Download- Donington 2005. 10/11/12 June. [Archive]

Thomasd

26-01-2005, 19:42

Couple more rumours...

BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show" has reportedly announced that SLIPKNOT will be appearing at this year's Download Festival in Donington, U.K. SYSTEM OF A DOWN have already confirmed their participation in the festival, which will take place over the weekend of June 11-12. An official announcement regarding this year's lineup is expected to be made on February 2.

And...

VirtualFestivals.com has issued the following report:

"Following news that BLACK SABBATH will be playing at the Roskilde festival in Denmark, there's talk that Ozzy Osbourne and the rest of the band's original line-up could be coming to Download too!

"The announcement confirms that BLACK SABBATH will be on the European festival circuit this summer and means they will be likely to play a UK date. There's be no better suited festival in this country than Download!

"SYSTEM OF A DOWN have already confirmed they will be playing the Sunday night, so we predict that BLACK SABBATH could fill the Saturday evening slot.

"VF also has reason to believe that VELVET REVOLVER will be playing at the festival, possibly supporting one of the headline acts. After all Donington Park is where GUNS N' ROSES put themselves on the map back in 1988! (back then at the Monsters Of Rock festival.)

"Other strong rumours doing the rounds concerning this year's Download line-up include MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE DATSUNS, THE PRODIGY, MARILYN MANSON, GREEN DAY, IRON MAIDEN, INCUBUS, SLIPKNOT, H.I.M., ASH, and outside bet AC/DC.

"In 2004, METALLICA and LINKIN PARK headlined the 60,000-capacity rock festival.

"Download 2005 takes place at Donington Park, Derbyshire, on 11-12 June. It is believed that tickets will go on sale to Download members in early February."

I wouldnt much weight behind the latter rumour as bands like Motley Crue are already playing elsewhere Download weekend, but as for Slipknot I wouldnt mind seeing them as we missed them last year.

Wombster

27-01-2005, 15:53

another rumor i just read from total guitar magazine...

Three Day Download -- TotalRock understands that this year's Download Festival at Donington may be run for three days. We must stress that no official announcement has yet been made, but there is strong talk of the first day (June 10) having a more indie rock-oriented bill, with the second (June 11) being an Ozzfest day, headlined by Black Sabbath, and the third (June 12) featuring System Of A Down. More soon.

soldave

27-01-2005, 15:55

A group called Powder is hoping to be there. If you get the chance you should check them out as they're pretty good IMO:)

Mr Majestik

27-01-2005, 15:57

A group called Powder is hoping to be there. If you get the chance you should check them out as they're pretty good IMO:)

Powder were an indie band from the Brit pop years. There claim to fame being that the drummer from Supergrass's Mrs sang lead vocals.

wozwebs

27-01-2005, 16:12

Powder were an indie band from the Brit pop years. There claim to fame being that the drummer from Supergrass's Mrs sang lead vocals.

I have their 1st 3 singles on 7" at home, limited editions too. Dizgo Girl was their debut and Afrodisiac was the follow up. Quite good actually.

However I think this Powder are a different band altogether. Bit like Incubus were a hard rock outfit but now a soft rock combo.

Thomasd

27-01-2005, 20:47

I hope that 'Indie' rumour is just that. Its gonna jack the prices up for a bunch of bands I dont give a EDIT about!

I want the full festival experience though, get there Friday and leave Monday.

Just leave it be dammit!

stampax

27-01-2005, 21:41

Powder are an American band- DEF not the britpop one from a few years back.

They played last years download and were one of the bets bands IMO.

soldave

28-01-2005, 06:08

Yup - definately not talking about the Indie British band.

This group is from L.A. and their live shows are said to be one hell of an experience!

Thomasd

28-01-2005, 23:39

Looks like the rumours were true

Ozzy! (http://www.ozzy.com/tour/index.php?mode=dates&tour_id=46)

Looks like we'll be getting Black Sabbath, Black Label Society et al.

Now thats confirmed it makes the whole Indie rumour bearable- just go 2 days (unless the whole things still £90!)

sharp_circle

29-01-2005, 12:05

I saw powder at last years event and they certainly aren't indie or metal - its a woman singer with pink hair and its more of an erotic show with electro disco music - very cool indeed.

arkham

08-02-2005, 15:00

Thomasd

08-02-2005, 15:11

New announcement

The line-up for 2005's includes Feeder, Slayer, Billy Idol, Velvet Revolver, HIM, System of a Down, Slipknot, Garbage, Black Sabbath and many, many others

thats from ticket master site

To be honest im a bit disappinted :(

Not bad at all for me. Missed Slipknot and Slayer (the latter due to the stage mixup) last year, got no qualms about seeing VR again and Billy Idol? :notworthy And Sabbath of course.

Also Ticketmaster state that its 3 days. I hear that the official site may finally announce this evening!

douglasb

08-02-2005, 15:16

arkham

08-02-2005, 17:19

the official site is now working and the tickets are £127.50 :eek:

GregB

08-02-2005, 17:21

the official site is now working and the tickets are £127.50 :eek:

HOW MUCH?!?!?!?!?!?

EDIT: There is also a Serviec Fee of £7.50 to go on top plus postage of £4.95

Ridiculous pricing.

rich.steed

08-02-2005, 17:35

well it's definitely 3 days will have to buy a camper van and head over I think

last year I got my wallet nicked and got sunburn (as a direct result of not being able to buy sun cream - the kids at school took the mikey something rotten

I also remember it taking me the best part of 2 hours to find my car and then another hour to get out of the car park :)

Bring it on

Rich

Mr Majestik

08-02-2005, 17:38

Billy Idol!

He's still alive!

GregB

08-02-2005, 17:41

Billy Idol!

He's still alive!

Yep I saw him at the Mandalay Bay Pool in Las Vegas in 2003. Steve Stevens guitar is still superb although Billy did look a tad old :lol:

Thomasd

08-02-2005, 18:04

That about bloody does it for me with these jokers. £127.50 is a total joke. And you see as usual they dont put up any day/2 day tickets for sale do they- got to sell the big ones the money hungry EDITS.

