Remember it’s the cracks that let the light shine through,” said Sykes as the whole stage was covered in fire while Resident Evil-inspired masked figures joined the band.Īfter the track, Sykes admitted he tried to write something “eloquent” to sum up what this gig meant to him and the rest of the band but he couldn’t remember any of it. The band then performed a gorgeous, stripped-back ‘Follow You’ to close out the main set.Īfter a brief encore, Bring Me The Horizon returned for an emotional ‘Drown’ and a hammering ‘Throne’.
“It’s been good,” he said before he apologised for being “really bossy” and asked for people to get on their friend’s shoulders. “I’m fucking knackered,” he admitted afterwards, before offering to end the set there. “I don’t give a rat’s ass what you do, but if you stand still during this song, you are a very special kinda knobhead,” he warned before the track’s rave-inducing breakdown. “It’s a little dramatic but I’d top myself for you lot,” Sykes continued as the band launched into a cathartic ‘DiE4u’ before teasing the “big” ‘Kingslayer’. “Make some fucking noise,” demanded Sykes at the end of the track before asking, “My god, what are we doing here?” The Sheffield metal veterans then returned to the stage to join Lee for the glitching ‘Nihilist Blues’, sung on record by Grimes, as lasers filled the stage. Fresh from her own closing set at the festival’s second stage, Evanescence’s Amy Lee then took off her hood to massive cheers as she sang the opening part of epic ‘Survival Horror’ cut ‘One Day The Only Butterflies Left Will Be In Your Chest As You March Towards Death’.īring Me The Horizon headlining Download Festival 2023. A burst of rainbow confetti erupted for the song’s hyper-pop breakdown.īring Me The Horizon then left the stage, replaced by a hooded figure. “If I’m going to be lost, I’m glad I can be lost with you,” he added before a joyful, technicolour rendition of ‘LosT’. I’m so lucky I have you people to share my problems with,” he told the crowd. It’s being aware of it and sharing it that’s important. I’ve realised sometimes we get sad and that’s OK. “Fucking legends,” said Sykes at the end of the song, before he added: “Does anyone ever feel a little incomplete? Like something’s missing. Show some Fucking respect,” he continued as Nova Twins took to the stage to help out with the swaggering ‘1×1’ after playing their own impressive Main Stage set earlier in the day. “We’re about to bring one of my favourite bands in the world out. “Are we still in one piece?” asked Sykes.
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