Download 2016

[thewayiam]

53 minutes ago, jump said:

I swear I've seen this argument with Gazza before where he keeps claiming Download is a metal fest and not a rock fest. I'm pretty sure it ended when someone posted the the first page of the Download site where it says it's a rock festival so Gazza backtracked and started claiming he was calling it a rock fest all along and everyone else was calling it a metal fest.

LMFAO! It says rock festival on site of a website from a booker who claims it's a rock festival, strange that lol. 4 out of the top 9 were actually in that bracket this year and around 6/7 last year. I remember replying to someone making a point of it's a rock fest, bit of a downward move for every 9 bands announced to be metal.

 

23 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I think there are points on either side of that argument. From top to bottom you can't call it a metal festival, but when the festival usually features recurring metal acts in the upper reaches and there are a few major rock bands that seemingly won't touch the festival and vice versa, it's not out of line to refer to it as 'a metal festival'.

^Well when there is 9 acts announced and all are metal bands, you'd find it hard to refer to it as a rock festival.

[dentalplan]

Just now, thewayiam said:

^Well when there is 9 acts announced and all are metal bands, you'd find it hard to refer to it as a rock festival.

I think there are more acts to be announced.

[thewayiam]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

I think there are more acts to be announced.

There are and I'm not denying that but it's a bit full on for all the top 9 bands to not only be metal but very recent bookings too. And someone else pointed out here a while back that with the Download main stage, below 3rd/4th on occasions it doesn't often look very strong and much of it is filler.

[DomDom1984]

I'd take fucking EVERYTHING from that Download France update.

[jump]

1 hour ago, thewayiam said:

LMFAO! It says rock festival on site of a website from a booker who claims it's a rock festival, strange that lol. 4 out of the top 9 were actually in that bracket this year and around 6/7 last year. I remember replying to someone making a point of it's a rock fest, bit of a downward move for every 9 bands announced to be metal.

 

^Well when there is 9 acts announced and all are metal bands, you'd find it hard to refer to it as a rock festival.

Finally after years of waiting you've finally been proven right that Download is a metal festival, WELL DONE YOU!!

[dentalplan]

57 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

I'd take fucking EVERYTHING from that Download France update.

Biffy and maybe Anthrax aside, that probably will happen.

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, jump said:

Finally after years of waiting you've finally been proven right that Download is a metal festival, WELL DONE YOU!!

I don't need proving right, Mr Copping does who still refers to is as a rock festival. He also lies about who's playing though when bands he's booked chuck him under the bus and mug him off, it's brilliant! 

[DomDom1984]

Are you ever not a c**t?

[thewayiam]

43 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

Are you ever not a c**t?

Only when you're not which means I probably will struggle to type something you like, even though it's a true post. So I'm a true c**t lol, rather be that than a fake one!

[DomDom1984]

What about Evanescence as a second stage headliner? Been away for a while and looking to play shows in 2016.

[mrtourette]

9 hours ago, DomDom1984 said:

Are you ever not a c**t?

 

9 hours ago, thewayiam said:

Only when you're not 

[gary1979666]

Isn't metal just a sub-genre of the very broad pigeon hole of rock?  Please stop this before I have to draw a fucking Venn diagram!

[mrtourette]

Please don't engage Gazza on the subject of musical genres. He doesn't understand that they're open to interpretation

[jump]

12 hours ago, thewayiam said:

I don't need proving right, Mr Copping does who still refers to is as a rock festival. He also lies about who's playing though when bands he's booked chuck him under the bus and mug him off, it's brilliant! 

Copping is such a fool to try and trick you, he doesn't know what an expert you are in the field of festivals.

[thewayiam]

48 minutes ago, jump said:

Copping is such a fool to try and trick you, he doesn't know what an expert you are in the field of festivals.

Could of told you that

[devilman]

44 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

Could of told you that

HAVE. It's "could have" you fucking imbecile.

[mrtourette]

That's a bit harsh, I don't think English is his first language.

[Andre91]

Who is everyone expecting for second stage headliners then? I'm going for Bullet For My Valentine, All Time Low and Volbeat. 

[DomDom1984]

I'd happily take two shit bands. Less clashes. Good selection! 

[dentalplan]

Volbeat and WT. Can't decide between Alice Cooper and Bullet for the final one.

[lightning1000]

I think volbeat, within temptation and BFMV, although killswitch have a new album next year so they'll be somewhere. I think either them, volbeat or BFMV will be the final BOA headliner. 

 

[devilman]

46 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Who is everyone expecting for second stage headliners then? I'm going for Bullet For My Valentine, All Time Low and Volbeat. 

This seems to be the most widely touted trio at the moment. TBH I don't think 2nd will run for any of the headliners so clashes will be against teh subs. 

[DomDom1984]

I still think Evanescence could be a shout. 

[dentalplan]

They don't seem to have any early summer dates as you'd expect if they were in the mix and also I would say they would be a sub or at least third main, definitely so by the looks of the line up so far.

[thewayiam]

2 hours ago, devilman said:

HAVE. It's "could have" you fucking imbecile.

Had to upvote this, made me smile.