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This year, we volunteered at Download Festival with Hotbox Events, as detailed in our many free tickets guides!
As always, we had an amazing time volunteering with Hotbox, and as you can tell from the galleries below, our shift pattern allowed us to see the bands every night. A full review of our experience is coming soon.
First though, check out our full Download Festival 2018 experience gallery below, featuring images from volunteering shifts around the site, and all the amazing things you get to enjoy, for free, on your time off.
Most images were taken on a OnePlus 6, with some Sunday/Monday images using a Sony DSC-HX90.
Highlights
Friends
Marilyn Manson
Dog atop the hill facing Mainstage
Sunrise
Backstage
Each camp had one
Good morning everyone
Rise Against
The Blue Camp Gnome
Backstage at the Avalanche Stage
Blue Camp is literally at the end of the runway
Friends
Sunrise from the Fire Tower
Rise Against
A plane landing over Blue
I didn't realise he was attending
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Marilyn Manson
Rise Against
Ozzy
Looking into the Village
Avenged Sevenfold
Napalm Death at Download Festival 2018
It's everywhere
Hooray for Sin
Volbeat
Looking from Quiet fire tower towards Yellow camp
Backstage at the Avalanche Stage
Ozzy
The fire tower lights attract loads of moths
Marilyn Manson
Rise Against
Rise Against
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CKY on The Zippo Encore Stage
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After part of the stage ignited
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Neck Deep
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Ozzy
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A plane circling the arena during Hatebreed
Rise Against
Circus of Horrors
Less Than Jake's Coach
Avenged Mosh Pit
Guns N' Roses
Sunrise
Beach balls and moshing
Quiet campsite on Thursday evening
Rise Against
Wednesday & Thursday
The staff accreditation hut
The overflow Hotbox campsite
Hotbox Events briefing
Download Festival Co-op Rules
Inside the Download Festival Co-op in 2018
Inside the Download Festival Co-op in 2018
Download Festival Comedy Stage
Download Festival Comedy Stage
Download Festival Comedy Stage
Download Festival Comedy Stage
Death Fucking Metal
Suicide Girls at The Doghouse at Download Festival
Download Staff Car Parking
An advertisement for a used fleshlight at Download Festival
It's everywhere
Recycling point
Quiet campsite on Thursday evening
Looking from Quiet fire tower towards Yellow camp
The fire tower lights attract loads of moths
Friday
Backstage
Backstage
Backstage
Dragonforce on the Main Stage
Download Festival The Avalanche Stage Tent
Dragonforce on the Main Stage
Friends
Dragonforce on the Main Stage
Dragonforce on the Main Stage
CKY on The Zippo Encore Stage
CKY on The Zippo Encore Stage
CKY on The Zippo Encore Stage
CKY on The Zippo Encore Stage
CKY on The Zippo Encore Stage
CKY on The Zippo Encore Stage
A quick break between CKY and Andrew WK
Andrew WK on The Zippo Encore Stage
Andrew WK
Andrew WK
Volbeat on The Main Stage
I like this t-shirt
Volbeat
Volbeat
Ferris Wheel in the Arena
Food Vendors
Food Vendors
Napalm Death at Download Festival 2018
Circus of Horrors
Circus of Horrors
Circus of Horrors
Smoke Rings at Avenged Sevenfold
After part of the stage ignited
Avenged Mosh Pit
Another pit
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Sin
Hooray for Sin
Suicide Girls in the Doghouse
Doghouse
Doghouse
Doghouse
Doghouse
Friends
Doghouse
Saturday
From the Blue Camp fire tower
Looking into the Village
Blue Camp is literally at the end of the runway
Blue Camp
Towards the Village
Blue Camp
Blue Camp
Wizard Staff Scarecrow
A plane landing over Blue
The Village
The Village
The Village
The Village
The Village
The Samaritans always have a stall here
Inside the Download Festival Co-op in 2018
The Blue Camp Gnome
Each camp had one
Massive crowd for Babymetal
Massive crowd for Babymetal
Massive crowd for Babymetal
Black Stone Cherry
Disabled Viewing Platform
Ferris Wheel near Main Stage
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
I wouldn't sit there...
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep crowd
Neck Deep crowd
A big pit
Neck Deep
Note the Guns N' Roses logo
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Neck Deep
Back at Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Sunday
Blue Camp
The Samaritans always have a stall here
West Campsites Entrance
Coaches Backstage
I didn't realise he was attending
Less Than Jake's Coach
You can even get a newspaper here
Backstage at the Avalanche Stage
Backstage at the Avalanche Stage
Backstage at the Avalanche Stage
Inside the Arena
The big Download Dog at the top of the hill
Download Festival Arena
Arena
Arena
Arena
Merch Stall
Some of the offerings
Arena for Hatebreed
Campervan site behind the Main Stage
Arena
Arenaa
Arena
Temporary 4G masts around th e site
Arena
Food vendors
Fish & Chups
Theatricals
Beach balls and moshing
Hatebreed
Hatebreed
Hatebreed
Dog atop the hill facing Mainstage
Signing Tent Queue
Signing Tent Queue
Signing Tent Queue
Main stage crowd
Main stage crowd
Video screens have been added to the sides of the sound tower
Main Stage
A plane circling the arena during Hatebreed
A plane circling the arena during Hatebreed
Makeshift tent repairs
Car parking looking very full
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
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Crowd leaving Rise Against
Nice shirt mate
Krispy Kreme-ish
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Monday
Back in the Quiet Camping Fire Tower for the Sunday night shift
Big red moth
Sunrise from the Fire Tower
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise
The infamous 'poo lorry'
Sunrise
Good morning everyone
Leaving on Monday
Leaving on Monday
Leaving on Monday
Leaving on Monday
Leaving on Monday
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