Download 2025

[Jacksamthompson]

4 minutes ago, Jacksamthompson said:

Have download and Coachella ever shared a headliner before next year? 

Tool 2006 is all i can see. 

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

13 minutes ago, Jacksamthompson said:

Tool 2006 is all i can see. 

Coachella 2006 was crazy, imagine having Madonna & Daft Punk both on a lineup not headlining, as well as Tool and Depeche Mode. 

[Hawky93]

2 hours ago, sacred shape said:

 

I think on the locations section that was taken down:

McFly - 3rd

Mesh - main

 

Apoc - 4th

Cradle - 4th

 

Lorna - 2nd

Sikth - 4th??

 

What’s this? Any more?

[NorthernSoul52]

It is quite the niche crossover in the current Coachella era. But if anything, suggests how good a booking it is for Download.

[northernangel]

36 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

It is quite the niche crossover in the current Coachella era. But if anything, suggests how good a booking it is for Download.

I don't think it does really, they are doing a lot of festivals they would usually get booked for in that period over here anyway, Download just luckily got them this time. Weezer makes the difference but Coachella haven't waited as long for Weezer at Download or any other British place have.

[NorthernSoul52]

How do Weezer factor into Green Day being a good booking for both Coachella and Download?

[Andre91]

I’ve listened to the Poppy album 2-3 times a day since Saturday. I absolutely love it. It’s SO good. 

[TWY2911]

Does Meshuggah getting moved up to a logo band possibly mean they thought they had a band for third down on main Sunday to announce in the second wave but they dropped out so they've bumped Meshuggah up?

[Andre91]

5 minutes ago, TWY2911 said:

Does Meshuggah getting moved up to a logo band possibly mean they thought they had a band for third down on main Sunday to announce in the second wave but they dropped out so they've bumped Meshuggah up?

It could mean that but I assume that the three third down bands are Jimmy Eat World, Don Broco and Spiritbox so I think it could likely mean they’ve put them subbing Second on one of the days. 
 

[Andre91]

I’ve added some bands in with an asterisk next to them: 
 

APEX: Green Day / Weezer / Jimmy Eat World / Yellowcard* / Boston Manor / The Warning* / Yours Truly* 

 

OPUS: Within Temptation / Meshuggah / Jerry Cantrell 

 

AVALANCHE: Lorna Shore (or Bury Tomorrow*) 

 

DOGTOOTH: SikTh / Fit For An Autopsy 

 

 

APEX: Sleep Token / Falling In Reverse* / Don Broco / Poppy / Knocked Loose* / Loathe / SiM / Static Dress 

 

OPUS: Sex Pistols / The Darkness / Eagles of Death Metal 

 

AVALANCHE: McFly / Mallory Knox 

 

DOGTOOTH: Cradle of Filth / Whitechapel 

 

 

APEX: KoRn / Bullet For My Valentine / Spiritbox / Jinjer / Malevolence* / Bleed From Within / Orbit Culture / Make Them Suffer* 

 

OPUS: Steel Panther / Til Lindemann* / Airbourne

 

AVALANCHE: letlive. / Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
 

DOGTOOTH: Apocalyptica / Kittie

 

 

My thinking behind Lorna Shore headlining the Avalanche is that they’re a proper buzzy band who have a lot of crossover with the metalcore crowd that is usually catered for quite well on that stage. 

 

Edited Thursday at 04:24 PM by Andre91

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

It could mean that but I assume that the three third down bands are Jimmy Eat World, Don Broco and Spiritbox so I think it could likely mean they’ve put them subbing Second on one of the days. 
 

Or they’ve just put them as a logo band for now as they were the biggest none logo band on the original poster and their manager didn’t like it. 
 

23 & 24 had a few logo bands that dropped down when the full poster came out, can see it being the same here. 

[Andre91]

1 minute ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

Or they’ve just put them as a logo band for now as they were the biggest none logo band on the original poster and their manager didn’t like it. 
 

23 & 24 had a few logo bands that dropped down when the full poster came out, can see it being the same here. 

It could be that but Meshuggah are also quite a bit bigger than a few of the logo bands. It don’t make sense to me that they weren’t a logo act to begin with. 

[NorthernSoul52]

It's shaping up quite nicely on the undercard. Plenty to enjoy.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

1 minute ago, Andre91 said:

It could be that but Meshuggah are also quite a bit bigger than a few of the logo bands. It don’t make sense to me that they weren’t a logo act to begin with. 

Yeah I agree, they’re certainly bigger than Sikth, Cradle of Filth, Lorna Shora, etc. That’s why I think it could be that their management have seen the poster and requested a logo. I’d suspect they’re fourth on the main stage and adding the logo hasn’t changed their placement.
 

The bands playing fourth on main are generally bigger than the bands headlining the fourth stage, but don’t traditionally have logos, at least on the full lineup posters. Baby Metal and Bowling for Soup both had logos on the first announcement for 24, but then not on the full lineup. 