I had to book 2 weeks off work in June for nothing now.

Does anyone know about prices for Reading or Leeds this year? Donington has just lost my trade (but how Im going to get August bank holiday off work is beyond me)

Mr Majestik

08-02-2005, 18:13

Yep I saw him at the Mandalay Bay Pool in Las Vegas in 2003. Steve Stevens guitar is still superb although Billy did look a tad old :lol:

Pat Benatar was on when i was Vegas a few years ago. Must be where old rockers go to die.

arkham

08-02-2005, 18:47

not gonna go either, looks like it will be Reading this year.

Thanks a bunch CCLive!

Thomasd

08-02-2005, 18:49

not gonna go either, looks like it will be Reading this year.

Thanks a bunch CCLive!

I dont know what to do now. My works got this stupid way of doing holidays now which makes it impossible to change dates and I have like 3 weeks off in June! Do you think they'll release tickets for the Saturday/Sunday only?

This sucks :(

arkham

08-02-2005, 19:01

I dont know what to do now. My works got this stupid way of doing holidays now which makes it impossible to change dates and I have like 3 weeks off in June! Do you think they'll release tickets for the Saturday/Sunday only?

This sucks :(

im sure they will eventually, lets face it the majority of people who would go to Donnington do not want an indie day.

time will tell i suppose :(

Thomasd

08-02-2005, 19:08

im sure they will eventually, lets face it the majority of people who would go to Donnington do not want an indie day.

time will tell i suppose :(

I suppose another scenario is if they dont sell a ticket for Saturday and Sunday together but sell day tickets for £45 each. Buy 2 and snooze in your car.

Jebus, I know cclive are a business and are in it for the money, but this is taking the mick. :oh-hum:

Andrew WK

09-02-2005, 09:08

Personally I wouldn't call Feeder, Garbage, Billy Idol or rumoured additions the Prodigy and Weezer 'indie' but maybe that's just me.

thunderchump

09-02-2005, 12:09

Personally I wouldn't call Feeder, Garbage, Billy Idol or rumoured additions the Prodigy and Weezer 'indie' but maybe that's just me.

i will be going, good line up so far, not sure about garbage mind! soad rule and the others i have never seen before so its mostly new for me! see you june!

:notworthy :clap: :thumbs: :D

Karl

09-02-2005, 14:46

£139.95 with fees is absolutely criminal! I was tempted but blimey!

barcelona26051999

09-02-2005, 15:10

Thomasd

21-02-2005, 23:16

According to the U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, MEGADETH have been confirmed for this year's Download Festival.

MEGADETH, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and THE USED and will be joining FEEDER, GARBAGE and BILLY IDOL on Friday, June 10. The day will mark MEGADETH's final U.K. appearance before frontman Dave Mustaine disbands the seminal thrash group for good.

:brickwall What the hell are they doing putting Megadeth on Indie day for???? God its a decision for me now- £40 for one band or not- and I really wanna see them :help:

Wombster

22-02-2005, 08:47

:brickwall What the hell are they doing putting Megadeth on Indie day for???? God its a decision for me now- £40 for one band or not- and I really wanna see them :help:

what a load of crap they should put megadeth on sunday! if i was Dave i would be gutted that i agreed to play the last gig with his band on a crappy idie day which doesn't belong in a rock/metal festival...

saying that it is now bloody tempting to go :thinking:

Thomasd

22-02-2005, 21:20

Megadeth or not, I think I'm gonna go for the whole weekend. I'll end up kicking myself if I dont. (Knowing my luck tickets will have sold out by next Friday when I book em' though :D)

Bish

02-03-2005, 18:20

The official site has now confirmed Dinosaur Jr, Megadeth, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Biffy Clyro & JJ72 for Friday.

Steve1977

02-03-2005, 18:36

Powder were an indie band from the Brit pop years. There claim to fame being that the drummer from Supergrass's Mrs sang lead vocals.

This Powder are from LA. They had a single called "Up here". Quite liked that but heard nothing since.

Flap

02-03-2005, 20:52

i liked 'up here' :) great vid :)

Bish

11-03-2005, 12:45

Motorhead & Mastodon have now been added to play the Snickers stage :clap:

along with In Flames, Chimaira, Bullet For My Valentine & Lamb Of God.

"Motorhead and Mastodon will play the Snickers Stage at this year's Download festival, with four other top bands set to make their mark at Donington.

In Flames and Lamb Of God will play their first ever Download festival, also on the Snickers Stage, whilst Chimaira and Bullet For My Valentine make a welcome return.

In Flames and Lamb Of God will be storming the Saturday, with the rest set to help bring the festival to a colossal close on the Sunday

But it looks like Motorhead & Mastodon will clash with SOAD & Slipknot.

GregB

11-03-2005, 12:48

Motorhead & Mastodon have now been added to play the Snickers stage :clap:

along with In Flames, Chimaira, Bullet For My Valentine & Lamb Of God.

The Snickers stage :lol: :oh-hum:

deftone666

11-03-2005, 13:34

This is from the official Ozzfest site-----

February 16, 2005
OZZFEST DAY AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL TICKETS

To all of you who want to attend the OZZfest day of the Download Festival this summer but don't wish to purchase the £105.00 Weekend Pass ticket, there is another way. Right now you can only purchase the 3 Day Weekend Pass to Download. However in April single day tickets for OZZfest will become available for purchase. If you only desire to attend the OZZfest date then you only need to tough it out for six weeks. We are currently working with the promoters of the Download Festival to move this date forward as we were unaware of this ticket scenario.

Jedi_MasterDave

16-03-2005, 18:46

More bands added according to kerrang.com

MAIN STAGE SATURDAY:
Anthrax (w/joey Belladonna)
Alter Bridge
Bowling for soup

MAIN STAGE SUNDAY:
Killswitch Engage
Nightwish

SNICKERS STAGE:

The Bled
Unearth
Meshuggah
Every Time I Die
Caliban
DKT/MC5
Lacuna Coil
As I Lay Dying

Anthrax! Yay!!!!!!! :notworthy

Dave.

