Download 2016

[scrubbertheman]

So they still haven't committed to the Cashless system for this year (yet).

I had real problems with it last year. Fingers crossed they either get it right if they try again

[MONTHEBIFF2013]

I thought it was excellent last year not needing to worry about keeping my cash safe. Mine worked fine but a lot of people had trouble with it. So if they do go cashless again they will need to learn from last year and get right for everyone. 

I hope it stays cashless personally. 

[DomDom1984]

Is there any shops nearby to get supplies* whenever I'm running out.

*

Booze.

[luckysalt]

There's a Co-op thats about an hour's walk away. But theres a bus that goes down to it and back. I've never used the bus though, I use the Co-op every year, its fairly big. You'd be able to get anything you were after i'd imagine, it has bakery etc also. 

[DomDom1984]

Good enough for me. Cheers.

[PastCaring]

or - if you don't fancy walking all the way to the big coop - there's a small Spar a bit closer to the site (on the right hand side, as you're walking down towards Donington - had a good deal on spirits, if I remember rightly, the last time we were in there) or a smaller coop on Donington High Street (again, as you're walking away from the site, turn right when you come to the large former pub that is now a curry house serving food in the car park).

 

[devilman]

Cashless binned:

Updated news regarding Dog Tags;

For Download this year we are going to go to multi pay options. Last year’s RFID option was unbelievably good and convenient for all those that it worked for. For those that it didn’t work 100% for the whole weekend there was definitely more of a challenge. We are therefore moving to a cash, contactless, debit and credit card payment as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay option at all of the bars and merch stands and a number of the food stalls. The remainder of the food-stalls and the funfair will take the old fashioned currency of cash.

[Gozpot]

To everyone saying Feeder, sadly IoW has them as a UK Festival exclusive

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

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[dentalplan]

4 hours ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

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Oh I thought you'd had that for ages.

[devilman]

Craig David is on the Download line up?

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

He's playing every other festival so might as well get on board.

[DomDom1984]

Okay I suppose. Think Graveyard will still be my option to open the festival.

[SOAD]

So who's excited about Nightwish? I've been listening to them a hell of a lot since announcement. Have enjoyed them for a while but the new singer has totally grown on me. Think they could be the band of the festival. Shame that Billy Talent will probably clash with them as they're probably the band I want to see on the lineup the most after Nightwish.

[Gozpot]

1 hour ago, SOAD said:

So who's excited about Nightwish? I've been listening to them a hell of a lot since announcement. Have enjoyed them for a while but the new singer has totally grown on me. Think they could be the band of the festival. Shame that Billy Talent will probably clash with them as they're probably the band I want to see on the lineup the most after Nightwish.

I'm not a huge fan, in all honesty i'm surprised they're sub-headlining, i didn't think they were big enough to, i would have definitely thought that Disturbed would have been above them myself

[cornucopia]

3 hours ago, SOAD said:

So who's excited about Nightwish? I've been listening to them a hell of a lot since announcement. Have enjoyed them for a while but the new singer has totally grown on me. Think they could be the band of the festival. Shame that Billy Talent will probably clash with them as they're probably the band I want to see on the lineup the most after Nightwish.

A great live band, well worth seeing. I've seen them a couple of times at Donington and enjoyed every set. 

[DomDom1984]

I think it might well be Nightwish for me having seen Jane's Addiction before, and if they're not clashing with Maiden, then it'll probably be them. A Nightwish/Billy Talent clash would be much more annoying.

[thewayiam]

6 hours ago, DomDom1984 said:

I think it might well be Nightwish for me having seen Jane's Addiction before, and if they're not clashing with Maiden, then it'll probably be them. A Nightwish/Billy Talent clash would be much more annoying.

You will most likely be able to see both NW and JA as they will probably be staggered. It's NW and BT that may clash and it makes sense.

[lightning1000]

NW, WT, LC... It all seems a bit too much Celine Dionne for my tastes. 

[devilman]

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[eFestivals]

2 minutes ago, devilman said:

Back but edited!

nowt's been edited on efestivals.

There's been some twitter editing, but not by efestivals.

[devilman]

Must be on a different thread then. My bad. Ta for putting us back on.

[DomDom1984]

When did the times come on last year btw?

[luckysalt]

Usually they are a week or possibly 2 weeks prior to the festival, the fact he's saying they will be released in April this year I'd imagine there's a strong reason for the and it must be the staggering factor so they're trying to use it as a selling point, otherwise I just cant see why they'd do it so early.

[DomDom1984]

Didn't know he said that. Terrific news.