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2 minutes ago, binge.to.bopo said:
You couldn't have just copied and pasted or took a screenshot of this for me 🤣🤣🤣
When will the map come out?
We don't have it yet, but we expect it very soon. Its normally 1-2 weeks before the festival.
Yeah could've. But it's their communication.
Didn't want to be the messenger that got shot.
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1 minute ago, binge.to.bopo said:
Is it just me being really thick right now or what...
Because I can't see mention of a map, I can't see anything that says a map is coming, I can't see "map status".
Am I truly this stupid 🙈
Sorry, this link is better...
https://forums.downloadfestival.co.uk/topic/15923-event-info-faqs/
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1 hour ago, binge.to.bopo said:
I can't find anything on the map anywhere
A FAQ that includes the map status has been issued on the official forum a couple of days ago.
https://forums.downloadfestival.co.uk/topic/15922-faqs-for-2023/
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3 hours ago, Sam S-D said:
Does anyone have any idea when the site map is being released? I feel like it's super late this year?
A FAQ that includes the map status has been issued on the official forum a couple of days ago.
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On 4/26/2023 at 9:00 AM, Saint17 said:
Has anyone heard if the Barclaycard discount is on at the bars again this year?
Thinking of applying for one to save some money. Assuming I can then afford to pay it off straight away to avoid the interest!!
If you go to the sponsors list at the bottom of the Download website, and click on Barclaycard, it says...
"Barclaycard – Official Payment Partner of Download Festival.
Your Barclaycard is your pass to hottest entertainment perks – save 10% on drinks* onsite when you show and pay with your Barclaycard. *T&Cs apply.
Find out more at: Barclaycard Entertainment."
Hopefully that's not a forgotten statement from last year.
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1 hour ago, Spiral_Low said:
New prediction...
Thurs:
Main - Metallica / Alice In Chains / Lamb Of God / Anthrax
Second (no headliner clash) - NOFX / The Distillers
Fri:
Main - BMTH / Architects
Second (headliner clash) - Ghost / Devin Townsend
Sat:
Main - Metallica / Alter Bridge / Halestorm
Second (no headliner clash) - Rob Zombie
Sun:
Main - Slipknot/ Parkway Drive / Cypress Hill / Jinjer
Second (no headliner clash) - Amon Amarth
Before anyone says Ghost won't headliner second, there was a rumour on Reddit they would so I've just gone with that.
Devin then Ghost on second is a great evening!
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4 hours ago, FloorFiller said:
Maybe time has made me come around to AHIG a bit as I was certainly no huge fan of it back when it was released (the first few songs + title track aside), but I think this one might be worse, or at least at around the same level. Funnily enough, this one has a couple of songs that remind me of AHIG but for all the worst reasons, and I’d even go as far as to say this new one has one of Slipknot’s absolute worst songs on it.
Seems to have really divided fans over at the Slipknot subreddit anyway so curious to hear peoples opinions on its official release.
Certainly that one track they've released is completely derivative.
Almost like they're working to a found and comfy formula.
Which is exactly what you don't want from Slipknot. Every new thing I hear from them I want to push and defy boundaries, not safely set up camp within them.
Hopefully the rest of the album will punch through better.
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5 hours ago, gabrielomachado said:
for now i'm thinking of
METALLICA / Alter Bridge / Halestorm / The Pretty Reckless
Sabaton / Behemoth
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BRING ME THE HORIZON / Architects / While She Sleeps / Turnstile
Rob Zombie / Mudvayne
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METALLICA / Pantera / Gojira / Amon Amarth
Limp Bizkit / Alexisonfire
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SLIPKNOT / Parkway Drive / Lamb Of God / Mr.Bungle
Alice In Chains / Puscifer
Take all of my money.
That's a great list
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1 hour ago, FeverDream said:
Doing well on Metacritic too. Think the score is the 2nd highest of all their albums last I checked. Still not critically acclaimed, though.
I like three tracks on it, and the rest are anonymous fillers.
Which is exactly how I've felt about every other Muse album.
But tbh, I'm only ever going to be a Greatest Hits fan as far as they're concerned.
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18 minutes ago, BenG92 said:
This thread and the one on the DL forum needs a stickied post with this info at this point 🤣
Source for 2x Metallica, BMTH subbed by Architects and a fourth was a user who leaked the 2021 pilot lineup 3 days in advance so it's not baseless, but as always with these things, who actually knows.
Thanks for the info!
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Taken a while to come back on the forums after the massive disappointment from this year’s Download.
