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Download Festival 2019

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  • #52
    Furious-Red
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,140 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Hoping they bring Knotfest over here or a version of it


  • #53
    Wrongway1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,386 ✭✭✭Wrongway1985


    Zwillinge wrote: »

    I enjoyed Slipknot, thought they were great considering Shawn's personal situations.

    Will definitely try see them on their next tour.

    Is the other percussionist still Chris?

    I'll likely only see them on new album tour if they come here, have to make do with Graspop this week for now :cool:


  • #54
    goon_magee
    Registered Users Posts: 709 ✭✭✭goon_magee


    Thrashssacre wrote: »
    The lineup on Saturday is shockingly weak to be fair outside of epica, carcass and batushka I’d struggle to drag myself to any of those acts. I Think the days of these big 3 day metal fests are numbered. Many will probably restructure to a bloodstock like size and more small niches ones will pop up which is fairness may be no bad thing.

    You're nuts if you think the days of Download or similar festivals are numbered. I've been since 2013 on the trot and this year was by far the busiest year I've seen in general. Main stage had a decent crowd round the clock, second stage was as busy as I've ever seen it round the clock, and the tents were nowhere near big enough to accommodate the crowds that were assembling. Andy Copping has confirmed that ticket sales are on par with last year when GnR headlined and that was one of the highest selling years they've had in a while.

    Saturday's line-up wasn't shockingly weak for many people. For me it was one of the strongest line ups I've seen across one day. Between Power Trip, Skindred, Trivium, Behemoth and Alien Weaponry, main stage was stacked all day, and that was before Slipknot even took to the stage to close things out. I appreciate this is all subjective, but general consensus on the forums, and round the arena and campsite was that this was the strongest year Download has seen for years.


  • #55
    goon_magee
    Registered Users Posts: 709 ✭✭✭goon_magee


    frag420 wrote: »
    They’re were terrible, the sound was awful too. 20 years since I first seen them live and they have gone downhill since!

    Anyways at least we have Lamb if God, Tool, Anthrax, Slayer to look forward tontoday!

    Is this in relation to Slipknot? Having seen them at least 10 times since 04 and having caught their last 3 download headline sets , this was as good as I've seen them in years. Cory's vocals were on point, band sounded as tight as ever, setlist even had a few surprises. And I'm not sure where you were standing but the sound was phenomenal across the majority of the arena. We were at the front for the first two thirds and then took a wander to get beers and escape the mud, and not once did the sound dip in quality regardless of our position.


  • #56
    Wrongway1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,386 ✭✭✭Wrongway1985


    goon_magee wrote: »
    You're nuts if you think the days of Download or similar festivals are numbered. I've been since 2013 on the trot and this year was by far the busiest year I've seen in general. Main stage had a decent crowd round the clock, second stage was as busy as I've ever seen it round the clock, and the tents were nowhere near big enough to accommodate the crowds that were assembling.

    Don't see it myself healthy I think I mean I was at Graspop where Hellfest falls on the same weekend and both were sold out! I've always said it time and again those tents at Download are a waste of time and pretty pathetic for a major festival.
    goon_magee wrote: »
    Saturday's line-up wasn't shockingly weak for many people. For me it was one of the strongest line ups I've seen across one day. Between Power Trip, Skindred, Trivium, Behemoth and Alien Weaponry, main stage was stacked all day, and that was before Slipknot even took to the stage to close things out. I appreciate this is all subjective, but general consensus on the forums, and round the arena and campsite was that this was the strongest year Download has seen for years.
    Behemoth and Trivium were strong showings at Graspop too, Slipknot played to the biggest crowd I've ever seen for a band at GMM outside of Maiden and Rammstein. Pity we didn't get Alien Weaponry.
    goon_magee wrote: »
    Is this in relation to Slipknot? Having seen them at least 10 times since 04 and having caught their last 3 download headline sets , this was as good as I've seen them in years. Cory's vocals were on point, band sounded as tight as ever, setlist even had a few surprises.
    At Graspop they were the best I've seen in years too,has to be the first time I've seen them not play Wait and Bleed or Eyeless. Prosthetics and Vermilion were great to get and Unsainted was stunning live.


  • #57
    LoughNeagh2017
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭LoughNeagh2017


    goon_magee wrote: »
    Is this in relation to Slipknot? Having seen them at least 10 times since 04 and having caught their last 3 download headline sets , this was as good as I've seen them in years. Cory's vocals were on point, band sounded as tight as ever, setlist even had a few surprises. And I'm not sure where you were standing but the sound was phenomenal across the majority of the arena. We were at the front for the first two thirds and then took a wander to get beers and escape the mud, and not once did the sound dip in quality regardless of our position.

    The setlist wasn't much of a surprise if you were following the previous setlist on the tour, they haven't made one change since starting the tour, that annoys be a bit as bands that i've seen usually try to shake it up a bit by playing 1 different song or a mash up. Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park was very good with this in his solo tour this year, he was aware that fans were following him around Europe and so he changed the setlist every night, you didn't know what he was going to play until the night.


  • #58
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭Degag


    There is a festival highlights show on tonight (and tomorrow night, not sure) on Sky Arts at 9pm.


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