| Volkswagen of America Inc., Europe's | | | | and San Francisco. Download 2006 will |
| biggest automakers sales arm, publicized | | | | hit the grounds of said territories on |
| today that it will be the official | | | | the 20th of this month and on the 30th |
| automotive sponsor of the second annual | | | | of September respectively. |
| Download Festival. Said music festival | | | | Volkswagen, as the event's official |
| has conquered Donington Park in England | | | | automotive sponsor, is expected to have |
| last June. This time it will conquer | | | | a major presence. The company's vehicles |
| Boston and San Francisco. | | | | like the all-new Eos, Jetta, GTI, and |
| Download Festival is a 3-day festival of | | | | Rabbit will embrace the spotlight by |
| punk, rock and metal music. It can be | | | | serving as artist shuttle service. On |
| recalled that the first Download | | | | said festival, there will also be a |
| Festival was held on 2003 at Donington | | | | Volkswagen car parts display in a |
| Park. Iron Maiden and Limp Bizkit were | | | | garage-style lounge to feature the |
| among the headliners then. Nonetheless, | | | | company's creation. |
| the latter was pulled out in favor of | | | | Volkswagen will also sponsor 2 club |
| Audioslave. In | | | | venue events. The first is named |
| 2004, said festival was held on Glasgow | | | | "Volkswagen Road to Download", which |
| Green. It had a 9 band line-up | | | | features Kasabian. It will be held in |
| performing for two days. In its second | | | | Philadelphia on September 21. The second |
| year, the headliners were Metallica and | | | | venue will be announced by Volkswagen in |
| Linkin Park. Last year, said festival | | | | next to no time. |
| was held at Donington Park. Early this | | | | In the Download Festival to be held in |
| year, a 3-day Download Festival was | | | | Boston, Volkswagen will have a charity |
| again held at Donington Park. | | | | raffle which will benefit the Berklee |
| Due to its overwhelming success, | | | | College of Music's City Music Program. |
| Download 2006 will have its second | | | | Recipients for the San Francisco charity |
| invasion, this time it will be in Boston | | | | raffle will be announced soon. |