Download 2025

[Judas Yeast]

Are people ready to accept Green Day are finally coming to Download?

[Judas Yeast]

4 hours ago, RedJosh said:

They have said in the past that if they were asked to headline Download that they would do it and are up for the challenge.

"Nickelback" never said anything. One of the members said he'd love to if the others were up for it. Doesn't change that they don't really do festivals in Europe all that much and other festivals in the UK would probably be higher in the pecking order if they were to announce a festival run.

 

I'd love them to do it, they were amazing in May but just seems unlikely.

[Heyzoos]

3 minutes ago, Judas Yeast said:

Are people ready to accept Green Day are finally coming to Download?

I reckon so... Even more so if this lines up with your 'Big Get'...?! 👀

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Copping said let's get them (NB) at Download after he last saw them, so no doubt he'll be asking sooner or later. I'd like to see it, likely be the only time I'd ever see them.

[RedJosh]

22 minutes ago, Judas Yeast said:

"Nickelback" never said anything. One of the members said he'd love to if the others were up for it. Doesn't change that they don't really do festivals in Europe all that much and other festivals in the UK would probably be higher in the pecking order if they were to announce a festival run.

 

I'd love them to do it, they were amazing in May but just seems unlikely.

Fair point that it was a Ryan Peake and not Nickelack however, it wasn't just festivals in Europe they didn't play it was festivals fullstop, but when he gave that interview in November 2022 was when they had started picking up festivals again.

 

Between September 2006 (last time they played any festivals in Europe)-September 2023 they only played 6 festivals worldwide - 3 state fairs in the US, 2 shows at Rock In Rio and 1 festival in Canada. In the 12 months since they have played 15.

 

Which festival in the UK do you think would book them, which is big enough for a band of their size other than Download? I have had a think and I can't think of many.

 

I don't think Reading and Leeds book them, I don't Glastonbury booking them and I don't see them coming to do BST. So you are left with Download, Isle of Wight, Victorious, Boardmasters and Latitude. I don't see them at the last three on their list or fitting their booking strategies, so your looking at Download or Isle of Wight. Both can offer them the bag, but if it is for an exclusive Download can pay more and I suspect it would be a fly-in, so Download makes by far the most sense.

[northernangel]

3 hours ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

Copping said let's get them (NB) at Download after he last saw them, so no doubt he'll be asking sooner or later. I'd like to see it, likely be the only time I'd ever see them.

 

Funnily enough if you gave me Sleep Token, Nickelback and Green Day next year I'd be okay with that. I wouldn't see them anywhere else.

[NorthernSoul52]

Nickelback at Download would be grand. Got the riffs, got the crossover demographic appeal and are perfectly capable live.

 

1 San Quentin

2 Savin' Me

3 Animals

4 Lullaby

5 Someday

6 Far Away

7 If Today Was Your Last Day

8 Figured You Out

9 When We Stand Together

10 Hero

11 Photograph

12 Gotta Be Somebody

13 How You Remind Me

 

14 Rockstar

15 Burn It to the Ground

 

My only caveat is that I've nearly always considered them sub level tops. What's necessarily changed?

[couch]

Nickleback headliner with a Creed sub and Three Days Grace third be an immaculate night.

 

Edited September 22 by couch

[BenG92]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

My only caveat is that I've nearly always considered them sub level tops. What's necessarily changed?

 

I reckon this is probably exactly why they haven't done Download. Andy's offered them sub/2nd head instead before and they've declined, but that recent tour here shows that's more the spot they're in in terms of ticket sales. Don't think they sold out 4 arenas. 

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, couch said:

Nickleback headliner with a Creed sub and Three Days Grace third be an immaculate night.

 

Very much so

[FloopFiller]

2 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Nickelback at Download would be grand. Got the riffs, got the crossover demographic appeal and are perfectly capable live.

