Download 2014

[thewayiam]

At least it's not as bad as the a band can't be a headliner if they are only charging less than £40 a tix.

[Hubert Cumberdale]

What's Download if it isn't a metal festival lol?

Edited July 26, 2013 by Hubert Cumberdale

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

What's Download if it isn't a metal festival lol?

Edited July 25, 2013 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[Gucci Piggy]

If Biffy sell out day tickets at Reading I have a feeling Gazza will explode. Like, literally pop like a balloon. It seems his life purpose since they were announced has been to spread the word that Biffy Clyro are not - I repeat, ARE NOT - a headline sized band.

Edited July 25, 2013 by Will-2609

[jump]

What's Download if it isn't a metal festival lol?

Reading Festival is a indie pop/rock festival, and now has stages dedicated to dance etc. It is now randomly a indie pop/rock dance/rap, bit of grime festival?

I think the 3 headliners kinda define what it is! Last year, two metal, one with a heavy metal based following.

No, I said Leeds. I didn't say Reading won't, I said at this rate, it'll need downgrading to a single site again, geez!!, how many times!

So it can be that black and white with Biffy really, the others have sold, they are £45/50 each upwards a ticket, Biffy haven't.

And you're last bit is why some people questioned them getting a headline spot anyway, they'll now go on and do more uk dates, and as much as I'll go, they'll be over-exposed again.

[Dead throne]

I'm thinking but again I'm not convinced.

[2rare2die]

What's Download if it isn't a metal festival lol?

Reading Festival is a indie pop/rock festival, and now has stages dedicated to dance etc. It is now randomly a indie pop/rock dance/rap, bit of grime festival?

I think the 3 headliners kinda define what it is! Last year, two metal, one with a heavy metal based following.

Edited July 26, 2013 by 2rare2die

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Indeed, not to mention the sub headliners: Zwan, Sum 41, Garbage, Velvet Revolver (twice), Funeral For a Friend, Evanescence, Incubus, Jimmy Eat World, Whitesnake, Them Crooked Vultures, Stone Temple Pilots, The Darkness, Chase & Status, Biffy Clyro, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age & 30 Seconds to Mars... none of which are "metal" bands.

Yet another case of Gaz putting his foot in his mouth & revealing he knows fuck all about fuck all.

[jump]

2008 had Kiss, The Offspring and Lost Prophets headlining, non of which I'd call metal, so what sort of festival was it that year!?

And if you take a look at past headliners, what you're saying doesn't add up

Metal headliners

Iron Maiden

Linkin Park

Metallica

Black Sabbath

SOAD

Tool

Slipknot

RATM

Rammstein

Non metal headliners

Audioslave

Feeder

Guns N' Roses

My Chemical Romance

Kiss

The Offspring

Lost Prophets

Faith No More

Def Leppard

AC/DC

Aerosmith

The Prodigy

I make that 9 metal bands that have headlined, to 12 non metal bands. So I'm not entirely sure where you get this notion of Download being a metal festival, with metal headliners, from.

[AcademicPistol]

I wouldn't even call some of them metal either. Also from the official Donwload site..

"The Download Festival is the UKʼs premier Rock Festival.

A mammoth 5 day rock event, based at the spiritual home of rock - Donington Park."

http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/

[mrtourette]

What's Download if it isn't a metal festival lol?

[Ukulelelad92]

2008 had Kiss, The Offspring and Lost Prophets headlining, non of which I'd call metal, so what sort of festival was it that year!?

And if you take a look at past headliners, what you're saying doesn't add up

Metal headliners

Iron Maiden

Linkin Park

Metallica

Black Sabbath

SOAD

Tool

Slipknot

RATM

Rammstein

Non metal headliners

Audioslave

Feeder

Guns N' Roses

My Chemical Romance

Kiss

The Offspring

Lost Prophets

Faith No More

Def Leppard

AC/DC

Aerosmith

The Prodigy

I make that 9 metal bands that have headlined, to 12 non metal bands. So I'm not entirely sure where you get this notion of Download being a metal festival, with metal headliners, from.

[2rare2die]

I wouldn't even call some of them metal either. Also from the official Donwload site..

"The Download Festival is the UKʼs premier Rock Festival.

A mammoth 5 day rock event, based at the spiritual home of rock - Donington Park."

http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/

[jump]

What's Download if it isn't a metal festival lol?

Reading Festival is a indie pop/rock festival, and now has stages dedicated to dance etc. It is now randomly a indie pop/rock dance/rap, bit of grime festival?

Edited July 26, 2013 by jump

[thewayiam]

If Biffy sell out day tickets at Reading I have a feeling Gazza will explode. Like, literally pop like a balloon. It seems his life purpose since they were announced has been to spread the word that Biffy Clyro are not - I repeat, ARE NOT - a headline sized band.

[thewayiam]

I wouldn't even call some of them metal either. Also from the official Donwload site..

"The Download Festival is the UKʼs premier Rock Festival.

A mammoth 5 day rock event, based at the spiritual home of rock - Donington Park."

http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/

Edited July 26, 2013 by thewayiam

[jump]

Edited July 26, 2013 by jump

[AcademicPistol]

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Edited July 26, 2013 by AcademicPistol

[AcademicPistol]

it's primarily a rock festival, dress it up how you want lol.

[mrtourette]

it's primarily a rock festival, dress it up how you want lol.

[AcademicPistol]

[jump]

Gazza: It's a metal festival

jump: No, it's a rock festival

Gazza: You can call it what you want, but it's a rock festival

[dentalplan]

Anyone know where I can find shit kitchens, Indian news stories or shoddy copies of movies?

[Dead throne]

Not sure, try IKEA

[Dead throne]