In a matching a red suit and cane Mike Patton, sporting a devious pencil 'tache - is basically Heath Ledger's Joker fronting a particularly dirty soul-metal dinner party. Reformed headliners Faith No More are determined to make this a moment, decorating the stage with a flowing pair of burgundy velvet curtains. We also clock at least one broken nose emerging from the spectacular moshing. Two Fred Durst-a-likes get hauled out of the crowd and on to the stage like a pair of particularly violent backing dancers.Ĭatching them as they jump back into the crowd, Ryan from Leicester says: 'You wonder what it'd be like to do it up there.unbelievable.' With guitarist Wes Borland dressed up like some kind of devil cockatoo the band rattle through Break Stuff, My Generation and Nookie.

Nor, Donington's apparent love for nu-metal. Not though the length of Fred Durst's shorts, his omnipresent red cap or his band's brand of pre-millennial angst. Killswitch Engage are by far the most technical band of the day - devastating riffs, exquisitely pulled off.Įlsewhere on site, Enter Shikari play a sweltering mid afternoon secret set at the Tuborg Tent.Ī lot has changed in eight years, since Limp Bizkit played proper live shows with their original line up. Next up, Toronto's cartoon-rockers Billy Talent are like a coiled spring - older material like Try Honesty sounding particularly crisp. 'They're all on after us so we've probably quite annoyed those three headlining bands,' jokes singer Shaun afterwards.

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