Download 2023

[gabrielomachado]

would BFMV take a lower spot after over a decade subbing/headlining 2nd? 

[rivalschools.price]

Lzzy Hale has confirmed on Twitter that Halestorm will be there.

[SweetJesus]

2 hours ago, BenG92 said:

Vocalist has sadly been diagnosed with cancer although it's an optimistic prognosis, so we'll have to wait and see if they manage to do this tour very soon. 

Nightwish is confirmed for Nova Rock so…

[Dixi]

3 hours ago, gabrielomachado said:

Alter Bridge, Lamb Of God, Halestorm as missing logo bands i guess

who could replace Pantera as 3rd down before Parkway and Slipknot? maybe Sabaton?

Helloween (i hope) as they are doing festivals all over Europe.

[Spiral_Low]

5 minutes ago, SweetJesus said:

Nightwish is confirmed for Nova Rock so…

Yeah that's why I mentioned them, plus she said her prognosis is good..

[Spiral_Low]

1 hour ago, rivalschools.price said:

Lzzy Hale has confirmed on Twitter that Halestorm will be there.

Also confirmed Slipknot, but we knew that already.

[beetchez]

METALLICA/Alter Bridge/Evanescence  |  PENDULUM/Electric Callboy

BMTH/Architects/TBA  |  GHOST/Alexisonfire

METALLICA/Halestorm/TBA  |  PLACEBO/The Distillers

SLIPKNOT/Parkway Drive/Disturbed  |  Within Temptation/TBA

Edited November 5, 2022 by beetchez

[gabrielomachado]

36 minutes ago, Dixi said:

Helloween (i hope) as they are doing festivals all over Europe.

Helloween are not that big in UK, they could sub Ghost at 2nd stage at most

[Spiral_Low]

18 minutes ago, gabrielomachado said:

Helloween are not that big in UK, they could sub Ghost at 2nd stage at most

I wouldn't even say that big. More Dogtooth headliner. 

Edited November 5, 2022 by Spiral_Low

[gabrielomachado]

28 minutes ago, Spiral_Low said:

I wouldn't even say that big. More Dogtooth headliner. 

They played a few academies due to reunion with Kiske

[gabrielomachado]

are Gojira ruled out? played a few festivals this year but nothing to next year yet. Unless they are headlining Bloodstock

[Spiral_Low]

9 minutes ago, gabrielomachado said:

are Gojira ruled out? played a few festivals this year but nothing to next year yet. Unless they are headlining Bloodstock

Theory is they are doing Bloodstock. If they are doing Download won't announce until after their UK dates in Feb anyway.

[JimMacVeigh]

5 hours ago, gabrielomachado said:

would BFMV take a lower spot after over a decade subbing/headlining 2nd? 

Quite possible. The venues they play are getting smaller. They aren’t the juggernaut that they once were. 

[JSmurphy]

No luck with Glastonbury. Hello Download 👋

[Spiral_Low]

11 hours ago, JimMacVeigh said:

Quite possible. The venues they play are getting smaller. They aren’t the juggernaut that they once were. 

There's gonna be plenty of other bands touring Europe next June anyway, I'm sure Download will just negotiate with one of them. 

[Red Day]

Are we confident the poster is accurate. Some things don’t add up ?

[Spiral_Low]

29 minutes ago, Red Day said:

Are we confident the poster is accurate. Some things don’t add up ?

Well it's a draft anyway so will probs change. Also what doesn't add up? The Blackout? Bands reform all the time so that doesn't mean much. Halestorm may have self confirmed but it's doubtful they've actually be announced till after their UK dates anyway.

[sblah]

Any word on day tickets for this? I can't go for the weekend but I'd love to go on sat. If they sell out the weekend camping will they just not release days or do they always keep some aside and release later on? Must be a good number of Metallica fans who can't get the time off.

[BenG92]

39 minutes ago, Red Day said:

Are we confident the poster is accurate. Some things don’t add up ?

It's 100% real but it's still a draft, no idea what tomorrow's announcement actually looks like and that's not every band. 

7 minutes ago, sblah said:

Any word on day tickets for this? I can't go for the weekend but I'd love to go on sat. If they sell out the weekend camping will they just not release days or do they always keep some aside and release later on? Must be a good number of Metallica fans who can't get the time off.

There will be day tickets set aside for sale next year yeah, imagine the two Metallica days will sell out.

[Aech2ElectricBoogaloo]

Had a look at last years festivals in America and Metallica played the black album in reverse order on the second shows, makes me feel not so bad about missing out on glastonbury.

[TKOCF]

Don Broco to fill in one of those spots?

[beetchez]

43 minutes ago, TKOCF said:

Don Broco to fill in one of those spots?

BMTH/Architects/Don Broco would be amazing

[justanothername]

Got my ticket for this before price increase. Really excited for my first full download weekend. Hoping with Touchè, Terror, Soul Glo, Pupil Slicer, Stray and Turnstile being mega likely for a bit more hardcore! Would love End or Petrol Girls to be there.

Edited November 7, 2022 by justanothername

[luckysalt]

10 hours ago, Aech2ElectricBoogaloo said:

Had a look at last years festivals in America and Metallica played the black album in reverse order on the second shows, makes me feel not so bad about missing out on glastonbury.

They already did that at Download 2012 though. About 5 songs, Black in reverse then about another 3 songs I think it was. 

So might not do that again. I think it will be just 2 setlists. Varying on eras both days, not a full album set at all.

 

[BenG92]

I very quickly knocked together a list a few weeks back as a casual Metallica fan based on what they play a lot

Night one: Seek & Destroy, Fade to Black, Wherever I May Roam, The Four Horsemen, Ride the Lightning, Fight Fire with Fire, One, Motorbreath, The Memory Remains, And Justice for All, Sad but True, Of Wolf and Man, Blackened, No Remorse, Master of Puppets.

Night two: Battery, Hit the Lights, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Whiplash, Welcome Home, Harvester of Sorrow, Fuel, The Unforgiven, King Nothing, Damage Inc, The Thing that Should not Be, Through the Never, Creeping Death, Nothing Else Matters,  Enter Sandman.

They definitely don't need to rely on a full album show