2011

Mojo1974

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Watching my mate dale getting searched by security going in to the vilage and all he has on is a mankini. Security then telling him to go over to the cops as it was obvious that his c*ck had been stolen.  It was so  funny watching his face thought he was going to throw a fit.

Now thats a great story to tell your mates down the pub!  I had to re-read it I was laughing so much.

 
Mojo you might want to check out this video about 5 or 6 minutes in
 
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Apparenly I did a beer bong, succeeded and got 'PASS' written on my face
 
Don't remember it though

Best memory from 2011 was probably the Skindred / Ghost decision...that was killer!! 

After literally aages debating which to choose (it was tough since out of the 15 or so we had in our group, only two of us wanted to see Ghost and the other one caved and chose Skindred, which just left me!) I just went for it and decided to go it alone and see Ghost. Don't know why, but seeing a band on my own for the first time was extra special, probably because I had got into Ghost on my own in the first place shortly after they were announced and became pretty much obsessed...backed them so fiercly everywhere - forums, to family, to friends!
So anyway, manning up and making the last minute decision to leave all my mates, turn in the other direction and head to Pepsi Max to go see them, not knowing if they'd be good or bad live, was a great thing cos they turned out to be a highlight of the weekend. Now, this year, I've got 8 of my friends wanting to see Ghost!!!

Also when they finished and I left, I was walking past main stage and saw the Newport Helicopter from the food stalls - so in the end, I managed to catch one of the best Skindred bits anyway!   

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Seeing Royal Republic in Pepsi Tent...Good Times

System of a Down, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold & Disturbed all in one year...
 
Add to that ... Skunk Anansie, Def Leppard, Bullet for my Valentine, Puddle of Mudd...
 
Yep best year ever!

Del2708

The Doghouse on the Thursday night. Awesome.....

Haha, I might be bias, but it was the best night of my life.
Ever.

Def Leppard (Love 'em!)
 
Avenged Sevenfold
 
Twisted Sister
 
The Cult
 
Skindred
 
The sh*te weather causing us to leave at 1am after Linkin Park.
 
Linkin Park - amazing set 

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SOAD were ace. 1st time I hae been to a festival on my

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SOAD were ace. 1st time I have been to a festival on my own which was a new experience but good. disturbed and down ax7 alter bridge were all good. Did not enjoy the downpour Sunday evening though!

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Where to start:

• Avenged Sevenfold being on top form
• Skindred Newport Helicopter (That was last year right?)
• My first BBBQ
• Watching Gwar and turisas in the rain :D (I love it!!!)
• Seeing Rob Zombie for the 2nd time that year which was mindblowing
• Seeing some new bands I hadn't heard of properly (D.R.U.G.S and Ghost for two examples)
• having great banter during pendulum with loads of random folk

It wasn't the best DL I've had but loads of stuff from it was memorable! I wih I did see some of the main stage headliners but 2nd stage was soooooo strong last year.

My hen weekend :)
 
So seeing all my girly friends coping with portaloos, mosh pits, male nudity aplenty and lots of loud music was one of my favourite bits to be honest.
 
Loved the end of Skindred's set with all the shirt swinging, SOAD were brilliant, and got a bit excited when I was up on the big screens dressed in my zombie bride outfit during BMTH on the Friday. To be honest though, we saw far less bands than usual due to the size of our group and everyone being so wrecked all weekend!

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Leeds 06
Rock am Ring 08
Sonisphere 09, 10
Bilbao BBK 10
Glastonbury 98

3rd one I've missed 
Would have gone but had bought Rock Royalty tickets for Sonisphere so couldn't afford to do both fests... instead spent Saturday BBQing and then watched SOAD's Rock AM Ring (or Rock IM Park?) set on the internet that night (the same night SOAD played DL), just to keep my festival spirits high. 

Didn't see enough of the bands I wanted to. Rain on Sunday didn't help. Really wanted to see Turisas, Disturbed, Bowling For Soup and BFMV. Didn't mind too much about missing Linkin Park, I'm not really a fan.
 
Campsite banter was good. Had some jolly laughs involving a giant water balloon catapault. Although someone's nose did get broken by it. 
 
A good festival, but my favourite Download still remains 2009. Hoping this year will be the best.

