If you had to come through the fence after coming down the hill if you weren’t already down the hill then you were probably in general. From there the blocks of toilets, showers and water points aren't far at all and to your right is aldi. I know of the lake but apparently it fills up super quick and is noisy and loads of bugs....I got bitten as it was lol. But I joined a solo camp WhatsApp group so followed them.
MINUS MONDAY
Alkaline Trio 90
Barrington Levy 95
Basement Jaxx 120
Billy Bragg 100
Billy Ocean 100
The Black Keys 90
Carl Cox 100
Chase & Status 120
Chelsea Wolfe 80
CMAT 125
Confidence Man 150 MAX
David Byrne 150
Disclosure 65
Everything Everything 110
Faithless 70
Fatboy Slim 100
Four Tet 130
Garbage 100
GOAT 105
Greentea Peng 120
Happy Mondays 80
Hollie Cook 90
Jorja Smith 100
José González 100
Joy Crookes 120
Judas Priest 80
Kasabian 80
Kneecap 110
The Last Dinner Party 20
Levellers 85
Limp Bizkit 30
Linkin Park 90
Lorde 120
Madness 75
The Maccabees 100
Neck Deep 135
Nile Rodgers & Chic 100
Overmono 100
Pixies 45
The Prodigy 140
Pulp 150 MAX
RAYE 100
Ren 65
Richard Ashcroft 95
Say She She 75
Scissor Sisters 120
Self Esteem 120
Skunk Anansie 100
Stereolab 120
The Streets 110
Super Furry Animals 110
Tems 50
Thundercat 90
Tom Jones 60 (-10)
Tyler, the Creator 65
Underworld 115
Wet Leg 90
Wilco 85
The Wombats 80
Wolf Alice 140
Morning!
MINUS MONDAY
Alkaline Trio 90
Barrington Levy 95
Basement Jaxx 120
Billy Bragg 100
Billy Ocean 100
The Black Keys 90
Carl Cox 100
Chase & Status 120
Chelsea Wolfe 80
CMAT 125
Confidence Man 150 MAX
David Byrne 150
Disclosure 65
Everything Everything 110
Faithless 70 (-10)
Fatboy Slim 100
Four Tet 130
Garbage 100
GOAT 105
Greentea Peng 120
Happy Mondays 80
Hollie Cook 90
Jorja Smith 100
José González 100
Joy Crookes 120
Judas Priest 80
Kasabian 80
Kneecap 110
The Last Dinner Party 20
Levellers 85
Limp Bizkit 30
Linkin Park 90
Lorde 120
Madness 75
The Maccabees 100
Neck Deep 135
Nile Rodgers & Chic 100
Overmono 100
Pixies 45
The Prodigy 140
Pulp 150 MAX
RAYE 100
Ren 65
Richard Ashcroft 95
Say She She 75
Scissor Sisters 120
Self Esteem 120
Skunk Anansie 100
Stereolab 120
The Streets 110
Super Furry Animals 110
Tems 50
Thundercat 90
Tom Jones 70
Tyler, the Creator 65
Underworld 115
Wet Leg 90
Wilco 85
The Wombats 80
Wolf Alice 140
They are going to have Blink 182 for sure, early June upto around Werchter weekend I'd say for them. Two of Sweden Rock, Greenfield and RFP are going to miss out.
I've come across a few this weekend saying Deftones aren't big enough for Download.
I would recommend b&b hotel hbf the night before....cheap, comfortable and very decent. Within 10 minutes from the station and a tram stop outside to jump on...all travel is free during the festival time as well with a kombi. Lidl is very good and cheap I can't lie....€6 for a chair with carey handle, €20 with a bag too...you can work that out yourself.
If you camp, get up at 5am and go to the queue....literally don't question it as now I know.
The travel wise part is easy when you get the hang of it and I've never had an easier exit from a festival today tbh. We were camped in the turn left section but past the registration and to get water you have to come right out.
Opening up an exit through he camp at least by Friday morning when everyobe is there would be much better but you csnt walk through general if you're green and sonon.
I think the issue for me probably too is I have never taken like a mutliple litre water too, I've always done a 6 pack water from like poundland lol but you definitely need it. I had one shower that was cold lol
Talking of getting into the front, Volbeat was the only easy one, for Maiden and especially Linkin Park if you weren't in the queue for it by at least the last quarter ot Architects you had no hope....it was shocking. I do like orbit to sit down. I had to decide to sack off Within Temptation too or no chance.
Second stage biggest gripe is the faff of walking all the way round when VIP or whatever it is literally get access to each bit. I did read tbh before going people though RIP/Ring was turning too much the wrong way.
Also as a side note, caught some of Limp Bizkit last night too and they are not headliner but any distance at all. Yes they pull a crowd...they would do with LP finished but on the grand scale its a super weak booking. Stop, start for video recordings all the way through a headline set?, 1hr 15 minutes and you can't play for that time. I'm so glad they were not chosen to headline main.
On another thing, if RIP played it right they'll get GC and Avril to sub/second stage headline on the Blink day.
Toilets and cleanliness is a big plus I will say that.