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[Andre91]

9 minutes ago, northernangel said:

1 sub, 1 second and 2 second subs. I wondered if Don Broco were still okay to go 4th down but JEW are 3rd down and Broco have done bigger tours then them. I don't know what would be ruling Deftones out from being added, i did think given they aren't reguslrs it was too soon. I presume if Weezer can announced Peace Hall same day which I actually think is risky then Deftones can. Spritbox 3rd down ST day and MM 3rd down. Bullet day.

I think we’ve got these to come: 

 

Apex sub: Falling In Reverse 

 

Opus sub: Til Lindemann

 

Avalanche headliners: Bury Tomorrow, letlive.

[Spiral_Low]

That's gonna be a no from me. I think the headliners are ok, I don't like Sleep Token but Korn are great and Green Day are an obvious choice.

 

But I think the undercard is pretty weak in terms of what I like. Most of the bands I'd want to see I've either seen or have/had the chance to see on their own tours so with the expense Download costs these days it's not worth it.

Edited November 13 by Spiral_Low

[Andre91]

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

OPUS: Within Temptation / Lorna Shore / The Ghost Inside 

 

AVALANCHE: McFly / Me First and The Gimme Gimmes

 

DOGTOOTH: SkiTh / Fit For An Autopsy

 

 

 

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

 

OPUS: Sex Pistols / The Darkness / Jerry Cantrell

 

AVALANCHE: letlive.

 

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: Bury Tomorrow

 

DOGTOOTH: Apocalyptica / Kittie

Edited November 13 by Andre91

[foolee]

39 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

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

OPUS: Within Temptation / Lorna Shore / The Ghost Inside 

 

AVALANCHE: McFly / Me First and The Gimme Gimmes

 

DOGTOOTH: SkiTh / Fit For An Autopsy

 

 

 

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

 

OPUS: Sex Pistols / The Darkness / Jerry Cantrell

 

AVALANCHE: letlive.

 

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: Bury Tomorrow

 

DOGTOOTH: Apocalyptica / Kittie

Surely they won’t clash McFly with Green Day? Feel like that’d be doing them dirty. 
 

Also, where are people finding the stages for the bands? Can’t see it anywhere on the location or artist screen. 

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

5 minutes ago, foolee said:

Surely they won’t clash McFly with Green Day? Feel like that’d be doing them dirty. 
 

Also, where are people finding the stages for the bands? Can’t see it anywhere on the location or artist screen. 

It was on their last night but got taken off

[foolee]

8 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

It was on their last night but got taken off

Who did we manage to find out? Did anyone keep track?

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Took some time to digest the lineup before commenting, there’s enough to tempt me, but not enough to wow me. 
 

Some odd choices too, Steel Panther and the Darkness look out of place. As most have said I suspect Falling in Reverse will be the missing sub.

 

It’s a shame Bad Omens aren’t back, but suspect they may support Linkin Park at Wembley then try a huge arena run in autumn/winter 25. 

[r55N]

Looking at the line up in the morning.
Not bad actually. It's one of the best from what's currently available for 2025. Just few additions like Knocked Loose, Refused and it would be a great line up. Unfortunately also 0 surprises:/
So far the closest thing is Rock am Ring (similar, even bit better for me). 

Overall I like the new DW direction. New bands, no more Maiden, Sabbath, Cooper and so on. This is why things like Steel Panther and the Darkness look out of place, and that's a good thing. I think it's too soon for Sleep Token to headline this fest. Remember it was just last year that BMTH headlined it for the first time. This is just to please the new audience they try to appeal to. I would take Deftones instead every day of the week. 
Anyway, Solid line up, in line with current trends, and yes, expensive. and the mud...
I have tix for Hellfest and will wait for their line-up before thinking about this one
 

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

2 minutes ago, r55N said:

Looking at the line up in the morning.
Not bad actually. It's one of the best from what's currently available for 2025. Just few additions like Knocked Loose, Refused and it would be a great line up. Unfortunately also 0 surprises:/
So far the closest thing is Rock am Ring (similar, even bit better for me). 

Overall I like the new DW direction. New bands, no more Maiden, Sabbath, Cooper and so on. This is why things like Steel Panther and the Darkness look out of place, and that's a good thing. I think it's too soon for Sleep Token to headline this fest. Remember it was just last year that BMTH headlined it for the first time. This is just to please the new audience they try to appeal to. I would take Deftones instead every day of the week. 
Anyway, Solid line up, in line with current trends, and yes, expensive. and the mud...
I have tix for Hellfest and will wait for their line-up before thinking about this one
 

BMTH were too late, Sleep Token aren't too soon.

