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  After careful consideration, the organisers of Takedown Festival regret to announce the postponement of this year’s festival which was due to take place at Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April. Building works currently being undertaken at the Grade II listed venue to transform the basement of Portsmouth Guildhall into one of the most innovative creative spaces for young people in the country, have now been extended across the festival dates resulting in the loss of two key areas of the festival site and a reduction in capacity, which combined with challenging trading conditions have sadly left the event unviable for this year. Takedown Festival will return in 2025 with, it is hoped, much of this year’s line-up carried forward. Further details will be announced soon but in the meantime all ticket holders will be refunded by their point of purchase. Takedown Festival Ltd Director and CEO of The Guildhall Trust, Andy Grays said, “Like many historic buildings...