General 2 — Festival Fever

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL SAt & SUN HEADLINERS 2024 REVIEW

 Fall Out Boys energy driven pyrotechnic filled Saturday night set saw a thrilling and thumping set of the ages, as the rain poured. A rousing setlist working through their eight  award winning studio albums albums. Tracks such as Sugar, We're Goin Down, A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me, Dance Dance, Thanks for Mmrs, Uma Thurman, Chicago Is Two Years Ago & Disloyal Order Of Water Buffaloes, were to name a few.  Their set included a piano interlude whereby pianist, singer and guitarist Patrick Trump played the piano at the top of the stage amongst the backdrop of a volcano. Love from the other side has the crowd chanting in harmony before their closing set featured Pete Wentz being hoisted high into the air above the stage holding colourful balloons. Their final tracks Xo, Century and Saturday were accompanied by a spectacular fireworks display,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Avenged Sevenfold closed the festival with an eclectic set with mesmerizing backdrops which saw Matthew Sanders produce a vocal spectacular. Both sets full of meaning and memories, with tracks of both new and old. Hail to the King, Buried Alive, Bat Country & Nightmare went down very well with the huge crowds. Incredible backdrops accompanied the tracks, during A little piece of heaven a visual of a man and woman embracing one another featured on the expansive screens, telling a story of love. Avenged closed Download Festival with Save Me and Cosmic, a fitting end to a fantastic weekend. Tickets for download 2025 can be found here : https://downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets/