Download 2016

[Hart Attack]

Very early days yet, but since we've already got half of this year's line-up... who are the early guesses for 2016?

[justanothername]

One ticket for Friday please

[dentalplan]

Yeah very early days. That looks gorgeous though Hart Attack!

Sabbath on their farewell tour, Bring Me The Horizon if they do R+L this year and SOAD with a new album. That's what I'd go for now.

[Hart Attack]

I think it's too soon for BMTH. I reckon they need to spend late 2015/early 2016 working on a new album to be released mid-late 2016 with an arena tour, then headline Download 2017. Otherwise they're a bit overexposed/rushed to the top IMO.

[Gucci Piggy]

Tenacious D were third down in 2012 so I doubt they'd sub now.

If it were the acts you've said, I'd arrange it like this:

Friday:

Main - System of a Down / NIN / KoRn

Second - All Time Low

Saturday:

Main - Green Day / Deftones / Limp Bizkit

Second - Motorhead

Sunday:

Main - Black Sabbath / Bullet For My Valentine / Tenacious D

Second - Sleeping With Sirens

[dentalplan]

I think it's too soon for BMTH. I reckon they need to spend late 2015/early 2016 working on a new album to be released mid-late 2016 with an arena tour, then headline Download 2017. Otherwise they're a bit overexposed/rushed to the top IMO.

They have a tour lined up for this autumn already (if anybody saw my post on the R+L section feel free to back me up as the leak has gone now) and that's what swung me from thinking the same thing as you to be honest. Doesn't guarantee they're not doing R+L next year and Download headline the year after though.

[Gucci Piggy]

But I also don't think NIN will play.

Bring Me the Horizon, System of a Down, and Metallica.

Edited February 12, 2015 by Will-2609

[Gucci Piggy]

They have a tour lined up for this autumn already (if anybody saw my post on the R+L section feel free to back me up as the leak has gone now) and that's what swung me from thinking the same thing as you to be honest. Doesn't guarantee they're not doing R+L next year and Download headline the year after though.

This is true.

[Hart Attack]

They have a tour lined up for this autumn already (if anybody saw my post on the R+L section feel free to back me up as the leak has gone now) and that's what swung me from thinking the same thing as you to be honest. Doesn't guarantee they're not doing R+L next year and Download headline the year after though.

Oooh, hadn't heard about this. That changes things, especially if they're working on a new album already and will have it out before next summer.

[dentalplan]

Oooh, hadn't heard about this. That changes things, especially if they're working on a new album already and will have it out before next summer.

Yeah MLK (this German booking agent) published dates for some acts in German cities which included both Bullet and BMTH this November. Coupling that with Luckysalt saying he's hearing rumours that BMTH are subbing R+L and headlining next year's Download (he didn't say much more on the rumour other than that there were rumours) makes me reckon it's true. Could just be 2+2=5 though.

[Gucci Piggy]

Don't think Radiohead fit Download really.

[Andre91]

System Of A Down

Bring Me The Horizon

Limp Bizkit

Alice Cooper

Tool

Deftones

Killswitch Engage

Tenacious D

Black Sabbath

Bullet For My Valentine

Alice In Chains

All Time Low

[Gucci Piggy]

10/10 would bang.

[devilman]

I have spaffed on my screen at that line up. Probably wouldn't watch green day after they were so shite at Leeds in 2013 but the rest is awesome.

[justanothername]

I'll go for SOAD, Metallica and BMTH. Nice little trio, would probably go to that but it is early days yet so I'll see what happens

Edited February 12, 2015 by justanothername

[luckysalt]

Cant be arsed to multiquote so I'll just write random things in no particular order.

The BMTH/Sabbath thing is what it is, just a rumour, for now anyway

Green Day were great at Reading 2013, but they were great for Green Day not as in the grand scheme of things.

Tool are 100% still on the wishlist

NIN will not play Download

Live Nation are expecting big things from Bullets next album and will be pushing them VERY hard again. Andy has worked long trying to get them to headliner status and the last album was a blip that they are hoping will be forgotten with a strong next album and could be in the frame for 2016 headliner.

[dentalplan]

Didn't realise Sabbath were rumoured as well. Seems pretty logical as they'll have another chance at Metallica or Maiden or whatever but probably not Sabbath.

Anyone who follows Tool; do they still have no screens when they do fests? Couldn't see them headlining if so. Literally.

[kingcrawler]

QOTSA maybe? They'll likely have another album out by then and seem a reasonable shout.

[dentalplan]

Yep. Seems reasonable enough but from what I read they didn't go down all that well last time out at Download. TCV also.

Dunno why but I could easier imagine them doing Soni which I can see going ahead as Metallica could well not be at Download.

New album this winter though would be cashhhh.

[Andre91]

It'll be interesting to see who Bullet get to replace Jay on bass. He did pretty much all of their screaming.

[lightning1000]

Rammstein, pearl jam, bon jovi

[Andre91]

So, so early. But here goes.

GLASTO: Biffy Clyro, Gorillaz, Ed Sheeran.

R&L: The Prodigy, Foals, Muse.

DL: Bullet For My Valentine, Tool, System Of A Down.

TITP: Muse, Kings Of Leon, Ed Sheeran.

V: Florence and The Machine, Mumford and Sons.

IOW: Paramore, The Libertines, Foo Fighters.

Edited February 17, 2015 by Andre91

[Matt42]

Glasto: Biffy Clyro, Radiohead, Ellie Goulding

R&L: Muse, The Prodigy, Foals

DL: Bring Me The Horizon, System Of A Down, Metallica

V: Ed Sheeran, Rihanna

IOW: Florence + The Machine, Mumford & Sons, Green Day

T In The Park: Florence + The Machine, Muse, Ed Sheeran

[kingcrawler]

Glasto: Biffy Clyro, Radiohead, Ellie Goulding

R&L: Muse, The Prodigy, Foals

DL: Bring Me The Horizon, System Of A Down, Metallica

V: Ed Sheeran, Rihanna

IOW: Florence + The Machine, Mumford & Sons, Green Day

T In The Park: Florence + The Machine, Muse, Ed Sheeran

Ellie Goulding?

[Gucci Piggy]

Glasto: Biffy Clyro, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran

R&L: Foals, The Prodigy, Foo Fighters

TITP: Florence and the Machine, The Prodigy, Ed Sheeran

V: Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons

DL: BMTH, Metallica, SOAD