Download 2025

[DomDom1984]

Unfortunately, Blade's gonna turn up and slaughter everyone halfway through the tour.

[NorthernSoul52]

46 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

Unfortunately, Blade's gonna turn up and slaughter everyone halfway through the tour.

Wesley Snipes or Mahershala Ali?

[DomDom1984]

Snipes obviously. 

[gabrielomachado]

I don't think that Spiritbox right now are bigger than any of FFDP, Evanescence, Placebo, Ghost, Bad Omens, Pantera and Machine Head (not considering the replacements for FFDP and BO), they would be much better playing 3rd down Main.

 

On the other hand, Falling In Reverse are maybe too big for 2nd, they sold more tickets than Ghost's 2022 tour on their upcoming UK run, and the stage area for Ghost was already dangerously overcrowded.

[TWY2911]

7 minutes ago, gabrielomachado said:

I don't think that Spiritbox right now are bigger than any of FFDP, Evanescence, Placebo, Ghost, Bad Omens, Pantera and Machine Head (not considering the replacements for FFDP and BO), they would be much better playing 3rd down Main.

 

On the other hand, Falling In Reverse are maybe too big for 2nd, they sold more tickets than Ghost's 2022 tour on their upcoming UK run, and the stage area for Ghost was already dangerously overcrowded.

 

I think the main reason for FIR selling out their UK Tour was because it was their first time playing in the UK I believe 

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, gabrielomachado said:

I don't think that Spiritbox right now are bigger than any of FFDP, Evanescence, Placebo, Ghost, Bad Omens, Pantera and Machine Head (not considering the replacements for FFDP and BO), they would be much better playing 3rd down Main.

 

On the other hand, Falling In Reverse are maybe too big for 2nd, they sold more tickets than Ghost's 2022 tour on their upcoming UK run, and the stage area for Ghost was already dangerously overcrowded.

 

They probably would be more suited to 3rd down but the info is just they are headlining second. To be honest I would say headlining second currently with how the timings and placings work puts you between sub and 3rd place.

1 hour ago, TWY2911 said:

 

I think the main reason for FIR selling out their UK Tour was because it was their first time playing in the UK I believe 

 

Still a mountain of tickets sold. 

[gabrielomachado]

1 hour ago, TWY2911 said:

 

I think the main reason for FIR selling out their UK Tour was because it was their first time playing in the UK I believe 

They still sold out headliner level of tickets, it would be dangerous to put them on 2nd (it already was with Ghost). They really need to upgrade the capacity around the 2nd stage area, in 2023 I was a bit worried with my GF safety, we saw Evanescence and Ghost on there and it was absolutely rammed.

[foolee]

It looks like FIR are headlining the 2nd stage at Rock Im Park and Rock Am Ring so is it possible they may want to headline a stage rather than sub and that was the only way of booking them? Just a thought if they do headline 2nd. Would be a good Sleep Token sub though if Bad Omens aren’t coming back. 

[Marka23]

51 minutes ago, foolee said:

It looks like FIR are headlining the 2nd stage at Rock Im Park and Rock Am Ring so is it possible they may want to headline a stage rather than sub and that was the only way of booking them? Just a thought if they do headline 2nd. Would be a good Sleep Token sub though if Bad Omens aren’t coming back. 

I can see them subbing Sleep Token quite easily. Would be dangerous having them headline 2nd stage unless they make the area bigger

[Andre91]

27 minutes ago, Marka23 said:

I can see them subbing Sleep Token quite easily. Would be dangerous having them headline 2nd stage unless they make the area bigger

If Ghost and Slayer can headline second, Falling In Reverse can no problem. Whilst they’re a really popular band, they’re also hugely decisive. 

[callum97]

13 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

If Ghost and Slayer can headline second, Falling In Reverse can no problem. Whilst they’re a really popular band, they’re also hugely decisive. 

agree ^ they will have no problem playing second stage. If Pantera, evanescence, ghost, slayer etc can then FiR can no problem 

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, gabrielomachado said:

They still sold out headliner level of tickets, it would be dangerous to put them on 2nd (it already was with Ghost). They really need to upgrade the capacity around the 2nd stage area, in 2023 I was a bit worried with my GF safety, we saw Evanescence and Ghost on there and it was absolutely rammed.

 

Downloas does suffer from having an awful second stage.

11 minutes ago, callum97 said:

agree ^ they will have no problem playing second stage. If Pantera, evanescence, ghost, slayer etc can then FiR can no problem 

The point is Evanescence never should have, and all those others mwntioned shove have been on main apart from maybe Slayer

[callum97]

Download has an awful second stage and needs to have a bigger capacity. Bands of those sizes will keep being booked for that stage and these problems will keep occurring until they reshuffle the stage 

[Marka23]

1 hour ago, callum97 said:

agree ^ they will have no problem playing second stage. If Pantera, evanescence, ghost, slayer etc can then FiR can no problem 

All of those should've easily been main subs or even headliners. 

[callum97]

Just now, Marka23 said:

All of those should've easily been main subs or even headliners. 

Subs yes they could and should have been but time and time again bands of that size get booked for second stage headliners. FiR could be 2nd heads or main subs. Either slot would work 

[Marka23]

32 minutes ago, callum97 said:

Subs yes they could and should have been but time and time again bands of that size get booked for second stage headliners. FiR could be 2nd heads or main subs. Either slot would work 

It depends. 2nd stage has a relatively small/confined area compared to the mainstage and as the last few years have shown it can easily become overcrowded 

[Andre91]

Second Stage at Download is in such a sh*t place too. 

[Dixi]

Liquid Death no more

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Dixi

[callum97]

Again I’m not saying it’s a good stage, it’s really not, it needs a bigger capacity. I’m just saying that Download have and will continue to book acts of that size on that stage. 

[northernangel]

3 hours ago, callum97 said:

Download has an awful second stage and needs to have a bigger capacity. Bands of those sizes will keep being booked for that stage and these problems will keep occurring until they reshuffle the stage 

The actual Download venue generally is sh*t. The only thing really going for it is further back up a hill you can see the whole stage. Second Stage has always reminded me an area I'd expect a tent for like the Avalanche to be that kinda size. If it was upto me I'd shift a load of all those food areas and back the second stage upto where Avalanche is right now.

 

You need tbe organizer's though to care about the ticket buyer first before that.

Edited 24 minutes ago by northernangel

[TWY2911]

1 hour ago, Dixi said:

Liquid Death no more

 

Something must of happened for Download just to drop them as they were on all the advertising till today 

[NorthernSoul52]

Get Tetley's Cask in to replace them.

[Andre91]

Guinness Presents Download.

[firehazard]

21 minutes ago, TWY2911 said:

Something must of happened for Download just to drop them as they were on all the advertising till today 

 

Probably saw the lineup