Download 2025

[Andre91]

NIN are a headline band for DL. Kam said as much when asked about headliners they want to get. 

[northernangel]

3 hours ago, foolee said:

 

The thing is America is a lot bigger than the UK which explains headlining multiple festivals. Things have changed though, look at Linkin Park, Deftones, Limp Bizkit & Korn now doing their biggest ever shows over here. There's been a resurgence of popularity with these type of bands which means when SOAD announce something over here it'll be bigger than they've done before and it'll sell extremely well. 

 

As I've said, all shows that Deftones, LP and Korn have done done recently are shows that as Download sub acts they should have been able to do anyway. Even The Libertines are playing Gunnersbury Park this year. LP have been huge for years anyway and done big tours, they are also on reunion hype but they are a different level to all those 4 bands mentioned above.

 

You realize that if SOAD announced a huge arena tour it would still be the biggest collective tour they've ever done in the UK?, the most they ever did in one year here was an arena in England and Scotland. Apart from that it was headlining Download. Reading for example booked the likes of Metallica and RATM back in the time they could have booked SOAD higher than a sub if wanted.

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, cragzy said:

Nine inch nails under korn ?

I thought it was pretty much said that B4MV were subbing korn. It would be much easier if they were subbing Saturday though.

[Jacksamthompson]

How many bands do we usually get in the second announcement please? 

[liamglastocrowhurst1]

Maybe about 40ish and i reckon we will get day splits too

[itskinglizard]

23 hours ago, liamglastocrowhurst1 said:

Maybe about 40ish and i reckon we will get day splits too

Some bands you can find if you go on their websites with tour dates, like it looks like SiM are playing on the Friday based on what's on their touring info page

[gabrielomachado]

Architects for the last sub?

Edited January 28, 2025 by gabrielomachado

[Judas Yeast]

There's a secret set, not headliner sized but a decent size 🤐

[andyrhodes24]

12 minutes ago, Judas Yeast said:

There's a secret set, not headliner sized but a decent size 🤐

How big are we talking? Any similar sized bands already announced? Spill some beans!

[cravenbang]

46 minutes ago, Judas Yeast said:

There's a secret set, not headliner sized but a decent size 🤐

Is it trivium? Would make sense playing the same set that they give credit to them blowing up to some extent. Would also make sense why they can’t be announced based on bloodstock, also bullet and orbit culture are there. 

[northernangel]

43 minutes ago, cravenbang said:

Is it trivium? Would make sense playing the same set that they give credit to them blowing up to some extent. Would also make sense why they can’t be announced based on bloodstock, also bullet and orbit culture are there. 

They would be the logical guess

[itskinglizard]

Desertfest is announcing today

ArcTanGent is announcing tomorrow

2000 Trees is announcing on Feb 4th

Noizzefest is announcing on Feb 11th

 

Download has gotta be within the next couple of weeks surely?

[AwakeToken4]

17 hours ago, Judas Yeast said:

There's a secret set, not headliner sized but a decent size 🤐

The Prodigy or Idles would be my guess, any more info?

[Audiorocker]

Papa Roach?

[andyrhodes24]

53 minutes ago, AwakeToken4 said:

The Prodigy or Idles would be my guess, any more info?

Did Idles say they’re not doing any UK dates this year? Feels like they avoid UK festival dates at all costs.

 

Edit: Did they announce a Bristol date or two?

Edited January 29, 2025 by andyrhodes24

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, AwakeToken4 said:

The Prodigy or Idles would be my guess, any more info?

 

 

 

Idles have a tight schedule around then to pop in a secret set

32 minutes ago, Audiorocker said:

Papa Roach?

 

Not touring other summer I don't think. I'm expecting Reading to have them.

[Andre91]

Trivium opening the Main Stage on Saturday to mark 20 years since that set would be the dream. Give them an hour and let them do Ascendancy. 

[gabrielomachado]

Korn / Bullet For My Valentine / Spiritbox / Sepultura / Jinjer / Bleed from Within / Orbit Culture / Trivium (secret set)

 

that would be a hell of a Sunday. And a way to celebrate both 20th anniversary of the set that changed Trivium's career and The Poisoned Ascendancy tour with BFMV and Orbit Culture being there also.

