Download Festival, Donington Park, Leicestershire, Sunday 11th June 2023

Sunday’s pictorial delights here for you, from the final day of the four-day celebration of Download’s 20th anniversary.

Slipknot, Ghost, Bloodywood, Blind Channel, The Hu, Palaye Royale, Parkway Drive and Behemoth.

Check out our coverage of Friday and Saturday too….

This year’s Download Festival 20th anniversary welcomed a record breaking 100,000 rock fans to Donington Park, becoming its most successful year ever. Spanning four days for the first time in its history.

The fastest-selling Download in its 20-year history, 2023’s edition showcased world-class rock and metal, across four days and six stages, from all over the world.

With artists from Metallica to Alter Bridge to Halestorm, plus live podcasts, exclusive DJ sets, comeback sets and a whole village dedicated to the fan experience (District X).

The first ever Thursday headline slot saw Metallica dominate the Apex Stage with their legendary showmanship and guitar prowess.

Sheffield genre-bending rockers Bring Me The Horizon owned the stage on Friday night, delivering a masterclass in thrilling a crowd with their unique and Download-exclusive production, bringing out a host of special guests including Amy Lee from Evanescence and alt-rock duo Nova Twins.

Metallica followed up their Thursday night set with a spellbinding performance on Saturday evening. On Sunday, Slipknot closed the Apex stage with a spectacular display of energy and power.

The line-up featured Halestorm, Skindred, Evanescence, Pendulum, Simon Neil’s new project (of Biffy Clyro) Empire State Bastard, The Blackout’s reunion, Creeper, Coheed and Cambria, Ice Nine Kills, Ghost, Parkway Drive, Electric Callboy, and supporting young British talent like Nova Twins, Kid Bookie, Kid Kapichi and many more.

Brand new for 2023, the Download Megastore sold a huge range of Download merch’ onsite, commemorating the 20th anniversary and the event broke the U.K. record for most festival merchandise sales of all time.

To pay tribute to the diversity of the Download crowd, the Humans of Download live photography docuseries launched, sharing the diversity of Download attendees, with their eclectic outfits and costumes being celebrated on all social channels and sites across the festival.