Download festival 2026 mayhem in 13 photos

A significant story is unfolding on the international scene. Download festival 2026 mayhem in 13 photos4 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleIsaac AsheEast MidlandsGetty ImagesFor those about to flock - a man in a seagull costume crowd surfs at Download 2026The 2026 edition of Download Festival is well under way - and this year it truly is a monster of rock. With Glastonbury on a fallow year, Donington Park in Leicestershire is hosting the biggest festival in the UK this summer.

Headliners Limp Bizkit performed on Friday, with Guns N' Roses topping the bill on Saturday and Linkin Park set to close out the three days in the arena on Sunday. And with an almost total sell-out, it's been a busy one, as our photo gallery shows.

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Getty ImagesFans manning the barricades at the front of the Apex StageGetty ImagesA colourful fan throwing their hornsGetty ImagesLimp Bizkit's Wes Borland and Fred Durst put on a headline showGetty ImagesThere was a sea of red hats on Friday for Limp BizkitGetty ImagesA 'lotl fun in the crowdGetty ImagesHarmony Cavelle and South Arcade took the stageGetty ImagesBattle jackets at the ready for the Apex StageGetty ImagesAn alternative view from the crowdGetty ImagesThis year's arena has been packed with metalheadsGetty ImagesDespite showers in the run-up to the festival, the sun has been shining for most of the actsGetty ImagesBehemoth were hot stuff on the Apex StageGetty ImagesMusic fans have been rocking a variety of looksListen to Radio Leicester on Sounds and follow Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@.

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