Download 2010

Mushy · 19-02-2010 11:25PM

Sorry to take the thread slightly off-topic, but can anyone tell me price of drink at the festival? May end up going to this, it is quite tempting.

PattheMetaller · 20-02-2010 01:55PM

We're flying from Belfast to East Midlands Airport. We're too oul for camping though :P so are staying in Derby. There's shuttle buses every half hour or so from Derby to Donington

honru · 20-02-2010 04:05PM

AC/DC, Rage, Aerosmith... that's three really solid headliners for me there. Will definitely be considering this... I'll hold out for the next lineup announcement and also until Graspop announce their other two headliners.

FunkZ · 22-02-2010 01:26PM

AcDc, Rage, Megadeth, Aerosmith and I'm well fcukin' sold.

Think I'll go if I can get a few mates to go too!

YipYipU · 09-03-2010 04:00PM

Excellent line-up. Done Graspop last year and Rock Im Park the year before, so if it's half as good as either of those then I'll be happy.

Transport: If the Ferry is possible I'd go for that option. A car and four passengers is working out a lot cheaper than four flights to East Midlands. 3 hour drive from Holyhead, two tanks of fuel should get you there and back, split four ways the cost isn't so bad.

Also we were lucky enough to get tickets for the RATM free gig in London on June 6th so roll on Summer, it's gonna be one to remember.

PS: OXEGEN SUCKS!!!

xo_CHEWY_ox · 20-03-2010 04:37PM

22 more bands to be announced monday. just bought my tickets a couple of minutes ago:D Went last year and loved it.

Furious-Red · 23-03-2010 01:14AM

Latest additions:

Coheed and Cambria
• Airbourne
• HIM
• Dillinger Escape Plan
• Cinderella
• Steel Panther
• We Are The Fallen
• 36 Crazyfists
• A Day To Remember
• Whitechapel
• Hell Yeah
• The Blackout
• Dommin
• Taking Dawn
• Job For A Cowboy
• Saxon
• RATT
• Unearth
• Lawnmower Deth
• Rise To Remain
• August Burns Red
• Y&T

NIBBS · 23-03-2010 01:08PM

wow!!!!
that's some mix of bands/genres........I really might just have to bite the bullet on this and go........

would probably depend on clashes to be honest.......

Mushy · 23-03-2010 01:59PM

Very poor announcement. Throws back the debate of whether I'll go now.

fluke · 23-03-2010 03:02PM

Mushy wrote: »

Very poor announcement. Throws back the debate of whether I'll go now.

What's poor exactly?

akenny01 · 23-03-2010 03:35PM

ac/dc makes this worth going, never mind the others (which are great aswell) for me theres nothing poor about it..

I'll try get a few m8s to go anyways

xo_CHEWY_ox · 23-03-2010 03:47PM

a decent announcement. The fact that we had to wait so long and it was hyped so much makes it slightly disappointing though.

Line up not as strong as last year though.

HBK · 23-03-2010 03:56PM

Thats a piss poor announcement if I'm honest!

Hyping a 22 band announcement then to come out with 3 or 4 bands actually worth it? (Airbourne,Dillinger & Steel Panther)

It smells to me like all the money has been spent on the headliners, and its filler from here on in! Lets hope I'm wrong.

Also correct me if I'm wrong, but is this the first year they are doing day tickets? Will attract all the knackers. Need to sell the extra 30k tickets somehow I suppose! :rolleyes:

xo_CHEWY_ox · 23-03-2010 05:00PM

they had day tickets last year aswell AFAIK

Smellyirishman · 23-03-2010 06:55PM

Horrible annoucement and waiting so long to give it to us has only made things worse. While the headliners are strong, the rest leaves a whole lot to be desired (especially looking at last year). Plus, all the other reasonable bands are clashing with mainstage bands. Considering selling up now for a spot at Hellfest.

PS; They've done day tickets for a number of years now.

PPS; What's with the TDEP fanatics? Am I missing something?

Mushy · 23-03-2010 07:23PM

fluke wrote: »

What's poor exactly?

Out of 22 bands I'd wanna definitely see only 1 and even then they clashing with TCV!

NIBBS · 23-03-2010 07:50PM

Mushy wrote: »

Out of 22 bands I'd wanna definitely see only 1 and even then they clashing with TCV!

So are the listings on the poster the actual slots Mush ?
I never take too much notice of the listings until they put times beside them, too often make early decisions that turn out of be mistakes.....

