Download 2025

[NorthernSoul52]

Blimey. That's quite the situation.

 

I mean, let's be fair - if you've got a set budget to spread across three acts and you've finally managed to nab Green Day - assuming they were a lock as early as the summer - then I understand lowballing Sleep Token if MCR are also on the page.

 

My Chemical Romance / Green Day / Sleep Token

 

Then:

 

My Chemical Romance / Green Day / Korn

 

Then:

 

Muse / Green Day / Korn

 

Then:

 

Sleep Token / Green Day / Korn

 

Which is kind of insane, because it would mean Korn came in as a replacement for the smallest headliner of the three, who then came back anyway.

[Spiral_Low]

14 minutes ago, RedJosh said:

From what I have been told and others who's info I trust on here/the forums.

Thanks 

[Bluewolf]

It's still a strange one for me Green Day as big as they are playing the Friday when historically the bigger band plays the Saturday which draws bigger ticket sales. 

Just makes me think whether they initially said yes and then pulled the plug. 

It's a least an 18 hour drive from UK to Florence maybe longer for a truck on tacho rules.

I'm less convinced they are at Download now for those reasons.

[northernangel]

22 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Blimey. That's quite the situation.

 

I mean, let's be fair - if you've got a set budget to spread across three acts and you've finally managed to nab Green Day - assuming they were a lock as early as the summer - then I understand lowballing Sleep Token if MCR are also on the page.

 

My Chemical Romance / Green Day / Sleep Token

 

Then:

 

My Chemical Romance / Green Day / Korn

 

Then:

 

Muse / Green Day / Korn

 

Then:

 

Sleep Token / Green Day / Korn

 

Which is kind of insane, because it would mean Korn came in as a replacement for the smallest headliner of the three, who then came back anyway.

 

It was quote obvious Korn were chose  due to dropouts/not getting their bands. 

[TWY2911]

42 minutes ago, Bluewolf said:

It's still a strange one for me Green Day as big as they are playing the Friday when historically the bigger band plays the Saturday which draws bigger ticket sales. 

Just makes me think whether they initially said yes and then pulled the plug. 

It's a least an 18 hour drive from UK to Florence maybe longer for a truck on tacho rules.

I'm less convinced they are at Download now for those reasons.

Didn't AC/DC play the Friday in 2010? 

[Bluewolf]

39 minutes ago, TWY2911 said:

Didn't AC/DC play the Friday in 2010? 

Holy Crap what a line up that was in 2010 😍

But yeah point taken reference the Friday 

[BenG92]

1 hour ago, northernangel said:

It was quote obvious Korn were chose  due to dropouts/not getting their bands. 

 

Well, moreso initially that they were cheap to offset MCR + Green day or Muse + Green Day or whatever. Then rather than dumping them they're just giving them the spot anyway and either pocketing the change or spending it on a bigger undercard. 

 

[Andre91]

The thought of them having both MCR and Green Day in the same year is mad. Two of the biggest bookings they could make. If MCR are sticking around, it could work out better in the long run not having them in the same year and they can spread them out over multiple festivals. 

[Judas Yeast]

1 hour ago, northernangel said:

So still a firm hold we are getting those 3?

 

Yep, have heard nothing to the contrary yet at least!

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, TWY2911 said:

Didn't AC/DC play the Friday in 2010? 

They did but there wasn't a weak headliner

[Andre91]

Bad Omens headline before 2030. 

[Andre91]

3 minutes ago, northernangel said:

They did but there wasn't a weak headliner

There was a weak headliner before they became available; Them Crooked Vultures were booked to headline. It’s a good thing Acca Dacca became available because TCV would have been a PR disaster. The DL crowd famously didn’t give a sh*t and I maintain that that one single experience is why Dave Grohl hasn’t brought the Foos to Donington. 

[Judas Yeast]

OK, who did this one?

[northernangel]

30 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

There was a weak headliner before they became available; Them Crooked Vultures were booked to headline. It’s a good thing Acca Dacca became available because TCV would have been a PR disaster. The DL crowd famously didn’t give a sh*t and I maintain that that one single experience is why Dave Grohl hasn’t brought the Foos to Donington. 

So there wasn't a weak headliner then overall. TCV were crap anyway but yes Foos won't play Download.

[callum97]

32 minutes ago, Judas Yeast said:

OK, who did this one?

Looks smart, but all sorts of wrong on there aha.

[EmoBeans]

So are people ruling out MCR?

Also if that post was real that green day andrew WK clash would be hell