This is our love letter back to Download Festival, we discuss all things Download related + anything else that’s happening in the world of rock/alternative music.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThis is our love letter back to Download Festival, we discuss all things Download related + anything else that’s happening in the world of rock/alternative music.
Recent episodes include "Download Festival 2027 predictions" (18 October 2026, 67 minutes), "2026 Festivals review" (27 September 2026, 98 minutes), and "Bloodstock and ArcTanGent 2026 review" (1 September 2026, 94 minutes).
Dear Download publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 101 minutes across 138 episodes.
Booking probability for Dear Download is 43%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Dear Download requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Dear Download's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #138
This episode we discuss the bands that we think will be playing next year at Download Festival 2027 and who will be joining the rumored headliners Blink 182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence. If you want to support...
Episode #137
This episode we give an overview of all the festivals we've been to this year, including Slam Dunk Festival, Download Festival, Eddfest, Bloodstock Festival and ArcTanGent festival. All of our links are here. Dear...
Episode #136
This episode Simon talks to us all about his time at this years Bloodstock Festival and ArcTanGent festival. All of our links are here. Dear Download Linktree Mercury Knight YouTube channels Simon Bond Critical Pit...
Episode #135
Join us for our Bloodstock Open Air 2026 festival preview as we take a look at everything you need to know before one of the UK's biggest heavy metal festivals. We discuss the 2026 lineup, including Judas Priest, Lamb...
Episode #134
Join us as we review EddFest 2026, Iron Maiden's epic 50th anniversary celebration at Knebworth. We break down Iron Maiden's headline performance, supporting sets from The Darkness and Blaze Bayley, plus our thoughts on...
Episode #133
This episode we talk about everything we did on the Saturday and Sunday at Download Festival 2026, as well as everything else including the toilets, food, how organised this year was in general and much much more...
Episode #132
This episode, hosted by Simon is our review of what we did at Download Festival 2026 from the Tuesday to the Friday. Thanks again to our sponsor Broken Day Clothing. You can find them, along with our new colab T-shirt...
Episode #131
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Episode #130
This episode we chat about everything else you can find going on at Download Festival 2026, from the District X line-up, to food and much more in between. Thanks again to our sponsor Broken Day Clothing. You can find...
Episode #129
This episode we discuss every band playing on the Sunday at Download Festival 2026. Sunday at Download Festival 2026 is shaping up to be one of the festival’s strongest days for modern rock and metal, headlined by...
Episode #128
This episode we discuss every band playing on the Saturday at Download Festival 2026. Saturday at Download Festival 2026 is headlined by Guns N’ Roses, bringing a classic, stadium-rock feel with their biggest hits. The...
Episode #127
Join us in this bonus episode where we speak with Lais Martins Waring about PR and her involvement with Download Festival - what she does in the lead up to the festival and her role on site as well.
Episode #126
This episode we discuss every band playing on the Friday at Download Festival 2026. Friday at Download Festival 2026 is led by Limp Bizkit as headliners, with major acts like Cypress Hill, Pendulum, and Electric Callboy...
Episode #125
This episode we talk all about what we can expect at Eddfest this year which is being held at Knebworth on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th July. We also revisit our top 10 Iron Maiden albums for the first time in almost 5...
Episode #124
This episode we dive into the history of Limp Bizkit, the headliners for Friday at Download Festival 2026. Dear Download Linktree Mercury Knight Broken Day x Dear Download hoodie YouTube channels Simon Bond Critical Pit...
Episode #123
This episode we talk all about Download Festival 2026's Saturday headliners Gun N' Roses! Beginning with the beginning, we also touch upon all of their albums, some of the problems the band has faced over the years and...
Episode #122
This episode we talk all about Linkin Park, who are headlining Download Festival 2026 on the Sunday! We discuss their history, their albums, our opinions on them over the years and what we might expect to see at...
Episode #121
This episode we chat about our memories of Download Festival 2009, we look at the line up, the map, the Red bull bedroom jam . com stage and some of the other things that were happening at the time. Dear Download...
Episode #120
This episode we chat about what 2026 will hold for us, for festivals, for music releases and also films and other bits in general. Dear Download Linktree Simon's YouTube Mercury Knight Broken Day x Dear Download hoodie
Episode #119
This episode we announce the winners of the Dear Download awards for 2025. We had more votes than any previous year for more accurate results. We also celebrate hitting 50,000 all time downloads! Thank you to everyone...
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