4 years since they last played, and no new album. Heh, funny seeing people moan when headliners are booked again without a new album, yet request another.

You know I can't see a thread like this and say NO VAN HALEN WILL NOT PLAY.
 
Instead of one of my long explanations though (and believe me, there are hundreds of reasons why they won't play), I just give you this:
"I would book them if they stopped being dicks" - Andy Copping, 2012 
 
RE Pearl Jam: With them sharing a band member, there must be some dialogue after Soundgarden played this year, but I would guess that's between Copping and management, not the band members. Does anyone know what Soundgarden's plans for 2013 are? That really is what will dictate what Pearl Jam can do.

ClownPrince

Anyone else worried about three repeat headliners (again)

Slipknot
Maiden
KISS

Seems entirely possible.

Only 1 repeat.
 
Main Green Day, Pearl Jam, Slipknot
2nd Deftones, Scorpions, Paramore
 

defsteve

ClownPrince

Anyone else worried about three repeat headliners (again)

Slipknot
Maiden
KISS

Seems entirely possible.

Only 1 repeat.

Main Green Day, Pearl Jam, Slipknot
2nd Deftones, Scorpions, Paramore

 
2008 - Download turned down Kiss, had to ask them to play because their headliner pulled out. Download's least successful year.
2012 - Festival struggling with money problems ends up having to book Kiss (Sonisphere). Ticket sales so bad the festival is cancelled.
 
Neither year would I place blame entirely on Kiss but that leaves me inclined to believe they aren't a band that will headline Download unless no other options are available to them. 
 
Defsteve seems a bit more on the money, but I don't think a Slipknot/Paramore clash would suit things. Might do it if they had do, but both are names that get attention in Kerrang, at one point got quite mainstream press coverage and have a core audience of the same age group. I can definitely see all those bands playing, I just don't think those two would be allowed to clash.

Pearl Jam please <3

defsteve

ClownPrince

Anyone else worried about three repeat headliners (again)

Slipknot
Maiden
KISS

Seems entirely possible.

Only 1 repeat.

Main Green Day, Pearl Jam, Slipknot
2nd Deftones, Scorpions, Paramore

This would be to good...Just swap scorps and paramore

how i see it is:
     FRI                 SAT               SUN
Maiden                 Foo's          RAMMSTEIN
---------------------------------------------------
Deftones            Priest            Paramore
---------------------------------------------------
Less Than Jake Bad Brains  Parkway Drive
 
As you can see, i clearly dont care what else is on other than my interests.

He said Eminem would go down quite a treat? Obviously taken with a pinch of salt.

Eminem would be the best headliner Download have ever had well Eminem and Rammstein.

Download's broadening the sounds it includes, but I don't think we'd get Eminem in 2013.
 
Wait 5 years and if his career still exists, we might get him.
 
The other thing with Slipknot is how much time they spend on hiatus for side-projects, and how long they take to record albums. When people say they've been touring the same material since 2008, that doesn't mean five years of Slipknot being on the road. They'd kill it if they headlined, guarantee it.

Friday
Foo Fighters / Pearl Jam
Paramore
Rise Against
Enter Shikari
Feeder
Soil
Shadows Fall
Cancer Bats
Rise To Remain

2nd
Lostprophets
Bring Me The Horizon

Saturday
Rammstein
Evanescence
Slayer (Reign In Blood in full)
Killswitch Engage
Papa Roach
Children Of Bodom
Funeral For A Friend
Young Guns
Black Spiders

2nd
Alter Bridge
Him

Sunday
Slipknot (Knotfest)
Deftones
Limp Bizkit
Godsmack
A Day To Remember
Five Finger Death Punch
Asking Alexandria
While She Sleeps

2nd
Scorpions
Motorhead
 
Ill go with something like this for next year tried to be sort of realistic, Eminem would be a amazing headliner but I just cant see it happening ever, would he even want to play Download?

rememberme19

Friday
Foo Fighters / Pearl Jam
Paramore
Rise Against
Enter Shikari
Feeder
Soil
Shadows Fall
Cancer Bats
Rise To Remain

2nd
Lostprophets
Bring Me The Horizon

Saturday
Rammstein
Evanescence
Slayer (Reign In Blood in full)
Killswitch Engage
Papa Roach
Children Of Bodom
Funeral For A Friend
Young Guns
Black Spiders

2nd
Alter Bridge
Him

Sunday
Slipknot (Knotfest)
Deftones
Limp Bizkit
Godsmack
A Day To Remember
Five Finger Death Punch
Asking Alexandria
While She Sleeps

2nd
Scorpions
Motorhead

Ill go with something like this for next year tried to be sort of realistic, Eminem would be a amazing headliner but I just cant see it happening ever, would he even want to play Download?

