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In episode 79 of Festpod, hosts Neill Wilkinson and Rich Holmes discuss:

- The branding and merchandise updates from Download Festival;

- Bloodstock announces that a 4th headliner will appear on Thursday night;

- Mediterranea Metal Cruise is sold out for this year - we take a deeper look at what to expect onboard.

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Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 - Pre Titles

0:27 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 1st sponsor spot

01:08 - Title sequence

01:35 - Welcome

-- Festival News --

03:03 - Download Festival new branding - DLXXIII

04:04 - Download's new merch

08:24 - Download lineup expectations

12:52 - Bloodstock's lineup and 4th headliner?

18:56 - Mediterranea Metal Cruise

-- Ad Break --

27:00 - All Ears Avowbreak bumper

27:10 - Frank's Camping Shop - 2nd sponsor spot

-- Festpod's Download Stage Show --

28:02 - Explanation

30:07 - Steph starts the theme tune

35:29 - Q&A

52:53 - RIP vs General Camping

1:06:00 - Festival Hacks

1:28:09 - Time to end

1:28:57 - Our analysis

1:33:22 - Outro

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in Episode 78, Neill, Rich, and Arran take a walk around the main arena for a guided tour of Bloodstock Festival 2025, discovering what's on offer at the stages and stalls, and meeting many happy people along the way.

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Timestamps ⏱:

-- Part 1 --

00:00 - Titles

00:23 - Welcome to Serpent's Lair

02:29 - Rupert the Bear

04:20 - Man with belly shirt

05:39 - Ram Gallery

06:23 - Market stalls

07:00 - EMP Stage

09:39 - Sophie Stage

10:58 - Bradley the Barman

14:51 - Lobsters

17:28 - Battle Arena

18:36 - Pink Man

21:52 - Red Bull Gaming Sphere & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 & 4

24:42 - Camel Sheesha

25:13 - 'Axe Heads' Axe Throwing

26:02 - Old Sarum Tattoos

27:21 - Kitty de Vyne and Jam

-- Ad Break --

30:50 -  @TheFiveHundred  break bumper

31:01 - https://fatfrankscampingshop.com - sponsor spot

-- Part 2 --

32:09 - Firehound Forge Blacksmith

38:11 - Spud Man

39:36 - Gaming Arena

43:26 - Campsite Entrance with Stan head

44:40 - Man vs Food

45:54 - Spin the Wheel

46:21 - Peek inside the Sophie Tent at Eihwar

47:49 - Chodepod

48:36 - New Blood Stage

49:34 - Pizza Roma

51:25 - Seating area

51:46 - Merch stall

52:28 - Red Method

53:14 - 4-pint beer or cider in a plastic milk bottle at Lemmy's Bar

54:11 - Main Stage

54:22 - 2026 lineup announcement

01:00:21 - Outro

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In the 69th episode of Festpod: The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide...

Our hosts are: Neill Wilkinson, Rich Holmes - from Richard Holmes Photography, and Arran Prime from the metal band Crushed By Waves.

This time we're talking about Radar Festival - a 3-day indoor rock festival held in Manchester. It's described as modern, contemporary and progressive. It won 'Best New Festival' in 2022. And we love it!

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Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 - Pre-titles

0:26 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 1st sponsor spot

01:08- Title sequence

01:29- Welcome

05:12 - Crushed By Waves at Radar 2023

-- Friday at Radar Festival --

08:38 - Trafford Park in Manchester

09:16 - Friday timings poster

09:43 - Cestra

10:55 - Music & Gaming Market

12:19 - Earthside

13:13 - Unpeople

14:38 - Ichika Nito

16:14 - Vower

17:55 - Vola

20:29 - Food vendors and outdoor area

20:59 - Thrown

21:15 - Plini

22:24 - Caskets

25:12 - The Midnight

-- Saturday at Radar Festival --

28:36 - Saturday timings poster

29:07 - Tesseract

35:20 - Bars & Merchandise

37:43 - Combichrist break bumper

37:52 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 2nd sponsor spot

-- Sunday at Radar Festival --

38:57 - Sunday timings poster

39:27 - Adharma

40:09 - The Omnific

41:34 - Future Static

42:20 - Mike Dawes (instead of Oxymorrons)

46:44 - Pintglass (instead of Siamese)

48:14 - Sungazer

51:48 - Blood Command

53:51 - Holding Absence

57:24 - Humanity's Last Breath

59:10 - Leprous

1:05:10 - Our conclusions

1:07:38 - 2025 lineup so far

1:17:38 - Outro

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In the 68th episode of Festpod: The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide...

Our hosts are: Neill Wilkinson, and Rich Holmes - from Richard Holmes Photography.

We'll talk about Download's lineup for 2025, Nova Rock, and Rock am Ring! Then we chat with Rich Halpin from Dubs of Rock - a rock festival of tributes, and finally, we catch up with Veiled at their album launch in Leeds!

with https://fatfrankscampingshop.com

Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 - Pre-titles

0:24 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 1st sponsor spot

01:05- Title sequence

01:33- Welcome

-- Festival News --

04:51 - Download Festival release their 2025 lineup poster

05:32 - Headliners

12:51 - Logo bands

22:52 - Undercard

36:06 - Nova Rock

41:17 - Rock am Ring

-- Interview --

46:54 - Rich Halpin introduces us to Dubs of Rock Festival

1:25:23 - North Atlas break bumper

1:25:30 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 2nd sponsor spot

-- Interview --

1:26:27 Veiled launch their debut album

1:38:13 - Outro

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In the 67th episode of Festpod: The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide...

