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Download festival boss has backed his decision to book Chase And Status for this year's line-up.
Chase And Status were among the latest additions to the line-up announced this morning (January 17) along with Biffy Clyro, Soundgarden and You Me At Six.
Speaking to NME Andy Copping, organiser of Download Festival said Chase And Status will win the crowd over:
Very simple. They're a great live band. They totally fit with what we've done before with bands like Pendulum and The Prodigy, who wanted them to play on their day. I know they're going to step up and win people over. I saw them perform in Hyde Park last year and they totally blew me away with the intensity of their show.
He added: "They even had circle pits going on and that's what Download's all about. To those people who are unsure, I say go and have a look and you'll be blown away. If not, we've got four other stages for you to choose from. But you should go and watch Chase and Status."
Copping also confirmed that Black Sabbath will still headline the festival following news that Tony Iommi's has been diagnosed with cancer.
''As far as I'm aware everything is fine. I've been told that Black Sabbath are going to be playing Download. I don't want people to worry unduly about that, we should all just send our thoughts and best wishes to Tony Iommi.''
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