This is by far our most in depth analysis of Download Festival's first band announcement, it may well be the most in depth analysis of the DL2026 first announcement so far. Join us as we talk about all of the bands that stand out to us so far, and take a deep dive into the lineup as a whole, the curveball, and what the future holds for Download festival headliners.
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Broken Day x Dear Download hoodie
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Albums turning 20 in 2025
This episode we talk about 10 iconic albums that turn 20 this year.
Bullet for my Valentine - the poison
Trivium - Ascendancy
DevilDriver - The fury of our makers hand
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Mudvayne - Lost and Found
Story of the Year - In the wake of Determination
Funeral for a Friend - Hours
Paradise Lost - Paradise Lost
Static-X - Start a War
Korn - See you on the Otherside
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Simon's Paradise Lost playlist
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Albums turning 30 in 2025
This episode we talk about 10 iconic albums that turn 30 this year.
Faith No More - King for a day
At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Death - Symbolic
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Gamma Ray - Land of the free
Iron Maiden - X-Factor
Ozzy Osbourne - Osmosis
Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Rammstein - Herzslied
Deftones - Adrenaline
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Simon's Paradise Lost playlist
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2026 Festival news
This episode we discuss all the news from all the recent festival announcements including Rock am/im Park/Ring, Ressurection fest, Nova Rocks, Tons of Rock, Tuska, Copenhell, Rock for People and Sonisphere. And we speculate how Download festival 2026 might look compared to these festivals.
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Ashes by Dawn
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Who will play in 2026?
This episode we discuss our predictions, and look back at the headliners from the last 10 years for all the regular festivals the come up on the podcast, including Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air Festival, 2000 Trees, Slam Dunk festival and Reading and Leeds.
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Ashes by Dawn
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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