Download Festival in 2019 will go down in history for many reasons, not just the fact that it was particularly wet and muddy but that it was the last festival before two years of postponement in 2020 and a trial event last year due to Covid. That year's event saw more than 48 hours of relentless rain which caused paths and campsites into mud.
Many decided the weather was too much for them and packed up for an early exit whilst others stayed on to embrace the terrible conditions as best as they could. Some were able to take it all in their stride and one fan was nicknamed the Mud King after marching around the festival covered head to toe in dirt.
There were yellow weather warnings in place from Tuesday to Thursday as heavy rain battered the site and the rest of the East Midlands. It made the ground super wet for those arriving at the weekend.
