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Watching Biohazard with 7 other people. Keith Buckley being one the best frontmen in the biiiiz. Gwar not having enough time and Kvelertak making me forget bout the cold damp dirty knee deep mud rain fest.

 
I was one of the others at Biohazard. We just need to find the other six now.
 
They put on a good set, but it was already way too wet and slippery to mosh.
 
Kvelertak, GWAR and Turisas all made getting in the arena early worthwhile too, even if I had to seek shelter checking out new bands in the tents until the rain slacked off.

SOAD and missing Linkin Park to head back to the tent with a lovely lady :D

My first festival - the rain built so much character.

Rain!!!!
 
And some bands in between

Rob Zombie party, skindreds windmills, Twisted Sisters banter, getting the tent up and down before the rainfall on Wednesday and Monday morning and bumping into so many friends

My second Download and much better organised this time. Met up with everyone from 2010. Loved Def Leppard , had not seen them since the Slang tour in 1996. So many good bands , The Darkness, Thin Lizzy , Alice Cooper , Twisted Sister , Cheap Trick , Black Stone Cherry. Met Al Murray in the tent watching some Death metal band (?). The rain on the Sunday was a real downer , ended up leaving before The Cult . We're due a sunny weekend this year peeps !.

my top moment was when system played chop suey, as it was whilst I was playing this song that I first got talking to my bf over 5 years ago in a park. so that song is quite special to us :)
other than that.. skindred, korn, children of bodom (who surpised us because they were much better live than on cd), and avenged sevenfold because I really wasn't expecting to enjoy them.

The Darkness on the Friday.
Trash Talk and Twisted Sister on the Saturday.
Kvelertak, GWAR and Rob Zombie on the Sunday.
 
Loved the Guinness bar loads last year.

My first festival and my honeymoon after being married the Saturday before. Too many good memories and one bad one (rain). Twisted Sister were my highlight but my wife enjoyed kissing Jaret Reddick of BFS on the cheek (I got a high five of him though). Being asked if my Wife who is 2 years older then me was my daughter! Def Leppard, Newport 'elicopta', Alice Cooper, a guy motor-boated his girlfriend during Alterbridge. I have regrets too like not going down to see SOAD after Alice Cooper finished, not being prepared for the rain, seeing Linkin Park over Rob Zombie. But the good one outweigh the bad ones by a long way.

So MUCH GOOD:

• First festival
• Rocking up at 12:30 having taken an exam 9:00-11:00 that morning

 
 

• Alter Bridge performing like bosses as usual on the Friday
• Drunkenly singing along to the Darkness

 

• Escape the Fate being the first band I saw on the Saturday and blowing everyone away with the solo/outro/double bass bit in their last song "Aftermath"
• Avenged - band of the weekend, absolutely amazing performance
• almost dying cos of dehydration and the fact I couldn't breathe at the front for SOAD (I'm only about 5, '7)

 

• Watching Bowling for soup being epic on the Sunday with my bro.

 
BAD: 
Pendulum not playing any older songs :(
Hayfever kicking in really bad on Saturday daytime whilst Dio's Disciples and Paul Gilbert were on. (Me being a tit, i forgot my tablets haha)
Pretty Reckless being dreadful and complaining that people didn't like their bad performance +++ her lifting hr top up but having taped nipples... What a tease/let-down :(
Rain meaning I missed Disturbed and Bullet. I really wanted to see LP as well, I'm a hug fan, but their setlist wasn't great imo. Same could be said about Bullet in all fairness.

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

first year not camping at download, and really regretted it (back camping this year) 
really enjoyed it though, except for the rain on the sunday! 
 
Some highlights- system of a down, avenged sevenfold, korn, and pendulum! 

I have so many memorys that are completly awesome.
 
Some of the best bands i seen , danzig alice cooper, skindrid acoustic set, twisted sister,cheap tricks, rob zombie. plus loads more
 
Making so many new friends and catching up with old ones.  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. And still so many great experinces  after them

ZOMBIE!! 
 
that is all. 

RAIN

While it was obvious it wasn't the best System have been in regards to a visual sense. Sonically they were tight as hell, brilliant time with everyone having a good time around me.

The bemusement on peoples faces at Ghost.

Soad and a7x are two of my top favourite bands so Saturday night was a dream come true.

Best Festival Ever.
 
I cried when SOAD came on. They've been my favourite band for 10 years and I thought I'd never see them. 
 
Friday night was great! I wanted to see Twist Of Cain so went to see Danzig and he opened with it. Wanted to see Lets Get Rocked and as I was walking to Pendulum, Def Lep just started, so I watched that, Then Pendulum came on late, so I met my mates by pure chance and got to see Pendulums full set!
 
The rain on sunday, Everyone bar myself, Ed, Robin and Lee going home early. But we stayed and loved it. Linkin Park were amazing. DAT BASS.
 
All in all, My favourite Festival ever.

nny4lenore

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.

My first Download, was assimilated by the Duckers, had seconds at the BBBQ, nearly cried when I saw Alter Bridge and A7X, got depressed on the Sunday so stayed in camp coz I couldn't be bothered to slog through the mud. So far, the best experience I ever had in my life, looking forward to this year being 10 times as good