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See all the action from the Download Festival's 10,000 capacity test event

Download Pilot
Published 21st Jun 2021
Last updated 21st Jun 2021

On the weekend of Friday 18th to Sunday 20th June 2021, 10,000 rock music fans descended upon the hallowed turf of Donington Park for the government-backed Download Pilot event.

Part of the second phase of the Government’s scientific Events Research Programme, the event had no masks and no social distancing, and attendees moshed to their brain’s content in the traditional Download Festival rain.

Afterwards, Download Pilot was hailed a resounding success with organisers confident that the event proved 100% that festivals will be able to go ahead from this point onward.

Check out photos of Download Pilot 2021 below featuring headliners Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Enter Shikari and Bullet For My Valentine, plus Skindred, Those Damn Crows, Massive Wagons, While She Sleeps, Andy Copping and Download Dog, Twin Atlantic, A, Jamie Lenman and many more PLUS the glorious Download Pilot crowd themselves.

All photos © Matt Eachus and James Bridle

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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

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Skindred

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Andy Copping and Download Dog

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Bleed From Within

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Bleed From Within

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Jamie Lenman

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While She Sleeps

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Twin Atlantic

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Bullet For My Valentine

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Benji from Skindred with Bullet For My Valentine

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