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The big review: Takedown Festival 2026
The south coast gets loud as Takedown returns, and PRESIDENT, Therapy?, The Wildhearts, WARGASM, As It Is and plenty more raise the roof in Portsmouth.
The pop-punks go acoustic in their hometown.
Welcoming in their new era, As It Is returned to their hometown of Brighton on Monday (August 13) to perform acoustic tracks from their just-released The Great Depression record, as well as taking part in a meet-and-greet with fans at hmv.
Here's a bunch of lovely pics – courtesy of hmv – of a top-notch evening with the pop-punks…