Download Festival 2015

Lithium93_

Seeing as Download 2014 has just wrapped up, might as well start this thread for next year's edition which takes place next June (Friday 12th through June 14th)


Use this thread for lineup speculation,rumours & confirmed bands (When they're officially announced by Andy Copping)

Wrongway1985

It's prob time to get the ball rolling here considering an announcement looks imminent.

Fests that usually share a lot of acts with DL are both celebrating anniversaries Graspop (20th edition) and Hellfest (10th edition) and will no doubt be trying to form the best bills possible.

Hellfest have recently updated their site and added a clock and countdown up next Monday suggesting thats when they will reveal their first acts.

Gene Simmons tweeted a poster with Kiss,Motley Crue,Slash & Myles & Enter Shikari. Andy Copping quickly responding dismissing it as a fake by a mad fan.

I say it could be bull and these acts ARE appearing. All very likely for a first announcement too its known Kiss and Crue are touring next summer,Slash current gig run in Europe is underway and although ES have a UK tour in Feb those gigs are practically Sold out so would be no harm to that tour, both Slash and ES are at Rock Am Ring the week before Download.

Continuing on from recent years I expect one act will certainly be a new headliner whether or not they've played the festival before (Rammstein,Prodigy,A7X)

Some suggestions....

Foo Fighters have been the most requested act for the past number of years by attendees yet they've never played Donnington could this be the year?

Pearl Jam seemed all set for Download 2013 but rumored to have fell through, Slipknot were then announced either surprising/disappointing people or both.

Muse highly praised for their live shows reckon Download isn't beyond the realms of possibility but imagine Glastonbury is more likely.

Van Halen; rumored for Europe last year but never materialized next June will be 20 years since last UK show that was to support Bon Jovi. If they weren't a headliner then are they now? Hard to say maybe the rarity factor will have pulling power?

Then you have the Donington favourites who could be likely; Metallica,AC/DC,GnR,Ozzy Osbourne,SOAD

If the Kiss rumor is true the likes of VH, GnR & Def Leppard can be chalked off straight away :D

Lithium93_

I'd imagine Motley Crue, Foo Fighters, and a long shot for Sunday headliner....... Megadeth perhaps depending on their plans come the festival season

LETS GET NAKED

Slipknot headlining festivals the same weekend as are Metallica. Muse are tipped for sonisphere. Mötley Crüe are a second stage headliner as are megadeth. Although good chance Mötley Crüe might headline that Friday thing they do at sonisphere. Kiss are doing festivals this summer, fully expect them to do one of sonisphere or download so wouldn't be surprised. Think AC/DC will be doing their own shows.

Although, announcing kiss as first headliner is underwhelming IMO.

scudzilla

Kiss are headlining, trust me, that's 100% genuine.

I also heard Eminem is Friday headliner

Lithium93_

scudzilla wrote: »

Kiss are headlining, trust me, that's 100% genuine.

I also heard Eminem is Friday headliner

Kiss headlining?, i call shenanigans Then again you called Slayer playing The Academy this past July.


Eminem @ Download, that's just a bottling waiting to happen.

scudzilla

Friend of a friend went on Kiss Kruise last week, she spoke to Gene who self confirmed, also said full Euro tour wit Crue in June/July, lots of festivals and a few normal dates

Mushy

Won't be Foo's, they are doing multiple dates in the UK, so I'd say Glastonbury, Wembley, Manchester for them.

Copping said one headliner is brand new, and in way question was put it reads as never played the festival new, so I'd hazard a guess at Muse.

Kiss would make sense, they are in the area at the time. It would seem like Slipknot would be the third one, but never know, they could do Soni if it's on.

Furious-Red

scudzilla wrote: »

Friend of a friend went on Kiss Kruise last week, she spoke to Gene who self confirmed, also said full Euro tour wit Crue in June/July, lots of festivals and a few normal dates

Did they mention anything about Irish shows?

Mushy

Kiss, Muse, Slipknot are TBC on efestivals now.

Sephiroth_dude

Karnivool please

Mushy

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Karnivool please

Playing own shows in March in UK in case you didn't see.

Sephiroth_dude

Mushy wrote: »

Playing own shows in March in UK in case you didn't see.

Cheers didn't know that,guess that them out so.

scudzilla

Mushy wrote: »

Won't be Foo's, they are doing multiple dates in the UK, so I'd say Glastonbury, Wembley, Manchester for them.

Copping said one headliner is brand new, and in way question was put it reads as never played the festival new, so I'd hazard a guess at Muse.

Kiss would make sense, they are in the area at the time. It would seem like Slipknot would be the third one, but never know, they could do Soni if it's on.

That could well be what i've heard, Eminem.

Furious-Red wrote: »

Did they mention anything about Irish shows?

