The second round of the Download Germany was scheduled to take place on June 23 and 24 at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg. The metal festival had advertised with big names, including bands like Slipknot, Volbeat and The Prodigy.
The organizer does not go into more detail about the reasons for the cancellation. Tickets that have already been purchased will be automatically refunded in the coming days, it is said. It was only in February that the organizer announced a new edition of the festival.