Thomasd

30-04-2005, 21:56

Can't believe that hardly anyones posting on this- it has to be the best lineup of any festival this year!

FRIDAY 10 JUNE
Main Stage
Feeder
Garbage
Dinosaur Jr.
Megadeth
Biffy Clyro
The Others
JJ72
Wednesday 13
Queenadreena

Snickers Stage
Billy Idol
The Used
My Chemical Romance
Inme
The Bled
Apocalyptica
Underoath
Lordi
Fozzy
Flogging Molly

Napster Stage
Napalm Death
Raging Speedhorn
Hurricane Party
Slunt
Crash Diet
Planet Of Women

SATURDAY 11 JUNE
Main Stage
Black Sabbath
Velvet Revolver
HIM
Anthrax
Alter Bridge
Bowling For Soup
'A'
Mooney Suzuki
Mad Capsule Markets

Snickers Stage
In Flames
Chimaira
Lamb Of God
Bullet For My Valentine
Meshuggah
Unearth
Everytime I Die
Open Hand
The Hurt Process

Napster Stage
Helmet
Lucky Nine
Breed 77
The Explosion
Johnny Truant
Towers Of London
The Ga Ga's
The Answer
Quit Your Day Job
Crucified Barbara
Panic Cell
City On Fire

SUNDAY 12 JUNE
Main Stage
System Of A Down
Slipknot
Slayer
Nightwish
Killswitch Engage
Papa Roach
Mudvayne

Snickers Stage
Motorhead
DKT/MC5
Finch
Lacuna Coil
Mastodon
Shadows Fall
Caliban
As I Lay Dying

Napster Stage
Therapy?
Team Sleep
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Dresden Dolls
The Glitterati
The Saints
No Hope In New Jersey

Thats all so far, loads of great bands there, the Snickers Bowl with Matt Hoffman and Steve Caballero with others and all the clubs.

Its gonna rock so hard! :clap:

NicolaUK

01-05-2005, 08:57

Fozzy :D

mcallisterian

01-05-2005, 18:36

Fozzy :D

i am going to see these in london on saturday!!! they were ace in manchester

Dazzle

01-05-2005, 19:08

The Saints!! one of the great forgotten bands. Hope they do a few UK dates, I dont fancy most of the dross on at download ;)

Bish

01-05-2005, 22:24

Shame Therapy?, Team Sleep & Motorhead clash with SOAD on the main stage :(

deftone666

02-05-2005, 00:20

Shame Therapy?, Team Sleep & Motorhead clash with SOAD on the main stage :(

Are they not staggering the stage times?

Bish

02-05-2005, 07:09

Are they not staggering the stage times?
With 3 stages it would be impossible to do. It's inevitable that many of the acts will clash, SOAD, Motorhead & Therapy? all headline the various stages on the Sunday night. They may not start & finish at the exactly the same time but it's impossible to catch all three. At best you might see the end of one of them.

Thomasd

11-05-2005, 16:45

More announced today...

Trivium, 3 Inches Of Blood and Still Remains as part of the Roadrunner Tour, Henry Rollins doing a spoken word 'Sunday Sermon' and a genius idea- if you collect up all your rubbish and take it to a collection point you get free beer tokens (I'm gonna start saving my trash now!)

4 weeks!!!!! :notworthy

Wombster

19-05-2005, 09:33

just a quick bump to say that my ticket arrived this morning, just wondering if you guys have got your yet?

21 days now woo :notworthy

Bish

19-05-2005, 11:53

I've not received mine yet, I can't believe it's so near. I can't wait :)

I've got camping tickets this year, the last couple of years I've just slept in the car overnight. What day are most people getting there for? I originally thought the campsite didn't open till midday on the Thursday so I only booked Thurs & Fri off work.

Thomasd

19-05-2005, 12:23

Yay! Tickets finally shipping!

I'm going down on the Thursday- I think the campsites open from the Wednesday though, with the arena opening 12pm Friday.

Jedi_MasterDave

19-05-2005, 21:40

I'm gonna be there from about 2pm on the Wednesday :D

The prospect of spending 5 nights there is great, I love the atmosphere and the more time spent at a fest the better...

Woooo, hopefully get my tickets soon!!!

See ya'll there!!!

Dave.

P.S 'Send More Paramedics' have been added to the bill for those of you who don't know... Can't wait to see em again Zombie Metal.... oh yessss http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/captain_funk/metalemoticon.gif

Remains

19-05-2005, 21:55

P.S 'Send More Paramedics' have been added to the bill for those of you who don't know... Can't wait to see em again Zombie Metal.... oh yessss http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/captain_funk/metalemoticon.gif

I had to keep schtum about this as it wasn't confirmed 100% until today, but I'm now living with a zombie guitarist who's like a big kid at Christmas!

Bish

20-05-2005, 11:15

My tickets arrived this morning :)

Thomasd

20-05-2005, 11:21

My tickets arrived this morning :)

Ditto! (Well me and my brothers, ordered a mates a couple weeks back seperate) Super-hyped now! :thumbs:

Thomasd

20-05-2005, 11:53

Just seen this from the DownloadDog on the Download forums (official word) about a cancellation and a addition...

Unfortunately, Mooney Suzuki have cancelled their appearance at Download, informing us that due to unforeseen circumstances they are unable to play. They are extremely disappointed (and so are we!) and apologise to their fans and they will hopefully be back in the UK soon.

However... I can exclusively announce that there will be a big surprise act on the line-up this year, who will not be revealed before the festival (hell, they won't even tell ME who it is!!) Last time this happened (in 2003), Metallica popped up on the second stage!

Let the guessing begin!

deftones_030603

20-05-2005, 15:22

My tickets arrived this morning :)

Who did you order them from? If you dont mind me asking.

Thomasd

20-05-2005, 16:12

Another load of new bands!

FRIDAY Napster Stage

A Change Of Pace
Tokyo Dragons
Colour Of Fire
Jaw

SATURDAY Main Stage

The Dwarves

SATURDAY Napster Stage

Diamond Nights
City On Fire

SUNDAY Main Stage

Society 1
DV8

SUNDAY Snickers Stage

Gizmachi
Send More Paramedics
The Mascara Story

SUNDAY Napster Stage

Feable Weiner
Engerica
Acid Tone

And theyve also announced a 4th stage - The Snickers Bowl!

