Download Festival 2009

[CheapJon]

Special guests? are they guests on DL or WS or what?

and istn't Korn and Manson bigger then Def leppard too?

Def Leppard have one of the biggest selling albums of all time.

So i dont think so

i think everybody here knows that man  but thank you captain obvious

i'm not talking about 87 though, bat out of hell sold like 35-40 million but that doesn't mean meat loaf is bigger in 2009 then coldplay for example

i'm not saying any of those 2 should headline download

but I'm saying that just because DL had some huge albums all that time ago doesn't mean people are that eager to see them now, especially when they haven't released any huge sucess albums as of lately (right?) and have toured pretty frequently the last couple of years eh?

also, I'm pretty sure manson and korn would be considered bigger in Sweden then DL but that might differ to England (maybe since they're from there and all)

[mrlee]

DL still have a very dedicated fanbase in england.

They have also had a bit of a revival in recent years with people my age, due to songs like pour some sugar on me, and lets get rocked receiving air play once more. Practically, half of the kids in my village have one of their songs on their mobile phone.

When i went to see DL tour the arena was full.

[Axls Black Cat]

I'm still deliberating over whether to go. I've auditioned for a lead part in a play and I've seen all the bands there I want to see - I don't know whether it'll be worth going if I get it... If not I will. I have a feeling that only Axl could make me go if I get this. Crue were brilliant in 07 and so were Buckcherry but good enough to pay out and go again... Hmmmmm. GN'R won't do it again (well I sincerely doubt it - and who can blame them after the hecklers and shit at the 06 gig - phenomenal as they were...)... But I can dream (and do, frequently). 

[anythinggoes II]

more bands added

Chris Cornell
Down
Papa Roach
Skin
Journey
Tesla
Lacuna Coil
Black Stone Cherry
Clutch
Architects
Karma To Burn
Parkway Drive

[jarmo]

more bands added

Chris Cornell

Playing his Timbaland stuff at Download? 



/jarmo

[*Timothy*]

more bands added

Chris Cornell

Playing his Timbaland stuff at Download? 



/jarmo

I'm sure he is going to have fun with that. 

[Alan]

Loaded are also playing, they self confirmed.

[Hammy]

Tesla and Journey....Wahey! 

[Axls Black Cat]

more bands added

Chris Cornell

Playing his Timbaland stuff at Download? 



/jarmo

That is EXACTLY what I thought - Mind those bottles guys - especially the seemingly full ones! 

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Not a fan of the Crue, but they should not be playing below Korn and Limp Bizkit.

What is this world coming to?

[Axls Black Cat]

Not a fan of the Crue, but they should not be playing below Korn and Limp Bizkit.

What is this world coming to?

It's a sad and sickening place.    Last time I saw Crue there I walked past the main stage (Linkin Park  ) afterwards and some little chick shouted 'Motley Crue Suck' at me before literally ducking behind her bewildered boyfriend. I just laughed at her and said 'Ok - you have a nice night chicky' and winked at her partner. *Shakes head* - why do people feel the need to be ****s like that - just watch your band and be happy - I wasn't being nasty to her - I didn't say anything derogatory about the band she was watching. People.   

[Graciela]

I don't think Motley Crue are playing below Korn and Limp Bizkit, it looks like they are headlining the second stage

[DJ_bullet]

I will probably not be there, but if by some miracle I have a decent excuse to go to england, I hope to see Chris Cornell, Opeth, Meshugga, and Loaded all on the main stage (that would make almost everyone I would be coming to see so far on one stage).  Either way, I am SO following this on youtube.  Amazing lineup.

Anyhow, aside from those four Slipknot, Dragonforce, and Dream Theater would be the ones I'll follow for sure.  I might follow Def Leppard (don't know 'em might a few guys recommended them.  Plus, a one-armed drummer?), Korn (don't know them but after what happened to there lead singer last year, I can't help but to chear them on), and Motley Crue (only heard one song by them, but I liked what I was hearing(.  Anyways, for those guys saying "OMG this isn't as great as the other years!"  Keep in mind that the list is only half-complete so far.

[FunkyMonkey]

Download Festival To Broadcast Live Online

May 26, 2009

THE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL AT DONINGTON PARK has just got even bigger with the announcement that the majority of performances from the Main Stage are to be streamed LIVE on www.downloadfestival.co.uk throughout the weekend of 12-14 JUNE.

Faith No More performing at Download Festival 2009, Donington ParkFaith No More performing at Download Festival 2009Following on from 2007's hugely successful live web stream of the festival, including Iron Maiden's epic main stage performance, this free broadcast means a global audience will be able to enjoy a selection of the incredible performances coming live from this year's Download Main Stage.

