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Title: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: Rog on 31 May 2014, 09:16:56


No, not motor racing, this . . . . . . . .  :D       (http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/dancing/rocking-stickman-smiley-emoticon.gif)

http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/line-up/poster

SWMBO and I will be there. Couldn't go last year, but just took the plunge and ordered tickets  :y


Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: Rog on 01 June 2014, 14:15:57


So, no other 'eadbangers out there then ?

Funny, I was sure that STEMO would be up for a bit of stagediving into the mosh pit  ::)

Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: kevinp58 on 01 June 2014, 18:09:15
Never been to that one  :( have done the Milton Keynes bowl when ozzy did his ozzfests there and Metalica's big day out  :y :y
Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: Stemo on 01 June 2014, 18:26:48


So, no other 'eadbangers out there then ?

Funny, I was sure that STEMO would be up for a bit of stagediving into the mosh pit  ::)
I may well be but no need to go all the way to Donnington. :-X
Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: omega3000 on 01 June 2014, 22:18:41
Hope the mobile toilet facilities have been upgraded  ::) That was a mosh pit last time we went  :D
Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: MV6Matt on 02 June 2014, 20:17:15


So, no other 'eadbangers out there then ?

Funny, I was sure that STEMO would be up for a bit of stagediving into the mosh pit  ::)

Blimey; Aerosmith, Twisted Sister and the Quo, but after that, I don't know any of them!

Used to go regularly when it first started until ?1988 (when Iron Maiden headlined and Kiss where miffed cos they were lower on the bill), but didn't keep up after that.Wasn't it simply 'Monsters of Rock' then? And just one day?

I did crew for Whitesnake in 1990 (Thunder were really good early in the day and I remember the lead singer (?Danny?) gawping at my girlfriend which I rather enjoyed.....)
Lots of pompous americans trying to get on stage when Jimmy Page jammed with Aerosmith was another memory from that day.

I thought Sabbath were unbelievably bad in 2005 + 2008 (only seen You Tube footage, mind you)
I see tribute bands more these days as at least some of them are as good as the real thing and at a sensible admission price.....

Used to live at The Marquee in Wardour street and the Hammersmith Odeon too...
Have tinnitus in my right ear from the 1984 May 4th new line up gig from Motorhead

....the dear dead days.....
Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: tigers_gonads on 02 June 2014, 22:11:47
Dee Schneider back with Twisted Sister ?
Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: tigers_gonads on 02 June 2014, 22:18:25


So, no other 'eadbangers out there then ?

Funny, I was sure that STEMO would be up for a bit of stagediving into the mosh pit  ::)

Blimey; Aerosmith, Twisted Sister and the Quo, but after that, I don't know any of them!

Used to go regularly when it first started until ?1988 (when Iron Maiden headlined and Kiss where miffed cos they were lower on the bill), but didn't keep up after that.Wasn't it simply 'Monsters of Rock' then? And just one day?

I did crew for Whitesnake in 1990 (Thunder were really good early in the day and I remember the lead singer (?Danny?) gawping at my girlfriend which I rather enjoyed.....)
Lots of pompous americans trying to get on stage when Jimmy Page jammed with Aerosmith was another memory from that day.

I thought Sabbath were unbelievably bad in 2005 + 2008 (only seen You Tube footage, mind you)
I see tribute bands more these days as at least some of them are as good as the real thing and at a sensible admission price.....

Used to live at The Marquee in Wardour street and the Hammersmith Odeon too...
Have tinnitus in my right ear from the 1984 May 4th new line up gig from Motorhead

....the dear dead days.....



 ;D ;D ;D   I saw Saxon at St Georges Hall, Bradford (Wheels of Steel tour IIRC) 82 ish  :-\

Ended up next to a speaker setup  :D

I don't think I could here anything properly for a couple of day.
I know afterward, I just sat down outside, up against a wall for a hour or so because I couldn't even walk without staggering  ;D
Oh me and the things I got upto in my youth  :D
Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: MV6Matt on 03 June 2014, 15:55:00
Dee Schneider back with Twisted Sister ?

I think he never left!

Yes, and he still has his pointy teeth
Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: Rog on 03 June 2014, 16:41:48
Dee Schneider back with Twisted Sister ?

I think he never left!

Yes, and he still has his pointy teeth

They played this festival a couple of years ago. Regardless of whether this kind of music is your thing, they were great fun. He's a real showman who knows how to work a crowd  :y

Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: tigers_gonads on 13 June 2014, 19:04:08
Dee Schneider back with Twisted Sister ?

I think he never left!

Yes, and he still has his pointy teeth



He left for a while in the 90's and formed Widowmaker  :y
They did a couple of albums of which I have one, Blood and bullets which is absolutely brilliant.
Even better then the Twisted Sister stuff imo and well worth spending your money on if you can find it  :y :y
Title: Re: Donnington Anyone ? . . . . .
Post by: Rog on 21 June 2014, 18:24:50
Dee Schneider back with Twisted Sister ?

Dee Snider

Yep. Here he is last weekend. He is such a funny guy, audience were in fits at times . . .

http://youtu.be/1LkuVJmGLwI