SOUNDING OFF - Tell us what is on your mind

NME
27th June 2015

MUSE-ING ABOUT DOWNLOAD
"I was at Download Festival this year. For me it was a special trip: I’d won a competition for a Muse VIP Package, including backstage and I could see the show from the side of the stage. I came from Germany and have never been to England before, so it was very exciting. The whole show was awesome and the setlist epic! My personal highlight was meeting the guys after the gig. They were all so nice and friendly. It was a really special experience."
Christina Kuzio, Germany

"Muse were absolutely insane at Download.
They showed exactly why they are the best live band in the world. The new songs like ‘Dead Inside’ and ‘Mercy’ sounded fantastic as did the classics. Easily the highlight of a brilliant weekend"
Harry McLaren, via email

LC*: It wasn’t just Cristina and Harry who wrote in to tell us how brilliant Muse were at this year’s Download. After a day of rubbish rain, it sounds like Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenhome and Dom Howard did ‘Drones’ serious justice - it didn’t matter if you were watching from stage side, down in the pit or way down in the field, everyone had an awesome night.

Notes
LC: Leonie Cooper - NME bod who is answering letters this week. 

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