Download 2024

[Hart Attack]

Avenged Sevenfold
Rob Zombie
Gojira
Killswitch Engage
Code Orange

Greta Van Fleet
Beartooth

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My Chemical Romance
Nightwish
Enter Shikari
Turnstile
Sleep Token

Sabaton
Arch Enemy

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Rage Against The Machine
Limp Bizkit
Don Broco
Papa Roach
Spiritbox

Trivium
Babymetal

[gabrielomachado]

been thinking about the direction the festival took this year and hope to see all of those bands in proeminent logo slots next year

Sabaton, Gojira, Enter Shikari, Trivium, Turnstile, Sleep Token, Spiritbox, Beartooth, Bad Omens

[gabrielomachado]

Apex: AVENGED SEVENFOLD / Machine Head / Trivium

Opus: Sabaton / Skindred

Avalanche: Bad Religion

Dogtooth: Deicide

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Apex: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE / Enter Shikari / Turnstile

Opus: Sleep Token / Spiritbox

Avalanche: Bury Tomorrow

Dogtooth: In Flames

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Apex: AEROSMITH / Judas Priest / Lamb Of God

Opus: Gojira / Beartooth

Avalanche: Bad Omens

Dogtooth: Suicide Silence

Edited May 2, 2023 by gabrielomachado

[FeverDream]

Got to be Aerosmith confirmed with their (final) farewell tour. Can’t imagine Copping missing out on that and will be 7 years since they were last booked (ignoring Covid).

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Apex: MUSE / Enter Shikari / Sleep Token / Skindred

Opus: Lamb of God / Mudvayne 

Avalanche: Yellowcard 

Dogtooth: Testament 

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Apex: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE / Yungblud / AFI / Creeper

Opus: Machine Head / Turnstile 

Avalanche:  In Flames 

Dogtooth: Heilung 

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Apex: AVENGED SEVENFOLD / Judas Priest /  Megadeth / While She Sleeps 

Opus: Gojira / Black Label Society 

Avalanche: Alkaline Trio 

Dogtooth: Dimmu Borgir 

Edited May 7, 2023 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[Hazz]

I think given the fact that enter shikari have just announced a tour for next year and they are playing Wembley arena makes me think they are ready for that headliner slot

[FloorFiller]

51 minutes ago, Hazz said:

I think given the fact that enter shikari have just announced a tour for next year and they are playing Wembley arena makes me think they are ready for that headliner slot

No chance they are ever headlining, but they might get the sub bump next time around.

[BenG92]

2 hours ago, Hazz said:

I think given the fact that enter shikari have just announced a tour for next year and they are playing Wembley arena makes me think they are ready for that headliner slot

Playing Wembley for £46, they're not headliners. But they deserve a sub spot on main stage after all this time. 

[Andre91]

Shikari could easily sub and that’s where I think they’ll be next year. It’ll have been a bloody long time coming and Copping said in their book that he sees them as a special guest to a headliner at this point so he knows they’re a sub band these days. 

[BenG92]

Enter Shikari > Green Day American Idiot 20th Anniversary show.

Copium on overdrive.

[Jericode]

American Idiot in full would be sick somewhere next year

[NorthernSoul52]

If Aerosmith really will drag this run into 2024, I cannot fathom them not playing at this.

Likewise, if there's a new leg of MCR's reunion run - perhaps with a new record in tow - they'd seem a shoe-in.

And that leaves the likely one spot left for Avenged Sevenfold, as mooted earlier.

[FeverDream]

5 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

If Aerosmith really will drag this run into 2024, I cannot fathom them not playing at this.

Likewise, if there's a new leg of MCR's reunion run - perhaps with a new record in tow - they'd seem a shoe-in.

And that leaves the likely one spot left for Avenged Sevenfold, as mooted earlier.

Wouldn’t surprise me if Aeorosmith’s final tour consists mainly (or even purely) of festivals over their own arena shows in Europe. Can absolutely see them at Download ‘24 as you say.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

21 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

If Aerosmith really will drag this run into 2024, I cannot fathom them not playing at this.

Likewise, if there's a new leg of MCR's reunion run - perhaps with a new record in tow - they'd seem a shoe-in.

And that leaves the likely one spot left for Avenged Sevenfold, as mooted earlier.

I personally think Aerosmith will do Glastonbury (having originally been booked for 2020) and a ‘final’ UK date at BST. 

[NorthernSoul52]

3 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

I personally think Aerosmith will do Glastonbury (having originally been booked for 2020) and a ‘final’ UK date at BST. 

Were Aerosmith booked for Glastonbury 2020? Memory like a sieve.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Were Aerosmith booked for Glastonbury 2020? Memory like a sieve.

Yep, they accidentally posted it on their website tour dates before official confirmation, then the festival got cancelled before they were ever officially announced. They were doing Glastonbury & two arena dates in July. 

[Andre91]

Sticking with A7X, SOAD and one of MCR or Blink. 

[FloorFiller]

A7X, MCR, Aerosmith would be my current bet, but A7X are the only one I’d put any money on. 

[Jericode]

Yeah I'd say Avenged are dead set, gonna go Blink and MCR for the other two.

[foolee]

Avenged Sevenfold, Green Day & Aerosmith. No signs of MCR being back and think Blink-182 will do August festivals. 

[FloorFiller]

Either way, this is about the time that they could really do with starting to get the likes of Green Day, Blink or MCR - not metal but still very popular with that type of crowd - to headline if they want to have any headliners left in a few years. Perfect time with the likes of pop/punk back on the commercial rise and those bands coming out of retirement. Think Blink will do Reading/Leeds next year, and if MCR don’t end up touring again then Green Day would be a great booking for Download to finally get.

[NorthernSoul52]

23 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

Yep, they accidentally posted it on their website tour dates before official confirmation, then the festival got cancelled before they were ever officially announced. They were doing Glastonbury & two arena dates in July. 

I remember the arena dates. Think they were meant to do Sheffield around then. 

[FloorFiller]

I’ve just got around to listening to this other new A7X song and… wtf. Fair enough to them for trying something different and getting a bit weird with it, but god this is bad, and M Shadows voice sounds utterly fucked, which is especially worrying when even studio trickery isn’t hiding it. The brief part of him screaming sounds like utter torture for him:

 

[northernangel]

On 5/12/2023 at 9:19 PM, FloorFiller said:

A7X, MCR, Aerosmith would be my current bet, but A7X are the only one I’d put any money on. 

Can't see past Aerosmith but I Download will have to take the hit on them doing Glastonbury too but in a very late announced slot. 

On 5/12/2023 at 11:16 PM, foolee said:

Avenged Sevenfold, Green Day & Aerosmith. No signs of MCR being back and think Blink-182 will do August festivals. 

I don't see Green Day at Download, I don't think they need to do it. Agree on Blink 182 too, I think Reading will have them on an exclusive next year. 

My guess would be The Prodigy/GNR, A7X, Aerosmith. I realize two of them both played in 2018 and before but it would be the same if SOAD looked to be active too and we all know if they were touring then would be in. I just question The Prodigy getting booked now to headlined main now and not zippo but they are still selling hugely and headlining everywhere else they usually would. They are due a return and are certainly a bigger seller than most zippo headliners this year bar Ghost.

[JimMacVeigh]

I can see Sleep Token playing high up next year now. 
Selling out Wembley Arena in under ten minutes…Jesus.