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Download Festival 2023 / Saturday, the hottest day yet

Download Festival 2023 – Day Three, and the air is hot ‘n’ spicy with a 28 degrees of heat hitting us from a clear blue sky. Whether it’s pure safety precautions or a little inspiration from that Woodstock ’99 documentary, most seem to be carrying filled water bottles to keep cool against the sudden summer sun.

Download Festival 2023.
Download Festival 2023. Photo: Andy Shaw/MetalTalk

It’s either chucking it down like Download 2016 or no hiding from the heat like last year and now. There seems to be no in-between when it comes to festivals.

Download Festival 2023.
Download Festival 2023. Photo: Andy Shaw/MetalTalk

But I think we’d much rather have this than the other. Today is looking to be the busiest day of the weekend, but faces are smiling, and the fear of Download coming to an end does spur on the fun as punters work to make the most of the two days they have left.

Download Festival 2023.
Download Festival 2023. Photo: Andy Shaw/MetalTalk

Metallica are back this evening, and before them, hours of triple threat acts to entertain and engorge. Right, we are off to see what they bring today.

Download Festival 2023.
Download Festival 2023. Photo: Andy Shaw/MetalTalk

Take Part: Are you at Download this year? Who are you looking forward to see? Want to get in touch and tell us how it’s going? Email MetalTalk Editor Steve Ritchie to tell us how it’s going for you. Download@MetalTalk.net.

Download Festival 2023 was a record breaking year.

MetalTalk Download 2023 coverage can be found at MetalTalk.net/tag/download-2023

Hella Rock Festival

Download 2023 will see the festival celebrate its 20th anniversary with an additional day, meaning four days of live music in total.

This year’s MetalTalk team is:

Monty Sewell

Paul Monkhouse

Photography:

John Hayhurst – SnapAGig

Andy Shaw

For Download 2022, visit MetalTalk.net/tag/download-2022

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