Podcast Episodes

The Download Debrief

Season 1 Episode 23

Gav and James took a road trip to the big dog of UK metal festivals, Download, for an all too literal dirty weekend.

Swamp conditions aside, we discus…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Farm to Festival

Season 1 Episode 22

This week's pod is James' emotional rollercoaster: from opening up about a serious health scare, being "pissed off" with a rival festival, to his pas…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Dissecting Download with Kam Haq

Season 1 Episode 21

3 Promoters, 1 Pod! 

Download's Kam Haq joins us to lift the curtain on the workings of the UK's biggest metal gathering.

What's life like at the top o…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Why did you buy two tour buses, Gav? - Q&A 3

Season 1 Episode 19

We (drunkenly) go again! 

Gav and James get the pints in and tackle some of the more light-hearted questions.

Favourite food vendors at our festivals? …

2 years ago

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Suffering for Salvation

Season 1 Episode 20

Not all events are booked the same. 

Some promoters enjoy a professionally packaged tour arriving on their doorstep, others don't mind the challenge o…

2 years ago

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Tour Tales & Trees Clashes

Season 1 Episode 18

There weren’t too many clashes at 2000trees that raised an eyebrow, but the ones that did raised an army!
 
What kind of cruel world forces you to choo…

2 years ago

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Riders

Season 1 Episode 17

The humble catering rider, which surely started life as a simple hot meal for touring band members, has morphed beyond all recognition to a sprawling…

2 years ago

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The Great Merch Debate

Season 1 Episode 16

One viral photo of Gojira's merch list prices - including an £80 hoodie - sparked a row that refuses to die and lifted the lid on the murky world of …

2 years ago

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Lessons Learned

Season 1 Episode 15

As the old saying goes, you learn from your mistakes, but that doesn't make those mistakes any easier to deal with!

From bogged down loos, stages with…

2 years, 1 month ago

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Why was Opeth's set cut short? - Q&A 2

Season 1 Episode 13

In the second of our monthly Q&A bonus pods, we try to get through as many burning questions as possible.

Our biggest triumphs and screw ups? How has …

2 years, 1 month ago

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