No, she's from Cambridge so had no need to ask about Ireland

scudzilla

Don't be surprised to see Black Stone Cherry VERY high up, either Special guests or second stage headliners, Copping is slowly realising that he's running out of headliners so has to make them.

This time last year Ax7 undertook a UK Arena tour, on the stipulation that they sold it well and could handle the arena's (they did both) they were promised a DL headline spot, they headlined DL on the back of them Arena shows.

Roll on exactly a year and who have just finished a UK Arena tour, BSC, so i'm guessing they're gonna be very high.

In 10yrs, the way things were going, there would be no bands big enough to headline these 80-100k festivals as they would have all retired or died

Mushy

scudzilla wrote: »

That could well be what i've heard, Eminem.

He did say only one headliner was brand new, so that'd be between Muse and Eminem. Now efests have Muse as TBC, and Eminem has never been touted as a rumour, it'd seem clearer who it's going to be.

LETS GET NAKED

Nothing to suggest eminem is doing any dates at all next year either.

Kiss, Muse, Slipknot is a strong set of headliners. Doesn't really interest me unfortunately but it's a great mix. Kiss haven't played uk for a few years now, muse will always sell lots of tickets and there's a buzz about Slipknot atm with the new album.

Wrongway1985

Lithium93_ wrote: »

I'd imagine Motley Crue, Foo Fighters, and a long shot for Sunday headliner....... Megadeth perhaps depending on their plans come the festival season

Megadeth are not a headline act, a solid one to make up a bill alright second stage Headliners or 3rd/4th down on main. CRUE aren't headliners either but considering it's their last tour will be bumped up to 2nd down only for that reason most likely under Kiss

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Kiss headlining?, i call shenanigans Then again you called Slayer playing The Academy this past July.


Eminem @ Download, that's just a bottling waiting to happen.

Eminem won't play Download but if he did why would people buy tickets to bottle him? Thats silly people would buy tickets to see his show there would be other stages others not interested could head to (I'd be one of them)

Kiss haven't headlined since 2008, Linkin Park,Slipknot,Aerosmith & Def Leppard have all headlined the festival not once but twice since Kiss last did. Kiss are surely nailed on one of the headliners.

scudzilla

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Megadeth are not a headline act, a solid one to make up a bill alright second stage Headliners or 3rd/4th down on main. CRUE aren't headliners either but considering it's their last tour will be bumped up to 2nd down only for that reason most likely under Kiss



Eminem won't play Download but if he did why would people buy tickets to bottle him? Thats silly people would buy tickets to see his show there would be other stages others not interested could head to (I'd be one of them)

Kiss haven't headlined since 2008, Linkin Park,Slipknot,Aerosmith & Def Leppard have all headlined the festival not once but twice since Kiss last did. Kiss are surely nailed on one of the headliners.

Why wont Eminem play? They had Chase & Status a few years back.

Copping is not afraid of mixing things up, and by adding Eminem he's gonna sell a lot more tickets to people who wouldn't normally go

Wrongway1985

scudzilla wrote: »

Why wont Eminem play? They had Chase & Status a few years back.

Copping is not afraid of mixing things up, and by adding Eminem he's gonna sell a lot more tickets to people who wouldn't normally go

Don't disagree no touring plans AFAIK thats why I'd say won't be there , Chase & Status were requested by the Prodigy supposedly to play under them.

Wrongway1985

Official Facebook saying Monday 8am so must be an act they are sharing with Hellfest it looks like

LETS GET NAKED

Gotta be Kiss first. Hellfest would book Kiss.

Reiketsu

I have a feeling there's some truth in that Sunday poster that Gene Simmons leaked to be honest. Looking forward to seeing who is announced!

Lithium93_

Predicting Kiss on the Friday night, Slipknot on the Saturday, Foo Fighters on the Sunday

Reiketsu

That poster Gene leaked said Kiss are playing the Sunday and today in the Metro, Nikki Sixx said Motley Crue are being announced for a UK festival next week - also on this Sunday poster. So I'll put them as the Sunday .

I like Slipknot and all but I'd like to be surprised and not see them on the line-up for next year :P.

LETS GET NAKED

I hope AC feels like he has to add a band or two to the leaked line up, so that it's actually an interesting announcement now.

Wrongway1985

Reiketsu wrote: »

I like Slipknot and all but I'd like to be surprised and not see them on the line-up for next year :P.

Same Here I'll guess

Fri

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Sat

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Sun
Muse

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AC/DC

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Kiss
Faith No More

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Judas Priest

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Motley Crue
Deftones

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Alice Cooper

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Slash w/Myles

Reiketsu

First set of bands announced, another announcement tomorrow.

