19 minutes agoIsaac 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.Getty ImagesLzzy Hale of Halestorm performs onstage at the festivalGetty 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 miniature custom urn with some of Lemmy's ashes is contained inside a fruit machine that will be on permanent display in Manchester after the festivalGetty ImagesCharlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds Getty ImagesA 'lotl fun in the crowdGetty ImagesHarmony Cavelle and South Arcade took the stageGetty ImagesGinger Wildheart of The WildheartsGetty ImagesBattle jackets at the ready for the Apex StageGetty ImagesAn alternative view from the crowdGetty ImagesThis year's arena has been packed with metalheadsGetty ImagesA rat (or is it a mouse?) enjoys the music alongside fellow fansGetty 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 looksMore on this story
