Download 2025

[SirPsychoSexy]

The card for next years Download is stacked, the organisers have done a great job, 3 headline acts all offering something different.  
 

Sleep Token I am most looking forward to personally, they are more than deserving & it’s such a positive move for Download to book a British band who are relatively new to the scene.  Their rise has been astronomical, & I predict way more to come from them in terms of musical output.  

[TWY2911]

Weird how the online reaction to the lineup has been quite critical yet everyone I've spoke to in real life really like it

[Andre91]

9 minutes ago, TWY2911 said:

Weird how the online reaction to the lineup has been quite critical yet everyone I've spoke to in real life really like it

It’s the same every year. 

[andyrhodes24]

6 hours ago, LazyDavid said:

Assuming McFly headline Avalanche, I'm not enjoying this trend of deliberately booking bands too big to headline that stage, the whole area was a horrendous bottleneck (and it was also the exact time my stomach decided the yorkshire pudding I had earlier in the day was a big nope).

Do we know of the Yorkshire pudding place got banned from R&L because of this or did they just not bother? I remember there were rumours of food poisoning and all sorts.

[LazyDavid]

4 hours ago, northernangel said:

It happened for a lot of bands in 2023 as well as with that sellout the second stage space was too small for any slightly big act on there.

Yeah though if you looped all the way round and up the slope from Avalanche it was quieter, but I saw the Ghost and Skindred crowds were huge

 

2 minutes ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Do we know of the Yorkshire pudding place got banned from R&L because of this or did they just not bother? I remember there were rumours of food poisoning and all sorts.

Not sure unfortunately! Shame because I've eaten from them in the past and been fine

[Andre91]

I was at Slam Dunk 2023 when people were complaining about queuing for 5 hours for food. If you’re stupid enough to stand around for that long, more fool you. Wait a bit until it dies down or push your way to the front. Queuing is a courtesy, not a requirement. If I’m hungry, I bothered about my stomach, not anyone else’s.