TAKEDOWN FESTIVAL announce 2025 stage splits

TAKEDOWN FESTIVAL announce 2025 stage splits

The countdown to Takedown Festival continues with the award nominated rock and metal festival announcing their full stage splits ahead of the 2025 edition. For the first time ever, Takedown Festival will span over two days, taking place on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April 2025 at the Portsmouth Guildhall.

Stage splits for the festival reveal that Kris Barras Band and Ferocious Dog co-headline the ‘Laney’ stage on the Friday night, which will be hosted by the ‘We Wear Black’ podcast. Scarlet Rebels will be headlining the ‘Metal For Good’ stage and URNE close procedures on the ‘We Are Trxsh’ stage. Saturday sees Elvana close the festival on the ‘Laney’ stage, following performances from Dream State, Lake Malice and Fort Hope. Elsewhere on the Saturday, ACRES, headline the ‘Metal For Good’ stage while Kid Bookie takes the final spot on the ‘We Are Trxsh’ stage, following the likes of The Nightmares and Save Face.

“We’re stoked to reveal the stage splits for Takedown Festival. These represent the perfect combination of hard rock, metal, punk and alt music that Takedown has always stood for. We’re proud of this year’s lineup and excited to see how fans respond to the diverse talents we’ve assembled for Takedown.” – Sarah and Kai Harris, Festival Directors

Full announced line-up:

Elvana

Dreamstate

Kid Bookie

Save Face (US)

Kris Barras Band

Acres

Lake Malice

InVisions

URNE

Ferocious Dog

Fort Hope

The Nightmares

Blanket

The Bottom Line

Bad Touch

Skarlett Riot

Shields

Harbinger

Scarlet Rebels

Lastelle

Seething Akira

Black Coast

Swear Blind

Tribe Of Ghosts

The Raven Age

Desert Storm

Kite Theif

Empyre

Thuum

SUNK

Slakrr

The Hurt Process

Tova

Glass Grave

Tickets for Takedown Festival 2025 are on sale now via the link here: www.takedownfestival.com.

After an 8 year hiatus, the legendary festival made a comeback in 2023 with headliners Sleep Token and Skindred. The festival moved from its Southampton University roots to the larger Portsmouth Guildhall to become one of the biggest rock events in the festival calendar once again. Takedown Festival’s comeback is part of a new partnership between Divergent Festivals and The Guildhall Trust, the operators of Portsmouth Guildhall.

The incredible return for Takedown Festival has been topped off having now been nominated for Best Small Festival, Best Metropolitan Festival and the Grassroots Festival Awards at 2023’s UK Festival Awards.

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