thewayiam Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 17 hours ago, metallimuse said: Yeah again I agree with @Andre91, Foals are an incredible band but they have never been a heavy band like Biffy started off as. Foals have no place being at Download and this is coming from someone who is a big fan of the band and saw (well heard rather than saw) them at Leeds Millennium Square this summer. Biffy don't play any of that now though so what difference does it make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG92 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 48 minutes ago, thewayiam said: Biffy don't play any of that now though so what difference does it make? Because even the softest Biffy album is heavier than anything Foals have done. Not a criticism at all, they're just outright not a Download band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, BenG92 said: Because even the softest Biffy album is heavier than anything Foals have done. Not a criticism at all, they're just outright not a Download band. Neither of them are Download bands now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG92 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, thewayiam said: Neither of them are Download bands now. Apart from the one that's been a Download band for 18 year and will continue to be..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 3 hours ago, thewayiam said: Biffy don't play any of that now though so what difference does it make? Biffy have songs off their last two records that are heavier than anything half of Download’s headliners have ever produced. That’s fact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 50 minutes ago, thewayiam said: Neither of them are Download bands now. Yes, Biffy are. They absolutely are. Just because the troglodyte DL faithful don’t think they are doesn’t make it so. They are 100% a Download band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice to Michu Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 I never understand the Biffy aren’t a Download band, clearly are they’ve had the most appearances for one, and they put on one hell of a show everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeverDream Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 43 minutes ago, Swansea93 said: I never understand the Biffy aren’t a Download band, clearly are they’ve had the most appearances for one, and they put on one hell of a show everytime. This. Also find it utterly perplexing how in various interviews they’ve done in the past where they’ve been asked about their Download headline slot and had to justify and prove that they’re “heavy enough”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeverDream Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 3 hours ago, thewayiam said: Neither of them are Download bands now. Get used to Biffy then. Plenty more headline slots at Download coming for them when the dinosaur bands die out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeverDream Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Thought I'd have a go at making my own. Pretty stacked for a first line-up IMO and don't expect us to get this many names in the first announcement but couldn't be arsed making a full lineup. Mostly realistic with some wishlist bands on my behalf. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKOCF Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) Not gonna lie, I kind of want to see a world where Foals play Download. One of my absolute favourite bands and they always put on a great show, but absolutely not a fit for Download. I guess it’s one of those things that goes both ways. The Download faithful certainly aren’t going to take to them, and they’re not going to get any Foals fans in with Metallica/Slipknot also on the lineup. (Not saying Metallica and Slipknot fans automatically aren’t also into Foals, I just don’t think there’s much overlap) Edited September 7, 2022 by TKOCF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeventhOne Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 Where's everyone getting these poster templates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 8 hours ago, FeverDream said: Thought I'd have a go at making my own. Pretty stacked for a first line-up IMO and don't expect us to get this many names in the first announcement but couldn't be arsed making a full lineup. Mostly realistic with some wishlist bands on my behalf. Beautiful. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeverDream Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 3 hours ago, TheSeventhOne said: Where's everyone getting these poster templates? I just whipped it up myself. Found an image of the totem poles on google, found transparent logos and converted most of them from black to white then looked through the Download style guide that’s on their website to find the name of the main font used for the non-logo bands. Fairly easy to do and I didn’t use Photoshop either (I’m useless at that programme). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 16 hours ago, BenG92 said: Apart from the one that's been a Download band for 18 year and will continue to be..? I agree they used to be but not now. They are the least most wanted headliner and the crowd they get proves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace56blaa Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 12 hours ago, FeverDream said: Thought I'd have a go at making my own. Pretty stacked for a first line-up IMO and don't expect us to get this many names in the first announcement but couldn't be arsed making a full lineup. Mostly realistic with some wishlist bands on my behalf. I got really excited for a second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeverDream Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, thewayiam said: I agree they used to be but not now. They are the least most wanted headliner and the crowd they get proves it. On the flip side if the Download bookers tailored their day to fans of Biffy then maybe their crowd wouldn’t be so thin compared to the other headliners / acts before them. I think as the older attendees stop attending and the younger crowd who are into rock and metal start making up the majority of the clientele then their crowd will naturally be bigger next time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeverDream Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, ace56blaa said: I got really excited for a second I’ll take that as a compliment for my somewhat decent graphic skills! For real though if it was that I’d be buying a ticket in a heartbeat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace56blaa Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 I think theres a ton of bands that download could take a risk on booking before Foals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG92 Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, thewayiam said: I agree they used to be but not now. They are the least most wanted headliner and the crowd they get proves it. I'm sure many said the same in 2017, before and after the festival. They will be back in one way or another as long as they keep touring, bands don't need to stay headliners forever if they're not pulling weight. Faith No More and The Offspring have both been dropped down before as necessary, I would bet Lostprophets would have too if that thing didn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, FeverDream said: On the flip side if the Download bookers tailored their day to fans of Biffy then maybe their crowd wouldn’t be so thin compared to the other headliners / acts before them. I think as the older attendees stop attending and the younger crowd who are into rock and metal start making up the majority of the clientele then their crowd will naturally be bigger next time around. You're forgetting the point that it Download tailored a day to Biffy Biffy of nowadays it would sell extremely poor and would not be a Download like lineup.....this is the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 24 minutes ago, thewayiam said: You're forgetting the point that it Download tailored a day to Biffy Biffy of nowadays it would sell extremely poor and would not be a Download like lineup.....this is the issue. Yeah but Download don’t tailor their days so it’s irrelevant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeverDream Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, thewayiam said: You're forgetting the point that it Download tailored a day to Biffy Biffy of nowadays it would sell extremely poor and would not be a Download like lineup.....this is the issue. Disagree. Tailor the main stage to Biffy and tailor the 2nd stage as an alternative to Biffy with typical Download bands. Keeps the weekend tickets holders happy and lures Biffy fans in for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, FeverDream said: Disagree. Tailor the main stage to Biffy and tailor the 2nd stage as an alternative to Biffy with typical Download bands. Keeps the weekend tickets holders happy and lures Biffy fans in for the day. Well of course you would tailor the 2nd stage alternatively, that is what it's there for. Biffy fans don't want to go to Download to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacred shape Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, thewayiam said: Well of course you would tailor the 2nd stage alternatively, that is what it's there for. Biffy fans don't want to go to Download to see them. I got a day ticket and I hoped it would be an opportunity for them to play some heavier songs. Didn't really see anyone on the 2nd stage apart from Steel Panther (girlfriend's choice). Some good new British rock on the other stages though - saw Static Dress, Phoxjaw, Boston Manor, Trash Boat, Lenman, Wargasm (and would have seen Modern Error but they clashed with Rise Against) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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