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[Andre91]

24 minutes ago, foolee said:

Like Spiritbox? 

Spiritbox are a proper buzz band who Live Nation will be looking at as a big money maker in the near future. Them playing R&L was well out of place and they were by far the heaviest band on the entire lineup all weekend. 
 

Papa Roach don’t have that buzz.

[RandomEnglishPerson]

3 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

There was an awful lot of people in rock and metal merch all weekend at Leeds and Spiritbox drew a decent crowd but they stood out like a sore thumb even on the rock day.

was very strange but awesome walking around on the Friday of reading and seeing people wearing BMTH, FFDP, Enter Shikari and Rammstein merch

[andyrhodes24]

7 hours ago, RandomEnglishPerson said:

was very strange but awesome walking around on the Friday of reading and seeing people wearing BMTH, FFDP, Enter Shikari and Rammstein merch

I saw a hell of a lot more BMTH merch than anything else, not even just on the blink day

[foolee]

13 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

There was an awful lot of people in rock and metal merch all weekend at Leeds and Spiritbox drew a decent crowd but they stood out like a sore thumb even on the rock day.

 

13 hours ago, Andre91 said:

Spiritbox are a proper buzz band who Live Nation will be looking at as a big money maker in the near future. Them playing R&L was well out of place and they were by far the heaviest band on the entire lineup all weekend. 
 

Papa Roach don’t have that buzz.

Yeah that’s fair but R&L might just think they’re selling dates well and it’ll get people through the door. Especially if they did happen to get Linkin Park (I still can’t see it but you never know, if not Download it has to be BST or R&L for the money and it does seem like they’re chasing the cash). 

[WorthyCow]

Might try this as a backup to Glastonbury .... are tickets easy to obtain / sell on ? 

[chilltheory]

10 minutes ago, WorthyCow said:

Might try this as a backup to Glastonbury .... are tickets easy to obtain / sell on ? 

Its only fully sold out once in the 20 odd years it's been going, you won't need to worry

[northernangel]

18 hours ago, Spiral_Low said:

Or they could be main support at Gunnersbury to someone like Deftones?

Personally think that's an horrendous call, that would actually put me off going as I would leave after them.

[Spiral_Low]

5 hours ago, northernangel said:

Personally think that's an horrendous call, that would actually put me off going as I would leave after them.

Ok but by that logic you wouldn't be going anyway. 

[northernangel]

20 minutes ago, Spiral_Low said:

Ok but by that logic you wouldn't be going anyway. 

No but I'd like to be going for Roach but having Deftones is a no go for me, they aren't for me past about 1 song at all. I wouldn't see how they match up to book.

[Andre91]

32 minutes ago, northernangel said:

No but I'd like to be going for Roach but having Deftones is a no go for me, they aren't for me past about 1 song at all. I wouldn't see how they match up to book.

You don’t see how Papa Roach likely doing Infest wouldn’t match up with Deftones? A band who’s three albums around that time were Adrenaline, Around The Fur and White Pony? 
 

Who would you want to see headline above P Roach?

[northernangel]

18 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

You don’t see how Papa Roach likely doing Infest wouldn’t match up with Deftones? A band who’s three albums around that time were Adrenaline, Around The Fur and White Pony? 
 

Who would you want to see headline above P Roach?

 

No I don't see how a band like Papa Roach that don't nothing like Detfones with albums sounding much different would match up. One is a metal alternative and one's a rock band.

 

I would have have had them play with an ADTR or below Limp Bizkit on their day for example.

[Andre91]

I’d like to think Deftones wouldn’t pick someone as sh*t as Papa Roach to support them, anyway. 

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Deftones being notoriously sh*t live trying to follow Papa Roach who are always great would be quite funny.

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

I’d like to think Deftones wouldn’t pick someone as sh*t as Papa Roach to support them, anyway. 

Well I'm not sure what you're argument is then lol because you don't agree with it as a match for your own reasons. You're actually just trying not to disagree and write lol.

6 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

Deftones being notoriously sh*t live trying to follow Papa Roach who are always great would be quite funny.

To be honest exactly that.

[Spiral_Low]

12 hours ago, northernangel said:

 

No I don't see how a band like Papa Roach that don't nothing like Detfones with albums sounding much different would match up. One is a metal alternative and one's a rock band.

 

I would have have had them play with an ADTR or below Limp Bizkit on their day for example.

ADTR aren't big enough to headline Gunnersbury Park and are doing Slam Dunk anyway. Limp Bizkit did it last year. 

 

10 hours ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

Deftones being notoriously sh*t live trying to follow Papa Roach who are always great would be quite funny.

They are quite erratic though we're better last 2 times I saw them them than the previous 2. 

[BenG92]

I go back and forth on whether both Deftones and Papa Roach are even good live now, seen awful and great performances from both in recent years but all on vids/streams. Seriously need Deftones to stop dossing about and tour properly here next year for a change. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Are Deftones going to be at Gunnersbury? Did I miss confirmation on that?

[Spiral_Low]

27 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Are Deftones going to be at Gunnersbury? Did I miss confirmation on that?

No I was just speculating.

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, Spiral_Low said:

ADTR aren't big enough to headline Gunnersbury Park and are doing Slam Dunk anyway. Limp Bizkit did it last year. 

 

Yes but the question was who would I see them under as options. I wouldn't completely say ADTR aren't. They are headlining Slam Dunk, the same band then went on to sub Download. Just happens Slam Dunk went for nostalgia again with YM@6 at Slam Dunk on very much far from their best year.

[DomDom1984]

I thought ADTR were a reasonably big band. 

 

Oh, on Deftones, I thought they were great at DL in 2016.

[Andre91]

Gallows will be back soon then 👀

[balti-pie]

Don't like Papa Roach to be honest, but i did see them at a festival a while back and they're bloody great live. At least a hundred times better than i thought they'd be. Sometimes a band are just made for the live environment and not for albums 

[foolee]

Seen both Papa Roach and Deftones in the last two years. First time seeing Deftones properly and loved them. Papa Roach are great live, always have been and still are. 

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, foolee said:

Seen both Papa Roach and Deftones in the last two years. First time seeing Deftones properly and loved them. Papa Roach are great live, always have been and still are. 

Yeah I'm not sure how anyone can critique Papa Roach especially from a live angle from the rock scene as a fan but obviously they can even if they think they are metal. I last saw them headline the lockup at Leeds after Pendulum in radio 1 2018 and it was mental.

[northernangel]

3 hours ago, balti-pie said:

Don't like Papa Roach to be honest, but i did see them at a festival a while back and they're bloody great live. At least a hundred times better than i thought they'd be. Sometimes a band are just made for the live environment and not for albums 

One of the best front men around for me today.