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Founder of one of the world's biggest rock festivals reacts to the death of rock star Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen, who's considered to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 65. He'd been having treatment for throat cancer. His band, Van Halen, had a string of hits, with its biggest one "Jump" in 1984:
The rock star had never played at Download, one of the world's biggest rock festivals but his band was always rumoured.
Jimmy Carpenter caught up with Andy Copping, the founder of the festival which is based in the East Midlands.
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