Download 2017

[oneoftherest]

I can see Blink 182 doing it next year as they won't be doing Leeds Festival, or atleast it's very unlikely  they'd be doing Leeds

Probs have someone like tool/def leppard/acdc/some other crappy classic metal band to round it out too

[lightning1000]

52 minutes ago, oneoftherest said:

From what's being thrown around, BMTH seem nailed on to headline Download next year

I've heard the exact opposite, had their chance this year and turned it down 

[Black_Crow]

8 hours ago, oneoftherest said:

From what's being thrown around, BMTH seem nailed on to headline Download next year

The 2nd stage?

[Andre91]

2 hours ago, Black_Crow said:

The 2nd stage?

BMTH would headline the Main Stage and you know it. Don't pretend otherwise. 

At the moment I'm going for Metallica, Blink 182 & Guns 'N Roses. 

[Black_Crow]

No they definitely wouldn't, they're not being considered to headline any major festival.

[lightning1000]

I don't know about any festival, but it appears they're not being considered for download at the moment. All three headliners are apparently pencilled in with a couple pretty much booked. And if what I heard is correct, guns n roses aren't one of them. 

[Andre91]

34 minutes ago, lightning1000 said:

I don't know about any festival, but it appears they're not being considered for download at the moment. All three headliners are apparently pencilled in with a couple pretty much booked. And if what I heard is correct, guns n roses aren't one of them. 

What've you heard? 

[Black_Crow]

Basically what I've been saying for weeks.

Reading - Blink 182 - ??? - Rage Against the Prophets

Download - Avenged Sevenfold - Pearl Jam - ???

[The Ghost Of Eddie]

Blink won't be at Reading again.

Download I'm going with:

Avenged / Foo Fighters / Metallica

[thewayiam]

12 hours ago, lightning1000 said:

I don't know about any festival, but it appears they're not being considered for download at the moment. All three headliners are apparently pencilled in with a couple pretty much booked. And if what I heard is correct, guns n roses aren't one of them. 

Its obvious with that scheme next year that GNR aren't one.

[dentalplan]

That scheme clearly has nothing to do with the headliners if they haven't booked any yet. More to do with disgruntled customers this weekend. 

Not surprised if GNR aren't doing Download. Their booking agents will have more lucrative plans for them and so would FR.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Apparently copping hinted at Bon Jovi in a local paper interview? 

[Andre91]

Surely Blink won't be at R&L again? 

Min going for Blink, Avenged and Metallica for Download.

[lightning1000]

3 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Surely Blink won't be at R&L again? 

Min going for Blink, Avenged and Metallica for Download.

Well that's what I've heard from a few different people. And that 2 of them are all but signed up already 

[dentalplan]

Seems about right. Can't stand any of them but I think it'll go over pretty well - looks to appeal to the yoof a bit more than this year.

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

Surely Blink won't be at R&L again? 

Min going for Blink, Avenged and Metallica for Download.

Tbh Andre, thats what I would have guessed as well, and there is your reason for the scheme in place.

I question whether festival will get GNR, they are charging too much for a promoter to be able to put them on.

It was $250 for a standard decent enough side seat at the T-Mobile and Standing Area was over a grand.

[Andre91]

2 hours ago, lightning1000 said:

Well that's what I've heard from a few different people. And that 2 of them are all but signed up already 

I'm probably just being dumb here, but you've heard that Blink are headlining R&L or that two of Blink, Avened and Metallica are all but signed up to play Download? Or both  

[The Ghost Of Eddie]

The loyalty scheme surely does mean that they didn't sell as much as they hoped this year and fear that the same will happen next year. I think the problem lies with them rebooking Headliners over and over, hoping for something different. Green Day or Blink would be something nice and refreshing. Bon Jovi would be a nice surprise too, but I think we all can be 99% sure that Metallica are going to be one

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

It seemed pretty busy to me? 

[lightning1000]

2 hours ago, Andre91 said:

I'm probably just being dumb here, but you've heard that Blink are headlining R&L or that two of Blink, Avened and Metallica are all but signed up to play Download? Or both  

I've heard that those three are lined up to headline next year 

[Andre91]

Blink-182 
Limp Bizkit 
Jimmy Eat World 
Papa Roach 
Modestep
Crossfaith 
Issues 
Creeper 

Of Mice & Men 
Refused 
While She Sleeps 

Avenged Sevenfold 
Alter Bridge 
Mastodon 
Architects
Hatebreed
Sikth
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes 
Northlane 
August Burns Red

Steel Panther 
Social Distortion 
New Found Glory 

Metallica 
Misfits (very special guests)
Lamb Of God
Opeth 
Wolfmother 
Cancer Bats 
Kvelertak 
Cane Hill 

Panic! at The Disco 
Pierce The Veil 
Mallory Knox

[The Ghost Of Eddie]

59 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Blink-182 
Limp Bizkit 
Jimmy Eat World 
Papa Roach 
Modestep
Crossfaith 
Issues 
Creeper 

Of Mice & Men 
Refused 
While She Sleeps 

Avenged Sevenfold 
Alter Bridge 
Mastodon 
Architects
Hatebreed
Sikth
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes 
Northlane 
August Burns Red

Steel Panther 
Social Distortion 
New Found Glory 

Metallica 
Misfits (very special guests)
Lamb Of God
Opeth 
Wolfmother 
Cancer Bats 
Kvelertak 
Cane Hill 

Panic! at The Disco 
Pierce The Veil 
Mallory Knox

Pretty good all in all. Frank Carter said he see you next year on the main stage. Don't know if he was chatting shit or not but whoever was on before (think it was Attila) said the same at the end of their set too.

[The Ghost Of Eddie]

Avenged Sevenfold
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Stone Sour
Parkway Drive
Anthrax
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Struts
Creeper

Volbeat

Metallica
The Smashing Pumpkins
Limp Bizkit
Of Mice & Men
Ghost
Slaves (UK)
Crossfaith
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

Rancid

Bon Jovi
Alter Bridge
Mastodon
Papa Roach
Architects
Cancer Bats
Marmozets
Black Peaks

Slayer

[dentalplan]

5 hours ago, Andre91 said:

Blink-182 
Limp Bizkit 
Jimmy Eat World 
Papa Roach 
Modestep
Crossfaith 
Issues 
Creeper 

Of Mice & Men 
Refused 
While She Sleeps 

Avenged Sevenfold 
Alter Bridge 
Mastodon 
Architects
Hatebreed
Sikth
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes 
Northlane 
August Burns Red

Steel Panther 
Social Distortion 
New Found Glory 

Metallica 
Misfits (very special guests)
Lamb Of God
Opeth 
Wolfmother 
Cancer Bats 
Kvelertak 
Cane Hill 

Panic! at The Disco 
Pierce The Veil 
Mallory Knox

Some agreeable predictions there - that Friday run I could definitely see happening, and PATD seem a good fit for an act to go up against Metallica.

Would say Steel Panther are far too big for 2nd stage headline though - I think they'll sub. Also, fairly inconsequential but Mastodon are almost certain to play whatever day Metallica do as they'll be part of the package for all Metallica's festivals.

[rivalschools.price]

7 hours ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

It seemed pretty busy to me? 

Same here.

I'd say that there was loads more than last year,even as much as 10,000-15,000 more.(saying that, I'm rubbish at estimating these sort of things)