Download Festival closes with Aerosmith

Rock legends Aerosmith closed the festival on Sunday

Download, the "biggest and friendliest" rock festival in the world, has ended with a performance by legendary American rockers Aerosmith.

The festival, held at Donington Park in Leicestershire since 2003, has hosted some of the biggest names in rock including Iron Maiden and Motörhead.

Download organiser Andy Copping said Donington was the "spiritual home" of rock.

The festival saw extra security following the recent terror attacks.

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Steven Tyler belted out the Aerosmith hits

About 80,000 rock music fans attended the festival over three days

Armed officers patrolled the site but Leicestershire Police and festival organisers were determined it would not affect Download's famous "friendly" atmosphere.

The festival attracts rock music fans from all over the world

Rob Zombie performed on Saturday night

It led to the force using the hashtag "copaselfie" - an attempt to get revellers to engage with officers by taking selfies with them.

American metalcore band Every Time I Die took the stage on Saturday

Police officers posed for photos with festival fans

Supt Martyn Ball, from Leicestershire Police, said armed police were there to make people "safe and secure" following the recent attacks in Manchester and London.

Biffy Clyro headlined the main stage on Saturday evening

Mr Copping, one of the founders of Download, said the festival is one of the UK's "friendliest" but also the "biggest" of its type in the world.

He told the BBC that fans treat it as their holiday.

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System of a Down rock the main stage

About 80,000 people attended the festival over the weekend which saw performances from System of a Down, Every Time I Die, Rob Zombie, Biffy Clyro and Aerosmith.

The American rockers made Download their "swansong" in the UK, according to Mr Copping.

Organisers said Download has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere