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In this episode of Ampocalypse, Damian FitzGerald is joined by Jessie Williams of Ankor for another Download Festival special to discover what would happen if Download Festival became the last safe place on Earth. With the outside world no longer safe, the festival has become humanity’s final refuge, and Jessie must make the tough decisions that could determine who survives.

From deciding whether to stay or escape, choosing the safest place at Download to hunker down, and identifying which festival goers would be best equipped to survive, to hoarding essential supplies, weaponising everyday festival items, and deciding which bands would make the best leaders, Jessie shares some imaginative survival strategies whilst also questioning her own likelihood of survival.

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Videographer: Cara Felstead

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and festival experience

00:57 Setting the scene: Festival in chaos

01:55 Will you stay or try to escape?

03:04 Vital infrastructure for festival survival

04:10 Best fan types for surviving the apocalypse

05:11 Essential supplies to hoard in chaos

06:02 Using music to boost morale or cause chaos

07:04 Choosing a safe base of operations

08:04 Festival lineup as potential leaders

09:01 Leadership choices: bands and puppet masters

09:56 Final thoughts and survival tips

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In this episode of Ampocalypse Damian FitzGerald is joined by Matt Bigland, Jim Cratchley and Mike Sheils of Dinosaur Pile-Up to find out how they’d survive the end of the world if it all began at Download Festival.

At Download Festival, the band steps into the Download Festival Apocalypse. With the outside world collapsing, the festival becomes humanity’s last safe haven, forcing the trio to decide whether to stay and build a new civilisation or make a desperate escape into the unknown.

Who would make the best leader? Which festival veterans would be the most valuable survivors? Why is Keanu Reeves the perfect choice to unite what’s left of humanity? And just how important are water, infrastructure and morale when civilisation falls apart? Along the way, Dinosaur Pile-Up bring plenty of humour to the apocalypse, including some wonderfully unexpected survival strategies that prove keeping spirits high can be just as important as staying alive.

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Download Festival became the last place on Earth, this is one apocalypse you won’t want to miss.

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Videographer: Cara Felstead

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Festival Experience

02:19 Would You Stay or Leave During an Apocalypse?

04:20 Best Festival Areas for Survival

05:58 Leadership in a Festival Society

07:41 Securing Supplies and Morale

09:26 Festival Fans as Survivors

10:50 Choosing a Base of Operations

11:34 Humour and Leadership in Chaos

12:09 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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In this episode of Ampocalypse, Damian FitzGerald is joined by London Emilio Hudson and Sebastian Gonzalez from Return to Dust for a special Download Festival edition of the show.

With Download Festival marking not only Return to Dust’s debut at the festival, but also their very first UK show, London and Seb step into the Ampocalypse as a festival becomes humanity’s last safe haven. Together they tackle the ultimate survival scenario, debating whether to stay or escape, which festival veterans would thrive, how vital festival infrastructure really is, which bands could unite the survivors, and what the first 24 hours of an apocalypse would look like when food, water and leadership become everything.

If you’ve ever wondered whether Download Festival could become the foundations of a brand new civilisation, this is the episode for you. Expect plenty of laughs, festival chaos, survival strategy, and an entertaining glimpse into how London and Seb think they’d handle the end of the world.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and setting the scene at Download festival

00:19 The high energy of Return to Dust's live show

00:49 Introducing the apocalyptic festival scenario

01:17 Would you stay or leave during the apocalypse?

02:02 Festival infrastructure vital for survival

02:56 Festival crowd types and their survival chances

03:18 Which festival goers would fare better in a crisis?

04:22 Bands that could lead or control the chaos

05:32 Controlling riotous festival crowds

06:43 First 24 hours: securing food and supplies

07:23 Choosing a permanent base at the festival

07:29 The Lemmy Lounge as a safe haven

08:19 Closing remarks and thanks

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In this episode of Ampocalypse Damian FitzGerald is joined by Amanda Lyberg of Eva Under Fire to discuss the band’s powerful new album, Villainous. Amanda shares the story behind the record, the inspiration for its themes, collaborating with Maria Brink of In This Moment, and how her background in psychology and therapy has shaped both her songwriting and her outlook on life.

The conversation explores the evolution from Love, Drugs & Misery to Villainous, the strength of the rock community, the emotional impact of personal loss, and why music continues to be such a powerful outlet for healing, resilience and connection. Amanda also looks ahead to taking the new material on the road and what fans can expect from the next chapter of Eva Under Fire.

