scrubbertheman Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 16 hours ago, Moey said: Anyone got some insight in to the Zippo Sessions? The DL app intimates that it’ll be exclusive sessions by as yet unnamed bands. All you need to do is buy a lighter..... There's a thing about it on the website too. Secret location performances . Mildly intriguing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG94 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 1 hour ago, battleborn said: I might actually be able to go to this. Is it worth paying the extra 10 quid for five night camping, or are you better off just going on the Friday morning? I’d say 5 days camping would melt anyone lol 3 is enough for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG94 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 1 minute ago, battleborn said: I don't mind camping (in fact i'd quite happilly camp for 5 nights anyway) more just wondering if there's enough on site to be worth it. To me it doesn’t make sense money wise but I don’t live in England so have to travel by flight. Up to yourself though little difference in price which is reasonable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG94 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 1 minute ago, battleborn said: What bands do people want to see? No doubt this won't be possible becauses of clashes but my initial line up scan returns 19 bands I'd consider going to a gig for if they were round my way; not bad at all. Avenged Sevenfold Bullet for My Valentine Marmozets Guns N Roses The Temperance Movement Marilyn Manson Cradle of Filth Black Veil Brides Ozzy Osbourne You Me at Six Parkway Drive Asking Alexandria Rise Against Alexisonfire Bad Religion Cancer Bats The Hives Less Than Jake Napalm Death Add Body Count and Kreator that list. Pretty good line up imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece1617 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, battleborn said: I don't mind camping (in fact i'd quite happilly camp for 5 nights anyway) more just wondering if there's enough on site to be worth it. We go for the full 5 days and don't mind spending the first 2 just sat around the campsite listening to music, if you're not bothered about doing much else, the first 2 are great. But I wouldn't say you could solely rely on Download to provide your entertainment for the first 2 days, might get a bit bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG94 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Just now, battleborn said: It's not so much the cost of the camping ticket, but the extra couple of days of festival expenses to contend with. Yep thats the thing. There’ll be little happening to Friday I’d predict anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece1617 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 23 minutes ago, battleborn said: Is there any tent bars open on the Wednesday night playing music normally? Yeah, at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilman Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Did just 3 days for my first 4 years. Always do 5 now. Aside from getting a pitch where you want rather than searching around mobbed campsites full of pissed people for a patch of grass big enough to take your tent, it's just great to get the madness out of the way before you start watching bands. Chilling in the campsite wed and thurs is amazing. If you need something extra, the village has comedy and the dog tent playing music. There's a cinema and rides too. On thursday night there is the boardie takeover when 5 really good up and coming bands play in the dog tent plus there is the circus of horrors etc. I never usually make any of that though After wed night madness we like to do a pub crawl in Castle Donington and then have a curry before heading back to camp for madness pt2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG94 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 34 minutes ago, devilman said: Did just 3 days for my first 4 years. Always do 5 now. Aside from getting a pitch where you want rather than searching around mobbed campsites full of pissed people for a patch of grass big enough to take your tent, it's just great to get the madness out of the way before you start watching bands. Chilling in the campsite wed and thurs is amazing. If you need something extra, the village has comedy and the dog tent playing music. There's a cinema and rides too. On thursday night there is the boardie takeover when 5 really good up and coming bands play in the dog tent plus there is the circus of horrors etc. I never usually make any of that though After wed night madness we like to do a pub crawl in Castle Donington and then have a curry before heading back to camp for madness pt2. Is there a few decent watering holes in the village then? Don’t know if I could honestly be bothered with the extortionate prices of booze all weekend. Afaik it’ll be £5.20 a pint or bottle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilman Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 13 minutes ago, BigG94 said: Is there a few decent watering holes in the village then? Don’t know if I could honestly be bothered with the extortionate prices of booze all weekend. Afaik it’ll be £5.20 a pint or bottle ? Not as many pubs as there used to be but we like it. Good buzz going on. As far as the booze goes, you only need to buy theirs when in the arena. You can even order cold slabs online this year to collect in the village, or take your own in. The co-op on site will also have beer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superunknown Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Anyone know anything about these Carlsberg cold cans deal? I'm guessing you can only collect these if you're camping rather than collecting them in the arena? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superunknown Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, battleborn said: Collection point is on in the village complex, which is only open to campsite ticket holders. Ah annoying. Can't wait to take out a loan for a few beers in the arena. Thanks tho Edited May 31, 2018 by Superunknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capzilla Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) What are the payment options at bars etc? Can I use my contactless EU debitcard or creditcard (either VISA or Mastercard), will I have to get physical money to carry around and potentially lose or will the cashless system return so I can at least top-up a Download payment card? Edited May 31, 2018 by Capzilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Amazing_Oblong Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Likely to have been asked a few times but to save me trawling could anyone recommend a 'quieter' campsite within standard camping plx. I should have booked quiet camping - but didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moey Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Capzilla said: What are the payment options at bars etc? Can I use my contactless EU debitcard or creditcard (either VISA or Mastercard), will I have to get physical money to carry around and potentially lose or will the cashless system return so I can at least top-up a Download payment card? Cash or contactless was what they had last year. Thankfully have done away with the token scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece1617 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 4 hours ago, battleborn said: Is there a full list of prohibited items anywhere? https://downloadfestival.co.uk/?s=what+can+i+bring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG94 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 I haven’t got 1 thing for next weekend bar the beer ordered ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 A little uneasy that the popularity of these crate ordering schemes will further down the line lead to a festival-wide thing where everyone has to order their crap beer at a mark up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superunknown Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 7 hours ago, dentalplan said: A little uneasy that the popularity of these crate ordering schemes will further down the line lead to a festival-wide thing where everyone has to order their crap beer at a mark up. Bollocks that you can't take your own beer into the arena in the first place. Nothing says rock n roll like paying £5 for a watered down Carlsberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Enter Shikari looked great at Rock Am Ring. They would have been so good being below A7X and BFMV, with Volbeat being in place of Thunder or (preferably) Shinedown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJH Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Hi guys, me and a mate are heading up from South Wales on the Wednesday, can anyone recommend the best place to set up camp as it's our first time at Download? Not looking for somewhere that's mayhem in the evening (getting on a bit now). Any places to avoid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece1617 Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 I'm loving watching these Rock am Ring live streams, they're making me very excited for next weekend. Marilyn Manson sounded surprisingly good yesterday so I'm looking forward to his set at download quite a bit now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG94 Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 30 minutes ago, Reece1617 said: I'm loving watching these Rock am Ring live streams, they're making me very excited for next weekend. Marilyn Manson sounded surprisingly good yesterday so I'm looking forward to his set at download quite a bit now. Forgot all about this until now lol streaming perfect on my ps4 so happy days lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG94 Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Parkway Drive up in around half an hour on the 2nd stage at Rock am Ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece1617 Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 14 minutes ago, BigG94 said: Parkway Drive up in around half an hour on the 2nd stage at Rock am Ring They are fucking unreal sounding. They're going to tear the Zippo stage to pieces. They need to headline in the next few years, they just NEED to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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