The LoadDown Podcast

A German dance act and a previous Download headliner are amongst the next set of logo bands that we take a deeper look into this week on the LoadDown Podcast!

Joins us this week as we try out some festival maths and try to predict the next wave of bands due to be announced any time soon for Download Festival 2026!

Joins us this week as week take a look at the next set of logo bands for Download 2026!! Who will be our next favourite band??

Happy New Year! Join us this week as we take a look at what's to come in 2026, from our top festivals to our most anticipated albums! We also chat about our new years resolutions and reminisce about a dodgy experience in a Spanish bathroom with Jonny and Mike......

Mike and Jonny look back at an epic year of Download Festival, festivals, gigs and the best year of new music in recent memory. Albums from Sleep Token, A Day to Remember and more have rocked our world. We also have time to talk about the biggest heavy metal show of all time, and some funny stories from a crazy year of the LoadDown Podcast!

Just us this week as we do another Deep Dive into the Download lineup for 2026, looking this time at Electric Callboy, Halestorm, Ice Nine Kills and Baby Metal. Enjoy

Mike and Jonny begin their in-depth exploration of the bands set to perform at Download Festival 2026. We check out all of the top row of "logo bands", looking at Bad Omens, Cypress Hill, Trivium and Architects!

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!