Alcohol-free and Mental Support Start-up Raven Records Announces Appearance at Download Festival 2025
The London-based heavy metal record shop, coffee shop, and alcohol-free bar Raven Records has confirmed it will appear at Download Festival 2025. There, it will host a dedicated Raven Records festival pop-up featuring a selection of metal music, merchandise, a wide range of alcohol-free drinks, and metal-inspired coffee. In addition to their shops and Bar, Raven Records has announced an events programme, including Heavy Metal Therapy meetings, Satanic Recovery meetings, a Slam poetry competition and workshops, Download‘s best battle jacket competition, meet-ups and sewing workshops, as well as late-night DJ sets from DJ Black Meadows. The event marks a keen turn in the festival's history, as it will be the first time a record shop features on the Download Festival roster and the first time addiction recovery and mental health support will be provided for festival attendees as part of Download‘s upgraded onsite wellness offering. Raven Rec...