KingOfMetal Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Also, do they need the Lock Up stage anymore, seen as we now Download, Sonisphere and Bloodstock pretty much covering every kind of metal/punk you could want? Â Yes. Download, Sonisphere and Bloodstock are shitty festivals if you're looking for good punk music. Mike Davies always delivers a cracking lineup with the Lock Up stage. I'd be happy to pay the full price for that stage alone some years. It'd be a shame if it disappeared. Â Dont even know why I mentioned Bloodstock in that last post as obviously they don't cater to a punk crowd at all. Â Meanwhile, this is the latest on the Bloodstock Saturday night headliner: Â "Due to circumstances beyond the organizers control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 If you're looking for a punk festival just go to Rebellion, they've got some excellent bands playing, covering everything from the 70s to now covering all punk sub-genres. http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/bands/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 hmmm, that Bloodstock announcement is very hush hush, i wanna know who it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 The problem with Reading/Leeds is that it's not a bunch of people having a good time and it gets a bit wild, it's people trying their absolute hardest to be wild. That's less fun, and far more dangerous. I just want to chill out, watch some bands, drink a few beers and be left the fuck alone. to be fair, when i went to Reading/Leeds (i did 7 years on the bounce), i actually kinda liked the craziness of it all. I was there for the infamous Leeds riots and stuff, crazy, quite scary but definitly memorable.  Having said that, nowadays i'd probably hate it. I'm going to Download this year and im actually dreading to the camping experience. I've been to Bloodstock the last 4 years and that festival is just so much more easy going. I aint been to a big festival since 05 so im not looking forward to the vastness of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fox Piss Posted March 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 I think Leeds Fest 07 ended with people picking up other peoples tents and chucking them into a fire. Â Came back that night after RHCP to hear a mate go "Where are my fucking clothes." Â Couldn't be arsed doing a whole weekend again so now if nothing is going on we get a few of us and jump wall and check in on after hours stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfMetal Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 The problem with Reading/Leeds is that it's not a bunch of people having a good time and it gets a bit wild, it's people trying their absolute hardest to be wild. That's less fun, and far more dangerous. I just want to chill out, watch some bands, drink a few beers and be left the fuck alone. to be fair, when i went to Reading/Leeds (i did 7 years on the bounce), i actually kinda liked the craziness of it all. I was there for the infamous Leeds riots and stuff, crazy, quite scary but definitly memorable.  Having said that, nowadays i'd probably hate it. I'm going to Download this year and im actually dreading to the camping experience. I've been to Bloodstock the last 4 years and that festival is just so much more easy going. I aint been to a big festival since 05 so im not looking forward to the vastness of it all.  I was at Leeds the of the so called 'riots' also, 2002 the last year at Temple Newsom. It wasnt so much riot as people acting like cunts. I've only been to Download the once 2 years ago, but enjoyed that camping experience a hell of alot more than Leeds. Aside from a small group of dickheads near where we camping, it was alot enjoyable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 14, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Im pretty sure Slayer are gonna be the Bloodstock headliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfMetal Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 plausable. Tend to share how you've come to that thinking? Or is it just a radom guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick "Madman" Kelly Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Im kinda getting fucked off with Hard Rock Calling and their lack of announcements. Its a fucking joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name_here Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I'm going to Download this year and im actually dreading to the camping experience. I've been to Bloodstock the last 4 years and that festival is just so much more easy going. I aint been to a big festival since 05 so im not looking forward to the vastness of it all. Camping at Download is nowhere near as bad as some people make it out to be, i've been the last two years(and i'll be there again this year) and my mate has been going for the last five years and neither of us have ever had a bad experience camping-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Download isn't bad for camping at all, just parts of red and blue camps are full of young kids who are away from their parents for the first time. The smaller camp areas are a lot more chilled out. Sonisphere was really chilled out, it seemed to attract a more mature crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted March 16, 2012 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 16, 2012 Im kinda getting fucked off with Hard Rock Calling and their lack of announcements. Its a fucking joke. Â They must have heard you. John Fogerty (woo) and Lady Antebellum (meh) just announced for Saturday, next headliner announced on Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted March 19, 2012 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 19, 2012 Another Hard Rock Calling update, Sunday headliner confirmed as Paul Simon (which will include a full performance of Graceland) with Alison Krauss & Union Station also playing. Not bad. Â EDIT: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Jimmy Cliff also playing on the Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bettencourt Posted March 19, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 Europe, Halestorm, Firewind and more added to the line up We Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Dent Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Soundgarden headline the Friday at Hard Rock Caloing, special guests Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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