That line up would suit me, just get the Scorpions to clash with Deftones so I can see "the Scorps" [sm=thumb.gif]

Im actually worried that the booked headliner AC has got is Jay Z, seems to be really bigging him up/mentioning him alot on Twitter, how can he be considered and Kasabian cant? not that I would like either

rememberme19

Im actually worried that the booked headliner AC has got is Jay Z, seems to be really bigging him up/mentioning him alot on Twitter, how can he be considered and Kasabian cant? not that I would like either

 
He said on the metal hammer podcast that he would book Jay-Z but only if it was a collaboration thing like Linkin Park.
 
People need to remember that AC's Twitter is his personal account and he likes/listens to/watches a lot more than just Download bands.

polythenegirl

rememberme19

Im actually worried that the booked headliner AC has got is Jay Z, seems to be really bigging him up/mentioning him alot on Twitter, how can he be considered and Kasabian cant? not that I would like either

He said on the metal hammer podcast that he would book Jay-Z but only if it was a collaboration thing like Linkin Park.

People need to remember that AC's Twitter is his personal account and he likes/listens to/watches a lot more than just Download bands.

I know he listens/watches loads of bands, but I dont get how can Jay Z go down well more than Kasabian

Soni cancelled in March. Andy had headliner confirmed in April. I was thinking that when Soni cancelled and Live Nation started talking to the acts about putting them on somewhere that conversation must of came up.

But if Kiss do an Arena tour first half of next year, I don't see it happening.

rememberme19

polythenegirl

rememberme19

Im actually worried that the booked headliner AC has got is Jay Z, seems to be really bigging him up/mentioning him alot on Twitter, how can he be considered and Kasabian cant? not that I would like either

He said on the metal hammer podcast that he would book Jay-Z but only if it was a collaboration thing like Linkin Park.

People need to remember that AC's Twitter is his personal account and he likes/listens to/watches a lot more than just Download bands.

I know he listens/watches loads of bands, but I dont get how can Jay Z go down well more than Kasabian

 
When Kasabian do a collaboration with a metal band they'll become a contender. Andy wants crossover acts, not totally out of genre ones.
 
Although maybe he'd consider them if they were prepared to take a lower slot, and perhaps more importantly a lower fee.

Matt_B

rememberme19

polythenegirl

rememberme19

Im actually worried that the booked headliner AC has got is Jay Z, seems to be really bigging him up/mentioning him alot on Twitter, how can he be considered and Kasabian cant? not that I would like either

He said on the metal hammer podcast that he would book Jay-Z but only if it was a collaboration thing like Linkin Park.

People need to remember that AC's Twitter is his personal account and he likes/listens to/watches a lot more than just Download bands.

I know he listens/watches loads of bands, but I dont get how can Jay Z go down well more than Kasabian

When Kasabian do a collaboration with a metal band they'll become a contender. Andy wants crossover acts, not totally out of genre ones.

 
It's exactly this - Jay-Z would be considered because of the Collision Course stuff he's done and teh fact that is now considered a cross-over act into the Rock scene.

polythenegirl

Matt_B

rememberme19

polythenegirl

rememberme19

Im actually worried that the booked headliner AC has got is Jay Z, seems to be really bigging him up/mentioning him alot on Twitter, how can he be considered and Kasabian cant? not that I would like either

He said on the metal hammer podcast that he would book Jay-Z but only if it was a collaboration thing like Linkin Park.

People need to remember that AC's Twitter is his personal account and he likes/listens to/watches a lot more than just Download bands.

I know he listens/watches loads of bands, but I dont get how can Jay Z go down well more than Kasabian

When Kasabian do a collaboration with a metal band they'll become a contender. Andy wants crossover acts, not totally out of genre ones.

It's exactly this - Jay-Z would be considered because of the Collision Course stuff he's done and teh fact that is now considered a cross-over act into the Rock scene.

Irrelevant comment - Jay Z should be considered on his own, Hes good Linkin Park suck

Jay-Z headlining 2nd stage would have biggest crowd of any 2nd headliner in download history