Kennedy has grown over the years and as Myles et al launched into their Download set, the volume from this wing of the festival site was deafening. The amount of Alter Bridge, Slash and Myles Kennedy shirts in the crowd today was a testament to the popularity that Mr. The set was multi-faceted, it had massive anthems in the form of ‘Black Flame’ and ‘The Grey (VIXI)’, impressive circle pits ignited sporadically and wave after wave of crowd surfers made the security team earn their keep early on under the imposing burning afternoon sun.Īs I headed towards the Second Stage, still computing the carnage and success I had just been a part of on the Main Stage, I was met with an absolute eye watering colossal crowd, one of which a band sitting at this position on the billing of the Second Stage of a festival shouldn’t perhaps expect, but when you consider that it is the absolute legend that is Myles Kennedy then it all starts to make sense. Daniel Winter-Bates stalked the stage like a man possessed, commanding from the front, and delivering vocals with enough power to light up the entire Download site on their own. From the off, it was obvious that these brits were here to engage and deliver an absolutely huge dose of brutality to the gathered masses. So, after checking out the merch stands, and the absolutely massive queues that stood before them, I decided to grab a spot on the Main Stage for a healthy slab of Metalcore courtesy of Bury Tomorrow. After what has seemed like an eternity, Download had finally opened its gates once more on the hallowed turf of Donington Park and armed with my trusty homemade grid, complete with various highlighting and tactical notes on my must sees and plans for the days, I completed the monumental hike from the car park to the arena for what was sure to be a weekend of mammoth sets and frenetic live music
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