Takedown Festival will return in a couple of weeks, on Saturday April 8. The 2023 comeback event will take place at Portsmouth Guildhall. The legendary one-day festival, dedicated to all things alternative-rock and metal, will return this April after a 8-year hiatus. The comeback comes with a few changes, a new venue, mind-blowing fresh line-up and an outdoor stage being added for the first time at the festival. Over 30 bands will perform across five different stages. One of the festivals headliners, Sleep Token, will be making their first festival appearance of 2023 at Takedown. Skindred are also set to headline at this years festival.
Among the headliners taking the stage at the 2023 Takedown Festival will be a selection of immense acts, such as; Jamie Lenman, Loathe, Palm Reader, Fearless Vampire Killers, The Bottom Line, Punk Rock Factory, InMe, Our Hollow Our Home, Dendera, As December Falls, CLTDRP and Seeking Akira.
Alongside the names which were revealed in the initial announcement, Takedown added a range of bonus acts to the line-up, including; Red Method, Autumn Fires, Slackrr, Saint Agnes, False Hope For The Savage, Shell Beach, Chaosbay, Balance Breach, Consvmer, Elwood Stray, Sunfall, Ithaca, Confes
As Takedown Festival makes a highly anticipated comeback, it was revealed that the festival is part of a new partnership between Divergent Festivals and The Guildhall Trust. Kai and Sarah Harris, Co-directors of Divergent Festivals, discussed the festivals comeback, ‘’Even in these strange times it feels like the perfect time to be bringing back one of the best-loved one-day events on the South Coast, taking it back to our roots with one of the biggest line-ups Takedown has ever seen. We can’t wait!”
Andy Gray, Chief Executive Officer of the Guildhall Trust added, ”We are delighted to bring an alternative rock and metal festival to Portsmouth with a great calibre of artists already announced. Portsmouth has a fantastic music scene, but we felt like there was a gap for fans of this genre.”
Takedown Festival also announced a new initiative for the 2023 event, as they will be teaming up with Tonic Rider, a mental health charity. The newly introduced initiative will see Takedown become the first festival to offer mental health resources for staff, crew and artists. The Tonic Rider team consists of mental health professionals with an understanding and background in the music industry. The team will be located in the green room and will be offering support, information and free resources.
Following the complete line-up announcement, Takedown Festival also revealed the full set list for the day.
MAIN STAGE
14:00 – DENDERA
14:45 – RED METHOD
15:35 – SEETHING AKIRA
16:25 – FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS
17:15 – OUR HOLLOW OUR HOME
18:15 – PALM READER
19:25 – JAMIE LENMAN
20:35 – LOATHE
21:45 – SLEEP TOKEN (UK EXCLUSIVE)
TOTAL ROCK STAGE (OUTDOOR)
13:45 – AUTUMN FIRES
14:30 – SLACKRR
15:20 – CLT DRP
16:10 – BOTTOM LINE
17:00 – SAINT AGNES
18:00 – AS DECEMBER FALLS
19:10 – INME (ANNIVERSARY SET)
20:20 – PUNK ROCK FACTORY
21:30 – SKINDRED
OUT OF LINE STAGE
14:00 – FALSE HOPE FOR THE SAVAGE
14:45 – SHELL BEACH
15:30 – CHAOSBAY
16:15 – BALANCE BREACH
17:05 – CONSVMER
17:55 – ELWOOD STRAY
18:45 – SUNFALL
19:45 – ITHACA
20:45 – CONFESSIONS OF A TRAITOR
21:55 – HEART OF A COWARD
DOWN FOR LIFE STAGE
14:00 – ASLEEP AT THE HELM
14:50 – ROYALS
15:40 – LIGHTWAVE
16:30 – CRUSHED BY WAVES
17:20 – MEG EMELIE
18:10 – DEFENCES
19:00 – TWO YEAR BREAK
19:50 – CHUGGABOOM
20:50 – BLACK WATER COUNTY
22:00 – THECITYISOURS
VIP LOUNGE
13:30 – SEETHING AKIRA
14:15 – AS DECEMBER FALLS
15:00 – JAMIE LENMAN
15:45 – DAVE MCPHERSON
16:30 – BLACK WATER COUNTY
17:15 – PUNK ROCK FACTORY (M&G)
18:00 – KIER KEMP
18:45 – SKINDRED
19:30 – THECITYISOURS
20:15 – THE BOTTOM LINE
21:00 – PALM READER
21:45 – OUT OF LINE KARAOKE
The remaining tickets for the event are on sale now. To access these tickets, click here.
