Download 2020

[gabrielomachado]

what about Mercyful Fate 3rd down on Maiden day?

[R Shah]

It's kind of sad how there's been such a lack of activity on this thread and any sort of excitement about DL 2020.

I'm so frustrated that AC won't just take one f***ing risk and it's the same old same old every year, it just gets so dire after a while.

Perhaps I'm exaggerating - but I feel the future of heavy music is on the line if this doesn't change soon.

[Pottsy2913]

42 minutes ago, R Shah said:

It's kind of sad how there's been such a lack of activity on this thread and any sort of excitement about DL 2020.

I'm so frustrated that AC won't just take one f***ing risk and it's the same old same old every year, it just gets so dire after a while.

Perhaps I'm exaggerating - but I feel the future of heavy music is on the line if this doesn't change soon.

Completely agree. I've always wanted to go to Download, but this years lineup (on top of last years poor lineup in my opinion) have really pushed it down the wish list for me. I think it is just a case of the same old same old making people a little burned out. Like, I love System of a Down, but do they need to headline again, especially with no new material?

Take a risk, have A Day To Remember headline, have Bring Me The Horizon headline. Get Foo Fighters in. Just not the same old same old. Give the opportunity for new headliners to perform.

Feel like it is particularly disappointing for a lot of people that England get quite a poor lineup, while Download Japan get a cracking lineup, with MCR being the main attraction of course.

[gabrielomachado]

31 minutes ago, R Shah said:

It's kind of sad how there's been such a lack of activity on this thread and any sort of excitement about DL 2020.

I'm so frustrated that AC won't just take one f***ing risk and it's the same old same old every year, it just gets so dire after a while.

Perhaps I'm exaggerating - but I feel the future of heavy music is on the line if this doesn't change soon.

not a great lineup. and last time download taked the risk was in 2017 when they got Biffy-ADTR-AFI as the top 3 acts

[gabrielomachado]

the lineup this year is not actually bad with but just boring. repeats of volbeat, babymetal, black veil brides on similar spots only 2 years after don't excite anyone. deftones subbing kiss is weird. maiden and soad will have nothing new to show. but there's good things like korn and disturbed after a 4 year gap, gojira on a high spot...

[Spiral_Low]

Personally I like the line up, several bands I want to see. I wonder if Knotfest will have any of them too...both done by livenation and I can imagine a couple.

I wonder also what the hold up with the next announcement is. Perhaps they want to sell out Knotfets first. Or it could be Faith no More headlining 2nd stage on the friday, and they are waiting for them to sell that. Or could be Nightwish. Or both. 

[escapehere]

2 hours ago, Spiral_Low said:

Personally I like the line up, several bands I want to see. I wonder if Knotfest will have any of them too...both done by livenation and I can imagine a couple.

I wonder also what the hold up with the next announcement is. Perhaps they want to sell out Knotfets first. Or it could be Faith no More headlining 2nd stage on the friday, and they are waiting for them to sell that. Or could be Nightwish. Or both. 

Or the correct answer which is neither.

[Spiral_Low]

1 hour ago, escapehere said:

Or the correct answer which is neither.

Pray do tell if you know something.

[Andre91]

I’m sticking with Alter Bridge subbing Maiden and Mastodon headlining the Zippo on the Saturday. 

Poppy will get a decent slot. 

[gabrielomachado]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

I’m sticking with Alter Bridge subbing Maiden and Mastodon headlining the Zippo on the Saturday. 

Poppy will get a decent slot. 

Poppy are on the cover of Kerrang! i see she headlining avalanche

[raincityhc]

On 1/8/2020 at 10:18 PM, R Shah said:

It's kind of sad how there's been such a lack of activity on this thread and any sort of excitement about DL 2020.

I'm so frustrated that AC won't just take one f***ing risk and it's the same old same old every year, it just gets so dire after a while.

Perhaps I'm exaggerating - but I feel the future of heavy music is on the line if this doesn't change soon.

True that, I've been 2013,14 & 15. I feel like I never have to back as the same recycled line ups. Why pay £200+ for 3 days of the same music when you can go abroad to festivals with a much wider variety for a lengthier period and cheaper.

[DomDom1984]

Listening to the new Poppy album, and I could see that going down a storm at Download.

[Spiral_Low]

Placebo just added some summer festival dates, so a potential for headlining 2nd stage on the friday.

[Reece1617]

I guess this means an announcement is coming quite soon. 

Edited January 10, 2020 by Reece1617

[gabrielomachado]

48 minutes ago, Reece1617 said:

I guess this means an announcement is coming quite soon. 

Faith No More, Alter Bridge, Mastodon, Nightwish

 

3 of these 4

[guylin29]

Could we see David Lee Roth playing?

[Andre91]

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are playing third down Main on the Friday, apparently. 

[gabrielomachado]

22 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are playing third down Main on the Friday, apparently. 

source?

[Andre91]

18 minutes ago, gabrielomachado said:

source?

Someone on the Download Forums who runs the rumour roundup said that’s what they’ve heard and to trust them. 

[gabrielomachado]

Just now, Andre91 said:

Someone on the Download Forums who runs the rumour roundup said that’s what they’ve heard and to trust them. 

if it's true it makes me wonder even more what the hell are kiss doing headlining friday

[devilman]

13 hours ago, gabrielomachado said:

if it's true it makes me wonder even more what the hell are kiss doing headlining friday

What the hell are Kiss doing in this century? Let alone headlining festivals in it.

[Alex Winstone]

Anyone think My Chemical Romance are a secret set as there teasing a UK date? May do both 

[Jericode]

Absolutely 0 chance. If Download have booked them (and it's obvious now that they haven't) then they're shouting it from the rooftops.

[Andre91]

1 hour ago, Alex Winstone said:

Anyone think My Chemical Romance are a secret set as there teasing a UK date? May do both 

No. 

[ramusgrove]

Between the Buried and Me are firmly out after announcing their US Great Misdirect tour for May and June. Would've loved to have seen them there. 

Edited January 13, 2020 by ramusgrove