 

They're gonna have to strike whilst the iron is hot if they don't have the old guard to fall back on.

Edited November 13 by Chavmeisterdeluxe

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

I think we’ve got these to come: 

 

Apex sub: Falling In Reverse 

 

Opus sub: Til Lindemann

 

Avalanche headliners: Bury Tomorrow, letlive.

 

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

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

OPUS: Within Temptation / Lorna Shore / The Ghost Inside 

 

AVALANCHE: McFly / Me First and The Gimme Gimmes

 

DOGTOOTH: SkiTh / Fit For An Autopsy

 

 

 

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

 

OPUS: Sex Pistols / The Darkness / Jerry Cantrell

 

AVALANCHE: letlive.

 

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: Bury Tomorrow

 

DOGTOOTH: Apocalyptica / Kittie

 

That's 100% only a Friday. I would get a Darkness and Ash ticket somehow instead and save a pot. Not sure Within Temptation have done anything to get the bump up although you could argue they were co-headliners last time maybe....

25 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

Took some time to digest the lineup before commenting, there’s enough to tempt me, but not enough to wow me. 
 

Some odd choices too, Steel Panther and the Darkness look out of place. As most have said I suspect Falling in Reverse will be the missing sub.

 

It’s a shame Bad Omens aren’t back, but suspect they may support Linkin Park at Wembley then try a huge arena run in autumn/winter 25. 

I wonder just who have they taken from this lineup. I would see no current reason not to add them but I guess bands are held back. 

[northernangel]

3 minutes ago, r55N said:

Looking at the line up in the morning.
Not bad actually. It's one of the best from what's currently available for 2025. Just few additions like Knocked Loose, Refused and it would be a great line up. Unfortunately also 0 surprises:/
So far the closest thing is Rock am Ring (similar, even bit better for me). 

Overall I like the new DW direction. New bands, no more Maiden, Sabbath, Cooper and so on. This is why things like Steel Panther and the Darkness look out of place, and that's a good thing. I think it's too soon for Sleep Token to headline this fest. Remember it was just last year that BMTH headlined it for the first time. This is just to please the new audience they try to appeal to. I would take Deftones instead every day of the week. 
Anyway, Solid line up, in line with current trends, and yes, expensive. and the mud...
I have tix for Hellfest and will wait for their line-up before thinking about this one
 

 

Maiden only played recently so it's not like they are gone.

[Bluewolf]

I'm not overwhelmed by the line-up but there is enough to keep me happy over the weekend. As we can all agree it's the overall experience that makes it worth going.

 

Just a small point. Was Korn bumped up because MCR pulled out? I'm sure i read that somewhere but not sure if it's legit or not.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

2 minutes ago, Bluewolf said:

I'm not overwhelmed by the line-up but there is enough to keep me happy over the weekend. As we can all agree it's the overall experience that makes it worth going.

 

Just a small point. Was Korn bumped up because MCR pulled out? I'm sure i read that somewhere but not sure if it's legit or not.

I don't think anyone pulled out per se, just talks broke down 

[Jrose]

12 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Do The Darkness and Steel Panther actually go down well on the day? Genuine question.

They'll get the bigger crowd if up against sleep token or korn. in 2022 they had a bigger crowd than korn and biffy. 

[Jrose]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

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

OPUS: Within Temptation / Lorna Shore / The Ghost Inside 

 

AVALANCHE: McFly / Me First and The Gimme Gimmes

 

DOGTOOTH: SkiTh / Fit For An Autopsy

 

 

 

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

 

OPUS: Sex Pistols / The Darkness / Jerry Cantrell

 

AVALANCHE: letlive.

 

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: Bury Tomorrow

 

DOGTOOTH: Apocalyptica / Kittie

Would sex pistols not be on the friday? are Jimmy eat world really big enough for 3rd? bigger than the pistols? even without johnny rotten. 

[northernangel]

7 minutes ago, Jrose said:

They'll get the bigger crowd if up against sleep token or korn. in 2022 they had a bigger crowd than korn and biffy. 

They won't be clashing as it doesn't happen. It only happened this year I believe with FFAF due to late booking.

[Jrose]

1 minute ago, northernangel said:

They won't be clashing as it doesn't happen. It only happened this year I believe with FFAF due to late booking.

Are we certain pistols are second stage? 

[northernangel]

Just now, Jrose said:

Are we certain pistols are second stage? 

