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Gallery: Download Festival 2018 – The Ultimate Round-Up!

All the snaps you'll ever need to see of one of the greatest weekends of all time.

Gallery: Download Festival 2018 – The Ultimate Round-Up!

Well… that was quite the weekend, wasn't it? From Avenged Sevenfold mastering another brilliant headline slot, to the return of Guns N' Roses to the hallowed grounds of Donington, to Ozzy Osbourne proving yet again that he's a bloody legend, Download Festival 2018 was one to remember.

If you weren't there and want to see what it was all about, or you were but you need something to look at while you're still picking mud out of your ears, Kerrang! photographers Chris Casey, Jenn Five and Paul Harries were hanging about all weekend backstage and in the pit to take some incredible pictures for you guys.

Check them all out below! And see you in 2019, yeah?

Backstage – Friday, June 8: Marmozets
The Avalanche Stage – Friday, June 8: Employed To Serve
The Avalanche Stage – Friday, June 8: The Bronx
Some of Download's fine merch selections…
Zippo Encore Stage – Friday, June 8: Jonathan Davis
Backstage @ Zippo Encore Stage – Friday, June 8: You Me At Six
Main Stage – Friday, June 8: Bullet For My Valentine
Main Stage – Friday, June 8: Avenged Sevenfold
Main Stage – Friday, June 8: Avenged Sevenfold
Zippo Encore Stage – Saturday, June 9: Bury Tomorrow
Zippo Encore Stage – Saturday, June 9: Asking Alexandria
Zippo Encore Stage – Saturday, June 9: BABYMETAL
Zippo Encore Stage – Saturday, June 9: Parkway Drive
Zippo Encore Stage – Saturday, June 9: Parkway Drive
The Avalanche Stage – Saturday, June 9: Neck Deep
Main Stage – Saturday, June 9: Guns N' Roses
Main Stage – Saturday, June 9: Guns N' Roses
Main Stage – Sunday, June 10: Black Veil Brides
Main Stage – Sunday, June 10: Shinedown
Zippo Encore Stage – Sunday, June 10: Alexisonfire
Kerrang! Signing Tent – Sunday, June 10: Rise Against
Main Stage – Sunday, June 10: Marilyn Manson

Tickets for Download Festival 2019 are on sale from Wednesday, June 13. See more info here!

And be sure to pick up the new issue of Kerrang! for even more Download goodness…

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