The LoadDown Podcast

Mike and Kate take a look at this week's Iron Maiden festival - Eddfest! We look at every band playing, take a look at all the entertainment and activities at the festival, and have a special message from the editor of the Iron Maiden fan club!

The LoadDown podcast brought their "Welcome to Download Festival party" to Donington's Courtyard stage. There were laughs, party-games, special guests, and there was a lot of rain!

It's time for Download Festival 2026! Mike and Jonny get hyped for Download with Kate, welcome SMTV's Stu Marlow back to learn about his rituals for day 1, and hear from members of the LoadDown Podcast Discord! We also have the annual quiz, and round off by learning about Mosh Against the Malignant. Have a great time at Download, thank you for all the support this year!

Download festival is next week! Mike, Kate and Jonny get hyped, realise they're very unprepared despite talking about Download all year, then breakdown every band playing the Opus and Apex Stages at Download festival 2026!

As we near the end of our Band Breakdown series, and Download Festival gets closer and closer, Jonny and Mike take a look at the bands playing the Sunday this year on Dogtooth and Avalanche!

With a 3.5 hour Guns and Roses headline set to contend with, we go over all the bands playing the Saturday main and 2nd stage at this years Download Festival!

We have made some awful mistakes over the years at Download Festival, so join us for this special episode where we take you through our top tips, tricks and things to avoid at this years Download!

Join us this week as we catchup with good friends "To the Show" as we talk all things RIP for this years Download Festival!

Have got some gaps to fill in your Saturday schedule at Download this year? Then join us this week as we go through every band playing the Dogtooth and Avalanche Stage!

Join us this week as we catchup with Eamon and Trish from the Takeover team to deep dive into who is performing this year on the Wednesday at Download, how they get from 400+ bands down to 6, And what it takes to be a part of the takeover team.

Is the the most clash heavy day ever at Download!?Join us this week as we take a look at the Opus and Apex Stage!

Mike and Jonny break down every band playing the Avalanche and Dogtooth stages at Download Festival 2026!

Kate finally returns to the LoadDown Podcast with Rosie, Mike and Jonny as we break down and debate the District X announcement. Has Download gone too far by booking Five, or is it the kind of throwback party we love in the Doghouse?

How physically demanding is Download Festival and how can you better prepare your body for that all mighty weekend! Join us this week as we catchup with Rachel Henley of Henley Fitness to talk all things Download, and her upcoming "Get Mosh pit ready" fitness programme in collaboration with Download Festival. Enjoy

With camping tickets sold out for Download Festival 2026, is there a way to get there for free? We catchup with regular Download Festival Volunteer Richard Cross about what volunteering experience is really like.

Jonny and Mike take an in depth look at the last remaining logo bands playing Download Festival 2026: Daughtry, Cavalera, Blood Incantation and Static-X!

To celebrate this year's International Women's Day, we caught up with Download attendee and LoadDown listener Rosanna to find out about her experiences of the festival, having not been to a festival in 20 years! We learn more about the festival from a female perspective, and find out about some of the best female musicians playing Download Festival 2026!

The 2nd announcement is finally with us, and with that comes lots of festival clash maths, extra bands and incredible day splits. Join us this week for our take on a crazy announcement!

Mike is joined by Rosie for a trip down memory lane to Download Festival 2010. We talk all about Rosie's memories of the festival: the 2 main stages, the sun, the rain and a controversial t-shirt design! AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine and Aerosmith were the headliners!

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