[foolee]

12 hours ago, gabrielomachado said:

Korn / Bullet For My Valentine / Spiritbox / Sepultura / Jinjer / Bleed from Within / Orbit Culture / Trivium (secret set)

 

that would be a hell of a Sunday. And a way to celebrate both 20th anniversary of the set that changed Trivium's career and The Poisoned Ascendancy tour with BFMV and Orbit Culture being there also.

I’m thinking Meshuggah 4th main Sunday. 

[Jacksamthompson]

On 1/28/2025 at 10:36 PM, Judas Yeast said:

There's a secret set, not headliner sized but a decent size 🤐

Biffy Only Revolutions 15 year anniversary in full please. ta x

[Andre91]

The Poisoned Ascendancy tour… OH MY GOD. 
 

f**king AMAZING. Bullet were really good but Trivium were unbelievable. The crowd was immense for them! What a wicked night. 
 

The crowd went OFF for Trivium. We were in the exact same spot for Bullet and Trivium (a little in front of the sound desk) and there was little to no movement anywhere near us during Bullet. Trivium came on, it suddenly got busy af and then a pit opened up all the way to us and didn’t really close except for Dying In Your Arms. The singalongs (and scream alongs) were deafening for Trivium. The crowd were singing along to the guitar lines for every song. It was nuts. 
 

The show was excellently sold. Standing was rammed and the only seats covered over were two small sections in the very back corners of the top row. Has to be a couple of hundred seats at most. Seating was packed. 
 

I think that the venue is awesome, too. Best arena I’ve been to. Yeah it’s pricey but the food was banging, didn’t have to queue too long for the toilets or bars and there were water machines along the walls! Yeah, it’s £8.50 a pint but it’s Asahi. Considering most arenas charge £7.50/£8.00 for Carlsberg, if I was drinking (which I wasn’t last night), I’d rather pay 50p extra for a great beer like Asahi.

 

It felt oddly intimate for a massive arena too; that standing area is fantastic. Loads of staff everywhere, tonnes of entrances and exits. 
 

Also found a car park 10mins walk away that cost a tenner instead of the eye-watering £25 the arena car park wanted. 

10/10 gig. Brilliant, brilliant evening. 

Edited January 31, 2025 by Andre91

[Andre91]

Trivium will headline Download one day, I am 100% sure on that. 
 

They’re still only in their late 30s which is insane considering they’ve been around for forever. We could realistically have another 30+ years of Trivium. They’re 10 albums in as it is. Their time will come. 

[northernangel]

So after having been to Birmingham tonight for the Bullet tour, I thought Bullet were very better but I also like them more. If I'm honest, I could have picked a different band for them to tour with.

 

Nice addition on the tour of Waking the Demon as well from the following album.

 

Birmingham however still had tickets for all the main sections on sale this afternoon and it was very clear to tell it wasn't sold out. People were coming in solely for Bullet when I popped out for a pint though this could work for other nights for Trivium closing, just my experience. The 02 also still has tickets in virtually every area except for the front pit and the middle terrace areas for some. Why they've done a hell hole/snake fit for this gig I'm not sure, a bit odd. There are bands out there that charge comfortably more than these did too for arenas.

 

I don't either of these headlining Downlosd though at all, bands that have played gigs this size without doing co-headlining have only subbed Download before so unless the festival scale comes down a lot I see no chance. That's my view. It has likely ticked the box off for seeing them now though.

 

 

[northernangel]

21 hours ago, Jacksamthompson said:

Biffy Only Revolutions 15 year anniversary in full please. ta x

Haha if only, right tour but wrong event. All I'm missing from my Biffy touring is a joint Puzzle/Only Revolutions in full. But I think the minute they do that they'll lose more interest in sales. Another reason why I think they do those small tours as well with one of the first 3 mixed with one of the next 3 is because it keeps a show with their most broadly favored two albums apart. 

 

[Andre91]

For 2026: 

 

APEX: Deftones / Gojira / Electric Callboy / Malevolence 

 

OPUS: Knocked Loose / Neck Deep 

 

 

APEX: Linkin Park / A Day To Remember / Beartooth / Ashnikko

 

OPUS: Marilyn Manson / Behemoth 

 

 

APEX: Ghost / Trivium / Killswitch Engage / Ice Nine Kills 

 

OPUS: Lamb of God / Slaughter To Prevail