Download Festival will return to Donington Park from Thursday, June 8 to Sunday, June 11 with an incredible lineup including Slipknot, Metallica and Placebo. The festival has been running for an incredible twenty years with performances from some of the biggest names in metal, rock and punk.
Over the years, many fans travel to Donington for the festival often choosing to camp on the site or stay locally. We’ve rounded up some of the best photos of the crowds over the past 20 years. Can you spot yourself or your friends?
![Festival goers enjoying the performances in 2014](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/05/12/11/1-3.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
13. Can you spot a friend or yourself in the crowd shots of Download from the past 20 years?
Festival goers enjoying the performances in 2014 | Download Festival
![Slipknot with audience members and fans in 2005](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/05/12/11/GettyImages-53060976.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Slipknot fans in front of stage at the third and final day of this year’s Download Festival on June 12, 2005 in at Donington Park, England. The annual rock festival features over 90 acts on three stages over three days.
Slipknot with audience members and fans in 2005 | Getty Images
![Download Festival 2004](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/05/12/11/GettyImages-50931494.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
15. Members of the public are seen at day one of the “Download Festival” at Donington Park, on June 5, 2004. The rock festival features over 50 acts on three stages over two days.
Download Festival 2004 | (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)
![Download Festival crowd 2014](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/05/12/11/1.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
16. The eleventh year of Download hosted headliners such as Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park and Aerosmith’s penultimate Download performance.
Download Festival crowd 2014 | Download Festival