FRIDAY- Tat, Ellis, The Mascara Story
SATURDAY- Reuben, Days Of Worth, Fast Lane
SUNDAY- Electric Eel Shock, The Suffrajets, Johnny Panic

Yikes!

Bish

20-05-2005, 16:24

Who did you order them from? If you dont mind me asking.
Ticketmaster, round about the beginning of April.

Let the guessing begin!
My guess is it's someone already playing another festival like Reading/Leeds, these are often listed as "only UK festival appearance this year" hence why Download can't mention them.

Thomasd

20-05-2005, 16:34

Ticketmaster, round about the beginning of April.

My guess is it's someone already playing another festival like Reading/Leeds, these are often listed as "only UK festival appearance this year" hence why Download can't mention them.

Iron Maiden would be nice, or Bruce Dickinson solo maybe as he has a new album out Monday?

Also check this out http://www.dv8rock.com/

I dont think they'll be on stage long somehow :lol:

deftones_030603

21-05-2005, 12:21

Ticketmaster, round about the beginning of April.

Ok, kinda worried, ordered mine from ticketmaster back in February, dont have them yet. I never got a confirmation e-mail when i ordered, is that normal for ticketmaster?

Bish

21-05-2005, 12:32

Ok, kinda worried, ordered mine from ticketmaster back in February, dont have them yet. I never got a confirmation e-mail when i ordered, is that normal for ticketmaster?
I don't think I had an e-mail either, unless I deleted it but I usually keep them. Do you have a print out of your confirmation page? I'd give it a few days and perhaps get in touch with them.

deftones_030603

21-05-2005, 18:00

I don't think I had an e-mail either, unless I deleted it but I usually keep them. Do you have a print out of your confirmation page? I'd give it a few days and perhaps get in touch with them.

Cheers for the advice, but no didnt print out order confirmation. Getting more and more annoyed with ticketmaster. They seem to charge £5 more for booking, postage, handling, fee than anywhere else. Dont think i will use them again unless i really need to.

I predict Iron Maiden as the secret band, although dont know howd they all fit on the second stage. :thinking:

Thomasd

02-06-2005, 17:20

Just seen theyve whacked a webcam on the Download site here (http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/media/webcam2.asp) - its only an image of a few tents and metalwork but its got me excited to know I'll be there in a weeks time! :clap:

Jedi_MasterDave

03-06-2005, 17:33

Oh yessss...

That webcam has got me all excited as well!!!

Please, please, please let the weather get better!!!!!

Wooooo!!! Cannot wait! :D

Thomasd

03-06-2005, 17:44

Oh yessss...

That webcam has got me all excited as well!!!

Please, please, please let the weather get better!!!!!

Wooooo!!! Cannot wait! :D

Its supposed to be pretty nice, averaging about 17C over the course of it, no rain. Which is good :D

Bish

03-06-2005, 23:35

As long as it doesn't rain I'll be happy. I can't believe it's only a few days away :)

Thomasd

04-06-2005, 13:25

Theres all hell being raised on the Download forums about the camping tickets. Loads of people for some reason that escapes logic booked a weekend ticket and didnt book camping! Which they need to stay on the site after 2am each day.

So theyre all on the forums moaning and begging for more tickets to be released, even though the organisers issued repeated warnings about the camping tickets being near to sell out!

Why do people do this? Its not as if the organisers didnt try to get more spaces- the camping tickets sold out a few weeks ago and they rented out another field.

On a related note- the people on those forums going on about the secret band, its got to the point where I'd laugh if there wasn't one! :razz:

Bish

04-06-2005, 13:36

Thomasd

04-06-2005, 16:41

I thought if you don't have a camping ticket you can't get into the camp site at all?

Thats right. I'm guessing they can stay in the arena till all the activities cease at 2am then they are out on their ear till the following day. Its their own fault anyway :p

Bish

04-06-2005, 17:13

So they're moaning that they can't stay in the camping field because they didn't bother paying for a camping ticket :nuts:

Thomasd

05-06-2005, 09:53

Here (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ryanalexbird/DOWNLOAD-MAP-FINAL-2005.gif) is the map for this year :thumbs:

I see the roof is raised on the main stage :D

reggie

05-06-2005, 10:00

I may go to this next year...

When does the first details of the next years festivals become available?

Thomasd

05-06-2005, 12:02

reggie- It was about Jan/Feb this year when details begain to surface.

Just seen this on Virtual Festivals, adding fuel to the secret band fire...

We can reveal that Download fans will be in for a very special surprise in the form of a band whose identity will not be revealed until they appear on-stage - plus we have other news about the festival!

The stage, day and time of this secret performance will be announced to visitors on arrival at the festival, which takes place at Donington Park from June 10-12. Interestingly, it is the band themselves that requested the secrecy, prefering to play to an unfamiliar crowd.

This echoes the legendary surprise appearance by Metallica who performed in the second stage tent, in the middle of the day, at the first ever Download in 2003. Whilst we understand that this year's mystery band is not of the same stature as Metallica, Download fans are certainly in for a massive treat.

Festival boss Andy Copping told us in a recent interview: "We have got something very special lined up. People are going to flip when they find out who. We always want to surpass expectations and put on something a bit out of the ordinary and I can’t think of any other festival that does that. We can’t say we’ll be able to put on a secret guest every year, but we’ll try! I guess we’ve created a bit of a Frankenstein’s monster in that respect."

We can also reveal that early birds arriving at Donington on the Thursday will be able to witness a special 5-a-side football tournament at 5pm, organised by Virtual Festivals and featuring teams that include the VF Crew, the festival organisers and fans. The 5-a-side pitch will be located in the Campsite Entertainment area and will be available for all to use throughout the weekend.

