Download 2015

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Definitely, top 3 main stage on the Saturday is an absolute belter

[Sparticus]

Just been on the download facebook page, some people really do have the glass half empty! Getting a Saturday day ticket, that top three is great!

[justanothername]

I can't believe people are moaning on facebook about muse. It's a great booking, and something away from the normal pool of headliners.

What's wrong with these people? They moan if download roll out repeat headliners and then moan if they announce something a bit different.

This is shaping up to be a stunning line-up

People always moan about the Download line up regardless of who is playing (also metal elitist have some sort of vendetta for Muse for some reason which I never really got)

[5co77ie]

I'm thinking next week Gene must have got his dates wrong but not by much - so I'm reckoning Tuesday

sorry Gene (if you're reading this) it was Wednesday not Tuesday.

[Andre91]

That's a great top three. Manson opposite Muse provides a good alternative. Although if I end up going then it will be a really tough choice! Always wanted to see Muse, they're a band that I wouldn't really pay to see at their own gig but would happily watch at a festival. On the other hand, Marilyn Manson was a big favourite of me and my friends growing up, and no doubt they would go and see him. Him being absolutely guff live these days makes the choice a little easier though, I suppose.

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People always moan about the Download line up regardless of who is playing (also metal elitist have some sort of vendetta for Muse for some reason which I never really got)

Metal fans not liking a non-metal act does sound odd.

[jammy2211]

God dammit I was hoping I could skip Download this year...

[Gucci Piggy]

Have they claimed exclusivity on Muse anywhere?

[Matt42]

Looks like the best download i've seen in a while!

Might just be me being a massive muse fan...

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Have they claimed exclusivity on Muse anywhere?

They have stopped announcing exclisivity in general due to them being burned by it so many times in the past.

[kaosmark2]

Might just be me being a massive muse fan...

Shut up Will.

[PastCaring]

Quite happy with this latest announcement - always wanted to see Muse, in spite of them being, perhaps, a little past their prime ..... This means that we'll definitely be going for the Saturday, but may decide to go for the weekend

[Gucci Piggy]

"Hard rock set", says Copping.

[dentalplan]

"Hard rock set", says Copping.

Does that mean early Muse?

[Matt42]

Shut up Will.

My secret identity has been revealed.

[devilman]

Looks like the best download i've seen in a while!

Might just be me being a massive muse fan...

Well if this is the kind of muppet that Muse will attract then they can fuck right off back to T/V/R/L!

[theramm]

Muse are a fantastic booking & this announcement has urinated all over yesterdays (apart from Priest) from a great height.

I think the Muse day will be big for day tickets but I still don’t think that many of their core fanbase will be up for a weekend of Slipknot & KISS. Will be very interesting to see how this plays out attendance wise, especially with Slipknot’s massive arena tour next year too. A fair few people I know who usually go to Download have already said they’re considering doing Foo’s & (probably) AC/DC stadium shows instead.

I’d bet these alternatives are the reason why they’ve come out of the blocks with all their big bands early this year.

[FloorFiller]

Does that mean early Muse?

i'd imagine early Muse mixed with the new album, and a lot less Guiding Light / Undisclosed Desires etc. sounds like the type of Muse setlist i could get behind really!

[eFestivals]

They have stopped announcing exclisivity in general due to them being burned by it so many times in the past.

they'd only get burned by it if they hadn't really got the act on an exclusive basis. In other words, if they've said they've been burned they've been bullshitting.

A real exclusive is contractualised, and they can hold the band to it.

[devilman]

"Hard rock set", says Copping.

Bellamy is an amazing guitarist, just wasted on same of the shite they have brought out in recent years. Older stuff would be amazing. Something like the 04 festival sets they did would make me a very happy bunny.

[Matt42]

So Muse haven't been announced as an exclusive? hmm...

[devilman]

Has anyone ever been announced as exclusive for download? I can't remember one, maybe ACDC. It's not the kind of thing they do though is it.

[biffoire]

I think Muse is a good booking and hey, they're heavier than Kiss and Linkin Parks latest stuff.

[biffoire]

Has anyone ever been announced as exclusive for download? I can't remember one, maybe ACDC. It's not the kind of thing they do though is it.

FNM was announced as their first ever show. And they did a warm up which cause some contravercy.

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Has anyone ever been announced as exclusive for download? I can't remember one, maybe ACDC. It's not the kind of thing they do though is it.

Off the top of my head Faith No More who then announced their own show (which Download then said they were a fest exclusive before R&L announced them) and Lost Prophets who then got announced at R&L.

It was after the Faith No More stuff they stopped making exclusive tags.