Dear Download
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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28 minutes ago
28 minutes ago
This episode is a follow on from our last episode of tips tricks and life hacks of how to survive the weekend at Download Festival.
To be a part of the exclusive Dear Download podfest 2025 t-shirts join up to the patreon here.
Ashes by Dawn - Metal 2 the masses gig.
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
Ashes by Dawn
SMTV Youtube
Trash Talkin' Podcast
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
Emma Sturman Youtube vlogs
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Download festival for a beginner.
Beginners guide to download festival
my first time going to download festival
my first festival
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
This episode we are joined by our boy Stu again to go over some of our best tips tricks and hacks for surviving the weekend at Download Festival. We have almost 60 years of expierience between the 3 of us, so we wanted to sit down and document as much information as we could that could be used by veterans and beginners alike. We cover any and everything we can think of from the time you buy your ticket, to when you get home on Monday and everything in between.
To be a part of the exclusive Dear Download podfest 2025 t-shirts join up to the patreon here.
Ashes by Dawn - Metal 2 the masses gig.
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
Ashes by Dawn
SMTV Youtube
Trash Talkin' Podcast
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
Emma Sturman Youtube vlogs
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Download festival for a beginner.
Beginners guide to download festival
my first time going to download festival
my first festival
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
This episode we go back 17 years to take a look at Download Festival 2008. We discuss the memories we have and the bands we saw, and read out some stories from some of the band members, as well as some of our listeners memories too.
To be a part of the exclusive Dear Download podfest 2025 t-shirts join up to the patreon here.
Ashes by Dawn - Metal 2 the masses gig.
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
Ashes by Dawn
SMTV Youtube
Trash Talkin' Podcast
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
This episode we are joined by our boy Stu to dive into the music and history of Korn, this years Download 2025 Sunday headliners. We discuss every studio album as well as what we might expect from them live this year.
If you like what you hear from Stu, you can find more of him on his Youtube channel SMTV and his podcast Trash Talkin'.
SMTV Youtube
Trash Talkin' Podcast
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
Ashes by Dawn
To be a part of the exclusive Dear Download podfest 2025 t-shirts join up to the patreon here.
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
This episode we take a deep dive into the music and lore of Download 2025's Saturday headliners, Sleep Token.
If you like what you hear from Stu, you can find more of him on his Youtube channel SMTV and his podcast Trash Talkin'.
SMTV Youtube
Trash Talkin' Podcast
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
To be a part of the exclusive Dear Download podfest 2025 t-shirts join up to the patreon here.
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
This episode we are joined by our boy Stu to dive into the music and history of Green Day. Not only are Green Day playing at the hallowed grounds of Donington Park for the very first time, they are headlining it on the Friday of Download Festival 2025!
If you like what you hear from Stu, you can find more of him on his Youtube channel SMTV and his podcast Trash Talkin'.
SMTV Youtube
Trash Talkin' Podcast
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
To be a part of the exclusive Dear Download podfest 2025 t-shirts join up to the patreon here.
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
This episode we reveal the winners of the Dear Download awards of 2024.
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
Stu's YouTube
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
This episode we go over the nominations for the Dear Download awards 2024. To be part of it join the Discord in the link tree below.
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
Stu's YouTube
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
This episode we discuss what we think of the Download Festival 2025 lineup so far.
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
Stu's YouTube
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
This episode we are joined by the one and only Rob Kellas from TPDTV to talk about all things Download Festival.
You can find us here
Linktree
Simon's YouTube
Stu's YouTube
Stu's Tiktok
Stu's Instagram
Credits:
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87039/
Explicit Intro - https://freesound.org/people/simplewave/sounds/372876/
Intro music - Simon Bond
Intro robot voice - Adam Cox