Guns N' Roses to headline Download 2010?

[kupirock]

Interesting poster on the frontpage of a Finnish metal festival. Now they don't say anything about a certain band, but the imagery tickles a bit. Friday and Saturady still need a headlining band...

http://www.sauna-open-air.fi/

Very interesting.  Looks like a GN'R logo, but none I've ever seen.

Ali

Seems like GNR will play Europe next year...

They could do stadium show here, or atleast few sold out arena shows, would be strange if they choose to play in crappy little festival (sauna open air)

[ppbebe]

an open air sauna? strange place for rock concerts

[Chinese Monopoly]

Glastonbury is the only UK festival.

Oxegen? It's not in the UK, but it's been voted best festival in the whole of Europe and it's only over the shore in Ireland.

[wadey]

Glastonbury is the only UK festival.

Glastonbury SUCKS

[Mysteron]

Glastonbury is the only UK festival.

Glastonbury SUCKS

Glastonbury does not suck. It is one of the oldest UK festivals.

I know the man who run Glast though, and I am not sure whether he would go with GN'R. Let's wait and see.

[fieldsy]

GNR would be a strange choice for Glastonbury - especially since U2 have been announced.

And yes, Glastonbury does not suck.

[Il?vatar]

It would be pretty spectacular if Guns could headline T In The Park, the best UK festival 

Playing both Glastonbury and T In The Park would be an awesome combination though. Definently would love to see them play a general UK music festival though rather than Download, theres too many punk kids determined to ruin the experience for others.
T In The Park and Glastonbury sell out instantly before the line ups have are even close to being announced because people are happy in the knowledge they will be entertained no matter who is playing and what songs they will hear.

[wadey]

Glastonbury is the only UK festival.

Glastonbury SUCKS

Glastonbury does not suck. It is one of the oldest UK festivals.

I know the man who run Glast though, and I am not sure whether he would go with GN'R. Let's wait and see.

 most of the bands certainly suck. it maybe the oldest UK festival but very recently its been very poor and very overrated

[jacdaniel]

Oxegen? It's not in the UK, but it's been voted best festival in the whole of Europe and it's only over the shore in Ireland.

im Irish and i hated Oxegen the time i went.  Usually full of shit bands that i couldnt care for.  actually, i hate festivals in general lol.
I rather just go to a gig were i actually like the band playing.

[Loaded NightraiN]

GNR would be a strange choice for Glastonbury - especially since U2 have been announced.

Why??

Axl & Bono have played on stage together & most any radio station that plays one, plays the other

[Thorne]

Just to clear a few things up.

1) Download isn't a metal festival. Never has been, probably never will be. The organisers call it a rock festival, which it is. The line-up has become more and more varied as the years go by. Just take a look at the mainstage headliners for the past four years: 2006- Tool, Metallica, GNR. 2007- My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Iron Maiden (Thursday headliner - Scumface) . 2008 - Kiss, The Offspring, Lostprophets. 2009- Faith No More, Slipknot, Def Leppard. I have a feeling GNR will fit in much better nowadays.

2) Axl was awesome in 2006. I was there and really enjoyed it. Granted it was my first (but not last) Guns N Roses live experience but I'm sticking by my opinion 

3) Someone raised a very good point regarding the condition of Donington Park. It is indeed basically a building site, however Download was moved from the actual racing circuit to just outside it in 2008. They've since moved it again to abolish the hellish walk of death but from what I heard (I wasn't there this year, first time since 2006 I've missed it) this year's positioning was much better.

[Chinese Monopoly]

Oxegen? It's not in the UK, but it's been voted best festival in the whole of Europe and it's only over the shore in Ireland.

im Irish and i hated Oxegen the time i went.  Usually full of shit bands that i couldnt care for.  actually, i hate festivals in general lol.
I rather just go to a gig were i actually like the band playing.

Not a fan of festivals either, but Oxegen is still the best.

[fieldsy]

GNR would be a strange choice for Glastonbury - especially since U2 have been announced.

Why??

Axl & Bono have played on stage together & most any radio station that plays one, plays the other

Because Glastonbury usually has a range of genres for their headliners, unlike Download where it is a rock/metal festival.  Also, it would be rare for a band as big as GNR to headline more than 1 UK festival.  Usually it is written into a contract that they would not play another festival so that promoter has 'exclusive rights' to that live performance for that year.

[jarmo]

For an outsider like myself, it definitely looks like Download is aimed more towards the metal/hard rock crowd than say Glastonbury, Reading etc...



/jarmo

[wadey]

For an outsider like myself, it definitely looks like Download is aimed more towards the metal/hard rock crowd than say Glastonbury, Reading etc...



/jarmo

when i saw GnR at leeds carling festival the line up was very much metal/rock

slipknot - offspring - prodigy - just to name a few........but i see your point about other festivals playing less rock

[JAC185]

Another option in the UK if they do the festival circuit is Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park.

People give a shit about that thing?

Was Aerosmith's only gig in England in over a decade. They do tend to draw in big acts aswell because tickets are around 50 quid or so for a day from memory when I saw Aerosmith, and people tend to pay that for the calibre of the headliner they seem to draw anyway alongside the other bands the rest of the day. Although it is the ultimate middle class day out. Even moreso than V Festival.

[BlowUpYourVideo]

GNR playing Glastonbury just seems.... wrong.

I know they have bands and artist from different genres, but whenever I hear "Glastonbury" I can't help but hear "indie". Bleh.

[jarmo]

GNR playing Glastonbury just seems.... wrong.

I know they have bands and artist from different genres, but whenever I hear "Glastonbury" I can't help but hear "indie". Bleh.

Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Neil Young, U2, The Who... Indie?




/jarmo

[The Prez]

when i saw GnR at leeds carling festival the line up was very much metal/rock

slipknot - offspring - prodigy - just to name a few........but i see your point about other festivals playing less rock

Maybe it's just me, but in your list I only see one true metalband and that's Slipnot.
Offspring is a popular rockband, but for me..I call them 'kiddie rock'...the kind of pseudo punk rock you like between your 14 and 20's..
prodigy? That's dance! (maybe they have a rock attitude...but the music is not)

I see Guns as (the best) hardrock band, not a 'metal' band; and I have the feeling they are much more appreciated by the rock/metal fans scene and so also in those kind of festivals, than by the more 'alternative / pop rock /...' scene
At least that's what I experience during my festival visits and with the people I know...
 

[jarmo]

I see Guns as (the best) hardrock band, not a 'metal' band; and I have the feeling they are much more appreciated by the rock/metal fans scene and so also in those kind of festivals, than by the more 'alternative / pop rock /...' scene
At least that's what I experience during my festival visits and with the people I know...
 

Good point.

But I wonder if that's still true with the Chinese Democracy material.

It just seems to me like the kind of album that would also appeal to people who don't listen to hard rock/metal.





/jarmo