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In the thirty-second episode of Festpod - The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide:

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This episode's Festival News:

• Download Festival Quiet camping sells out

• New DL installment plans

• Ozzy cancels his uk/Europe tour and retires

• Slam Dunk band announcement: Pvris, The Maine, Jxdn, Sueco, Escape The Fate, Landmvrks, Ema rosa, Scene Queen, Youth Fountain, Teenage Bottle Rocket, Millie Manders and The Shut Up, Higher Power, Zand, Lolo and Tyne.

• Bloodstock Festival show glimpse of S’tan bobble head

• 2000 Trees band announcement including: Skindred, Deaf Havana, As Everything unfolds, Chelsea Grin, The Bronx, Empire State Bastard, Kid Kapichi, Meat Wave, Lozeak, The Xcerts, High Vis, and DOZENS more

• Arc Tan Gent announced 21 new bands including: Swans / Empire State Bastard / Enslaved / PETBRICK / A Burial At Sea / A-Tota-So + many more

• Rabidfest have announced their first bands. The two day indoor festival at the bullingdon in Oxford have announced Ward XVI, Mortishead, Gutlocker, Imperium, From Her Ashes, Draconian Reign, Tribe of Ghosts. Also, every year Rabidfest choose a charity to donate proceeds from the festival and this year they have chosen The Sophie Lancaster Foundation.

• YNOT festival announce lineup. Paul Wellar, Kasabian & Royal Blood headlining.

• Rock am ring announce Foo Fighters in EUROPEAN Festival exclusive

• Massive Wagons have added a VIP option to their tour and it’s ruffled a few feathers.

• Gojira/Mastodon/Lorna Shore announce “Mega-Monsters” US tour

• Fall Out Boy - New Album “So Much (For) Stardust out March 24th. 2 singles single “Love from the other side” “Heartbreak Feels So Good” is out now. - GUITARS and Fun Music Videos are back.

• As Everything Unfolds - New Single “Ultraviolet”

• Brixton Academy Closure forces bands such as Beartooth ,I Prevail, Lamb Of God to upgrade to Wembley Arena!?!

• Evanescence have announced a Fallen themed make-up palette and now you too can look like a millennial goth icon.

• Panic! At the Disco have split up, statement from Brendon Urie

• Dolly Parton To Record Album With Slipknot …?

• Download20 watch - from listener Andy Tuna Groves.

In the Gig Review:

• Neill saw Northlane and Sleep Token at the Birmingham O2 Academy

• Eamon saw Holding Absence and Void of Vision at The Sugarmill in Stoke-on-Trent and Frank Turner supported by The Sleeping Souls and The Lottery Winners at Victoria Hall in Stoke.

In this episode's Gig Guide:

• Bloodywood

• Gojira supported by Alien Weaponry and Employed to Serve

• Dream Theater

• Bullet For My Valentine

• Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

And in this episode's Festpod Favourites:

• Leigh - Metal: Hellsinger. A Metal Music inspired first-person shooter.

• Rich - The Enemy gig at Tivoli, Buckley

• Eamon - Watch Forever, an AI comedy on Twitch

• Neil - Hotbox Events - work at festivals!

Hosts: Neil Wilkinson, Leigh Ellingham, Rich Holmes, Eamon Shortt. Find us on the socials at YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching for Festpod. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/festpod

Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 Intro

06:52 Festival News

1:17:10 Gig Review

1:26:17 Gig Guide

1:31:19 Festpod Favourites

#festpod #festival #music #livemusic #rock #metal #rockmusic #metalmusic #podcasting #podcast

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In the thirty-first episode of Festpod - The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide:

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This episode's Festival News:

• The Tipi Lodge and The Night Owl announced as new RIP accommodation

• Bloodstock asking for fans opinion on wristbands, specifically the fabric.

• Hellfest Announces 179 Bands for 2023 Lineup – including headliners: Kiss, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, and Motley Crue

• Tech Fest announced first wave of bands including Suffication, Chelsea Grin, Born of Osiris, Loathe, Aborted, the five hundred and many more.

• Rock Am Ring announce 2nd wave of bands including: Limp Bizket, BMTH, Kings of Leon

• Linkin Park in an email to fans announces they are planning "exciting things" for 2023, holding off their annual LP Underground fan club renewal until then.

• Foo Fighters announce first show since confirming they'll continue without Taylor Hawkins

• UK Concertgoers Think Ticket Prices Are Too High, So They've Stopped Going

• Limp Bizkit Break Stuff cover as a ballad

• Enter Shikari announce new album, single and also album release show residencies.

• Brit awards nominees

In this episode's Gig Guide:

• Holding Absence supported by Void of Vision and Jools

• Frank Turner supported by Lottery Winners

• Sleep Token supported by Northlane

• Dropkick Murphys supported by Pennywise, Jesse Ahern, and The Rumjacks

• The Amity Affliction supported by Fit for A King, Gideon, SeeYouSpaceCowboy

And in this episode's Festpod Favourites:

• Leigh: Two TikTok accounts - _ohrionreacts and mattbevan

• Eamon: Secret City Souls band

• Neil: Sleep Token’s new tracks - Chokehold and The Summoning.

Hosts: Neil Wilkinson, Leigh Ellingham, Eamon Shortt.

