Ampocalypse | Creeping Jean on Festival Survival and the Download Apocalypse

In this episode of Ampocalypse, Damian FitzGerald is joined by Olly Tooze and Nick Buttermilk of Creeping Jean for a Download Festival special, where the apocalypse has unfolded beyond the festival gates and Download has become one of the last remaining safe havens.Would you stay inside the festival gates or take your chances in the outside world? Olly and Nick tackle the big questions as they discuss survival strategies, leadership, resource management, and the importance of toilets when civilisation collapses around Download Festival.The conversation explores everything from hoarding supplies in the first 24 hours to choosing the perfect festival stronghold, identifying who would emerge as Download’s ultimate leader, and deciding which songs should soundtrack the end of the world—including Creeping Jean’s own “The Big Cheese”. Along the way, there are plenty of laughs, unexpected survival tips, and a reminder that sometimes the best plan is to find a safe spot and wait for it all to blow over.We also discuss the value of festival veterans in a crisis, whether community spirit would survive the chaos, the importance of practical skills and resources, and why the person with the fridge and generator might suddenly become the most important person at Download. As always, the conversation blends humour with surprisingly thoughtful answers as we imagine what life might look like after the fall of civilisation.🤘 If you enjoyed this episode, please like, share, and subscribe to Ampocalypse. And let me know in the comments: if an apocalypse broke out at Download Festival, would you stay inside the arena or try to escape — and what Ampocalypse scenario should we explore next?#Ampocalypse #CreepingJean #DownloadFestival #Download2026 #FestivalApocalypse #RockPodcast #MetalPodcast #AlternativeMusic #FestivalLife #DoningtonParkVideographer: Cara FelsteadEditor: Damian FitzGeraldProducer: Damian FitzGeraldChapters00:00 Introduction and setting the scene at Download Festival02:05 Deciding whether to stay or venture outside during the apocalypse03:58 Essential infrastructure for survival: toilets, supplies, and community05:59 Who would be the festival survival king? The role of leadership07:52 Critical supplies in the first 24 hours: hoarding and sharing09:59 Using music to influence morale and chaos management11:16 Choosing a permanent base of operations within the festivalSocial linksFollow Creeping Jean:Websitehttps://www.creepingjean.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/creepingjeanband/?hl=enFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/creepingjeanband/?locale=en_GBYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@CreepingjeanbandSpotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/3lEdEHlb1g3ru9TY2bhBcMFollow V13 Media:Websitehttps://v13.netInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/v13media/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/v13media YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@v13mediaSpotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/user/puregrainaudioFollow Ampocalypse:Websitehttps://v13.net/author/damian_fitzgerald/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ampocalypseofficialFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590735576991YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBRjKMVTI9getsOHSTzuSGOOsnyVQz1dSpotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1tX46T9ptOs3nf5uPozqKi