Thinking of hurling bottles at bands like My Chemical Romance at this year's Download festival?
Think again, as those fleeting moments of twattery could make the festival less appealing to headlining bands and jeopardise next year's festival.
The news emerged at a Download Festival fan forum on April 27, where a hand-picked selection of fans met with the organisers Live Nation in London and discussed every aspect of the three-day event.
"If Download didn't book acts of the pulling power of My Chemical Romance, it would die," says Live Nation director Stuart Galbraith. "The bigger bands support the smaller ones."
In other news, a number of bands have been added to the festival which takes place at Donington on June 8, 9 and 10. Joining the festival are As I Lay Dying, Silverstein, Flood Of Red, LostAlone, Architects, Priestess, Panic Cell, My Alamo, Damone, Cat The Dog, Voodoo Six, In This Moment, Fastway, Cynic and Fair To Midland, who are signed to SOAD frontman Serj Tankian's Serjical Strike label.
Tickets for Download 2007 are on sale now. Prices are as follows: a full weekend ticket: £125, camping: £20, Parking: £5 for the weekend (£10 on the day) and lockers: £5. There are a variety of ticket packages available to buy. Log onto www.downloadfestival.co.uk for the full list. This year's campsite opens at midday on Wednesday, June 6 and will close at noon on Monday, 11. Tickets are available from www.downloadfestival.co.uk and www.aloud.com, or by calling Aloud on 0870 998 8888.