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

I’ve added some bands in with an asterisk next to them: 
 

APEX: Green Day / Weezer / Jimmy Eat World / Yellowcard* / Boston Manor / The Warning* / Yours Truly* 

 

OPUS: Within Temptation / Meshuggah / Jerry Cantrell 

 

AVALANCHE: Lorna Shore (or Bury Tomorrow*) 

 

DOGTOOTH: SikTh / Fit For An Autopsy 

 

 

APEX: Sleep Token / Falling In Reverse* / Don Broco / Poppy / Knocked Loose* / Loathe / SiM / Static Dress 

 

OPUS: Sex Pistols / The Darkness / Eagles of Death Metal 

 

AVALANCHE: McFly / Mallory Knox 

 

DOGTOOTH: Cradle of Filth / Whitechapel 

 

 

APEX: KoRn / Bullet For My Valentine / Spiritbox / Jinjer / Malevolence* / Bleed From Within / Orbit Culture / Make Them Suffer* 

 

OPUS: Steel Panther / Til Lindemann* / Airbourne

 

AVALANCHE: letlive. / Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
 

DOGTOOTH: Apocalyptica / Kittie

 

 

My thinking behind Lorna Shore headlining the Avalanche is that they’re a proper buzzy band who have a lot of crossover with the metalcore crowd that is usually catered for quite well on that stage. 

 

The Friday would be up there with one of, if not the best days they've booked in any recent memory for me.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

The logo band thing is stupid anyway, a few bands in the 2nd section are bigger than the 4th stage headliners 

[BingusBongus]

Meshuggah are gonna end up being 4th down on the main stage and Lorna Shore are gonna be 3rd down on the 2nd stage.

 

Website on the release day had both acts listed on those stages, and given that they're on the bottom row of logo acts, this is where I'd say they'll be.

 

By my calculations, we have three logo bands for the main stage left (one main sub and two 4th down), four 2nd stage logo bands (two headliner or subs and two 3rd down) and finally two 3rd stage headliners.

 

Plenty of decently sized acts left to come if you ask me. 

[Andre91]

47 minutes ago, BingusBongus said:

Meshuggah are gonna end up being 4th down on the main stage and Lorna Shore are gonna be 3rd down on the 2nd stage.

 

Website on the release day had both acts listed on those stages, and given that they're on the bottom row of logo acts, this is where I'd say they'll be.

 

By my calculations, we have three logo bands for the main stage left (one main sub and two 4th down), four 2nd stage logo bands (two headliner or subs and two 3rd down) and finally two 3rd stage headliners.

 

Plenty of decently sized acts left to come if you ask me. 

4th down Main aren’t logo bands and neither are third downs on Second. 

[Andre91]

Also is worth remembering, as has been mentioned, that last year acts like Thy Art Is Murder, Polyphia, Babymetal and Bowling For Soup were logo acts on the initial lineup poster but ended up not being on the final lineup. It’s an ego/management thing. 

Edited Thursday at 09:22 PM by Andre91

[BingusBongus]

24 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

4th down Main aren’t logo bands and neither are third downs on Second. 

I know they won't remain as logo acts, but if we correlate them with the first announcement last year, that's how it played out.

[Cameron Taylor]

On 11/11/2024 at 4:03 PM, FeverDream said:

 

Oof, I’d say they’re far more interesting than Royal Blood and better live as well. I’d be happy with them under Green Day but think they’re a little too indie rock for Download.

 

don’t make me laugh 💀 Royal Blood are great live, Nothing But Thieves’ singer sounds out of tune most of the time 😂

[NorthernSoul52]

Babymetal, as much as I love them, never play long enough to justify the price in my head. A shame, because there's some banging tunes.

[Jacksamthompson]

13 hours ago, Cameron Taylor said:

 

don’t make me laugh 💀 Royal Blood are great live, Nothing But Thieves’ singer sounds out of tune most of the time 😂

 

You need your hearing sorted - every time I've seen NBT they've been on point

[sacred shape]

23 hours ago, Hawky93 said:

What’s this? Any more?

 

Here is the breakdown of stages that was on the website. Stolen from @RedJosh on the Download forums but updated the unknown bands with what I remember it being.

 

Main Stage

Green Day, Sleep Token, KoRn 

Weezer, Bullet

Jimmy Eat World, Don Broco, Spiritbox

Boston Manor, Bleed From Within, Poppy, Jinjer, Meshuggah

Loathe, Orbit Culture, SiM, Static Dress

 

Second Stage

Sex Pistols, Within Temptation, The Darkness, Steel Panther

Lorna Shore

Airbourne, Alien Ant Farm, CKY, Dayseeker, Eagles of Death Metal, Jerry Cantrell, The Ghost Inside, Northlane, Polaris, Starset, Turbonegro

Currents, Filter, Kim Dracula, The Scratch, Sophie Lloyd, The Southern River Band, Seven Hours After Violet

 

Avalanche

McFly

Mallory Knox, Me First and the Gimme Gimme’s

Artio, Currents, House of Protection, LØLØ, The Meffs, Nothing More, Novelists, Teen Mortgage

Bad Nerves, Bex, Dead Poet Society, Dead Pony, Trophy Eyes

 

Dogtooth

Apocalyptica, Cradle of Filth, Sikth

Whitechapel

Alcest, Anaal Nathrakh, Fit For an Autopsy, Graphic Nature, Kittie, Split Chain, Svalbard, Sylosis, Vola

Vower, Gore, Melted Bodies, Underside, Unprocessed

 

 

Unsure if Avalanche or Dogtooth

Amira Elfeky, Archers, Arrows in Action, Battlesnake, Eivør, Faetooth, The Funeral Portrait, Harpy, The Haunt, Holy Wars, Karen Dío, Lastelle, Riding the Low, Spiritual Cramp, Survive Said the Prophet, Venus Grrrls, Vowws, Windhand

[NorthernSoul52]

Excellent work. Or excellent pinching. Take your pick.

 

Weezer surely on sub-duties, right?