Now the dust has settled on the 2026 Download lineup announcement and our adrenaline is relatively back to normal, join us this week as we take a deeper look at what could potentially be the best download undercard yet? Strap yourselves in, grab yourself a brew or crack open a beer, it's a long one this week! Enjoy

Rosie, Jonny and Mike discover the lineup for Download festival 2026!

Mike and Jonny catch up with Angela from Heavy Metal Therapy for the first time since Download Festival. We talk all about Horror Comedy as Heavy Metal Therapy, gives the LoadDown podcast a lesson in horror!

This week we return with our yearly game of "The Download Penalty Shootout". Join us as we try to predict the logo bands for 2026, with some wildcards thrown in for good measure. What's the forfeit going to be next year??

This week we catchup for the first time since Download 2025 with Kate and Rosie. We celebrate 1 year of the LoadDown Podcast and chat about what Download could improve on for next years Festival.

Join us this week as we chat through the mad week of festival lineup announcements we have had, from Slam Dunk and Bloodstock, to some of the big European festivals next year, and chat about what this means for the Download 2026 lineup!

Jonny and Mike talk all about the Download Festival Pilot in 2021. After the Covid-19 pandemic cancelled 2 Download Festivals, the pilot event restarted live music at Donington Park. Where you there too, what were your memories of a mini Download Festival?

This week we are joined by non other than the incredible Trish Rayner (known to many as PolytheneGirl!) to discuss all the incredible things she does to help shape the festival we love, and also reflect emotionally on the impact the Download Festival Forums have had on this fantastic Download Community. Enjoy

After a couple of weeks holiday, Mike and Jonny re group in what is now Season 2 as the Download excitement and cycle starts again. We discuss who are the potential Download Headliners for 2026, who' s in, who's out and who is on our Wishlist! Welcome to Season 2!

Join us this week as we cover all the bands, laughs and stories from the Sunday as this years Download Festival 2025!