I’ve just checked out the line up for the UK’s premier Rock/Metal festival, Download 2009 and it’s gooood!
Download 2009 Line Up
Confirmed at Download 2009 as of 11th Feb are SlipKnot, The Prodigy, Motley Crue, Korn, Pendulum, Dragonforce and Devildriver.
Confirmed at Download 2009 as of 16th Feb are Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Limp Bizkit and Trivium.
Confirmed at Download 2009 as of 20th Feb are ZZ Top, Marilyn Manson and Killswitch Engage.
According to Wikipedia, Lamb of God have confirmed themselves that they’ll be at Download 2009.
I don’t care about Motley Crue or Korn, but SlipKnot, The Prodigy, Pendulum, Dragonfoce and Devildriver has just sold Download 2009 to me already. Thats already better than the entire line up at last year’s Download Festival.
I was in two minds about going (I’ve been to 5 of the 6; I’m oldskool), but now I’m definitely going to Download 2009.
Download 2009 Resources
Download 2008 Was Awful
Download 2008 had the most unimpressive line up ever and the highest ticket price, which is why we, for the first time since it started in 2003, avoided it like the plague.
The poor line up at Download 2008 and the poor standard of camping, security and parking in 2007 meant that we really didn’t want to pay the ridiculous price of a Weekend Ticket +Camping last year. Instead we went to Global Gathering and the Reading festival.
I was told by people who went to Download 2008, experienced festival goers who’ve been to every Download, that we “didn’t miss much”.
Other Festivals
As hardcore as the Download festival is, there are other festivals out there you know?! Don’t forget that.
I’ve probably seen more bands and ruled more mosh-pits than alot of people who claim to be metallers and I tell you that Download is by no-means the be-all and end-all.
Wearing heavy leather trenchcoats and a frown in the height of summer isn’t what festivals are about. There are other brilliant festivals that even a metaller would love!
Global Gathering 2008 was the most euphoric festival I’ve ever been to! Everyone seemed happy, the people were good-looking and the balance of men to women was almost 50:50.
It was beautiful, sunbathing all day, then dancing til 5am to the world’s best DJs. My Global Gathering Review »
Reading Festival 2008 was immense, heavy and happy with a fantastic and diverse line up, with much better facilities and stage layouts than ever before. Scroobius Pip & Dan Le Sac, Rage Against The Machine, The Prodigy and Hadouken! (again). My Reading ‘Buttscratcher!’ Video »
What do you think of the Download 2009 line up?
Which festivals do you prefer?
Leyton Jay Friends & Fun, Music download festival, festival, global gathering, reading festival
Anyway today I decided to throw in the towel and get a proper music player, I did a bit of Googling and everyone is talking about XMPlay, a free, light weight music player for Windows.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the fun stuff I wanna do in 2009, it has to be at least as good as 2008; and that was brilliant!
