Aside from Dio , the year was sadly memorable for other deaths . Y&T performed the Pepsi Max Stage to a jam-packed audience , marking the band 's long-anticipated return to Donington after performing at Monsters of Rock in 1984 . Download would be bassist Phil Kennemore 's last UK show in the UK : he died from lung cancer six months later . Killing For Company drummer Stuart Cable , previously of Stereophonics , died the week of the festival , at which the band were to play
Monsters of Rock
Monsters of Rock Tour 1984
Download Festival