Jrose

I agree that all rock acts across the spectrum should be booked. especially now reading festival has become a teenage pop festival, download can afford a day of acts in the softer rock realm. Even punk seems massively under represented at download. Having been someone who has been 8/9 times though, I'm the exact type of person that has now seen every headline act on the roster. I need something different. A punk day on the second stage or a band like pearl jam / FF / RHCP /Liam gallagher type act on the bill. the 4 day event seems like a good opportunity to go outside the box with that type of booking rather than double metallica. i can't stand BMTH, so if it's metallica x2 and a band that still only resonates with a small portion of the rock crowd then the other headliner better be strong. But i've seen slipknot twice at download already. Maybe make an old school nu metal day with slipknot limp bizkit, kid rock, stained, drowning pool etc then im down.

With all due respect, if you haven't been to a weekend at download in 17 years, are you really the type of person copping gives a shit about? You're not much of a download fan and don't have much affiliation to the festival. i'd understand if you were a once every 2/3 years guy, but you've said you didnt even go in 2012 when metallica last played? so what is it you want from this festival? I've been every year since 2014 and first went in 2010 and personally i can see why metallica x2 is ok, though not what i would want. the fact is 4 days placates me, as if it was them twice in 3 days this would go down way more negatively than it being 4.

Mate you'd love download, it's the most friendly place you can go, there's something for everyone. it costs a lot but what doesnt? every other festival is the same and even if you like only 10 bands, that's £25 a band, 100k like minded people and you might discover your next new favourite! and this year it was sunny the whole time!

Parkway are nowhere near download headline status even on a 4th day. BMTH would be much more likely. parkway might get 3/4th on main or headline/sub second stage at best. Still hearing it is rage against the machine not BMTH though

From someone on the inside - take or leave it i dont care. Metallica Slipknot Metallica Rage against the machine No info on any other bands.