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Download Festival Melbourne: Sideshows playlist

Prophets of Rage, Good Charlotte, Limp Bizkit and Mastodon are among the bands playing sideshows around Download.

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If you love metal and rock, then we probably don’t need to remind you that Download Festival Melbourne is just one month away.

The world’s premiere rock and metal festival debuts in Australia on Saturday 24 March at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse, featuring a stellar lineup including Korn, Limp Bizkit, Prophets of Rage, Mastodon, Good Charlotte, NOFX, Gojira and loads more.

So while you’re busy planning how to navigate the festival stage times, you may’ve forgotten that many of the bands are also playing sideshows while their down under.

Which means even more mosh, basically.

We’ve devised a playlist to help you plan which Download bands to double up on next month…

Download Melbourne Sideshows are coming in fast:

Good Charlotte – book tickets

Riverstage, Brisbane – Wednesday 28 March

With support from Neck Deep, Falling In Reverse, Issues and Chase Atlantic

Prophets of Rage – book tickets

Riverstage, Brisbane – Monday 26 March

Nails – book tickets

Red Rattler, Sydney – Thursday 23 March

NOFX – book tickets

Riverstage, Brisbane – Thursday 22 March

Amon Amarth – book tickets

The Tivoli, Brisbane – Tuesday 27 March

Roundhouse, Sydney – Sunday 25 March

Limp Bizkit – book tickets

With support from Of Mice & Men and Ocean Grove

Riverstage, Brisbane – Tuesday 27 March

Mastodon – book tickets

With support from Gojira

Big Top Luna Park Sydney – Monday 26 March

Eatons Hill Hotel and Function Centre – Wednesday 28 March