Ampocalypse | RXPTRS on Download Festival and Building the Last Festival Civilisation

In this episode of Ampocalypse, Damian FitzGerald is joined by Simon Roach and Harley Watson of RXPTRS to answer one simple question: what happens if the apocalypse begins at Download Festival? With thousands of fans trapped inside the UK’s biggest rock and metal festival, could Download become humanity’s last surviving civilisation?From choosing the best place to build a new society to deciding which festival characters would thrive when the world falls apart, Simon and Harley tackle every aspect of surviving a festival-based apocalypse. They discuss everything from food, morale and the importance of festival infrastructure to one of the biggest questions of all: who would make the better leader of humanity’s last community, Fred Durst or Keanu Reeves?🤘 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, where would you make your base, and who would you choose to lead the last surviving festival civilisation? What Ampocalypse scenario should we explore next?#Ampocalypse #RXPTRS #DownloadFestival #FestivalApocalypse #FestivalSurvival #Rock #Metal #AlternativeCultureVideographer: Cara FelsteadEditor: Damian FitzGeraldProducer: Damian FitzGeraldChapters00:00 Introduction to Raptors and Festival Setting01:08 Imagining an Apocalypse at Download Festival01:54 Festival Infrastructure and Survival Priorities02:58 Key Festival Characters for Survival04:05 Leadership and Community in a Festival Apocalypse05:04 Survival Supplies and Morale Boosters06:06 Festival Fans as Survival Experts06:55 Choosing a Download Festival Base of Operations08:06 Music and Morale in a Post-Apocalyptic Festival09:02 Festival Culture and Its Role in Society09:55 Humorous Endings and Festival Beard OffSocial linksFollow RXPTRS:Websitehttps://rxptrs.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rxptrs/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/RXPTRS/?locale=en_GBYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@v13mediaSpotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6wZR4nBBIVGgEzBBtkzkJ8Follow 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