Download Festival's BIGGEST Gamble EVER to Attract Gen-Z?

[@PrimordialRadio]

Is Download Festival right to move with the times or are they alienating older fans? Let us know your thoughts and help support the channel by subscribing here: tinyurl.com/primordialradio-youtube 👈

[@johnross2924]

For me, the festival died when it was no longer called monsters of rock 🎸

[@LeonEvans_Guyver1]

When I'm not watching the screen I swear to god its the Joe Elliot podcast!! 😂😂

[@PrimordialRadio]

Haaaa! I'm from approx 20 miles up the road from him, near Wakefield /Dews

[@whatsahellhell]

I think Download did wait a bit too long on replacing the roatating door of headliners tbh. They didn't wait until bands could do it which I think has changed, but more waited until older bands couldn't anymore. BMTH were doing arenas from 2016, and still managed to headline R+L before Download. Also, I think the switch of R+L has something to do with it. There's a lot of bands who previously would've made up an entire R+L lineup that'll now only take up a fraction, so Download has clearly taken some of those bands and that audience with them. I don't think it's such a bad thing personally

[@PrimordialRadio]

Great observation on R&L it has markedly shifted more commercial in recent years, certainly leaves a good crop of bands needing a home at a rock festival in the UK, DL deffo seeming to fill that gap.