(This is Part 2 of 3 of our Download Festival coverage. You can view part 1 here and part 3 here.)
Resident photographer extraordinaire Muhammad Asranur made his way to the San Francisco edition of the Download Festival, which featured bands such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Gang of Four, Yeasayer, M83, Brand New, Mates of State and bunch more. He got shots of 15 bands so each post will feature 5 bands total. Part 2 includes: Brand New, Mates of State, Mute Math, The Whigs and Yeasayer. Check them out here.
Although San Francisco and Los Angeles are finished, you still have time to get tix for the final date in Philadelphia on August 2, which has The Killers, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Colour Revolt and more.
More info on the Download Festival:
www.downloadfestival.com
Artists:
www.myspace.com/brandnew
www.matesofstate.com
www.mutemath.com
www.thewhigs.com
www.yeasayer.net
And in the spirit of the Download Festival, here are a few downloads:
“Sunrise” by Yeasayer – [mp3]
“My Only Ofer” by Mates of State – [mp3]
“Right Hand on My Heart” The Whigs – [mp3]