Win tickets to Takedown Festival 2026!

We’ve got your chance to rock out at the South’s leading alt, metal and rock festival!

Takedown Festival 2026 hits Portsmouth Guildhall on 3-4 April, featuring headliners Phil Campbell (yes, from Motorhead!) and multi-million streaming UK modern metal band PRESIDENT, alongside legends The Wildhearts and InMe, plus rising metal acts VOWER, Profiler, Lastelle and many more.

We’re giving away:
    •    A pair of tickets for Friday
    •    A pair of tickets for Saturday
    •    A pair of weekend tickets

Whether you’re a metalhead or just love a night of high-energy rock, this festival has something for every fan - and one of these three prizes could be yours for free!

To enter the draw, correctly answer the following question via the form below...

Terms and Conditions Apply:

• Entrants must be 18 or over and live within a PO postcode
• Texts are charged at your standard network rate and you must have the bill payers permission before submitting your entry.
• Competition closes on Friday 27th March at exactly 10:00am.
• Entries after the competition closing time won't count but may still be charged.
• Winners are selected at random and will be contacted via telephone or email.
• If we cannot get hold of a winner, another entrant may be selected at random.
• Three successful entrants will win one of the three prizes on offer.
• By entering this competition, you consent to your data being shared with Divergent Promotions.
• Tickets will be issued from the promoter via email. 
• Some prizes may require you to be able to collect them from the Express FM offices at Eldon Building, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, PO12DJ.

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