). When the racing stops, the arena fields multiple stages and tens of thousands of fans across a long weekend of heavyweight live music. It's a vast, open-air festival site rather than an intimate club, but for metal in the UK there is no more storied ground.
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Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2RP
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Donington Park has a standing capacity of approximately 120000, classed as a large venue. See all Derby venues for size comparisons.
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Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2RP. See the map below for directions. Browse more Derby venues nearby.
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