Potential Headliners

[thegremlin_1999]

incase anyone's interested, current rumours for rock am ring (which download usually shares two headliners with) are blink 182, beatsteaks (massive in germany), linkin park, muse, the libertines and rammstein. Obviously libertines wont play (i doubt they'll even reform for the festivals next summer, what with carl barat having a solo record and not wanting to do it just for the money). I'd also imagine linkin park will be wrapped up by then as the singer has a side project, and i saw them at rock am ring 07, surely they can't be touring the same album for three years. Otherwise some strong possibilities, blink is hard to call, i'd love it if they brought all the bands that've been touring with them in the states (weezer are long overdue an appearance, and i'm sure even a few metal heads love fall out boy secretly ). Think this year proved the secret to download selling out is loosely based themed days.

[Spiral_Low]

Rammstein. Timing of their arena tour is perfect for Download, who always announce headliners in febuary after it.

Rob Zombie. He's gotta be getting somr offers and it's been so long!

If not Zombie then Van Halen or Iron Maiden would be the 2 i'd try and book next as the organisers.

Metallica. I reckon will end there Death magnetic Tour here.

[tomdsjames]

I'm still hoping for Blink 182/Rammstein/AC/DC

Hopefully the organisers will be able to afford them after selling out this year

[the_mars_volta]

Blink 182 Rammstein Pearl Jam

Fall Out Boy Megadeth? Placebo

(or Paramore)Deftones

Edited September 15, 2009 by the_mars_volta

[luckysalt]

Id love Blink 182 and Rammstein and then either Pearl Jam or AC/DC as the headliners

That would be fantastic

[Spiral_Low]

You know Blink 182 will get a big offer from Reading/Leeds. I don't really think they are a Downlaod type headline band anyway. I mean the Offspring are the closest thing to them thats been at Download and that was very much a 'make do' headliner year!

Edited September 16, 2009 by Spiral_Low

[r0w]

3 From:

Soundgarden

Pearl Jam

Rammstein

Deep Purple

Blink 182(more of a Reading band but more likely to get a headlining slot at Download which could tempt them)

[tomdsjames]

You know Blink 182 will get a big offer from Reading/Leeds. I don't really think they are a Downlaod type headline band anyway. I mean the Offspring are the closest thing to them thats been at Download and that was very much a 'make do' headliner year!

[luckysalt]

You know Blink 182 will get a big offer from Reading/Leeds. I don't really think they are a Downlaod type headline band anyway. I mean the Offspring are the closest thing to them thats been at Download and that was very much a 'make do' headliner year!

[Lithium05]

I can see Blink choosing a headlining slot at Download, over a sub-headlining slot at R/L. That or they'll do a FNM and do both

[Spiral_Low]

Blink have MUCH greater mainstream appeal than Offspring, Offspring are known in the country in the mainstream for pretty fly and thats about it, in clubs you will get Come Out and Play and Self Esteem, but the average person on the street wouldn't know these

Blink have much more well known tracks, Whats My Age Again, Rock Show, I Miss You, All The Small Things, Down, Feelin This, Dammit, etc

Blink 182 would sell more tickets to the audience less likely to go to Download as a given year in year out, and thats what they want.

Edited September 18, 2009 by Spiral_Low

[Salt_On_Everything]

i think Blink 182 are definitely more of a R/L band. and also, while I like some of their tunes, they're f**king terrible live so I hope DL doesn't go for them!!!

[Lithium05]

Anyway Reading/Leeds is more Blink 182's crowd and you know they wil loffer big amounts of cash.

[SomeDay]

I reckon...

Pearl Jam

Rammstein

Aerosmith

[2reese2]

I'm not sure that's true anymore. All they'd get at Reading is a sea of people standing in silence waiting for them to play "I Miss You" and "All The Small Things".

[luckysalt]

Have posted this in V and Reading Forums and adding it here too

My predictions for 2010

Reading/Leeds- Kasabian, Libertines, Muse

V - Arctic Monkeys, Green Day

Glasto- Foos, Radiohead, not sure on third, some act that has been going 30 years +

TITP- Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Muse

Download- Blink 182, Rammstein, Pearl Jam

Sonisphere- My Chemical Romance, Iron Maiden

IOW- Faithless, Coldplay, pos Green Day

[thegremlin_1999]

that is not true at all. i think at any festival that play people love them.

i think reading and leeds will most likely get them.

[Lithium05]

i think lith's post was a reference to kings of leon this yr at reading, where people did exactly what he's expecting em to do for blink...

[Spiral_Low]

Soni wouldn't book MCR. They saw how mush of a risk they are with their bottlings at Download and Reading. Not a risk worth taking for a new festival.

[jackass]

Main Stage

Rammstein / Metallica

Green Day / Blink 182

Pearl Jam / AC/DC

Second Stage

System of a down

Paramore

Megadeth

[Salt_On_Everything]

are you f**king joking? System Headlining second stage?!?

NEVER EVER EVER.

[metalman]

Main Stage

Rammstein / Metallica

Green Day / Blink 182

Pearl Jam / AC/DC

Second Stage

System of a down

Paramore

Megadeth

[jackass]

are you f**king joking? System Headlining second stage?!?

NEVER EVER EVER.

[Spiral_Low]

I didn't think they were that big!

[luckysalt]

System of A Down are IMO the biggest rock band to emerge in the past decade, just my view