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Linkin Park ignore the noise with triumphant set at Download Festival
BBC News 15 Jun 2026
Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses were the other headliners at this year's metal and rock extravaganza - we went along ... .
Download festival lorry driver dies in hospital after crash
BBC News 15 Jun 2026
Police said the lorry hit two stationary vehicles and a house near the festival site. .
Download festival review – Guns N’ Roses flop and Letlive thrive as metal’s biggest fest enters the future
The Observer 15 Jun 2026
Not long ago, it was a running joke that Download, the biggest rock and metal festival in the UK, kept overlooking new blood and digging up the same 80s giants ... the whole festival from the third stage.
Download festival review – Guns N’ Roses flop and Letlive thrive as metal’s biggest fest ...
The Guardian 15 Jun 2026
Not long ago, it was a running joke that Download, the biggest rock and metal festival in the UK, kept overlooking new blood and digging up the same 80s giants.
Download festival 2026 mayhem in 13 photos
BBC News 14 Jun 2026
The three-day metal festival has put on a show at Donington Park in Leicestershire. .
Download festival 2026 mayhem in 18 photos
BBC News 14 Jun 2026
The three-day metal festival has put on a show at Donington Park in Leicestershire ... .
Linkin Park to make Download Festival history
BBC News 13 Jun 2026
Linkin Park will make history as the first female-fronted band to headline Download Festival. .
Unexpected artist becomes fan favourite at Download Festival with mosh pits and crowd surfing
The Mirror 13 Jun 2026
Thousands of rock fans are heading to Donington Park this weekend for Download Festival, but one unexpected artist has already become the highlight of the event ... .
Major A road closed after horror crash blocking access to Download Festival and East Midlands Airport
The Sun 12 Jun 2026
Access to Download Festival and East Midlands airport has been...
A453 shut after crash blocks route to Download Festival
The Business Desk 12 Jun 2026
The A453 has been closed following a traffic collision near Isley Walton, affecting access to the Download Festival site.
Motorhead's Lemmy's ashes displayed at Download Festival before finding permanent home
The Mirror 10 Jun 2026
Motorhead have announced that Lemmy's ashes will be displayed at Download Festival, which starts today and ends on Sunday, as band take on seventh 'Lemmy Forever' ceremony ... .
Motörhead announce seventh ‘Lemmy Forever’ ceremony at Download Festival 2026 as his ashes find permanent home
NME 09 Jun 2026
... festival ... For years now, there has been a tribute to him at Download Festival, following from the heavy metal icon playing there in 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2013, and also joining Slash on stage in 2013.
Download Festival 2026: check out the weather forecast
NME 06 Jun 2026
Download Festival 2026 is going down next weekend, but what is the weather looking like? Find the latest forecast below ... Download boss Andy Copping on the 2025 line-up. “The festival will die if we don’t move with the times”.
Download Festival 2026 line-up, travel, weather and banned items
BBC News 31 May 2026
Donington Park is gearing up to host the UK .
Download festival-goers urged not to board trains with beer bins
BBC News 20 May 2026
Rail bosses urge festival-goers to minimise their packing for this year .