Friday mainstage
Slipknot
Judas Priest
Five Finger Death Punch

Second stage headliner
Black Stone Cherry

Wrongway1985

Meh seen all those, 3 out of 4 also played 2013 edition Slipknot and BSC was the exact same clash also on a Friday. So if 2moros announcement is Muse they must really be banking on them to get the daytrippers in surprising

Pingi

Booked nonrefundable hotel for this, hoping for better announcement tomorrow. Not that Slipknot is bad its just have ticket to see then in Jan and they headlined the last 2 downloads I've been too.

LETS GET NAKED

Kinda looking forward to seeing Judas Priest but nothing else too exciting so far.

wandatowell

G'wan the Priest!

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Booking Slipknot as the Friday night headliner and bsc as the second stage headliner that night only 2 years after 2013 is some cheeky move. Cheeky in a boring way.

Furious-Red

LETS GET NAKED wrote: »

Booking Slipknot as the Friday night headliner and bsc as the second stage headliner that night only 2 years after 2013 is some cheeky move. Cheeky in a boring way.

Yea was thinking BSC had headlined the 2nd stage already.

Lithium93_

I'd imagine Black Stone Cherry will be headlining the main stage in 2016 or 2017,

Wrongway1985

As regards BSC Should've been put on main really to ensure upward trajectory after their arena tour seems odd they are now occupying same spot they did 2013. Playing the fest 5 out of last 7 years is overkill and now they playing at it again next year mightn't be such a good thing for being touted as potential headliners.

LETS GET NAKED

Judging from the Poster gene Simmons tweeted as well looks like enter shikari are probably headlining second stage on Sunday, they headlined second stage in 2013 as well.

At least slipknot'll have new masks?

Muse headlining and faith no more subbing in the morning I'm gonna guess.

Wrongway1985

No drip feeding from Hellfest so gives idea of whats about.

Shocked not to see Kiss/Motley Crue combo tbh and the feckin' Scorpions how they still continue to headline big fests in mainland Europe is baffling IMO......

Reiketsu

Hellfest line up is completely underwhelming for me personally. There is some good bands on it but a lot I've seen before and out of those there's only a handful I'd be interested in seeing again - the rest I can take or leave. Only about 10 bands I've not seen that I'd like to and even then I'm not dying about them. Just my opinion though!

Wrongway1985

Reiketsu wrote: »

Hellfest line up is completely underwhelming for me personally. There is some good bands on it but a lot I've seen before and out of those there's only a handful I'd be interested in seeing again - the rest I can take or leave. Only about 10 bands I've not seen that I'd like to and even then I'm not dying about them. Just my opinion though!

I agree with your opinion in fairness they were always gonna find it tough top the line up they put together the summer gone.

Some great bands no doubt but none that would have me rushing off to France, seen practically all their top Logo-ed bands at some stage or another myself. Wonder when Graspop announce.

LETS GET NAKED

Just about every band on the second and third lines of that poster has a good chance of being at download.

Underwhelming for me too though.

Reiketsu

Saturday main stage
Muse
Faith No More
A Day to Remember

Second stage headliner
Marilyn Manson

Wrongway1985

Can't fault the top 2 there to be fair

Reiketsu

Gene Simmons posted and deleted that "fake" poster again btw :P

Mushy

What an evening that would be!

LETS GET NAKED

Nothing interesting from this morning's announcement for me. Kinda wanna see Manson but hasn't he been consistently bad or okay at best for the last ten years now? Hmm I wanna go to the festival cause I love it, but already knowing what's coming tomorrow there isn't really much for me so far. Was gonna buy tickets on Thursday morning cause I usually stick to the second and third stages anyway but think I'm gonna wait another month or whatever and see who's added just be sure cause it's a lot of money.

Reiketsu

I feel in the complete minority as I'm loving these announcements :O. If tomorrow is right that'll sell me a ticket.

Zwillinge

Reiketsu wrote: »

I feel in the complete minority as I'm loving these announcements :O. If tomorrow is right that'll sell me a ticket.

I'm in the same boat!

I'm a little meh over Muse; last time I seen them, I think I was just watching an over priced light show.

Everyone giving out it's the same/boring headliners, but I assume they'll have new shows than last time they played.

Really liking idea of seeing Judas Priest and Marilyn Manson!

LETS GET NAKED

This poster was leaked recently. It looks pretty legit and has been almost completely right, I wonder what happened and why Black Stone Cherry are headlining second stage again on the Friday and if Korn were supposed to play and now aren't or something.

Reiketsu

^ Link is broken but I know the one you're talking about. Seems pretty plausible to me

LETS GET NAKED

Uploaded it myself hopefully it works now!

Yeah if that is actually the line up I think I'm gonna give it a miss. Would be my 4th Download and really wanted to go this year but the trip is expensive and tickets are what £205. About 3 bands I'm excited to see and maybe 4/5 more I'd get up watch but that's about it.

Will talk to the lads and if they're still bent on going I'll probably end up tagging along but I'd say I'll probably leave it this time. Hope Sonisphere is going ahead I guess