northernangel

Thing is its normal that bands playing lower down will get shorter sets

I caught the last half of him in ibiza last year.

Be great if they found room for sasha etc late night

I always go with the notion of needing about 4/5 bands that aren't just a....if I catch them including a headliner. Just because what today's prices are doesn't mean they are worth it lol.

Frank clashing with Jamie T is a great move by them but the Saturday is very weak for me. Not for me this one, I like a few acts but not a weekend worth.

The car parking costs for Download are the biggest jokes out there. Also when it comes to the bands and you comparing prices, remember Royal Blood aren't playing the same length set you would usually see and inside you are guaranteed to be dry because they don't play other than indoor gigs, Bad Omens relatively the same. I've never know how gig vs festival is the same comparison. Even at £125 for a day ticket it would have to be something I really really cannot miss and these days I don't think anything would tick the box.

I love A weekend in the city too but after that it's very meh

Personally I paid no attention to it at all when I didn't get in, went down the Devon/Cornwall for the week and blocked it out. Out of sight/out of mind. I've not yet watched anything significant from that weekend. I did however really enjoy my days away doing something that I never had before that was a long time coming. I am trying to go with that theory next year, should I fail, get in early and book a week away to some parts in England I never have, up to Scotland maybe or something, hire a car and do some northern trekking.

The business is the biggest change I'm that time. I was staggered they have doubles the staff/crew etc for the sake of 3k people.

They'll fill more seats in the coop that the etihad though so they can brag about that

Can sound what you want it to lol, I don't need to defend myself to you

Neither or them are female acts so others took priority lol.

To have the two longest repetitive bigger acts on the same night would seem a bit silly.

It's well documented it's the longest we've waited to receive any official announcement on non full lineup related things. You're just being pedantic. Even the release came with a fans have been waiting for the festival to announce something.

Yeah this is disappointing. With Sasha and Digweed both touring this year I was hoping not to have to go to Manchester to see it. Would be great if Fatboy was the Sunday night headliner.