Maybe it’s all been said before, but I’m too lazy to doomscroll through all the previous posts.
Bloody hell it was quiet though, or was that just me?
Getting near the front at the mainstage was not a challenge at any point.
Loads of the “other stuff” that fills the border and spaces in the arena seemed absent.
The village was just weird. I didn’t mind the container thing, but that would have been empty at the first sign of rain. Loads of emptiness around the outside of the containers.
I had a few must-see’s at the Dogtooth Stage, but the way it was set on the hill made it really difficult to actually see the bands if you were more that 12feet away from the barrier. I can’t remember it being like that before (?), happy to be corrected on this point.
Positives though…
Didn’t queue once for a pint.
Didn’t queue once for a piss.
All the empty space in the campsite made staggering for a fence piss at 3am much easier.
Worse thing is, I’m dumb enough to keep lining Download’s pockets next year. Mainly because I keep seeing the 2 x Tallica rumours everywhere. Dunno if they’re substantiated anywhere or way.
Rant over.
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I'm going to dare-to-dream, and be damned for it.
40th anniversary of Kill 'Em All.
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Been hanging around the official DL forum a bit, because occasionally they’re more fun than y’all😂
There’s a good suggestion on there that there should be format of 1 classic headliner, 1 established big name headliner and 1 rising star headliner.
I quite like that idea. Especially if the second stage headliner is a contrast, and if Avalanche and Dogtooth tents do they’re thing.
I’m not sure where the demarcation is between “established” and “classic”, but if they could get it right, then I can see it working well.
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On 3/3/2022 at 11:30 AM, jump said:
It's been said before but it's puzzling how dull Download's bookings are even when you consider they have a very narrow view of rawk. In June the same month I've got tixs to see Nine Inch Nails, Green Day & Weezer, Alexisonfire & others at Slam Dunk and Jack White already so Download being so shit works out great for to me a have a rest!
I guess it's all about the coin.
If a band prefers to do arena's than Download, and they can pull a good audience, then I'd assume that it's a) financially more attractive, and b) much less fannying around.
So what's the solution? LiveNation increase Download's budget? Or use their monopoly on touring bands to persuade them that the festival is good for them?
Who knows? I certainly don't.
As much as I dislike Copping's insistence on booking tired old dinosaurs, he can only work with what's available and/or willing.
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Those Alice Cooper + The Cult tour dates look like they slip nicely into the UK & European festival season.
Either of them could fill that friday night main stage gap.
Assuming they'll try and flog their own gig ticks before they make any festival shouts.
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They're doing that thing where the undercard is stronger than the headliners.
Which is fine by me
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2 hours ago, Jamesa006 said:
Will pay more than face value so please contact me if you’re selling one
Uuuhhh whaaaa?
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All tests negative, no pings on the app.
Strange thing about the QR code check-in thing though, it only records you as being at a venue up until 23:59 of the day you scan in.
And I didn't even think about re-scanning in on Saturday or Sunday mornings.
So it only thinks I was there for the Friday.
Which leaves its functionality purely down to Bluetooth proximity.
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Performance-wise, Skindred won the weekend (again) for me.
Bleed From Within blew me away, a band I wasn't familiar with before Saturday.
Gutted for The Wildhearts.
And just to inject a little negatively, Cassyette was one of the laughable and uncomfortable performances I've ever seen. Not a fan of backing tracks at a place that celebrates live musicians and singers. They were beyond blatent about it.
Moan over.
I'm grateful for the whole experience.
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I feel embarrassed for Download by comparison
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4 minutes ago, scrubbertheman said:
My code just arrived, and the guy it was for has bought a ticket anyway.
So, who needs a code?
Less than two hours remaining.
Message me...
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My code just arrived, and the guy it was for has bought a ticket anyway.
So, who needs a code?
Less than two hours remaining.
Message me...
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1 hour ago, lukecork said:
Seen a lot of people having issues with that share a friend code or whatever it is via the DL twitter
Have you received your code?
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So fucking happy
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2000 Trees 2024
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Y'ello... Help me make a decision please.... I am done and DONE with Download. I've had some wild times there, and some meh times. This year was great for me, but I'm not getting any younger (52 by next season) and Donington is exhausting.
I'm seriously considering 2000Trees as an alternative. This year's lineup looked alright, and the location is about an hour and a half better.
I hear good things about Bloodstock all the time, but the lineups there are typically too relentlessly heavy for me. I prefer a bit more variety in rock genres.
The biggest problem is going to be convincing the guys I usually go to DL with.
Any words of wisdom?