Eight years after the last Takedown – a festival focusing on rock and metal – was held in Southampton, its promoters revived the brand here in Portsmouth with the first being held yesterday (Saturday, April 8).
Photographer Paul Windsor captured these scenes:
![Members of the audience at Takedown Festival. Picture by Paul Windsor](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZkYjRmZDExLTAwNTUtNDEyNi04MThhLTliZmRmZTQxYjk2NTpmYWE2MWMwNi0xOGIzLTQ1MWQtOTA5My1iZmY4MDQ3Y2M5MGQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Takedown Festival
Members of the audience at Takedown Festival. Picture by Paul Windsor Photo: GRAHAM_BURFORD:Paul Windsor
![Black Water County. Picture by Paul Windsor](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIxMjUzODc0LWUzMGYtNDkxMS05OTdiLTFhYWM5M2ExZjY4ODowMWFiODViMS04YmM4LTQ1ZDctYmI3ZC0wNmVmMGM5NTRjYzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Takedown Festival
Black Water County. Picture by Paul Windsor Photo: GRAHAM_BURFORD:Paul Windsor
![Members of the audience at Takedown Festival. Picture by Paul Windsor](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM0YjZkNzM2LTIyNTktNDNmYi1iYjQ0LTJjMzE3ZWJhZTFmMzo4ODA0ZTg5ZC1iZmFjLTRlMjgtOTVmYi0zZjVmODk5N2U2NGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Takedown Festival
Members of the audience at Takedown Festival. Picture by Paul Windsor Photo: GRAHAM_BURFORD:Paul Windsor
![Seething Akira. Picture by Paul Windsor](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJmNWNhNWFlLWVlNDYtNDFlNi05YmY3LWI5Mzg3MGJhZjVmNzo5N2Y4MTQ5Yy0zYjdlLTQ4OGYtOTExZC0yNTgwZmVhOGY4MTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)