Interview: Kai and Sarah Harris of Takedown Festival

Award nominated independent rock and metal festival; Takedown Festival returns in 2025! The festival will take place at the Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April 2025 with tickets now on sale (early bird and VIP upgrades available now). Pick up tickets here: https://takedownfestival.com/tickets/ After announcing the postponement of the 2024 edition due to the basement development works on the Grade II building, it’s a huge deal for Takedown Festival are hugely proud to return in 2025 with the prolific Elvana (Elvis fronted Nirvana) headlining the Saturday and former MMA fighter fronted Kris Barras Band headlining the Friday. Joining Elvana and Kris Barras Band for a star-studded lineup will be Welsh alt-rockers Dreamstate, two-time MOBO award nominated Kid Bookie, fast rising UK metalcore stars Acres, Lake Malice, InVisions, URNE, The Nightmares, Ferocious Dog, Blanket and many more. It is going to be an incredible two days of music, and to tell us more about the festival, it’s return, what it means for the scene, how bands have been booked, and what the long-term thinking is, we spoke to organisers Kai and Sarah Harris. Find out more here: https://takedownfestival.com/ Website: https://gbhbl.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/gbhbl Ko-Fi (Buy us a coffee): https://ko-fi.com/gbhbl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBHBL Twitter: https://twitter.com/GBHBL_Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhbl/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@gbhbl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gbhbl Contact: [email protected] Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gbhbl Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5A4toGR0qap5zfoR4cIIBo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-gbhbl-podcasts/id1350465865 Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSpZ6roX36WaFWwQ73Cbbg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hexedriffsstudio