For those about to flock - a man in a seagull costume crowd surfs at Download 2026Getty Images
The 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.
Lzzy Hale of Halestorm performs onstage at the festivalGetty Images
Fans manning the barricades at the front of the Apex StageGetty Images
A colourful fan throwing their hornsGetty Images
Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland and Fred Durst put on a headline showGetty Images
There was a sea of red hats on Friday for Limp BizkitGetty Images
A 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 Images
Charlie Rolfe of As Everything UnfoldsGetty Images
A 'lotl fun in the crowdGetty Images
Harmony Cavelle and South Arcade took the stageGetty Images
Ginger Wildheart of The WildheartsGetty Images
Battle jackets at the ready for the Apex StageGetty Images
An alternative view from the crowdGetty Images
This year's arena has been packed with metalheadsGetty Images
A rat (or is it a mouse?) enjoys the music alongside fellow fansGetty Images
Despite showers in the run-up to the festival, the sun has been shining for most of the actsGetty Images
Behemoth were hot stuff on the Apex StageGetty Images
Music fans have been rocking a variety of looksGetty Images