In other Download news, festival boss Andy Copping has exclusively told us that plans are afoot to expand the festival further, following this year's addition of a third day. In a recent interview, he disclosed that: "We’re currently talking with a few sites about twinning it like Reading/Leeds and V festival, but we’re also toying with the idea of having a Download festival in Europe as well. It’s certainly on our agenda."

Not as big in stature as Metallica, but people will "flip out" when they find out who it is? Hmm.

Bish

05-06-2005, 13:38

I read that earlier as well.

"it is the band themselves that requested the secrecy, prefering to play to an unfamiliar crowd" :suspect:

That kinda rules out a lot of Metal bands.

Thomasd

05-06-2005, 14:04

I read that earlier as well.

"it is the band themselves that requested the secrecy, prefering to play to an unfamiliar crowd" :suspect:

That kinda rules out a lot of Metal bands.

EDIT- I keep misreading the original article, sorry.

Maybe 'unfamiliar' means the crowd have no clue who its gonna be? It has to be on the main stage tho its gonna get crowded!

timmons2001

05-06-2005, 15:35

int James Brown in town... :suspect:

Thomasd

05-06-2005, 16:35

int James Brown in town... :suspect:

Now that would rock, but there would be too many angry emo kids chucking stuff I would have thought :oh-hum:

And the interview referenced a 'band' rather than a someone with a band (like the Godfather Of Soul and Bruce Dickinson). Don't know if I'm reading too much into it :dork:

I have no clue who it could be now, hopefully it will stay that way so it's a total suprise on the day!

deftones_030603

05-06-2005, 16:51

My guess would be Audioslave, They're touring the UK but not over the Download dates and they're new and got big really quick, not quite as big as Metallica but nobody would be dissapointed if it was them.

Bish

05-06-2005, 17:02

It has to be on the main stage tho its gonna get crowded!
Yeah if they announce the stage, day and time but not the act then there's no way it can be anywhere other than the main stage.

Audioslave will do for me.

Thomasd

05-06-2005, 17:13

Heres an outside bet for ya...bloke has a new album out next month, is over in the UK as we speak, is in line with something "a bit out of the ordinary", and is on Bruce Dickinsons BBC6 (pretaped) show next week...

Alice Cooper

You heard it here first :p

reggie

05-06-2005, 19:46

Woo seeing Alice Cooper in November.

That would be good for you guys if it was.

edit : Wish I was going now!

Society 1 go for record-breaking hooks hoist at Download!

... feel the suspense, squirm on tenderhooks!!

Shock-rockers Society 1 are preparing to make history yet again by breaking the world record for the longest set performed while a lead-singer is hung up by meat hooks!

Frontman Matt 'The Lord' Zane will perform on the Sunday, suspended from the rafters of the Main Stage by six
meathooks piercing into his flesh.

He will then proceed to sing an entire set worth of songs with
Society 1, aiming to beat the world record he set at LA's Key Club in March 2004.

Zane's Download suspension marks his first European suspension show and with the massive Download audience on hand to witness this event, it will also be the most-watched suspension in history.

Thomasd

06-06-2005, 17:04

Theyve announced on the Download site that the secret band will be playing on the Snickers stage, and they will reveal the time and day tomorrow. Snickers stage is gonna have to be bigger than last year because its gonna be PACKED with people!

Bish

06-06-2005, 17:52

Thomasd

06-06-2005, 18:41

With a bit of luck the name will be leaked prior to the day, at least then people will decide whether the act is worth bothering about. If not I can imagine it will be chaos in the Snickers tent :nuts:

I hope so, I'm guessing it would be afternoon one of the days not to clash with the headliners.

The rumours on the Download forum are getting well out of hand- Foo Fighters, Audioslave with special guest Zach De La Rocha, Motley Crue, GNR, Machine Head...madness!

We get the full timetable tomorrow so we can see who it clashes with (if anyone)

Jedi_MasterDave

06-06-2005, 19:03

My money has been on Audioslave pretty much as soon as they announced a 'secret band'.

When it was said it was a new band and one that got big quickly that just cemented it for me.

Can't wait personally if it is them, last time I saw Mr Morello rock out live was at Reading 2000 with RATM....

Hope it is Audioslave... they be darned good :D

Here's to getting wasted on Wednesday!!! :thumbs:

Dave.

deftones_030603

07-06-2005, 12:51

I hope to God its Audioslave, saw them in Glasgow last night - best gig i've been to without a doubt. When they played Killing in the name i shouted so much my kidneys felt like they were about to pop out. :clap: :notworthy

deftone666

07-06-2005, 13:56

Just managed to grab a couple of weekend tickets off Ebay for £102, so, transaction pending, I'll be there!! Napalm Death Friday night, bring it on!!

lewisrichard

07-06-2005, 14:45

Great line up this year. really looking forward to seeing HIM with there 2 new songs.

deftone666

07-06-2005, 20:44

Yay! Just been and picked the tickets up, £102 for 2 weekend tickets, and she threw the car park pass in!! Cant wait now.:)

reggie

07-06-2005, 20:57

Bargain ;)

Thomasd

07-06-2005, 21:41

Yay! Just been and picked the tickets up, £102 for 2 weekend tickets, and she threw the car park pass in!! Cant wait now.:)

Jammy get thats a great price!

They were supposed to list the band stage times tonight but havent- thats real useful for people leaving tomorrow morning- they'll have to pay a fiver for the band times now at the site :oh-hum:

deftone666

07-06-2005, 21:51

Your kidding right? I'm not driving up til Thursday night so I'll hopefully get the times before I leave. I'm most worried about (alledgedly) Anthrax clashing with Meshuggah. I'm torn between the two but as I'm an old fart it'll have to be Anthrax. So looking forward to seeing In Flames again. I wasn't even going til today, rang the missus up and asked if she fancied going, then promptly sniped the tickets on Ebay :) . We are staying offsite though so there'll be taxi fares to and from the site (at least I wont have to drive tho ;) )

Haven't been to Donington since the last Monsters Of Rock, cant wait. If anyone fancies meeting up (who I might know lol) drop us an email.

Thomasd

08-06-2005, 09:31

Wednesday morning and still no stage times. Theres a few odd ones dotted about the new Kerrang but nowhere near a full list. Hell, I'm leaving tomorrow and I don't want to buy a a little bit of laminated cardboard for a fiver!