In addition to the live performances there will also be exclusive behind the scenes news reports coming live from our reporters Rhodri Thomas and Katie P. Highlights will also be broadcast on VH1 Classic and MTV Palladia as well as a special episode of 'That Metal Show', the rock talk-show hosted by Eddie Trunk with co-hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson
 
Download Festival 2008 Music TV Presenter Competition winner Rhodri Thomas has teamed up with Katie P from Kerrang! Magazine to host ?The Lowdown' - a regular feature on the Download website that has seen interviews and messages from bands such as Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Killswitch Engage, The Answer, Trivium, The Blackout, DragonForce, DevilDriver, Duff McKagan, Fightstar and more. This will be updated throughout the weekend so fans of the festival who can't attend can still keep their fingers on the pulse on all that's going down at Download!
 
Those planning to attend this year's festival (and even those who aren't!) can keep in touch with the latest Download news by following Download on Twitter or by visiting John's Blog and Andy's Blog on the Download forums, to get updates straight from the horse's (in this case, the Festival Director and Festival Promoter) mouth.
 
Mark Yovich, Executive Vice President and General Manager, International Digital, Live Nation says:

    "Once again Download is leading the way with its embracing of digital technologies and striving to deliver a unique experience for its global fanbase. For the second year, the live streaming of the main stage performances to www.downloadfestival.co.uk will allow the world to witness some of the stellar acts light up the stage at Download. We are creating a continuous 24 hour stream that will begin on Friday and run through the weekend until Sunday Night, providing fans in all time zones the ability to tune in and enjoy some of the Download experience."

Mike Kaufman, Head Of Television Development, Live Nation says:

    "The Download Festival website has become a truly global community and we are very excited to be able to let this worldwide audience have a taste of the World's best hard rock event."

The Download Festival line up is now well and truly in place, fully locked and loaded with over 120 bands guaranteed to whet the appetite of every single festival goer. A host of new acts have been confirmed across the four stages. These are:
 
BLEED FROM WITHIN, SLEEPERCURVE, BLACKHOLE, NEW DEVICE, THE OUTCRY COLLECTIVE, TRIPSWITCH, THE INSTIGATORS, IN CASE OF FIRE, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, SYMPHONY CULT, THE CRAVE, BILLY BOY ON POISON, THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND, PEOPLE IN PLANES, THE AUTEUR, 13 RIOTS, FOREVER NEVER, THE COMPUTERS, SERPICO, SABBAT, FLOOD OF RED, ATTACK! ATTACK!, LOGAN, FEI COMODO, JETT BLACK, MILLION$ RELOAD and RAUCOUS JAYS.
Full list of artists:

13 Riots
69 Eyes
A Day To Remember
Anvil
Architects
Attack! Attack!
Auger Bane
Backyard Babies
Billy Boy Poison
Billy Talent
Black Spiders
Black Stone Cherry
Blackhole New Device
Bleed From Within
Bring Me The Horizon
Buckcherry
Chris Cornell
Clutch
Dear Superstar
Def Leppard
Deviildriver
Dir En Grey
Dissolved In Linchpin
Don Broco
Down Hatebreed
Dragonforce
Dream Theater
Duff Mckagan's Loaded
Esoterica
Facecage
Faith No More
Fall From Grace
Fei Comodo
Fightstar
First Strike
Five Finger Death Punch
Flood Of Red
Forever Never
General Fiasco
Go Audio
God Forbid
Hardcore Superstar
Hexes
Hollywood Undead
Hostile
Hunting The Minotaur
In Case Of Fire
In This Moment
Japanese Voyeurs
Jett Black
Journey
Karma To Burn
Killswitch Engage
Korn
Lacuna Coil
Lauren Harris
Lawnmower Deth
Limp Bizkit
Logan
Loverman
Manraze
Marilyn Manson
Meshuggah
Middle Class Rut
Million $ Reload
M?tley Cr?e
My Passion
No Americana
None The Less
Opeth
Papa Roach
Parkway Drive
Pendulum
People In Planes
Pulled Apart By Horses
Racous Jays
Ripper Owens
Sabbat
Sacred Mother Tongue
Serpico
Sevendust
Shinedown
Skin Tesla
Sleepercurve
Slipknot
Soho Brides
Staind
Static X
Steadl?r
Steel Panter
Stone Gods
Suicide Silence
Sylosis
Symphony Cult
The Answer
The Auteur
The Blackout
The Computers
The Crave
The Ghost Of A Thousand
The Instigators
The Outcry Collective
The Prodigy
Therapy?
This City
Trigger The Bloodshed
Tripswitch
Trivium
Turbowolf
Twin Atlantic Exit Avenue
Violent
Voivod
Volbeat
We Are The Ocean
White Man Kamikaze
Whitesnake
You Me At Six
Young Guns
ZZ Top