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