Waking Dead

Just got back from Download today, and I have to say it was awesome! I hadn’t been to a festival for about ten years (yes, I’m that old…) but I had a fantastic weekend, saw many great bands, had some pretty decent food, a good laugh, and lots of alcohol. In a vague semblance of order, here’s the bands I saw over the course of the three days:

Friday

Buckcherry
Turbonegro
Megadeth
DragonForce
Wolfmother
Job For A Cowboy
Velvet Revolver
Hayseed Dixie
Suicidal Tendencies

Saturday

Turisas
Hellyeah
Shadows Fall
As I Lay Dying
Anathema
Bowling For Soup
Machine Head
Slayer
Marilyn Manson
Necro (worst band on the bill by a country mile)
Head Automatica

Sunday

Parikrama
Reuben
In This Moment
Papa Roach
Mastodon
Orange Goblin
Paradise Lost
Napalm Death
Dimmu Borgir
Dream Theater (best gig of the weekend, can’t wait to see them again)
Iron Maiden

There were a few bands I couldn’t see due to timetable conflicts such as My Dying Bride, My Vitriol, Cult Of Luna and Lamb Of God (who I’m seeing in Novemeber anyway), but overall I think I got a fair few bands in there!