Download 2012 Official Rumour Thread

[Lithium05]

monday 16th is the date of the next announcement.

that is all.

AC posted it on twitter.

Maverick_AC Andy Copping

So...we are making our next Download announcement on Monday 16 January...rather exciting isn't it?

https://twitter.com/#!/Maverick_AC/status/154984012497158144

[lharris92]

download twitter is a bit more active today, saying people attending are going to get spoilt on choice.

by the looks of it, is another band confirmed. wonder who it may be

[luckysalt]

To me that sounds choice between headliners, will hate having strong second stage headliners against.what we have already

Van Halens tour dates are up. US tour from mid Feb until end of June

[neilloggie]

Hope it's leaked before that, I'm having an operation on my knee that day and am likely to be too conked out on painkillers (and weed, I'd imagine) to remember to listen/check for the announcement!

[jump]

Don't they have hospital radios any more?

[mrtourette]

I'm sure the announcement will be on the internet to check out if you miss it.

[jordanuk90]

What do people think about Howard leaving Killswitch? With them being confirmed for Euro shows in June surely there was a chance of a slot at Download. I see Phill from ATR has denied joining.

[lharris92]

What do people think about Howard leaving Killswitch? With them being confirmed for Euro shows in June surely there was a chance of a slot at Download. I see Phill from ATR has denied joining.

[gazza_20]

anyone scene the excel sheet that download twittered? you can very faintly see what looks like some letter to work out under the prodigy.

looks like limp bizkit to me

[kev1664]

anyone scene the excel sheet that download twittered? you can very faintly see what looks like some letter to work out under the prodigy.

looks like limp bizkit to me

[biffoire]

It doesn't look like an L to me. Looks like a 't'.

[biffoire]

I see it now, it's Backstreet Boys.

[gazza_20]

It doesn't look like an L to me. Looks like a 't'.

[gibbydanzig]

At last we can confirm that Van Halen wont be at download they have just anounced 2012 plans for album and tour and all gigs are north america inc dates on june 5th and june 12th

I realy cant see them getting on a plane to come to uk for 1 show and back home to continue a tour

Not like they where ever huge in the uk anyway.

Soundgarden anounce new cd ready to go but i think they will headline sonisphere.

Good news about stone sour it sounds like corey is VERY keen on going to Download as they will have a new cd out and its his favourite festival in the whole dam world

[luckysalt]

Copping has said that people shouldnt read too much into that excel sheet

[thejimbola]

Yeah either Limp Bizkit or maybe Lost Prophets. Similar capital letters for the first words.

[lharris92]

Copping has said that people shouldnt read too much into that excel sheet

[luckysalt]

Posted on Download Forums in a magazine [think it's Metal Hammer] interview with FFDP and they self confirm

QUESTION- Any UK Festival Appearences in the pipeline?

ANSWER - Yes, we are coming back to Download. We promise we will behave. We promise we'll cause no more riots. So guys, we won't tell all 90,000 of you to crowd surf during our set, and we will not encourage it to happen, okay? If you do it on your own, well thats something we are not responsible for. No I'm not winking, something just went in my eye.

[luckysalt]

Andy Copping has said FFDP aren't playing

[huntyyy]

Is he the only ONLY person who books bands, because he didn't explicitly say they aren't 'playing'. He said HE hadn't 'Booked' Them. Maybe I'm reading too much into what he said but you know, I don't even like them much!

[luckysalt]

I see what you're saying there but yes I believe he is.

[theramm]

I think they'll be there. I read his comments & immediately thought that Metal Hammer were going to get another bollocking off Live Nation for printing it (despite what might've been said in the i'view) or that the business side of the deal wasn't 100% yet but as far as FFDP themselves were concerned they'd said yes.

[gazza_20]

Pretty sure it came up a few days back now how AC does the booking himself for all his fests whilst other fests are run by someone but bookings by someone else

[huntyyy]

I think they'll be there. I read his comments & immediately thought that Metal Hammer were going to get another bollocking off Live Nation for printing it (despite what might've been said in the i'view) or that the business side of the deal wasn't 100% yet but as far as FFDP themselves were concerned they'd said yes.

[gibbydanzig]

Could this mean something ???? 26th May Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK

Judas priest announce a london show (only uk) a week or so before download and its not even a major venue(in size)

No dates for June ??

download ?