Whos The Most Unworthiest Headliner Band At Download?

[r0w]

Download have made some proper dodgy decisions in selecting Headliners before, maybe because they get occasionaly rejected by the big fish etc

But whats been the most unworthiest band to headline Download since it began?:

2003 - Audioslave

2004/2007-Linkin Park

2005 - Feeder

2007 - My Chemical Romance

2008 - Lostprophets

2008 - The Offspring

[alex89]

feeder

[Lithium05]

Audioslave and Feeder both headlined because the band playing above them cancelled. In case anyone doesn't know:

2003 - Limp Bizkit were supposed to play above Audioslave (can't remember why they dropped out)

2005 - Blink 182 were supposed to play above Feeder (but they broke up just before they could be announced)

[alex89]

i didnt know that thats for the info

[alex89]

*posted twice* sorry

Edited March 6, 2008 by alex89

[thegremlin_1999]

Audioslave and Feeder both headlined because the band playing above them cancelled. In case anyone doesn't know:

2003 - Limp Bizkit were supposed to play above Audioslave (can't remember why they dropped out)

2005 - Blink 182 were supposed to play above Feeder (but they broke up just before they could be announced)

[escapehere]

Linkin Park arn't unworthy, their album sales are ridiculous. How else can you judge a band?

Probably Feeder but although I like them, lostprophets will look stupid if their next album flops.

[Jif1986]

Lostprophets, without question.

emo pop waank

[jammy2211]

Feeder.

[inspectedinspector]

I'm glad no one from 2006 got listed - that line up was awesome!

[jammy2211]

To be honest, you could argue Tool. Their highest charting album only made #4 in the UK, and it disappeared pretty soon after that. I'm pretty sure every other headliner at Download has had at least one #1 album (maybe not Audioslave?) and have much more prominense in the mainstream in anyway.

Tool are a great band n all - don't get me wrong, but they're definitely one of the smaller bands to headline Download. I can't really remember how big Feeder were back in 2005, but they've definitely been bigger then Tool are various points in their career.

But yeah... it depends how you define 'worthy'.

[pja92]

Lostprophets, without question.

emo pop waank

[Lithium05]

Lostprophets, without question.

emo pop waank

[Salt_On_Everything]

they might not be emo, they do still remain bollocks however...

[Salt_On_Everything]

and Tool piss over every band on that list from a great height...

[kaosmark2]

and Tool piss over every band on that list from a great height...

[jammy2211]

Tool are an incredible band.

But what is a worthy headliner, because surely you can't judge it on something completely subjective, or something like talent where there are a million and one highly talented bands who will never ever get anywhere near big enough to play Download, not to mention headline.

[Addy__C]

Tool were out done and out classed by Deftones IMO

[ianpw]

Linkin Park arn't unworthy, their album sales are ridiculous. How else can you judge a band?

Probably Feeder but although I like them, lostprophets will look stupid if their next album flops.

[Salt_On_Everything]

judge a band by album sales?

i think not.

Mika had the top selling album in the UK last year... that says it all!

[Salt_On_Everything]

though, an interesting fact - 2006's headliners have more album sales between them than the entire V line up of that year put together...

[inspectedinspector]

2006 Friday Mmmmmm

Tool

Deftones

Coheed

Whoever decided that is a pure legend!!

Yeah album sales Tool don't stand out in, but in terms of being innovative and one of a kind they've got it nailed to a tee! So i'm glad a band like that can be recognised as headliner worthy really, even if their set was wayyyy too short

[inspectedinspector]

though, an interesting fact - 2006's headliners have more album sales between them than the entire V line up of that year put together...

[Jif1986]

Lostprophets aren't in any way shape or form "emo" and you're f*cking ignorant if you think they are

[Lithium05]

Sorry, you might have misunderstood me. My fault really. By 'emo' I mean 'absolute shiite who should be at the bottom of the second stage where they belong'

Glad we sorted that out matey!