At a time when every man and his dog are re-forming their old bands Download plays host to two of this year's most anticipated re-unions. Yes, that'll be Faith No More and Limp Bizkit who both rawwked Donington Park at the weekend. Faith No More wowed the audience even though they have been disbanded for over ten years, hits such as 'Out Of Nowhere' and 'Be Aggressive' were met with huge cheers, and their cover of The Commodores classic 'Easy' got the full lighters in the air treatment. They also did a rendition of Lady Ga Ga's hit 'Poker Face' - now that I would like to have seen.
Limp Bizkit played their first live UK date at Download with a fully re-formed line up that included my personal favourite Wes Borland. At one point, during their set, Fred Durst got two fans up on stage who had been getting a tad crushed at the front of the mosh pit, but still whole heartedly carried on singing along to every word. By rights it should have been me up on that stage with Limp Bizkit, so I could fully realise my dream as a backing dancer. Yes, I used to know all the moves to Rollin' and would break into the dance whenever I heard the song. I don't know if I should be admitting to that? Anyway their set, as you would expect and want, was crammed with hits including My Way, Take A Look Around and Rollin'
So there you go a little round up of two of this year's hottest re-unions. Now, onto the website...as always we have news, reviews and all the latest music videos. This week is your last chance to enter the Wireless competition, make sure you get your entries in by the 19th June and you could be the winner of a pair of Wireless tickets. We also have a video of Placebo, who of course headlined Rockness at the weekend, talking about their latest album 'Battle For The Sun'. This week's featured gigs come in the form of KOF, battle of the North, Serpico, Tick Tick Boom!, Wallis Bird and Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Phew!
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