Is British rock and metal now a cottage industry?

[Chris2112]

On 20/06/2021 at 20:10, Lozz196 said:

I’m surprised Frank Carter & Rattlesnakes are at Download, but then I suppose there is an area of crossover between punk & metal.

 

Probably more due to lack of choice than anything. It's not like there were loads of top name rock and metal bands available in the UK to choose from. 

[Jonesy]

1 hour ago, Chris2112 said:

 

Probably more due to lack of choice than anything. It's not like there were loads of top name rock and metal bands available in the UK to choose from. 

I think the whole festival was put together in a really short amount of time and all of the bands did it for free, which probably contributed to the lack of bigger bands too.

[Barking Spiders]

10 hours ago, Jonesy said:

I think the whole festival was put together in a really short amount of time and all of the bands did it for free, which probably contributed to the lack of bigger bands too.

While that's true, other than the veteran Brit bands I originally mentioned, over the last decade or so the big draws at Download have been US bands and a number from non-English speaking countries.

[borntohang]

Biffy are going to be up there for a while yet. Sleeps and BMTH seem like good shouts for future main stage headers - BMTH probably sooner than Sleeps based on the venues they're doing. 

[DawnPatroller]

That being said, the highlights looked like everyone had a blast.