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Why Download Festival Is The Best Event This Year.

Morning Music Fans (it was morning when i wrote this OK). For what looks like becoming the best Download so far, an a tough one to beat in the future. RouteNote have decided to throw out a few reasons why this one is much better than the rest as well as help you learn the juicy line-up!

• With a so far unconfirmed or really too reliable number of tickets sold for the festival so far, which i’m betting means they don’t know yet because of the sheer volume. Download, regardless of the acts on, will have the biggest number of legitimate music lovers in the campsite they’ve ever had. This is backed up by the fact that they released another 10,000 ticket around only a month after original release.
• AC/DC will be performing on the 30th anniversary of thee biggest selling Rock ‘N’ Roll album ever “Back In Black”. On the 30th anniversary of the UK’s biggest Rock’N'Roll festival. ON TOP OF it being the biggest year for Download tickets sale. That makes it a Rock’N'Roll biggest to the power of three, which is huge!
• Rage Against the Machine are continuing something of a comeback off the back one of the closest Christmas No.1 races the country has seen in 10 years and the successful free London shows. Apart from the obvious brilliance of the band’s live performances which have no doubt done there part in bolstering the ticket sales.  And Bigger crowds + Warm Beer ÷ Weekend =  more fun! Good work everyone…….
• The knock-on affect of the extra ticket sales have pushed the organizers to open the campsite much earlier this year. The argument is that this will in fact decrease congestion, making it easier for the necessary authorities to monitor things like ticket touts and skint music lovers sneaking in. As well as, theft within the grounds and exhausted moshers needed much needed attention. On top of the obvious benefits of the stepped up security and larger police presence.
• The other festival line-ups this year have largely be seen to be controversial by some and just plain out of date by others. It’s not our words, it seems to be public opinion, with distressed regular tickets buyer’s explaining they’re anger in forum after forum. With acts like the Libertine’s being payed extortionate amounts of money for one-off dates that in their opinions (the general public) add to a loss of integrity to the said events. Making Download this years festival of choice for regulars and music fans in general, not just metallers.

The main act for each stage are:

Main stage Friday: AC/DC. Them Crooked Vultures. Wolfmother.

Saturday: Rage Against The Machine. Deaftones. Megadeath.

Sunday: Aerosmith. Stone Temple Pilots. Motorhead.

Second Stage Friday: Bullet For My Valentine. Coheed And Cambria.  A Day To Remember.

Saturday: 30 Seconds To Mars. HIM. The Blackout.

Sunday: StoneSour. Airbourne. Steel Panther.

Pepsi-Max Stage Friday: Job For A Cowboy. As I Lay Dying. Tyketto.

Saturday: Micheal Munroe. Skin. Y&T.

Sunday: Suicidal Tendencies. Zebrahead. Young Guns

Redbull Bedroom Jam Stage Friday: Funeral Party. IMICUS. The Humour.

Saturday: Breed 77. Glamour Of The Kill. The Dead Lay Waiting.

Sunday: Panic Cell. T-34. Esoterica.

Them Crooked Vultures: Free Streaming of Their New Album Online

The self-titled debut album from rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures is being streamed online – all 13 tracks.

The new album doesn’t actually arrive in stores until early next week, but its nice of Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones to provide everyone with this awesome preview.

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Them Crooked Vultures Free Download Give Away

The date for Them Crooked Vultures debut album is creeping up and the bands sexy promotion campaign continues in the style of generosity. iTunes is host to a free download from the band named “Mind Eraser, No Chaser”.

The first official release was the the single that came out last week, “New Fang”. The free track is another little riff machine that was unleashed at the bands short burst of dates in the US and Europe this summer. With catchy guitar and an even catchier chorus, fingers crossed the album is consistent. TCV will begin a tour of the west coast (US) starting mid November, with the self titled album being released on the same day, the 17th.

Them Crooked Vultures Open For Arctic Monkeys?

Brixton Academy this evening (26th) will be host to The Arctic Monkeys,  Who’s support slot for the gig is  being bill boarded with a ‘very special guests’ only. Its been very strongly suggested that Them Crooked Vultures will be making their UK Debut supporting the Arctic Monkeys on their one-off launch show to help promote new album ‘Humbug’.

This is only a strongly suggested rumor though, but it does add to the already strong speculation that Them Crooked Vultures are appearing at the Reading and Leeds festival as this years secret act, with Brit-Pop veterans Echobelly as the secret support. It would make sense after all, in betting that the outfit would get the best reception in the UK , given that all three members do have enormous followings with past/current exploits in the country, and that they are doing the rounds at the moment. They have already visited Hollands Lowlands and Belgium’s Pukkelpop festivals in the past week so they are getting closer.

Whether they are or not aside, my bet is on the bands first single/album coming out this side of Christmas. ‘Nobody like me and neither do i’ is the front runner in the Crooked Vultures first single game. Check it out below. (you’ll have to be patient until around 2mins 30) However, T-shirts are already available.