Now back for its fourth year since returning to the scene, Takedown Festival 2026 kicked off at Portsmouth Guildhall over Easter Weekend, with a clear sense that this is a festival continuing to grow year on year. From the moment doors opened, there was a real buzz around the place, the kind you only get when people have been waiting for festival season to come back around. The Guildhall once again proved why it works so well for Takedown. The layout made moving between stag

When the trio THE HARA formed nine years ago, neither the band nor the fans expected the project to become one of the most influential bands of modern British rock. Yet here they are, touring not only around their home country, but swiftly taking over Europe as well. Formed by JOSH TAYLOR (vocals), ZACK BREEN (guitars) and JACK KENNEDY (drums), the Manchester-natives already have few albums under their belt, and the freshest of them all - The Fallout , was welcomed to the