Kerrang is good this week- good interview with Ozzy, Slash and that one from HIM (nothings perfect)

Andrew WK

08-06-2005, 10:35

My guessing is that it's one of the big bands from Reading/Leeds who can't be announced officially for contractual reasons as was the case with Metallicca two years ago. If that is the case I would suggest Pixies, Foos, Maiden or Manson.

Bish

08-06-2005, 12:08

They have already said it's not a "classic" band.

looks like we're not getting the stage times till we get there :(

Andrew WK

08-06-2005, 12:45

They have already said it's not a "classic" band.

looks like we're not getting the stage times till we get there :(

I hadn't read that quote about it not being a classic band. Let's not forget though that this is the same 'they' who said two years ago that Metallica definitely wouldn't be playing!

Thomasd

08-06-2005, 13:17

They have already said it's not a "classic" band.

looks like we're not getting the stage times till we get there :(

Stage times going up within the next 2 hours, that was official word about half an hour ago.

They have also revealed the secret band is a 'now' British five piece, not the Lost Prophets. Consensus its gonna be Funeral For A Friend.

Emo. Joy. :oh-hum:

Andrew WK

08-06-2005, 15:41

Stage times are up, the mystery band is on the Snickers Stage on Sunday between 18:25-19:05.

Thomasd

08-06-2005, 16:01

Stage times are up, the mystery band is on the Snickers Stage on Sunday between 18:25-19:05.

Which is good, I can watch all of Slayers set, head to the Snickers stage, if I dont like the mystery band I can go back to main stage and wait for Slipknot, and if I do like mystery band I miss about 10 minutes of Slipknot.

Would have preferred it Saturday AM mind.

Wombster

08-06-2005, 16:39

travel up tomorrow morning going to take about 5 hours, 4 on the train another hour to donington, im so excited now i just hope the weather stays like this for the whole weekend!

good to see they have put up the stage times up good idea about the secret band thomas im sure i will tag along with you on that!

Bish

08-06-2005, 16:56

I like FFAF but there will be a lot of disappointed people if this turns out to be true.

Why wouldn't they want to be announced prior to coming on?
What about the playing to an "unfamiliar audience" part? FFAF have played Download before.

I think it's certain that FFAF will be there (reports state that they are in the official programme) but I'm not 100% sure that they're the secret act :suspect:

Then again how many British 5 pieces could it be? :shrug:

Thomasd

08-06-2005, 18:06

May not be a British 5 piece at all (I suggested Thunder on the Download message boards :D), may be just distracting us!

Robby

08-06-2005, 18:19

Well there's been a lot of press about this Spice Girls reunion ...... :shrug:

Mebbe!!!!

Bish

08-06-2005, 19:02

may be just distracting us!
The Download Dog is supposed to be an official source of info so I think people will be a bit peeved if it is all a distraction and the band turn out to be a big international act.

To be honest I just wish there was no stupid secret act as it just messes people around, Metallica was a nice one off and I see no real reason to have one unless they are exclusively contracted to another festival.

Swafe

08-06-2005, 23:44

i finalyl got some cash, can i order a ticket or is it too late now, will they flog me a saturday ticket on the door?

deftone666

09-06-2005, 06:46

This is what it says on the site-

STANDARD TICKETS
Tickets are no longer available online as we won't have time to get them to you. Instead you can still buy Weekend and day tickets at the on site box office located on the Map.

Andrew WK

09-06-2005, 09:20

The Download Dog is supposed to be an official source of info so I think people will be a bit peeved if it is all a distraction and the band turn out to be a big international act.

To be honest I just wish there was no stupid secret act as it just messes people around, Metallica was a nice one off and I see no real reason to have one unless they are exclusively contracted to another festival.

Again, I wouldn't trust any official information given regarding the secret act, like I said before, two years ago we were told Metallica 'definitely' would not be playing. I quite like them giving red herrings anyway, adds to the intrigue!

Swafe

09-06-2005, 11:12

rich.steed

09-06-2005, 15:23

buying tickets on the door shouldn't be a problem (apart from not being able to camp anyway)

Last year I remember queing for about an hour to pick up a ticket from the box office when there was another window selling tickets at face value with no queue! I felt like a right mug. Will get up on sunday morning check the weather and then drive over if it's nice.

hopefully won't get my wallet nicked like last year :(

rich

Swafe

09-06-2005, 19:04

unlucky last year mate :( my mate had his cd player nicked

not bothered about staying over, saturday only for me, slash, ozzy and in flames, :thumbsup:

cb_101

12-06-2005, 13:26

Anyone found out who the secret band was in the end ?

Mr Majestik

12-06-2005, 14:28

Anyone found out who the secret band was in the end ?

Funreal for a friend.

deftone666

13-06-2005, 13:07

Got back late last night, what a weekend!! Highlights for me have to be In Flames on Saturday night, Megadeth and Anthrax sets were ace and Mastodon on Sunday ruled!! Due to the main stage running late we managed to see about 45 minutes of System Of A Down before heading for our taxi. What I saw of them though was excellent. Roll on next year!!

Heard a lot about people filling up bottles with stones and throwing them, whats that all about??? When we were watching Napalm Death on Friday night some idiot in front of us filled up a cup with his own urine and when he threw it, it fell out of his hands and showered all his mates with it, I had to laugh. :)

Thomasd

13-06-2005, 13:42

Awesome weekend! Highlights for me were Megadeth, Anthrax, VR, Sabbath, System, Slipknot and even though it was only 4 songs in the end Nightwish were amazing!

And Ive never seen so many breasts in my life! That flashing contest before SOAD rocked- a big thumbs up to the girl who lifted her top up and shoved her hand down her trousers :thumbs:

timmons2001

13-06-2005, 13:46

Just got back also. What a weekend :notworthy

Highlights for me were Shadows Fall, Messughah, Chimaira and or course System of a Down.

