Download Festival

June 11, 2011

Performed at Donington Park in Castle Donington, England

2011 Download Festival Poster

Set List

Con Clavi Con Dio

Elizabeth

Death Knell

Stand by Him

Prime Mover

Ritual

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Ghost’s first outing at Download Festival was a rather modest 2pm timeslot on the PepsiMax side stage.[1] Despite the inauspiciousness of the setting, Ghost stole the show, the ritual making it onto Metal Hammer’s 20 greatest Download festival sets ever list:

“Mere months after their debut album had set the underground scene alight with excitement, rumour and confusion, Ghost made their Download bow halfway through Saturday afternoon in the confines of the roofed third stage. Shrouded in smoke and lurking around the stage, trusty thurible in hand, the OG Papa Emeritus announced himself to a bewitched, packed-out tent, surrounded by his mysterious masked cohorts. The full-hearted singalongs that greeted Ritual proved Ghost were far more than a fun gimmick, setting the stage [...] to become their generation's breakout metal band.” -Stephen Hill[2]

Watching from the side of the stage was Down’s lead singer Philip H. Anselmo[3], who would go on not only to wear Ghost merch on the mainstage during Down’s timeslot at 4:20pm[1], but invite the nameless ghouls to perform with Down during their final song “Bury Me in Smoke.”[4]

Watch Nameless Ghouls play with Down Here

Further Reading

Drowned In Sound, Download 2011 by Gary Wolstenholme

NME, The Big Picture - Giant Photos from Download Festival 2011 by NME Blog

The Guardian, Download festival-review by Jamie Thomson

The PRP, Down Joined by Memers Of Ghost At "Download Festival", Footage Available by wookubus