Hardwired Podcast

We take a reflective look at the last 20 years of Download Festival. We discussed our festival essentials and top tips for Download Festival 2023. Plus exclusive interviews with Takeover at Download Festival & Rocktail Cocktail DJ Zavi.

We discuss the Nu-metal "trend", Are tribute bands good or bad for the scene? Have Death Metal logos gone too far? and we reflect on the struggles of putting on music festivals and events. Plus we catch up with UK Tech-Metal Fest ahead of their 2023 Festival.

In this episode, we catch up with Bloodstocks Festival Director Adam Gregory ahead of Bloodstock Festival 2023! We reflect on last year's insanely hot festival, The Machine Head surprise performance, Bin Jousting, Metal to the Masses, The Sophie Lancaster Foundation, and much more!

In this episode, we catch up with the Download Festival team ahead of the massive 20-year anniversary of the festival. We also discuss our own experiences at Download Festival, Bottle Wars, 20 years of ST. Anger and the time we were held at gunpoint in front of 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto + loads more!