  

Favourite Download year :)
Everything about it was amazing!
Spent it with the most amazing person, seen all the bands i wanted to, Thin Lizzy, Alter Bridge, Mr Big and Skindred were just fantastic!
Having a laugh in the rain because i was fully prepared with big boots, poncho and bin bags for protection instead of fabric boots like 2010 lol
Had the best week
 

xX natty Xx

fragg_grrl

I met the love of my life during System of a Down. Moved from Northern Ireland to London to be with him :)

 
this is deserved
 

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download 2011 RED CAMP
 
we wish you a HAPPY DOWNLOAD

My first ever Download experience with my amazing boyfriend who has been many times! I am back again this year.
SOAD!!! :)

Wasn't a fan of the downpour on the Sunday, made me leave early! :(

Alice Cooper - Always love his shows. Great to see him at D/L
Twisted Sister - Great fun band
A7X - Love these guys - about time they headlined !!!!
First time in the guest area - Why have we always missed this in r previous yeard???

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Hairspray 10 Jul
RHPS 24 Sept
Alterbridge/Shinedown/Halestorm 16 Oct

DEF LEPPARD! :D skindred's heavy metal robot aswell lol

System Of A Down. Just amazing.

Seeing SOAD was amazing! They were the guys who got me into rock music as it is.
Ohhhhh, and sitting in the cinema bit watching Simpsons with friends whilst wasted and munching on chips.
Drinking 1 litre of Jack Daniels on Wednesday night (which was easier than I thought) and realising I only had 2 litres left in the morning. :(
Watching a girl trying to use a she-wee against a metal fence and then hearing her scream "I'M DOIN' IT! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!"...
 
Oh dear. :D

- James
Camp Juan Direction (Formally Camp Sweet Lemonade)   
Download 2009 - Blue Camp
Download 2011 - Blue Camp
Download 2013 - Hopefully Blue Camp

LINKIN PARK & SOAD ALL THE WAY.
both worth waiting in the rubbish weather for!
avenged were incredible as well... little piece of heaven made my life :')
 
 

So so gutted I couldn't be there!

Favourite Download year :)
Everything about it was amazing! Spent it with the most amazing person, seen all the bands i wanted to, Thin Lizzy, Alter Bridge, Mr Big and Skindred were just fantastic!
Having a laugh in the rain because i was fully prepared with big boots, poncho and bin bags for protection i have never owned fabric boots 2010 or otherwise lol
Had the best week

alliballi_b

So so gutted I couldn't be there!

 
 

 

2011... my first download was amazing.
 
we came as a group and had a whole trolley of stuff including a giant pink gazebo. i love that gazebo. (it sadly died in 2012).
 
we had a belated bday bbq for my bf. which ended up being hello kitty themed. best bit was the bday cake. (we stuck glowsticks in french fancies).
 
the friendliness of everybody. i had always been told that dl was big and scary and not that friendly but everyone was so lovely and i have lots of pics of just randomers who were in outfits.
 
the bands... korn played an amazing set and soad were pretty good too. bowling for soup were phenomenal and disturbed were fantastic too.
 
one of my favourite memories is the realisation that my bf actually loved me. as i was a bit of an eejit and took unwell on the sunday due to the weather and stuff. and he missed the sunday headliners in order to sit in our tent and look after me. now that is commitment.
 

 
can't wait for 2013 cause he will be back with me again. i missed him in 2012.
 
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download 2011 - black camp.
download 2012 - red camp.
download 2013 - ervan camp. 

Being at the front for Avenged on the Sat amazing set.
Standing in the rain all day Sunday waiting for Disturbed and Linkin Park.
Oh and the other half and myself laughing ourselves silly listening to my ex husband who was camped next to us getting an earbashing from his girlfriend on the phone for an hour and a half when he told her he was camped near us lol

This was my favorite Download by a way I think. Anti-Flag, SOAD, Skindred, King Blues, Gaslight Anthem, very strong lineup except for Def Leppard (though Pendulum made a good substitute)

 

Highlights of 2011... System of a Down of course....
 
And laughing my head of because Rob got hypothermia during The Darkness because he was bored... and had to go to the welfare tent, and coming back to the Vodafone stage with a foil blanket and shaking from so much coffee that he was bouncing around his seat for Def Leppard.

tulstur

Twisted Sister were the dogs!

This!

Twisted sister and Pendulum [sm=thumb.gif]

being my first download, had a tiny tent and learnt that viscose doesn't keep you warm. basically all the packing mistakes!
 
seeing A7X, missed out on those paper flags...
Hollywood undead, followed by Down... then having 4 stewards try to lift me over the barrier to get out the pit before fainting.
getting drenched on the Sunday watching Tursias 

Avenged followed by SOAD was probably the most perfect 3 hours of my entire life