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Looking at the line up in the morning. Not bad actually. It's one of the best from what's currently available for 2025. Just few additions like Knocked Loose, Refused and it would be a great line up. Unfortunately also 0 surprises:/ So far the closest thing is Rock am Ring (similar, even bit better for me).  Overall I like the new DW direction. New bands, no more Maiden, Sabbath, Cooper and so on. This is why things like Steel Panther and the Darkness look out of place, and that's a good thing. I think it's too soon for Sleep Token to headline this fest. Remember it was just last year that BMTH headlined it for the first time. This is just to please the new audience they try to appeal to. I would take Deftones instead every day of the week.  Anyway, Solid line up, in line with current trends, and yes, expensive. and the mud... I have tix for Hellfest and will wait for their line-up before thinking about this one  

Could be right, i've not given them enough of a chance and who knows could enjoy them live in that setting 

See they've been announced for Rock AM Ring (which tbf is falling into the same thing with booking the same bands year after year.) Rock AM Ring have announced BMTH too. Just waiting on Avenged Sevenfold now 😂

Weezer would've been good tbf. I only saw them for the first time at the Hella Mega show with Green Day & Fall Out Boy in 2022 but they were rather good.   I particularly enjoyed the singer miming guitar for Island in the Sun because his wouldn't work so they just ran with it.

Ah naw, if they they put out a greatest hits set, it would be something as the sun sets.