Image: Download Festival 2025 - Lineup Poster
Ever since the second wave of bands for Download Festival 2025 was announced, the audience has been speculating about one of the bands on the poster. We are talking about President here of course, since there is no history to be found for this band name – only a few new pieces of information in the form of teasers. So who is this group?
Website & Social Media
Anyone searching for the band online will come across both their social media accounts and their own website. The website presidentband.com does not show much more than what could be the band logo of President: two red-illuminated double crosses in an empty room. In addition, there is a countdown currently ticking down from 80 days. Accordingly, the countdown will end on May 16. However, this cannot be a reference to Download Festival, as that takes place from June 13 - 15. There is also a button with the label “Join the Campaign,” which allows users to sign up for a mailing list. Those who do so are immediately shown a document with the current date and the message:
"With your endorsement, we move forward together. Thank you."
On Instagram and other social media platforms such as TikTok and X, the mysterious group has already posted several teasers. These not only reference Download Festival 2025 and the mailing list on their website but also show a shadowy figure standing in a red-lit corridor, the caption simply reading “President”.
Are They Connected To Sleep Token?
Now, of course, the theories begin. Since the increasingly popular band Sleep Token will also be playing as a headliner at Download, there are now plenty of speculations about whether they could be behind the mysterious announcement. After all, there have long been hints that a new album will be released this year – and even before Download Festival in June. The countdown ending in May would fit perfectly with this. However, the question remains why another promotional campaign under a completely different name would be launched parallel to the new Sleep Token website showmehowtodanceforever.com, where users can also sign up for a mailing list. Then again, there are many indications of a connection between the two bands.
One theory is that President is a spin-off band of Sleep Token. Discussions on Reddit are, of course, heating up: among other things, it has been argued that President, just like Sleep Token, launched their website via Allotment Productions. On Facebook, Future History Management, the management of Sleep Token, is also listed as the management of President.
Logically, Download Festival would be the perfect platform for a major announcement. But it is not yet confirmed that this is actually an announcement from Sleep Token. And that is why there are, of course, other bands also being considered.
One of them is Deftones because, according to Reddit, they are the only band that President themselves follow. Later, however, the theory emerged that Slipknot is the only band followed by both Sleep Token and President. Since Corey Taylor is known for pranks of this kind, a connection could also be possible here.
Unfortunately, we are still far from solving the mystery, but the countdown continues. So we are excited for May!
