Fri 4 April 2025 ➡ Sat 5 April 2025

Takedown Festival 2025

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After announcing the postponement of the 2024 edition due to the basement development works on the Grade II building, Takedown Festival are hugely proud to announce its 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.

Headliners:

Friday 4th April

Kris Barras Band

Saturday 5th April

Elvana

Also Appearing:

Kris Barras Band

Kris Barras is the U.K's most exciting Blues-Rock Guitarist. His blend of soul-wrenching melodies with blistering technique has thrilled audiences worldwide for the past decade. The band's unique mix of foot-stomping riffs and catchy tunes have made them the 'must-see' Blues/Rock band of 2018. Kris was voted in the Top 15 Blues Guitarists in the world by the reader's of Music Radar/Total Guitar Magazine. In April 2018, it was announced that Kris would become the new frontman for USA super-group, Supersonic Blues Machine. The band feature's legendary artists such as ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Steve Lukather (Toto), Eric Gales, Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule) and Walter Trout.

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Elvana

An Elvis fronted Nirvana tribute band, Elvana tear through Nirvana’s catalogue whilst splicing in grunged up sections of the king of rock & roll's finest moments, culminating in an audible overdrive of old school Rockabilly. It smells like cheese burgers and teen spirit!

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Dream State

A five piece, female fronted, alt-rock / post hardcore band from south Wales who formed at the end of 2017. Sparking glowing comparisons to Emarosa and A Day To Remember, Dream State strike you with hard hitting vocals, powerful guitars, and earnest emotion.

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Kid Bookie

Tyronne Buddy-Lee Ike Hill aka Kid Bookie is a rapper / musician from South East London. He started his musical journey as a youngster playing his guitar in a local band until years later when he heard loud angry noises coming from outside his window, which was actually the sound of local MC's cyphering with lyrics. He started creating music locally until he branched out and met fellow musician Dot Rotten where he introduced him to the nation by taking him on Tim Westwood's BBC 1 Xtra show when he was 16 years old. He received mixed reactions from his performance thus harbouring a drive to do better in the future. In 2009 he brought out his first mixtape entitled 'In The Making' which gained a lot of attention within the radio circuit allowing him to work with the more higher tier of MCs within the underground circuit.

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Acres

Acres are five friends from the South of England that play music for the texture, tone, feel, ambience and emotion that it generates. In their first year as a band they've been coined a number of different genres, but if one needs to be given they'd be best described as ambient post-hardcore. Their primary focus is a mix between textural ambience, soaring melodies, and raw and powerful emotion.

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