T In The Park

[Summers]

Not a huge fan of Bodom, Nevermore or Ministry, to be honest. I've tried to get into all three at one time or another, I just can't manage it.

[Liam]

Bodom and Nevermore would be sweet, as would Orphaned Land and Emperor.

The others are just big names I like, or have heard are good, so who knows?

Re-formed Emperor would own though.

[Cactus Drags]

Opeth were fucking shit at Download, I wish they hadn't been there.

I've been to the last two Downloads, and htey were both awesome. There's not really stuff that isn't heavy at all though, unless you mean the stuff that was on Friday last year like Feeder and Garbage. Yeah, they're not as heavy, but they're still alternative acts, and judging from the lack of crowd reaction I saw for Feeder, I doubt they'll be going that route again.

[Turbo Yannis]

T In The Park was a pile of bollocks last year. The only good thing about it was Hayseed Dixie.

[lazy_arse]

Anybody know roughly when tickets for Reading go on sale?

[Colly]

The Chilli's don't do much for you as headliners? Die.

Ah well, as much as I'd love to see the Chilli's (the rest can fuck off, really).

I'll be splashing my cash at Donnington.

[Liam]

Opeth were fucking shit at Download, I wish they hadn't been there.

All I heard about Opeth were how good they were (not just at Download, but in general live, whether it be gig reviews or reviews of the live DVD they have), but c'mon, they aren't really a festival act, especially if you look at the kinda bands Download has relative to them. They stuck out like a sore thumb.

And I'm not saying Downloads acts aren't heavy, just nothing compared to most of the acts you see at something like a Wacken festival. They tend to play the more "mainstream" metal/alternative acts (which makes sense, as they want to sell tickets), but they tend to avoid the smaller, more cult-ish bands, that possibly don't have the larger following. They have the odd band like that (like Arch Enemy, for example), but that is usually after they've had a big year commercially. Have In Flames or Soilwork played Download before, out of interest?

I assume, from what I've heard, that heavier metal (like, your black/thrash/death/grind) is much bigger on the continent, which is why you can have much larger festivals geared towards that kinda music then you could over here (although there are some smaller festivals catered towards this kinda thing) as the tickets would sell.

To be honest, I'd go to Download, Reading, Glastonbury and that dance festival (Creamfields, is it?) if I had the money for all of them, but I don't, so blah

Edited February 17, 2006 by rvdwannabe

[Summers]

In Flames were indeed there last year, as well as bands such as Lamb Of God.

But nothing heavy, y'know? >_>

[Liam]

Hell, the second LOG are as heavy as Emperor et al, let me know >_>

I've seen LOG at the Concorde 2, good live band.

[Cactus Drags]

Opeth were fucking shit at Download, I wish they hadn't been there.

All I heard about Opeth were how good they were (not just at Download, but in general live, whether it be gig reviews or reviews of the live DVD they have), but c'mon, they aren't really a festival act, especially if you look at the kinda bands Download has relative to them. They stuck out like a sore thumb.

[Liam]

Opeth were fucking shit at Download, I wish they hadn't been there.

All I heard about Opeth were how good they were (not just at Download, but in general live, whether it be gig reviews or reviews of the live DVD they have), but c'mon, they aren't really a festival act, especially if you look at the kinda bands Download has relative to them. They stuck out like a sore thumb.

In Flames were there last year actually. And why do you assume that if something doesn't go with the majority, I'll hate it? I said opeth were shit because they were. Could barely hear the vocals for a start. And the guitars sounded less like they were playing songs and more like they were jsut trying to be as loud as possible, it was just noise really.

Where did I say if it doesn't go with the majority, you'd hate it? I just said I've never heard bad things about them live, and that Opeth even playing Download seemed a bit weird to me, since there are no bands there that play anything like them. They stuck out like a sore thumb, so I'm not surprised if they got a mixed reaction.

EDIT: Yeah, I'd assumed In Flames had played at least one of the years, as would have someone like Soilwork...any idea if they've played Download?

Edited February 18, 2006 by rvdwannabe

[Cactus Drags]

You're implying they got a poor reaction because they were different to everything else, rather than a bad reaction because they were in fact shite.

[Liam]

Well, again, I read in mag reviews and from people who went there that there reaction was fine, and there set was fine (from the reviewers, and from Opeth fans....so thats arguably biased, obviously, although most fans can admit when bands they like are poor live).

However, I'm saying that I wouldn't expect people who went there for a lot of the other stuff to like Opeth or come away thinking Opeth were good, as they are different from most of the other stuff.

Edited February 19, 2006 by rvdwannabe