The Prodigy, Metallica prepare to rock Download Festival - BBC News
The Prodigy, a re-formed Black Sabbath and Metallica are preparing to headline this year's Download rock Festival.
The three-day event, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, takes place at Donington Park near Derby.
Biffy Clyro, Soundgarden, Chase & Status, Tenacious D, You Me At Six, Trivium, Anthrax, Machine Head, Slash, Megadeth, Steel Panther, NOFX and Black Label Society are also due to perform.
Slipknot singer Corey Taylor is playing an acoustic set.
Promoters will be hoping the weather won't affect the weekend too much.
Rain and strong winds are forecast for the Midlands today (8 June) with a mixture of sunshine and showers for the rest of the weekend.
Many of the bands at Thursday's Kerrang! awards said they were excited about playing at Download.
"The festival is great - it's the biggest party ever," said former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash
"I've always loved festivals. I always thought it was the greatest concept to get a bunch of groups together to perform all weekend.
"It's the last great vestige of rock 'n' roll right now."
Dan Flint from Surrey rockers You Me At Six, who headline the second stage on Saturday, said they were hoping for a good turn out for their set - despite facing stiff competition.
"We're playing at the same time as Metallica, so I'm not sure what to expect.
"I know some of us would like to be watching that. It's a difficult one. We've played the festival before and it was great and the fact that we've been asked to headline a stage is amazing."
Last year's headliners were Linkin Park, System of a Down and Def Leppard.
The main stage has been named after Jim Marshall, the guitar amp pioneer who died in April.
An estimated 120,000 fans will attend the festival over three days.
Other bands taking part include Kids in Glass Houses, Refused, Axewound, LostAlone and Lower Than Atlantis.
National League roundup: R.A. Dickey, Lance Lynn first to 9 wins - Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON -- On a bright, sunny afternoon, R.A. Dickey had the Washington hitters swinging at shadows.
The knuckleballer baffled the Nationals, allowing four singles over 7 1/3 scoreless innings and leading the New York Mets to a 3-1 win Thursday.
Dickey (9-1) extended the longest shutout string of his career to 24 2/3 innings -- a span that began against Pittsburgh and continued against San Diego, St. Louis and the Nats.
"The only streak I care about is getting that hitter out," said Dickey, 37. "It doesn't change the mentality because there's a run of scoreless innings."
Dickey became the first pitcher in the majors to reach nine wins, backed by Lucas Duda's fifth homer in eight games.
St. Louis 14, Houston 2: Rookie Lance Lynn (9-2) of the visiting Cardinals became the majors' second nine-game winner, backed by a grand slam and a two-run homer from David Freese.
Los Angeles 8, Philadelphia 3: Aaron Harang got his 100th career victory as the Dodgers overcame a two-run, sixth-inning deficit to complete a four-game sweep. The Dodgers had not swept a four-game series at Philadelphia since Brooklyn on May 24-26, 1946.
Milwaukee 4, Chicago 3 (10 innings): Norichika Aoki homered twice, including off Casey Coleman to lead off the 10th inning, for the host Brewers. The former Japanese batting champion entered the game with one homer.
San Francisco 8, San Diego 3: Matt Cain (7-2) struck out nine in seven innings to win his sixth straight start, and Buster Posey, Angel Pagan and Gregor Blanco homered as the visiting Giants won their ninth in 11 games.
Atlanta 8, Miami 2: Jason Heyward hit two solos for the visiting Braves, who also got homers by Martin Prado and Michael Bourn in a three-game sweep.
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4 (10 innings): Michael McKenry drove in the first earned run allowed by Aroldis Chapman with an RBI double in the 10th for the visiting Pirates. Chapman (4-1) hadn't allowed an earned run in a club-record 24 games and 29 innings.
Notebook: Shortstop Carlos Correa, 17, taken by the Astros with the top pick in this week's amateur draft, agreed to a contract for a signing bonus of $4.8 million. ... The Cardinals placed left-hander Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain.
UK rock bands triumph at Kerrang! awards - BBC News
You Me At Six won the award for best British band at the Kerrang! awards
The old-guard and the new-breed of British rock have both been celebrated at this year's Kerrang! awards.
Prizes were won by breakthrough UK bands While She Sleeps, The Blackout, Bring Me The Horizon, Enter Shikari and You Me At Six.
Reformed rock band Black Sabbath were given the rock magazine's Inspiration award at the ceremony in London.
Band members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi picked up the prize.
Black Sabbath's acceptance of their award provided an emotional climax to the evening, with the band given a standing ovation from the crowd.
Since announcing they were to reform in November 2011 guitarist Tony Iommi has received treatment for lymphoma, while drummer Bill Ward left the reunion over a contract dispute.
Black Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler
But it was an evening which also recognised the best new rock acts.
Surrey rock band You Me At Six collected the prize for best British band - one of five prizes they were nominated for.
Chris Miller from the band told Newsbeat: "It's crazy. We've all grown up with Kerrang since before we could play guitars. We always got our musical knowledge from it - so this is awesome."
Ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, who picked up the Icon award, said: "Kerrang! was one of the first magazine's that put us on the cover back in the day - it's a good magazine."
Other UK wins came for The Blackout winning the devotion award, Bring Me The Horizon won best video for their track Alligator Blood and St Albans' Enter Shikari won best live band.
International winners included My Chemical Romance (best international band), Tenacious D (Kerrang!'s service to rock) and Black Veil Brides (best single for Rebel Love Song).
Many of the bands who appeared will also appear at this weekend's Download festival in Leicestershire.
The Kerrang! award winners are as follows:Best British newcomerWhile She Sleeps
Kerrang! service to rockTenacious D
Best singleBlack Veil Brides - Rebel Love Song
The devotion awardThe Blackout
Kerrang! service to metalAndy Copping - Download festival
Best videoBring Me The Horizon
Best live bandEnter Shikari
Best international bandMy Chemical Romance
Best British bandYou Me At Six
Kerrang! Hall of fameMachine Head
Kerrang! IconSlash
Kerrang! InspirationBlack Sabbath
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