Download 2015

[lightning1000]

Here's hoping weezer headline 2nd opposite slipknot. 2 years is a joke and they were average last time they played, far better in 09.

[Andre91]

Slipknot vs. Weezer would be an absolutely heartbreaking clash for me. Inevitably I'd go for Slipknot, but I'd be beyond gutted about missing Weezer. I've seen them twice before but they are just so incredible live.

Two years is too soon though. But with a new album it's all irrelevant. They shouldn't have headlined in 2013. It would have been a lot better if it was a six year wait from 2009-2015.

Edited October 2, 2014 by Andre91

[justanothername]

Weezer vs Slipknot would be a pretty difficult decision but I'd have to go with Weezer as I've seen Slipknot last time they were at Download and Blue and Pinkerton are two of my favourite albums (and the new one ain't too bad either), but I think (and hope) they will be at R&L instead and chances are I'm not going to Download this year either

I think it will be

Slipknot

KoRn

Rise Against

Faith No More

GnR

Machine Head

Motorhead

Lamb Of God

Biffy

Deftones

A Day To Remember

Motley Crue

Wouldn't feel bad about missing and I'd tempted to get a day ticket for Biffy too

[luckysalt]

Slipknot vs. Weezer would be an absolutely heartbreaking clash for me. Inevitably I'd go for Slipknot, but I'd be beyond gutted about missing Weezer. I've seen them twice before but they are just so incredible live.

Two years is too soon though. But with a new album it's all irrelevant. They shouldn't have headlined in 2013. It would have been a lot better if it was a six year wait from 2009-2015.

They did it more of a favour than anything, Andy was stuck with Pearl Jam saying no after they were planned to be 3rd headlined, I mean Vodafone even leaked the thing! He reached out to Slipknot and they agreed, they did no other shows remember, it was in the middle of Stone Sours touring cycle. Could have been Def Leppard again otherwise.....

[the wonderwhy]

Christ, did anyone see Def Leppard before the NFL on Sunday? You'd know Download is in the shit if they ever headline again.

[TenInchToenaiIs]

Christ, did anyone see Def Leppard before the NFL on Sunday? You'd know Download is in the shit if they ever headline again.

Yeah, I was there. Got a lot of texts saying are they as bad sounding live. They were

[dentalplan]

Dunno what's worse; watching Def Leppard or watching NFL.

[lightning1000]

Dunno what's worse; watching Def Leppard or watching NFL.

Is that a rhetorical question?

If you're serious, the answer is def leppard.

[dentalplan]

It's literally not even a question.

[lightning1000]

Haha touche.

Although it did seem you framing a question within a statement.. my bad

[Matt42]

I'd expect we're getting some news very soon...

[MattyMadMan]

Not sure what to make of this but if you Google "Slipknot UK" or "Slipknot Download Festival" the top result would imply that they're headlining next year.

[Andre91]

So it does! Announcement coming soon then I'm assuming.

[dentalplan]

Try it for Rammstein and Iron Maiden as well.

[MattyMadMan]

Damn... I was thinking along the lines of it's probably the website screwing up and I did try it with Avenged Sevenfold & other headliners, just none from the same year as Slipknot hah.

Oh well

[dentalplan]

They'll still be headlining. That's just not the confirmation yet.

[MattyMadMan]

How rare/common is it for a headliner to come back 2 years later? Seems so soon :| Not that I'm complaining mind you, the new album is sounding incredible so far

[GuitarManDan15]

Download isn't great for having massive breaks between bands. You'd only have to do 3/4 in a row and you've pretty much seen everyone in DL normal booking band (bar one off bookings like RATM, AC/DC)

Def Lep headlined in 09 and 11 with Metallica in 04/06. Most of the download standard headiners do it every three or four years.

Having said that, its always a cracking weekend with the odd surprise lower down and always the chance of a welcome surprise at the top of the bill

Obviously this is a pretty general summary but yeah two years ins't too unusual

[devilman]

Might actually watch them this time then. Still haven't

[justanothername]

Damn... I was thinking along the lines of it's probably the website screwing up and I did try it with Avenged Sevenfold & other headliners, just none from the same year as Slipknot hah.

Oh well

Well it wasn't going to be that easy

[GazzaScotland]

Edit: Nevermind, seems to be 2013 leftovers.

Edited October 6, 2014 by GazzaScotland

[lharris92]

ignore - see above and below

Edited October 6, 2014 by lharris92

[lharris92]

on second thoughts, all these are from the 2013 lineup, ignore thesis, been disproven

[cragzy]

Yeah I tryed the most of bands that played in 2013 n it's true but let's be honest they probably will play n I think acdc n faith no more will play with but if that's true I don't no how there going to plan the days out coz all three bands have played the Friday slot fnm 09,slipknot 13 and played Saturday 09 so I can see them on the Sunday and acdc Friday 10 but tbh I can see the getting the Sunday slot, but hey I coul be wrong hahahahahahahahahaha

[lharris92]

wut

punctuation/sentence structure might be needed a bit more that's almost a mind f*ck