I don't know, I've always enjoyed watching Saxon, Y&T are an excellent live band (but seem to be on with a strange mix of bands, think they'd fit in nicely on the Sunday).......and Whitechapel (imo) are one of the better Death Metal bands around at the minute.........I think it's an unusual line up for Download, but there are definitely worse line ups out there this summer....

honru · 23-03-2010 08:16PM

It was a so-so announcement, not great, and the long wait was annoying for what was mostly small acts (really don't care much for HIM or Coheed and Cambria). I felt the lineup needed to be beefed up with at least one "big" act on the main stage, like Deep Purple or something.

Think this is the earliest they've released day tickets as well, in recent memory.

Mushy · 23-03-2010 10:26PM

NIBBS wrote: »

So are the listings on the poster the actual slots Mush ?
I never take too much notice of the listings until they put times beside them, too often make early decisions that turn out of be mistakes.....

I don't know, I've always enjoyed watching Saxon, Y&T are an excellent live band (but seem to be on with a strange mix of bands, think they'd fit in nicely on the Sunday).......and Whitechapel (imo) are one of the better Death Metal bands around at the minute.........I think it's an unusual line up for Download, but there are definitely worse line ups out there this summer....

Well it has been confirmed TCV, Deftones & STP are sub-headliners, with BFMV, 30STM and SS 2nd stage headliners. Can't see anyone slotting into space between C&C and BFMV, will be slight overlap more than a clash. So its not definite, as there are spaces to be filled, but not too many that'd affect higher positions.

I was expecting Paramore, MAstodon and Porcupine Tree in that announcement.

And yes, Y&T are a band I wanna get into actually.

Gerard.C · 23-03-2010 10:32PM

HBK wrote: »

Thats a piss poor announcement if I'm honest!

Hyping a 22 band announcement then to come out with 3 or 4 bands actually worth it? (Airbourne,Dillinger & Steel Panther)

It smells to me like all the money has been spent on the headliners, and its filler from here on in! Lets hope I'm wrong.

Also correct me if I'm wrong, but is this the first year they are doing day tickets? Will attract all the knackers. Need to sell the extra 30k tickets somehow I suppose! :rolleyes:

Shawn Michaels knows the score!

I'm not goin now, brutal announcement

PattheMetaller · 23-03-2010 11:57PM

Mushy wrote: »

Well it has been confirmed TCV, Deftones & STP are sub-headliners, with BFMV, 30STM and SS 2nd stage headliners. Can't see anyone slotting into space between C&C and BFMV, will be slight overlap more than a clash. So its not definite, as there are spaces to be filled, but not too many that'd affect higher positions.

I was expecting Paramore, MAstodon and Porcupine Tree in that announcement.

And yes, Y&T are a band I wanna get into actually.

Brilliant band, you won't be disappointed. Formed the same year as Van Halen but their debut album came out in 1976, two years before VH's. I can hear similarities between the two, but having the all studio releases from both I'd definatley say Y&T are the more consistent..in fact I highly rate all their stuff.

Great mixture of genres in the confirmed acts. I'm happy anyway.

There's still another 60ish bands to be announced (based on last years total) and there could be some great finds in there....

grimm2005 · 26-03-2010 01:35AM

Slash possibly playing Download?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_10050000/newsid_10058600/10058603.stm

honru · 03-04-2010 05:21PM

Think this was asked earlier in the thread, can anyone tell me what the bars and bar prices are like in the festival arena? Thanks in advance.

grimm2005 · 11-04-2010 11:03PM

Next band announcements tomorrow at 6pm:
http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=28e60e58-ccd2-4615-921e-c24c3b2fd242

AidySevenfold · 12-04-2010 12:31PM

from looking at the line-up i'd say I would visit the main stage once..for Lamb of God.

Second stage much much better

:D

--LOS-- · 12-04-2010 01:22PM

AidySevenfold wrote: »

from looking at the line-up i'd say I would visit the main stage once..for Lamb of God.

Second stage much much better :D

pity about the crapy second stage then.

Midnight organ · 12-04-2010 01:24PM

Looking forward to the announcement later,hopefully it woont be as weak as the last one!!Last year was amazing,brown camp was some craic!!!!

fluke · 12-04-2010 01:53PM

grimm2005 wrote: »

Next band announcements tomorrow at 6pm:
http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=28e60e58-ccd2-4615-921e-c24c3b2fd242

Or as is states on the link the next band annoucements is at 6pm!

--LOS-- · 12-04-2010 01:59PM

fluke wrote: »

Or as is states on the link the next band annoucements is at 6pm!

jeez, easy to make you laugh!

fluke · 12-04-2010 02:09PM

--LOS-- wrote: »

jeez, easy to make you laugh!

:rolleyes: Why so serious?

Download 2010

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