British etiquette dictates that when it’s miserable outside we complain that we miss the heat, and the second the warm weather arrives we complain that it’s too hot. That’s just the way it goes. With that said: how about that heatwave? Softly nestled between two torrents of rain sat four blissful days of unadulterated sun. Crack open the Cornetto’s folks, it’s festival season. With purported crowds anywhere between 100,000 -130,000, it was anyone’s guess then as to whether Live Nation’s crown jewel in the UK would be properly equipped to handle a sold out weekend, or whether they would fall prey to the same pitfalls from which Slam Dunk festival suffered just weeks prior. So, with this year marking 20 years of Download Festival – and 53 years of festivals at the esteemed Donin...
