The Download Festival was created as a response to the development of this genre of lifestyle and music as the single biggest growth market of recent years amongst the youth demographic. Download is a music and technology festival showcasing the most cutting-edge high-tech products and experiences. Partner Level Sponsorship is available for the Download Festival UK. This is a highly valuable event for Live Nation, which is now expanding internationally. A global or local brand will have all title or in association rights by agreement.

This is a very complex and growing youth music market and Download has the credentials to authentically connect a brand with it. From our UK festival research we found: - 78.1% said their music preference was Rock - 66% said their preferred vacation of choice was a Music Festival over a beach or snow holiday, city break or staying at home.... - 51% buy their tickets through official festival micro sites and get their main source of info from here as well - Only 11% said they were against sponsorship of festivals - 72% said it was a necessary aspect of festivals

Rights granted to partners may include: . Use of Live Nation owned IP in commercial advertising to the general public . Access for content utilisation (subject to their rights clearances) . An agreed ticket allocation for promotional activity . Access and positioning on the Live Nation website as well as event microsite for the festival . The opportunity to create a consumer facing "experience area" at the festival . The right to retail the product at special designated points throughout the festival site

Snickers, Fender, Gibson, EA, Ubisoft, MySpace, Red Bull, Nokia, Guiness, Cuervo, Smirnoff, Eastpak, Muller, Nintendo and many more.

This a standout festival opportunity for a brand to partner on. It has a global appeal reaching an online fanbase as far as Brazil. Its multiple satellite events across the US - Chicago, Philapdelphia, Boston, San Francisco - make it a truly global festival experience. The audience is extremely tech savvy and consists of discerning music attendees and early adopters. They also are consistently high spenders with low alcohol consumption. Most money is spent on gaming and mobile peripherals as well as band and festival merchandise.