 

1 San Quentin

2 Savin' Me

3 Animals

4 Lullaby

5 Someday

6 Far Away

7 If Today Was Your Last Day

8 Figured You Out

9 When We Stand Together

10 Hero

11 Photograph

12 Gotta Be Somebody

13 How You Remind Me

 

14 Rockstar

15 Burn It to the Ground

 

My only caveat is that I've nearly always considered them sub level tops. What's necessarily changed?

They were definitely headliner sized at one point, it’s just that they were seen as a f**king joke so were never booked. They’re not quite as big now but the shame surrounding them has been replaced by fond nostalgia. They could definitely do if, I just don’t see it happening myself.

[FloopFiller]

Also, re: Green Day - about f**king time. Can’t believe it’s taken them this long to finally pin them down.

[Steve G]

1 hour ago, BenG92 said:

 

I reckon this is probably exactly why they haven't done Download. Andy's offered them sub/2nd head instead before and they've declined, but that recent tour here shows that's more the spot they're in in terms of ticket sales. Don't think they sold out 4 arenas. 

I've no idea on the other dates but I was there at Manchester Arena and it was completely Sold Out. Nickelback are Headliners or Nothing. 

[Steve G]

30 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Very much so

 

2 hours ago, couch said:

Nickleback headliner with a Creed sub and Three Days Grace third be an immaculate night.

 

Three Days Grace are nowhere near third from top. 

 

Nickelback, Shinedown, Creed 

 

That's more realistic for a top 3 

[couch]

6 hours ago, Steve G said:

 

Three Days Grace are nowhere near third from top. 

 

Nickelback, Shinedown, Creed 

 

That's more realistic for a top 3 

I don’t know to be honest, feel like there had a resurgence with the others as well, but not sure what kind of tickets they’re selling tbh.

[Judas Yeast]

I can't imagine a world where Nickelback aren't headliners! That sounds insane to me. They sold out their UK tour in absolutely no time and are still a huge name

[foolee]

Sleep Token - Nickelback - Green Day yes please! 

[NorthernSoul52]

9 hours ago, BenG92 said:

 

I reckon this is probably exactly why they haven't done Download. Andy's offered them sub/2nd head instead before and they've declined, but that recent tour here shows that's more the spot they're in in terms of ticket sales. Don't think they sold out 4 arenas. 

Yeah, I don't think they did. The counter-argument is that QOTSA didn't sell their arena tour either but they at least had the R+L top spot in the back pocket.

[NorthernSoul52]

8 hours ago, FloopFiller said:

They were definitely headliner sized at one point, it’s just that they were seen as a f**king joke so were never booked. They’re not quite as big now but the shame surrounding them has been replaced by fond nostalgia. They could definitely do if, I just don’t see it happening myself.

Fond nostalgia has the power for many, I guess.

 

Bullet For My Valentine will be wanting somebody to have some fond nostalgia for them...

[northernangel]

8 hours ago, Steve G said:

 

Three Days Grace are nowhere near third from top. 

 

Nickelback, Shinedown, Creed 

 

That's more realistic for a top 3 

Put 3 days below that. Don't see Shinedown as a sub though.

[BrutalLegend]

Nickelback

Creed

Shinedown

Mudvayne

Godsmack

Three Days Grace

P.O.D

Alien Ant Farm

[BenG92]

3 hours ago, Judas Yeast said:

I can't imagine a world where Nickelback aren't headliners! That sounds insane to me. They sold out their UK tour in absolutely no time and are still a huge name

 

Ah if they did then fair enough, just hadn't seen anything. I do think they're headline level, just theorising what Andy might've tried to get away with if they're "only" doing 4 arenas. Would go down extremely well and nothing would piss off Facebook more so I'd love to see it happen one day if only for that

[NorthernSoul52]

There's a few big singalongs there.

 

Creed to close their set with a twelve-minute version of Higher.

[BrutalLegend]

Next year is the 20th anniversary of All the Right Reasons from Nickelback, arguably their most popular album, could see Andy possibly grabbing them on them album in full sets he’s done before.

Edited September 23 by BrutalLegend

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

People on here really over estimate Creed. The best they’d get is subbing the second stage/fourth on main.