Friday at Download Festival 2023 in photos

After Metallica brought Thursday to a thunderous close, the 80,000-strong Download Festival faithful woke up once again to a day of glorious sunshine on the Friday.

Headlined by Bring Me The Horizon for the very first time, the Friday at Download Festival’s 20th anniversary extravaganza boasted a plethora of phenomenal live music from Evanescence, Within Temptation, Epica, Architects, Pendulum, Neck Deep, Asking Alexandria, Hot Milk, Nova Twins, Elvana, Smash Into Pieces, The Warning, and more.

See photo highlights of the Apex Stage and Opus Stage action on Friday 8th June.

© Lindsay Smith and Darren Griffiths

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Thursday at Download Festival 2023 in photos

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