Our hosts are: Neill Wilkinson, and Rich Holmes - from Richard Holmes Photography.

We'll talk about Download, Bloodstock, Slam Dunk, and Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing!

with https://fatfrankscampingshop.com

Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 - Pre Titles

0:27 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 1st sponsor spot

01:08 - Title sequence

01:35 - Welcome

-- Festival News --

03:41 - Bloodstock 2025 weekend camping tickets have sold out in record time

08:52 - Mike Shinoda on what led Linkin Park to Reform

15:32 - The cost of going to Download 2025

27:55 - Festival fans fuming after seeing how much Glastonbury 2025 tickets cost (£378.50)

32:05 - Slam Dunk lineup

35:54 - Oasis reform for a world tour

40:51 - Ticketmaster and their dynamic pricing

49:03 - Heineken take measures against phones at gigs

1:00:30 - Veiled break bumper

1:00:36 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 2nd sponsor spot

-- Gig Review --

1:01:28 - Andromedous supporting L1nkin P4rk in Bethesda

1:06:37 Veiled gig in Leeds. Album launch. SE//CT

-- Gig Guide --

1:09:06 - Sleep Token

1:09:45 - Defences with Crushed By Waves

1:10:29 - Limp Bizkit

-- Festpod Favourites --

1:11:40 Bloodstock Bath Robe

1:16:30 Sonic Mania

1:20:34 - Outro

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In the 66th episode of Festpod: The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide...

Our hosts are: Neill Wilkinson, and Rich Holmes - from Richard Holmes Photography, and Arran Prime from Crushed By Waves. We've completed day 3 of Bloodstock and now we're having a beer in the guest area - Serpent's Lair!

with https://fatfrankscampingshop.com

Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 1st sponsor spot

0:41 - Title sequence

01:00 - Intro

01:59 - We've been speaking to the punters

02:45 - The fans love Bloodstock

03:50 - Zips for Arran

05:14 - We've seen some artists

05:22 - Unleash the Archers

06:27 - Combichrist

08:10 - Bunnyman's Bunny Chow

08:27 - Bomber at the entrance

08:34 - Keith from Fat Frank's Camping Shop

09:23 - Dinosaur mosh-pit

10:50 - Fans wearing costumes

12:16 - Arran met Adam Gregory

14:03 - Bloodstock grows bands

14:24 - Seething Akira and their DJ set

15:54 - Hair care

18:03 - Musical accompaniment

19:56 - Festival food

23:50 - Comfortable atmosphere

24:41 - Festival nudity

26:11 - Costumes over comfort

27:05 - We don't want to leave

28:58 - Wrap-up attempt number 1

30:11 - Arran actually carried equipment

30:47 - Bosoms count

31:50 - Zip on the arse

34:29 - Twilight is when things get interesting

35:42 - Looking forward to Architects

36:46 - Wrap-up attempt number 2

37:43 - Outro

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In the 65th episode of Festpod: The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide...

Our hosts are: Neill Wilkinson, and Rich Holmes - from Richard Holmes Photography, and Arran Prime from Crushed By Waves. We've completed day 2 of Bloodstock and now we're back at the Festpod House!

with https://fatfrankscampingshop.com

Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 1st sponsor spot

0:41 - Title sequence

01:01 - Intro

39:40 - Outro

Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/festpod

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

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In the 64th episode of Festpod: The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide...

Our hosts are: Neill Wilkinson, and Rich Holmes - from Richard Holmes Photography. We've just arrived at Bloodstock and despite the rain, we're giddy kippers!

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Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 1st sponsor spot

0:41 - Title sequence

01:01 - Intro

01:37 - Will it rain?

02:16 - Rich was the first customer at the bar

02:29 - Cherry Porter

03:07 - Interviews are happening

03:55 - Drunk lady

04:57 - Camera brolly

05:36 - Drinks bollocking

06:39 - It’s filling up

07:32 - Atmos so far

08:17 - Bands appearing today

09:27 - Early Wednesday entry for campers

10:07 - Where’s Eamon?

10:51 - Arran admiration

11:39 - Fresh from the chicken factory

12:37 - Rain in your iPhone

13:02 - Moisture in his charging port

13:27 - Brolly adjustment

14:10 - We are safe

14:39 - Find us for a sticker

15:19 - Outro

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In the 63rd episode of Festpod: The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide:

Our hosts are: Neill Wilkinson, and Rich Holmes, from Richard Holmes Photography.

with https://fatfrankscampingshop.com

Timestamps ⏱:

0:00 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 1st sponsor spot

0:41 - Title sequence

01:01 - Intro

01:49 - Hammerdown Festival interview with Harry White

25:27 - Skora break bumper

25:36 - Fat Frank's Camping Shop - 2nd sponsor spot

26:33 - Interview with Lloyd Wood from Those Damn Crows

35:20 - Outro

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In the 62nd episode of 'Festpod: The Unofficial Rock Festival Guide,' we get exclusive backstage access to the Takeover at Download.

Six bands were chosen from the hundreds who applied, and today they play the Doghouse Stage - a huge tent in the District X, or what used to be called 'the village' at Download Festival. We get to meet the bands and ask how this hugely significant performance went for them, on the biggest stage they've ever played.

We'll chat to:

• Veiled
• InDevth
• The Gallowgate Murders
• Flatline
• InRetrospect
• Bleed Again

with a final thought from Hevs (Heather Gibb - the organiser) at the end.

We hope you enjoy this one. Don't forget to subscribe.

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