What do I need to know ahead of Download?

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Rock royalty is gearing up to descend on Donington Park for the 23rd Download festival. The UK's biggest celebration of metal music takes place at the Leicestershire racetrack that once hosted the legendary Monsters of Rock festivals in the 1980s. Headliners of the festival's 2026 edition are Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park, with campsites throwing open their gates from Wednesday 10 June. If you've had it in your diary since last year, or if you bagged tickets at the last minute, here's what you need to know.