Had a few bottles filled with stones land near me during the wait for System which totally not on :cuckoo:

I lost my phone and picked it up for the lost and found 2 hours later, so who ever that was I cant thank them enough

Hope everyone else had a good a time as me

deftones_030603

13-06-2005, 13:57

Just got back too. Great weekend, Black Sabbath rocked. Ozzy da man but did anyone notice he was reading the lyrics from an autocue? Other highlights included SOAD, Killiwitch Engage, The Used, Slipknot and Trivium. Plus did one else think it was blinkin' cold this year?

timmons2001

13-06-2005, 14:26

forgot Trivium and KSE :doh: both excellent. Wish Trivum had a longer slot

ye bloody freezin! Next year ill be takin me woolies thats for sure

deftone666

13-06-2005, 21:27

Plus did one else think it was blinkin' cold this year?

I was alright til Sunday where the temperature dropped summat rotten. But I met Mat Hoffman so that made up for it. :notworthy

TheHypnoToad

13-06-2005, 22:36

Great time. I loved Billy Idol, Megadeth, Velvet Revolver, Sabbath and System.

One word to sum it all up... TIMMMAAAYYYYY

hehe

Thomasd

14-06-2005, 11:11

My full review, not including drunken escapades on fairground rides and in the awesome Aftershock Arena (hot tubs, pole dancers and mummies oh my!)

After waiting in a massive long queue we finally were allowed into the arena on Friday afternoon, where we walked past the main stage to catch what was left of Flogging Molly's set. Which was great fun- I had completely forgot how how many people could fit in the Snickers stage area!

Up next on the same stage was Fozzy who put on a great performance, but there is something missing about Fozzy. Its not the singing or the instruments- maybe the new songs they did havent grown on me yet.

Still on the Snickers stage one of my most anticipated bands of the entire festival Lordi and they didnt dissapoint- I don't know if it was just me or did the guitarists mask come off? They managed to pack in all the hits ending with 'Would You Love A Monsterman'.

After that we took a trot to the Snickers Bowl and we happened to catch most of Ellis' performance. From our vantage point they were a bit far away but having live music and skating/BMXing is a good idea. Had to admire their singers throwing himself about the stage and even going to the BMXer's mid-song.

Then it was time to head back to the Snickers stage to catch a bit of Apocalyptica who did 'Master Of Puppets' which I missed last time I saw them when they were supporting Rammstein. They followed that with a slow one, which didnt really go anywhere, but it was time to move on at that point anyway. As we were leaving I think they started 'Seek And Destroy'

We hit the main stage for the first time to see a cracking set by Megadeth. Dave Mustaine let the music do the talking as they only had 50 minutes and at the end seemed a bit choked up at the reception he got. Brilliant stuff- would have liked 'Peace Sells...' but can't be fussy :D

We took a bit of a break to get some munch and after that it was headliner time, our mate went off to see Feeder and me and my brother waited for The Used to finish their set. It was a sea of emo kids heading out we had to wade through :lol: Then Billy Idol came on and proceeded to steal the entire festival with a blistering set containing all the old stuff you'd want to hear, the best of his cracking new album and some brilliant covers of Van Halen's 'Jump', The Who's 'Who Are You?' and a extended 'Mony Mony'. The man is a rock god and I'm sure he said something about coming back later in the year.

Our Saturday was all main stage stuff, starting with 'A' who were OK, just had a bit of a chill out when they played.

Bowling For Soup won everyone over with their infectious punk tunes and their hysterical between song banter. They were great :D

One of my favourite bands next, the rockin' Alter Bridge who did mostly the heavier songs from their album, finishing with a cover of Led Zeppelins 'Kashmir', I think they may have won over a lot of people.

Anthrax was next and the pit was utter madness. Especially 'Caught In A Mosh' suprisingly, brilliant comeback!

While waiting for the following act, we sat through HIM and they were pony. I cannot understand the appeal of them. Bad songs, and an idiot frontman who spent half the time trying to suck up to the crowd by saying how much he loved Black Sabbath.

Velvet Revolver were as usual brilliant, a cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' a highlight as well as Scott Weiland's rant about the Download name and his visit to the back of the crowd.

Then EVERYONE descended on the main stage to witness Black Sabbath who did not dissapoint, I could not believe how active Ozzy was, running about and even doing star jumps! The crowd surfing was a bit harsh loads landed on my head- was aching after it!

Last day started with us witness the awful Papa Roach with their arrogant ass of a lead singer. Not even worth a bottling tbh.

Killswitch Engage were next and the guitarist unleashed some of the most obscence and hilarious insults upon us (he wanted to put his evil inside all of us apparently). The music was rocking too :D

Then a massive long wait as we headed to the front. About an hour we were still there after watching a small child and a man dressed as a purple dog play air guitar and we also saw some breasts (a sign of things to come), then finally Nightwish hit the stage and even though they only could play 4 songs they were spectacular- I forgot how damn good they were and the singer is hot :D

We got the hell to the back before Slayer which was what you would expect- fast and brutal!

Then we went back in for Slipknot(and got hit by a wee bottle) which was mental, awesome levitating and spinning drum solo from Joey Jordison and the mental 'everyone in the crowd crouch down and jump up' was class.

Yet another long wait, which involved the crowd seeing more breasts than most people see in a lifetime. Also included girls kissing, girls pouring cola over their their breasts, and one even sticking her hand down her trousers while flashing. Great entertainment. I then got hit in the head with a full bottle of water. More on that later. System Of A Down then finally came out and did not stop for a breath. During the set a crowd surfer kicked me in the head in the same spot where I got hit by a bottle, cutting my head open- didnt really stop me. Daron from SOAD was mental- the hair, the clothes, the dancing, everything.

All in all a class weekend, and we actually got straight out of the venue and home by 2am Monday morning :thumbs:

Bish

14-06-2005, 11:35

What an awesome weekend only spoiled by my PC being ****** when I got home :(

I'll post about who I saw later and I took a load of pics which I'll upload once I've fixed my PC.

The boobfest prior to System made a nice change from the usual bottle fight.

Remains

14-06-2005, 15:46

Been hearing the tales of this since Monday, after my housemate's band played on one of the stages so had Access All Areas passes for them and a few mates.

