The gods of product placement will be smiling down on this one. At this year's Download Festival, home of rock, long hair and poncy pouts, fans of bands like Metallica, Guns N' Roses and the Prodigy will be able to take to the stage between acts to show off their finest fret action on the award-winning PlayStation2 game Guitar Hero.
The title, which is frequently forced upon visitors to my home, demands that players strum and gurn to favourites from Franz Ferdinand, Ozzy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bowie and Queen using a special Gibson guitar controller. Everyone - from fans of Joni Mitchell to Celtic Frost - loses themselves to this game. A truly awesome piece of software.
From Gamesindustry.biz:
Guitar Hero performances will take place every day on the Third Stage between the main acts, and members of the public who register in advance will can reserve a performance. There may be limited opportunities for walk-up performances during the day.
If you're going to be in Castle Donington this weekend getting your rawk on and fancy pounding the boards with some of the greats, register by sending an email to guitarhero@bhpr.co.uk.