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Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 Intro

04:04 Festival News

1:28:03 Gig Guide

1:31:31 Festpod Favourites

#festpod #festival #music #livemusic #rock #metal #rockmusic #metalmusic #podcasting #podcast

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In the thirtieth episode of Festpod - The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide:  

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This episode's Festival News: 

• Download Festival - District X, Megastore and Mini Moshers Camping;

• Glastonbury announce Elton John as their Sunday headliner;

• Reading/Leeds festivals announce line up;

• Metallica release new single, announce new album and new 2-nights-per-city tour;

• Axl Rose admits he's a tosser?

• Steel Panther announce May 2023 UK & Ireland tour;

• Last chance to buy a Truck Festival Christmas Bundle;

• 2000 Tree & Radar win at the UK Festival Awards;

• The Download Gift Guide.

In this episode's Gig Guide: 

• Holding Absence • Animals As Leaders

• Dying Fetus

• Gojira

And in this episode's Festpod Favourites:

• Rich: Bloodstock hoodie has arrived! & new Dream State EP;

• Eamon: The Kunts “Fuck the tories” bid for Number 1;

• Neil: Bumble Campers.  

Hosts: Neil Wilkinson, Rich Holmes, Eamon Shortt.

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In the twenty-seventh episode of Festpod - The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide:

We're visible on-screen as we record this full episode if you're using Spotify. Otherwise, the full episode is also up on YouTube - https://youtu.be/n55fzh1CO38. Please welcome the newest member of our panel - Eamon Shortt.

This episode's Festival News:

•  Sleep Token announce January UK tour with Northlane.
•  Slam Dunk announce more bands for 2023.
•  Announcements from European festivals Nova Rock, Greenfield and Rock for People.
•  Paramore announce comeback single, This Is Why.
•  InVisions release an instrumental of their album 'Deadlock.'
•  Foo Fighters have announced details of a new ‘best of’ compilation album
•  Ozzy Osbourne to release unheard Taylor Hawkins collaborations
•  Glastonbury announce 2023 ticket details
•  Adam Levine says "no hot chicks listen to metal"
•  Retired couple sued for blasting Iron Maiden
•  Punk Rock Factory cancel US tour.
•  Burn it Down festival in Torquay have announced its dates for 2023
•  Metal 2 the Masses returns

In this episode's Unofficial Guide:

•   Leigh reviews his latest gig - Vola, Voyager, Four Stroke Baron
•   We give you some ideas for gigs and festivals coming up

And in this episode's Festpod Favourites:

•   Leigh: Ear plugs
•   Rich: A Celebration of Endings - Biffy Clyro collector's LP, Blu Ray and Print
•   Eamon: Standing Like Statues: The Enter Shikari Authorised Biography
•   Neil: Gregg's Bakery merch at Primark

Send us a voice message to comment on anything we've talked about, or even just to say hi, by clicking on Message at https://anchor.fm/festpod and we could play it out on the next episode!

Hosts: Neil Wilkinson, Leigh Ellingham, Rich Holmes, Eamon Shortt. Find us on the socials at YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching for Festpod. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/festpod

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In the twenty-fifth episode of Festpod - The Unofficial Download Festival Guide:

We're visible on-screen as we record this full episode if you're using Spotify. Otherwise, the full episode is also up on YouTube. Leigh is unwell this time, but stepping in is Rich Holmes!

This episode's Festival News:

• Bloodstock is days away;

• Price increase for Bloodstock 23;

• 2000 Trees tickets on sale for 2023;

• Reading and Leeds coming up at the end of August. Any acts on their lineup we’d like to see?

• ArcTanGent clash finder is out;

• Metal Hammer's ten best new metal songs this week;

• Bloodstock: A secret set is planned on the Friday afternoon by an "internationally renowned band;"

• Bloodstock: Enforced and All Hail The Yeti unable to make it this year, but Heart Of A Coward, Sister Shotgun & Thuum are added;

• ArcTanGent is going cashless;

• Radar festival has a new home at the BEC arena in Manchester;

• You can now play as DL Dog in Iron Maiden’s Legacy of the Best game for your phone.

Gig Review:

• Rich went to see Rammstein in Cardiff.

In this episode's The Guide - The New R.I.P. Guide for 2022!

• It's Rich's first time in RIP, so here are our tips to get the best out of it

And in this episode's Your Say, your answers to:

• "Name your four headliners for Download Festival 2023!"

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Hosts: Neil Wilkinson, Rich Holmes. Find us on the socials at YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching for Festpod.

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In the twenty-fourth episode of Festpod - The Unofficial Download Festival Guide:

This episode's Festival News:

• Our reflections on DL22;

• First wave of tickets released for DL23;

• DL23 will have 4 days of music;

• 2000 Trees and Bloodstock about to happen.

In this episode's The Guide - The New Village!

• The village is very different, so here's our new guide!

And in this episode's Your Say, your answers to:

• "What were your highlights of Download Festival 2022?"

Send us a voice message to comment on anything we've talked about, or even just to say hi, by clicking on Message at festpod.co.uk and we could play it out on the next episode!

Hosts: Neil Wilkinson, Leigh Ellingham. Find us on the socials at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching for Festpod.

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