Then the Ampocalypse arrives.

With humanity preparing to leave Earth behind, Amanda is given responsibility for one of the last colony ships carrying survivors to a new world. As one of the leaders of humanity’s future, she must preserve music’s legacy, rebuild civilisation, decide what deserves a place in the new society, and even create the very first music festival on an entirely new planet. But before the journey begins, she insists on making room for one unexpected luxury: a swimming pool. After all, it’s not just the small luxuries that are important.

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00:00 Introduction to Amanda Lyberg and Eva Under Fire

01:54 The Journey to 'Villainous' and Its Significance

06:27 Exploring the Concept of 'Villainous'

09:27 The Evolution from 'Love, Drugs and Misery' to 'Villainous'

12:31 The Impact of Rock Music Community

15:53 Songwriting as Catharsis

17:00 Collaboration with Maria Brink

20:02 Influence of Female Rock Icons

23:25 The Intersection of Music and Therapy

26:19 Personal Loss and Its Influence on Art

28:44 The Emotional Journey of Music

31:03 Anticipation for Live Performances

33:38 Imagining an Apocalypse

39:12 Preserving Music's Legacy

41:52 Building a New World

45:30 The First Music Festival on a New Planet

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In this episode of Ampocalypse Damian FitzGerald is joined by Erik Ingels Graham and Patrik Carlberg Hallgren of Self Deception for a Download Festival special where the music takes a back seat and survival takes over.

With the outside world collapsing, Download Festival has become the last safe place on Earth. Self Deception must decide whether to remain behind the festival’s defences or venture into the unknown, while tackling questions of leadership, survival, and what it really takes to keep a festival civilisation alive. Along the way they debate whether seasoned festival veterans or feral mosh pit warriors would thrive, who should lead the survivors, what supplies are essential in the first 24 hours, and how music could keep hope alive when everything else has fallen apart.

Will experience beat chaos, or will the festival descend into madness? Welcome to the Ampocalypse.

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Videographer: Cara Felstead

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the festival apocalypse scenario

00:57 Deciding whether to stay safe or venture out

01:24 Festival infrastructure vital for survival

02:50 Who would survive best at Download?

03:07 Festival veterans vs. feral warriors

04:03 Leadership and decision-making in chaos

05:31 Securing supplies in the first 24 hours

06:07 Morale boosting with self-deception songs

07:06 Choosing a safe base of operations

08:01 Conclusion: surviving the initial chaos

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In this episode of Ampocalypse Damian FitzGerald is joined by Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D. at Download Festival as the festival becomes humanity’s last safe haven. With the outside world collapsing, Sonny is thrown into a Download Festival Ampocalypse to decide how he would help build a new civilisation from the festival grounds.

From choosing the people best suited to survive and lead, to deciding how music can keep morale high, Sonny shares his thoughts on community, resilience and making the most of Download’s infrastructure. Along the way, he reveals who he’d want by his side, why survivalists might have the edge, and how even a festival cabin could become prime real estate in the new world.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene

01:06 Imagining a Festival Apocalypse at Download

01:42 Would You Stay or Flee in an Apocalypse?

02:21 The Role of Music and Festival Culture in Survival

03:07 Different Types of Festival Attendees and Their Survival Skills

04:07 Leadership and Community in a Crisis

05:07 First Priorities: Food, Water, and Morale

06:01 Songs to Keep Calm or Create Chaos

06:28 Claiming a Safe Zone at Download

06:59 Humour and Monetization in a Festival Apocalypse

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In this episode of Ampocalypse Damian FitzGerald is joined by Matt McAndrew of Rain City Drive for another special Download Festival edition of the show. With the outside world collapsing, Download has become one of the last remaining safe havens, leaving Matt to decide how to survive, who to trust, and what it takes to lead a festival civilisation through the end of the world.

Would you stay behind the festival gates or risk everything beyond the fences? Together we discuss the first priorities for survival, the importance of festival infrastructure, whether seasoned festival veterans have the edge, and how quick thinking, resourcefulness and a sense of humour could be just as valuable as food and supplies when the Ampocalypse begins.

As morale becomes just as important as survival, Matt also reveals the soundtrack he’d choose to keep hope alive, designs his ideal festival headquarters, and shares what kind of leader he’d become when Download transforms into humanity’s last refuge.

