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InMe on Saturday, LASTELLE on Sunday, and no set clashes all weekend.Reading Rising returns to The Facebar on the 7th and 8th of November 2026, with Employed To Serve and plenty more on the bill.Neill and Rich catch up with Joe Conneely, Connor Shortt and Aaron Iley, who organise Reading Rising and also play together in InAir. We talk about the bands they've booked, the ones people kept asking for, and how the two room setup lets you see every set! Connor explains how he runs the lights in both rooms and still fits in a set on drums with InAir. Aaron tells us how his nan got him InMe's Overgrown Eden a day before release, and we look back at LASTELLE opening the first Reading Rising in 2018. This time, they're headlining on the Sunday. There's also a chat about making a weekend of it in Reading, plans with Siren Craft Brew, low-alcohol beer and why buying your ticket early helps the people putting it all together.READING RISING 2026 7–8 November 2026 | The Facebar in Reading. It's two days in two rooms, with no set clashes.SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBERInMe, Employed To Serve, Cabin Boy Jumped Ship, Seething Akira, Shoot To Kill, RXPTRS, Terakai, One Last Day, HENKA, Halfway Home, NIGHT THIEVES and Outlier.SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBERLASTELLE, Asleep at the Helm, High Regard, Lowlife, Kite Thief, Scatter The Tribe, InAir, Bear Trap and Re:O.Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Reading/The-FaceBar/Reading-Rising-2026/41634047/Event details: https://whatsonreading.com/venues/reading-rising/whats-on/reading-rising-2026Read our episode feature: https://festpod.uk/news/festpod-93-reading-rising-2026Festpod is sponsored by Fat Frank's Camping Shop:https://fatfrankscampingshop.comMORE FESTPODWebsite: https://www.festpod.uk/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@festpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fest.podFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/festpodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@festpodMerch: https://festpod.shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s still a day of Download left, but finding the energy for it is another matter.Neill Wilkinson, Arran Prime and Rob Hemingway settle onto the grass in the guest area for Festpod 92, recorded on Sunday at Download Festival 2026. Rob’s been out for Modestep and a late-night trip to the fun house. Now we’re weighing up the bands we want to see against the very tempting thought of our own beds.We look back at Architects’ interrupted set, The All-American Rejects, and Self Deception’s crowd antics with RockFit. There’s also a quick reaction to Private School before the we turn to Sunday’s choices, including Scooter, Ice Nine Kills, A Day To Remember, Bad Omens and letlive.Then the question of what to do when you spot a musical hero. Do you say hello, or leave the magic alone? We talk about anonymity, being a fan and the catch-ups that make the guest area feel like a festival reunion.Come and spend half an hour in the field with us. What was your highlight of Download 2026?MORE FESTPODhttps://www.festpod.ukWATCH OR LISTEN TO MORE EPISODEShttps://www.festpod.uk/podcastSUPPORTED BY FAT FRANK’S CAMPING SHOPhttps://www.fatfrankscampingshop.com/Recorded at Download Festival 2026. Sunday’s later sets are discussed as plans, not reviewed performances. Comments about the Architects show stops reflect the hosts’ observations and understanding at the time.Contains strong language. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bit more space, a shower and a proper toilet. At a festival, those things can start sounding dangerously appealing.For Festpod episode 91, Neill, Arran and Rob catch up in the guest area on day two of Download Festival 2026. We talk about the appeal of R.I.P. and guest camping, whether we’d pay extra, and why a little taste of comfort can make ordinary camping harder to return to.There’s also a quick look back at Friday’s music, some festival fashion and a familiar problem - trying to enjoy everything on very little sleep.In this episode:Guest-area space, familiar faces and whether we’d pay for the experience.Campervan treats, showers, proper toilets and camping preferences.Friday reactions to vianova, Pendulum and Electric Callboy.Getting around a busy arena.Arran Core, festival food prices and the lack of sleep.A quick hello from Bailey of Within Reach.Catching up with mates and the community that keeps us coming back.Spotting Sam Carter from Architects nearby, plus discussion of a reported last-minute stage change for As Everything Unfolds.And yes, the wind gets involved too.Whether you were there or couldn’t make it, pull up a chair and join us for a catch-up from the field.MORE FESTPODhttps://www.festpod.ukWATCH OR LISTEN TO MORE EPISODEShttps://www.festpod.uk/podcastSUPPORTED BY FAT FRANK’S CAMPING SHOPhttps://www.fatfrankscampingshop.comRecorded at Download Festival 2026.Contains strong language. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Missing Download already? Come back to the field with us - no tent to put up this time.For Festpod episode 90, Neill Wilkinson, Arran Prime and Rob Hemingway catch up with Paleface Swiss, Return To Dust, Self Deception, Rockin’1000 founder Fabio Zaffagnini and the RockFit crew at Download Festival 2026. There are reactions to a first-UK-show, album ideas born on tour, a plan involving 500 musicians and a Green Power Ranger determined to find the Electric Callboy pit. Because the bands are only part of what makes Download, well, Download.- Paleface Swiss join us before their set to talk festival crowds, playing the UK and making the most of that first-day energy.- Return To Dust have just played their first UK show. We get into hearing their lyrics sung back thousands of miles from home, touring with YUNGBLUD and a van that really didn’t want to get up the hill at Red Rocks.- Self Deception talk turning tour-life ideas into One of Us, letting go of perfection and packing everything into their shortest set yet. They’ve also got their sights on a bigger Download stage.- Fabio explains how wanting Foo Fighters to play his hometown became Rockin’1000 - and what it takes to get hundreds of musicians playing together.- RockFit’s crew talk finding your people, making classes welcoming and why you don’t need to arrive as a fitness fanatic to get involved. Plus crowd chats, a tiny duck and the mosh pit mime. An interesting person for a podcast, that.Subscribe for more rock festivals, live music and the people who make them happen.MORE FESTPOD https://www.festpod.ukWATCH OR LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES https://www.festpod.uk/podcastSUPPORTED BY FAT FRANK’S CAMPING SHOP https://www.fatfrankscampingshop.comRecorded at Download Festival 2026. Tour, release and event plans discussed reflect the time of recording. Contains strong language.#DownloadFestival #Download2026 #Festpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every band dreams of playing Download Festival. For six unsigned bands, that dream became reality at The Takeover 2026.In this special episode, FestPod follows the emotional journey of six bands as they step off the Download stage and reflect on achieving a lifelong ambition.Hear from 40,000 Leagues, CELAVI, Pryma, DeadWax, RXPTRS and Black Water County just moments after their performances, as they share the adrenaline, relief and excitement of playing one of the world's biggest rock festivals.Joining Neil Wilkinson are Arran Prime (Crushed By Waves) and Rob Hemingway (Veiled), two musicians who once stood on the very same stage themselves. Together, they reflect on what The Takeover means for emerging artists and why it's become one of the most important opportunities for new rock and metal bands.More than a collection of interviews, this is a celebration of the next generation of rock and metal - and the dreams that keep bands going through years of rehearsals, tiny gigs and hard work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.