However, critics of his foundation say Gates uses its charitable status to avoid tax and that it has undue influence over the global health system.
Lee Margaillan, from Collapse The Sky, a band from Norwich, said the group entered a competition to play at Download Festival as part of its, Leicestershire, between 13-15 June with headliners Green Day, Sleep Token, Korn and McFly amongst the line-up.
He said: "It's something that we've entered in the past but this year we are lucky enough to be selected and to be performing at one of the most major rock and metal festivals in the country and probably the world."The band made up of Mr Margaillan, Flynn Green on the guitar, Karl Morse on the bass and Luke Fowler on the drums, will play the Doghouse Stage on Wednesday, 11 June in the community takeover slot.The takeover slot gives up-and-coming unsigned bands and artists an opportunity to play on stage in the lead up to the festival.
Mr Margaillan said: "You can never guarantee what type of opportunities or where these things will take you but one thing's for sure, we are going to grab it by the scruff of the neck and we're going to make the most of it."Mr Margaillan currently juggles music with work, but he said his dream was to be able to pursue music full-time.
He said: "Musicians and aspiring musicians would love to call it their full-time job and I know many many people in our local scene share the same desire and dream.
"As long as we keep our heads down, keep working hard and putting on great shows then these types of opportunities are going to come our way eventually."It follows a report by Commons defence committee last year which found two-thirds of homes for service families needed "extensive refurbishment or rebuilding" to meet modern standards.
The Liberal Democrats said it was glad the government "has finally come to their senses and listened", but called for ministers to go further by bringing military accommodation to the decent homes' standard, which sets minimum standards for social home conditions.Xiao Chen turned up at the US Consulate in Shanghai on Thursday morning, hours after Washington announced that it would
The 22-year-old had a visa appointment: she was headed to Michigan in the autumn to study communications.After a "pleasant" conversation, she was told her application had been rejected. She was not given a reason.