Seen Maiden a few times actually, on their own (first gig I went to at 15), at Leeds and at Download. Always put on an amazing show.
Metallica plus the two other bands that was with them at the concert. One was hand of god or something.
Maybe, but went on and saw many of them on their own at a later date after discovering them at a festival. Only real big name I've watched at a festival alone is Muse and Rage Against The Machine. Former was purely because they were at a festival, latter I spent £150 basically for them alone.
If we are going my list - excludes festivals British India Jonsi Foster the People Noah and the Whale The Beautiful Girls Silversun Pickups Birds of Tokyo Bluejuice Bonjah Big Scary The Boat People Boy and Bear Children Collide Dappled Cities Dead Letter Circus The Holidays Hungry Kids of Hungary Husky John Steel Singers Kid Sam Lisa Mitchell Little Red The Middle East Mystery Jets Oh Mercy Whitley Washington The Waifs Yeasayer Caught awesome festival sets from my favourite bands too: Grouplove, Arctic Monkeys, The National, TV on the Radio. Lots of Aus bands in there - planning on crossing bands like Foals, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and more off my bucket list soon.
Okkervil River Silverchair Vampire Weekend Miami Horror Kisschassy Grinspoon x 2 Bluejuice x a million Something with Numbers Empire of the Sun Tegan and Sara The Butterfly Effect Children Collide Eskimo Joe Hilltop Hoods British India Some of those are from festivals and some I'm not proud off. Can't remember others that there would've been.
On the basis that - Festival sets are shit. - Most people can't even remember who've they've seen at festivals, and just look up whoever was there for that year. - Festival sets are shit.