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The actual Download venue generally is sh*t. The only thing really going for it is further back up a hill you can see the whole stage. Second Stage has always reminded me an area I'd expect a tent for like the Avalanche to be that kinda size. If it was upto me I'd shift a load of all those food areas and back the second stage upto where Avalanche is right now.

I like the Chroma stuff to listen to on Spotify - is a better show than them live - absolutely not -   Everyone I know who has seen Chroma live seems to be on the we will wait till they do the normal live show again next time to see them -    That being said the rest of the BICEP WHP line up is great so still surprised it has not sold out

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Roughbloke believes Foos are still in for Reading.   BST would be my choice if I was LP. To go to a venue completely by itself with bands you choose and sell to people where there is much less controversy in what they are now. I'll be honest, if I was a regular Download attendee I might see LP with two top other bookings as a weak outfit. I say this as a huge fan of the past of them too but with just Mike from the original it's just not the same. Like I have no intention paying separately for them for those who do will. I don't think this year for Download was a year to book them alongside a Green Day or one of the others. Ghost, LP and Maiden for example would make so much more sense.

I think Robbie 4th down would go down fine, as a headliner I think it would be frowned upon but there is no doubting he could deliver. I think Rihanna and Robbie in the same year would be awful.