By all accounts, Lemmy likes a custard cream or two, Slipknot are tiny and look like kids on Halloween, Kerry Kings biceps are about as big as he is tall and the singer from Papa Roach is conversely as nice as his band is good.

The warm-up area is apparently fun... a wall of just about amp & cab combo you could imagine and an opposite wall of 30-40 high-end guitars to plug in.

Incidentally, there's a free Toni & Guy area back there for the greasy rockers to have a quick tidy-up before hitting the stage. What has come of metal? Free haircuts backstage! :p

Here's a <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/hampo/Download/medics054.jpg">photo</a> of them on stage by the way, a world away from their day jobs they went back to yesterday!

Silent Bob

14-06-2005, 15:54

Still on the Snickers stage one of my most anticipated bands of the entire festival Lordi and they didnt dissapoint- I don't know if it was just me or did the guitarists mask come off? They managed to pack in all the hits ending with 'Would You Love A Monsterman'.

lmao, you couldn't tell if his mask actually came off or not, how ugly could this son of satan be?!?! :lol:

Anyone check out Wednesday 13?

deftone666

14-06-2005, 16:57

Thomasd

14-06-2005, 18:20

SMP seemed to have a cult following on the Download forums, I missed them tho :(

Just a reminder that Channel 4s coverage is Saturday and Sunday night just before midnight, the Saturday one is followed by System Of A Down live in London :thumbs:

deftone666

14-06-2005, 18:54

Remains

14-06-2005, 20:02

Yes, he's in Send More Paramedics... I'll tell him to check those Download forums out, he'll be well chuffed!

Funnily enough I know them as I released a record by a band called And None of Them Knew They Were Robots that 3/4 of SMP were in. SMP were originally a one-off band for a Halloween gig and it sort of snowballed from there!

Lovely lads, all of 'em, so hopefully they'll keep rising.

deftone666

20-06-2005, 22:13

Remains

21-06-2005, 23:34

Did you see them on Channel 4 over the weekend?

No, didn't see it but heard they got some coverage on it.

They've just been confirmed for a nice support slot for a very big band around Europe too which should be fun for them... jammy zombie gits!

Thomasd

22-06-2005, 18:45

No, didn't see it but heard they got some coverage on it.

They've just been confirmed for a nice support slot for a very big band around Europe too which should be fun for them... jammy zombie gits!

The Offspring. Saw an advert for that today.

Bish

27-07-2005, 22:36

I'll post about who I saw later and I took a load of pics which I'll upload once I've fixed my PC.
I finally got round to putting some pics online.

Click here (http://www.paulbish.co.uk/gallery/)

Fat Man Hackett

28-07-2005, 08:06

Nice VR pics!!

Thomasd

27-10-2005, 17:47

This from Blabbermouth...

Die-hard heavy metal fans (and those who are just plain curious) now have the opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the longest-running rock tour in history with the DVD and bonus live CD release, "Ozzfest 10th Anniversary".

Celebrating its decade anniversary on the road, this DVD brings fans up close and personal to what has become a "mosh of togetherness" for the artists and fans. Clear Channel Entertainment Home Video and Ventura Entertainment Enterprises proudly present the special DVD premiere of "Ozzfest 10th Anniversary" for only $19.98 on November 22, 2005.

Filmed at the Donington, U.K. show which was attended by over 100,000 fans, and the back lots of Camden, NJ where the temperature struck 103 degrees, "Ozzfest 10th Anniversary" DVD and CD (view cover here) feature radical performances from BLACK SABBATH, VELVET REVOLVER, ANTHRAX, H.I.M., TRIVIUM, and ROB ZOMBIE, among others. Not only will viewers have a backstage pass to the hair-raising antics at the shows, but they will also get up close and personal with the Osbourne family, as the DVD features interviews with Ozzy, Sharon and Jack. They tell the whole story about the history of Ozzfest with a special walk around tour with behind-the-scene footage of the concert. Bonus features include exclusive interviews with Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Slash and Zakk Wylde. Plus concert performances of ALTER BRIDGE's "The End Is Here", BOWLING FOR SOUP's "1985" and THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS' "Pulse". The exclusive special live CD features performance songs from the 2005 Ozzfest tour, including BLACK SABBATH's "War Pigs", "Iron Man" and "Paranoid"; H.I.M.'s "Soul On Fire"; and ROB ZOMBIE's "Dragula", among others. As a special extra feature, the DVD offers the whole story or a "play performances only" feature.

DVD features live performances by:

BLACK SABBATH - "War Pigs"
BLACK SABBATH - "Iron Man"
BLACK SABBATH - "Paranoid"
VELVET REVOLVER - "Sucker Train Blues"
ANTHRAX - "Caught in a Mosh"
H.I.M. - "Soul On Fire"
ALTER BRIDGE - "The End Is Here"
THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS - "Pulse"
TRIVIUM - "A Gunshot To The Head of Trepidation"
ROB ZOMBIE - "More Human Than Human"
ROB ZOMBIE - "Dragula"
THE HAUNTED - "Bury Your Dead"
SOILWORK - "Blind Eye Halo"
WICKED WISDOM - "You Can't Handle"
GIZMACHI - "Voice Of Sanity"
A DOZEN FURIES - "Awake and Lifeless"
IT DIES TODAY - "A Threnody For Modern Romance"

Special live CD includes songs:

BLACK SABBATH - "War Pigs"
BLACK SABBATH - "Iron Man"
BLACK SABBATH - "Paranoid"
VELVET REVOLVER - "Sucker Train Blues"
ANTHRAX - "Caught In A Mosh"
BOWLING FOR SOUP – "1985"
H.I.M. - "Soul On Fire"
ALTER BRIDGE - "The End Is Here"
THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS - "Pulse"
TRIVIUM - "A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation"
ROB ZOMBIE - "More Human Than Human"
ROB ZOMBIE - "Dragula"
THE HAUNTED - "Bury Your Dead"
SOILWORK - "Blind Eye Halo"

Got plenty of Donington coolness on there which is a nice suprise. Dunno if a UK release is due.