Yes unfortunately as it was on the locations split that's been taken down. I can't see it being wrong. So they ate clashing with Weezer or another day. Ideally second Friday clashing with Korn making it a bullet into korn.

[r55N]

30 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

BMTH were too late, Sleep Token aren't too soon.

 

They're gonna have to strike whilst the iron is hot if they don't have the old guard to fall back on.

Absolutely true from the Sleep Token perspective. Seen then a couple of times, very-very solid, huge in UK and US. They need this, yes!
Download does not though. This move (to me) is just to cement the direction they're on. Imagine this forum next year same time and generally the expectations from DW from now on with this booking. Instead of one legacy act, we'll be expecting  one fresh, emerging act. Anyway, it's better this way

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

2 minutes ago, Jrose said:

Are we certain pistols are second stage? 

Yep, were on the page for that stage last night before it was removed 

[Bixer]

I for one am delighted that Download seems to have shifted to catering more towards the mid 2000's crowd and has essentially become what Reading/Leeds was 15 years ago. 

 

With that initial leak yesterday I was worried that the Sex Pistols were one of the main stage headliners, so I'm equally as delighted to see that they're not! 

[liamglastocrowhurst1]

12 minutes ago, northernangel said:

They won't be clashing as it doesn't happen. It only happened this year I believe with FFAF due to late booking.

That was because of heilung wanted to play later on not because of ffaf

Edited November 13 by liamglastocrowhurst1

[King101]

1 hour ago, foolee said:

Who did we manage to find out? Did anyone keep track?

Mainstage

Green Day, Sleep Token, KoRn

Weezer, Bullet, Jimmy Eat World, Don Broco, Spiritbox

Meshuggah, Jinjer, Poppy, Bleed From Within

Orbit Culture, Loathe, Boston Manor, Static Dress, SIM

 

 

2nd Stage

Sex Pistols, Darkness, Steel Panther, Within Temptation, Lorna Shore

Airbourne, Jerry Cantrell, Eagles of Death Metal, Filter, The Ghost Inside

Starset, Polaris, Nothing More, Northlane, Alien Ant Farm

CKY, Kim Dracula, Dayseeker, Currents, 7 Hours After Violet, The Scratch, Sophie Lloyd, Southern River Band

 

Avalanche

McFly are the only logo band confirmed for this stage yet

 

Dogtooth

Apocalytpica, Cradle of Filth, Sikth appear to be the headliners

 

Feels like we have about 4 more bands to confirm for MainStage including 1 sub and probably 1 or 2 mid level bands.

 

2nd Stage is missing one logo act. That could be headliner or sub because the poster puts the first 4 together with the same size logo so at least 1 of that 4 is a sub. Other than that we’re probably only missing 3 or 4 more bands from that stage, likely small acts.

 

Avalanche is missing 2 headliners and about 10 acts in total.

 

Dogtooth seems to have all 3 headliners and had 32 acts in total so that stage seems complete. Maybe they squeeze 1 more per day.

[northernangel]

1 minute ago, King101 said:

Mainstage

Green Day, Sleep Token, KoRn

Weezer, Bullet, Jimmy Eat World, Don Broco, Spiritbox

Meshuggah, Jinjer, Poppy, Bleed From Within

Orbit Culture, Loathe, Boston Manor, Static Dress, SIM

 

 

2nd Stage

Sex Pistols, Darkness, Steel Panther, Within Temptation, Lorna Shore

Airbourne, Jerry Cantrell, Eagles of Death Metal, Filter, The Ghost Inside

Starset, Polaris, Nothing More, Northlane, Alien Ant Farm

CKY, Kim Dracula, Dayseeker, Currents, 7 Hours After Violet, The Scratch, Sophie Lloyd, Southern River Band

 

Avalanche

McFly are the only logo band confirmed for this stage yet

 

Dogtooth

Apocalytpica, Cradle of Filth, Sikth appear to be the headliners

 

Feels like we have about 4 more bands to confirm for MainStage including 1 sub and probably 1 or 2 mid level bands.

 

2nd Stage is missing one logo act. That could be headliner or sub because the poster puts the first 4 together with the same size logo so at least 1 of that 4 is a sub. Other than that we’re probably only missing 3 or 4 more bands from that stage, likely small acts.

 

Avalanche is missing 2 headliners and about 10 acts in total.

 

Dogtooth seems to have all 3 headliners and had 32 acts in total so that stage seems complete. Maybe they squeeze 1 more per day.

So you've got 4 main stage and about 3 second stage to go 

[northernangel]

The general reaction seems to suggest that although Sleep Token sold a lot of tickets, they aren't people going to Download lol.