Saturday at Download was the day I was most looking forward to and that was for one reason, Rage Against The Machine. I've been a fan of these for so many years now and have never had the pleasure to see them before. Today was going to be that day. Before I get to Rage there's a few more bands to review. 

First up was Flyleaf. I first heard Flyleaf on Die Hard 4.0 and from there I got their self titled album. It's a great album. Their second album which came out this year was a bit too soft. Nevertheless I was looking forward to them. It looked like I was going to miss Flyleaf because waiting for the Luxury Loos took longer than hoped but for some reason Flyleaf switched times with Atreyu. So that worked out good for me as we arrive just after Flyleaf's set would have finished. They did a sound performance on stage and Lacey Mosley looked as cute as ever. I'm So Sick was the best song they played. At the end of the set I was slightly disappointed, not because of Flyleaf but because I realised I should have gone to their gig at Rock City. Next time I'll be there.

Next up on the main stage was Five Finger Death Punch. Generally I don't like bands like these (by that I mean bands who shout all the time) but surprisingly I thoroughly enjoyed their set. Still, I couldn't tell you the name of a single song they performed. During their one before last song the lead singer told the crowd to crowd surf to the front and shake his hand. If you tell the crowd to crowd surf you're going to get a load of bodies at the front. This caused a problem with too many people for security and FFDP had their sound cut half way through the song. Eventually, they were 'allowed' to to play one more song when people had moved on. Clearly this was planned and they only had time for one more song anyway but it was a laugh. I've been meaning to have another listen to these to see if I actually like them or it was just the live show that I enjoyed but I've not got round to doing that yet.

Lamb of God followed Five Finger Death Punch and I can't review these as I'm pretty sure I went and laid down somewhere. We all did the same for Megadeth & Deftones. Both sounded good but I honestly wasn't paying much attention... I was too busy napping. My nap was great, really relaxing and prepared me for what became my highlight of download.

After the nap, I had a Red Bull and then we headed into the crowd again for Rage Against The Machine. We got a decent position but were still quite for away. I was buzzing from the Red Bull and, more so, the excitement for Rage. The second they came on the crowd went crazy! There was a huge surge forward and during Rage's second song a few people got a little crushed. I don't think anyone was seriously hurt. For the second time that day the set was cut... only temporarily... Zack de la Rocha was approached by a member of security who whispered in his ear. Zack then asked the crowd to take two steps back, and that's what we did. People were getting a little squashed at the front but really come on people! If you've waiting around at the front of 100,000 people for a headline act you should expect to be squeezed and if that's not something you want then DON'T go to the front! After that the Rage started the song again and the crowed surged forward again, ha. This time I joined them. I said cheerio to my mates and went in. This is where it got awesome. I just went with the crowd. After a bit of jumping, singing and 7 mosh pits I was 2-3 people away from the front. It was great. Rage Against The Machine were fantastic. They didn't use any of the special effects like fireworks, over the top lighting, massive trains or an extra huge screen like AC\DC and Aerosmith. They didn't need it. Zack got every word spot on, although he did change some of the lyrics to catch out all us singing along. Ending with Killing In Name Of was the perfect way for them to end their set. It was an incredible feeling being at the front of a 100,000 strong crowd of people shouting "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me". Overall Rage did every thing perfectly and took the number 1 spot in my favourite gigs.