One Headliner for 2013... Already Booked

[GRichards23]

Whos it gonna be then?!

Rammstein is my guess.

Feuer Frei... BANG BANG!

Edited June 10, 2012 by GRichards23

[jammy2211]

Def Leppard are due back.

[lharris92]

bullet probably have an outside chance, doubt it would be them booked already though.

muse possibly? or thinking more outside the box van halen?

[Hawky]

I reckon it will be Van Halen 'cos they pulled out this year!

[pryce]

avenged probably or slipknot

hoping for Rush, Rammstien or Tool though

[BTK1609]

To book a year in advance it must be someone bigger than Avenged or Bullet. Slipknot please!

[Gucci Piggy]

Maiden?

[biffoire]

Metallica

[GRichards23]

I doubt Slipknot will headline until at least a new album is out. Would love to see it though!

Plus I think Stone Sour will be there, maybe to play 3rd or even sub.

Edited June 11, 2012 by GRichards23

[rivalschools.price]

Rush are touring around that time.

[lharris92]

yeah so all their fans will be seeing them then, don't think it has sold out either yet

[Spiky Mike]

Rush are not big enough anyway. Most Download goers would struggle to name a single song by them.

I know Bon Jovi have always declined doing fest shows, but Download managed to get AC/DC to do it, so could they be a possibilty?

I would be very happy with Rammstein. Incredible live show.

[pryce]

would love it to be Rush but doubt they will play ... seeing them in Vegas anyway so no disaster

[rivalschools.price]

I agree that most downloaders wouldnt know much rush stuff but they are definately big enough to headline.

not sure how well they'd go down though.maybe if they put a modern band on the second stage as an alternative it might work.

[gjammer]

I have spoken to a couple of teenagers recently who liked Rush so perhaps they are picking up a younger following aswell as oldies (although 2 is a small sample so perhaps not representative!)

[pryce]

might be totally off on what im about to say ... but i reckon if you asked an average downloader to name a deff leppard song they would struggle

Rush would defiently pull ... especially as there ticket prices are astronomical for their tour

hell lets have a Rush Tool co headlining with Dream theatre, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Karnivool dotted about

[kaosmark2]

yeah so all their fans will be seeing them then, don't think it has sold out either yet

[Dan R]

I reckon the headliner already booked will be VH. AC's already said they're one of his dream headliners, have recently reformed, rumoured to have pulled out of a Euro tour including DL, AC's been over to the US for their shows. Plus I can imagine him trying to book the biggest/most difficult acts first, then maybe turn to smaller headliners if 3 big names arent so readily available.

Also didn't Neil say that Rush's only festival show would be sweden rock?

[kaosmark2]

Also didn't Neil say that Rush's only festival show would be sweden rock?

[pryce]

That's because their gigs are stupidly overpriced. I and 4 others I know were going to buy tickets for their tour until we saw the prices. £85 including fees for a lot of seats, nothing under £60 pre-fees. Outrageous.

[Dan R]

I can't remember precisely what he said about Rush, but the ultimate thing was that he didn't think they'd play Download.

[kaosmark2]

47 quid my ticket in Vegas came up too ... totally fluked the timing of my trip

they are horrendously over priced here

[mrtourette]

It's currently being advertised as their only European festival show, I think the important word there is 'currently'.

Edited June 12, 2012 by mrtourette

[eFestivals]

Also didn't Neil say that Rush's only festival show would be sweden rock?

I did, cos that's how Sweden Rock are advertising it.

Whether that's something that will change I don't know, but it wouldn't be the first time.

[Andre91]

My guess is RAMMSTEIN! It's seemingly now or never if Till is going to stick to his word of retiring when he's 50. He will be 50 in January 2013, so maybe a couple shows around Europe, headline Download (finally) and then some farewell shows in Germany and he will call it at day. I'm probably talking crap and doing a bit of wishful thinking, but as 2013 will be my first Download, I'd love for Rammstein to be there.