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00:00 Introduction and setting the scene at Download Festival

02:04 Deciding to stay at the festival during the apocalypse

02:47 Vital festival infrastructure for survival

03:28 Who is most likely to survive a festival apocalypse?

04:16 The resilience of festival veterans and mud sliders

05:02 Leadership and potential dictatorship at the festival

05:55 First priorities in a chaotic survival situation

06:31 Choosing music to boost morale during crisis

07:01 Designing a festival base of operations

07:18 Humorous take on leadership symbols and thrones

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In this episode of Ampocalypse, Damian FitzGerald is joined by Bradley H-Clarke, Tim Harris and Ollie Beaton of Black Water County to discuss what would happen if Download Festival became the last safe place on Earth.

As the festival apocalypse unfolds, Black Water County consider whether they would stay behind the gates or risk heading into the unknown, what resources would become essential, and why festival buggies and beer might suddenly become vital survival tools.

The conversation also explores which festival veterans would be best equipped for chaos, who would step up to lead a new festival civilisation, and how humour, resilience and songs like “Darkest Days” could help keep spirits alive when everything outside the festival has fallen apart.

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00:00 Introduction and setting the festival scene

01:10 Imagining a festival apocalypse scenario

02:01 Deciding whether to stay or flee the festival

02:30 Vital festival resources for survival

03:21 Which festival crowd would survive best

03:56 Leadership and community in a festival society

04:58 Supplies and resources in chaos

06:55 Songs and morale in a crisis

08:04 Choosing a base of operations

08:56 Conclusion and humorous reflections

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In this episode of Ampocalypse, Damian FitzGerald is joined by Simon Roach and Harley Watson of RXPTRS to answer one simple question: what happens if the apocalypse begins at Download Festival? With thousands of fans trapped inside the UK’s biggest rock and metal festival, could Download become humanity’s last surviving civilisation?

From choosing the best place to build a new society to deciding which festival characters would thrive when the world falls apart, Simon and Harley tackle every aspect of surviving a festival-based apocalypse. They discuss everything from food, morale and the importance of festival infrastructure to one of the biggest questions of all: who would make the better leader of humanity’s last community, Fred Durst or Keanu Reeves?

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00:00 Introduction to Raptors and Festival Setting

01:08 Imagining an Apocalypse at Download Festival

01:54 Festival Infrastructure and Survival Priorities

02:58 Key Festival Characters for Survival

04:05 Leadership and Community in a Festival Apocalypse

05:04 Survival Supplies and Morale Boosters

06:06 Festival Fans as Survival Experts

06:55 Choosing a Download Festival Base of Operations

08:06 Music and Morale in a Post-Apocalyptic Festival

09:02 Festival Culture and Its Role in Society

09:55 Humorous Endings and Festival Beard Off

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In this episode of Ampocalypse, Damian FitzGerald is joined by Olly Tooze and Nick Buttermilk of Creeping Jean for a Download Festival special, where the apocalypse has unfolded beyond the festival gates and Download has become one of the last remaining safe havens.

Would you stay inside the festival gates or take your chances in the outside world? Olly and Nick tackle the big questions as they discuss survival strategies, leadership, resource management, and the importance of toilets when civilisation collapses around Download Festival.

The conversation explores everything from hoarding supplies in the first 24 hours to choosing the perfect festival stronghold, identifying who would emerge as Download’s ultimate leader, and deciding which songs should soundtrack the end of the world—including Creeping Jean’s own “The Big Cheese”. Along the way, there are plenty of laughs, unexpected survival tips, and a reminder that sometimes the best plan is to find a safe spot and wait for it all to blow over.

We also discuss the value of festival veterans in a crisis, whether community spirit would survive the chaos, the importance of practical skills and resources, and why the person with the fridge and generator might suddenly become the most important person at Download. As always, the conversation blends humour with surprisingly thoughtful answers as we imagine what life might look like after the fall of civilisation.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and setting the scene at Download Festival

02:05 Deciding whether to stay or venture outside during the apocalypse

03:58 Essential infrastructure for survival: toilets, supplies, and community

05:59 Who would be the festival survival king? The role of leadership

07:52 Critical supplies in the first 24 hours: hoarding and sharing

09:59 Using music to influence morale and chaos management

11:16 Choosing a permanent base of operations within the festival

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