Bullet For My Valentine Interview

Written by Maxwell Lynas

Interview
Bullet For My Valentine

It is getting to that time of year again when camping stores are packed with people, who don’t know their pegs from their guy lines, Asda is queued out the door with people stocking up on things from sun tan lotion to crates of beer to waterproofs and it is definitely that time of year when you little whispers of “that” band reform to play a one-off show...yip its festival season.

And this year has to be the biggest festival season yet with MASSIVE bands such as AC/DC, Aerosmith, U2, Stevie Wonder, Guns & Roses and the reforming Blink 182 and the Libertines all playing one of the UK’s many festivals.

So here at The Banter we decided to catch up with Padge of festival veterans Bullet for My Valentine and talk a little about their upcoming festival appearance, where Bullet will closing the second stage on the Friday of this year’s Download festival.

So, can we expect Bullet at any other UK festivals this year?

“It’s just Download this year, we played Sonisphere last year and it was a very cool festival but Download gave us an offer and we hadn’t played there in a while but unfortunately this is going to be our only UK appearance till the end of the year but we are hoping it’s going to be one of our best shows to date, we are looking to put on a big production and just have a good time.”

Festivals must provide bands with a great opportunity to grab some new fans, is that the focus of a festival appearance or do Bullet for My Valentine just go out and have some fun?

“Both really, obviously you are there for all the fans but at any festival it is always good to go out there play a short set and have a good time drinking with the other bands and friends and just having the festival experience in general.

“We are really focused on the show, as obviously it is our first show in the UK for such a long time, so we really want to make the show special.”

Bullet seem to get higher and higher up the bill each time at Download, this year the band are headlining the 2nd stage, has the band got aspirations to maybe headlining the festival one day?

“I think it would be a dream for any band to headline Download, so hopefully we will eventually get there but the second stage is a great place to play and it will do for us just now as it’s great to even get on the second stage”

When Bullet are tearing up the second stage, Rock Gods AC/DC will be teaching Download a thing or two about rocking over on the Main Stage, are the band apprehensive about going up against the mighty AC/DC?

“We’ve been assured that we will finish before AC/DC start, so fortunately we hope to play a good show then go see AC/DC, so it should be a legendary night.”

The Download festival will be one of the biggest nights of Bullet’s year but before that the band are set to release the third studio album The Fever at the end of April, so what are the bands expectations or hopes for the album?

“We just want to take it up a gear, hopefully pick up where we left off and progress to bigger venues and just grow as a band in general.”

After hearing The Fever in an exclusive sneak peek, I can certainly say Bullet for my Valentine are definitely going to progress to bigger venues and definitely better things.

The Download Festival takes place June 11th to 13th.

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