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Spare a thought for the music fans heading to Download Festival this week.

While 2018 brought sunny skies all weekend, it looks like festivalgoers will not be as lucky this time around.

Downloaders will be rocking out in their wellies at Donington Park as current weather forecasts predict heavy rain and wind throughout the festival.

But with just one day to go until the campsites open, some fans have been questioning whether the festival will still happen if the site is waterlogged by the time they arrive.

(Image: Birmingham Mail)

However, organisers confirmed to LeicestershireLive that 'the festival is well and truly going ahead'.

It will take more than a bit of rain to stop the festival from going ahead following the sodden event in 2016.

That year saw 70 million gallons of rain falling across the weekend, causing naturally waterlogged grounds.

This prompted Download Festival to install a new drainage system in 2017, totalling over 3,000 metres - and quadruple the amount of previous years.

An additional 1,115 metres of new ditches were also added to take water away from site.

The rainy weather has also seen the return of the 'Drownload' hashtag, which was used in 2016.

Festivalgoers have been taking to Twitter to express their outrage at the weather, and to share their snaps from previous years.

Colette Garfoot said: "Well the saddest part of today was repacking my bags for @DownloadFest and taking all my summer clothes out and replacing them with ponchos and waterproofs #drownload".

While Tom Bailey tweeted: "Anyone going #downloadfestival don’t forget your waterproofs, it’s gonna be worse than 2012".

A user called The Stress added: "Anyone else looking at the weather forecast for next week and crying?! #DownloadFestival more like #Brownload or #Drownload here's hoping it changes (AGAIN)".

One tweeter called James said: "Off to @DownloadFest tomorrow. My 2nd Download and first in the rain. As long as my tent holds up I'll be happy. Safe travels to all going, pack your wellies folks!"

While another, Alan, sounds like he's made the right decision by avoiding the campsite this year.

He said: "I keep saying it but each day, but the weather forecast keeps worsening by the say... but I've defo played a blinder booking a hotel this year".

The day-by-day weather forecast for Download 2019

Wednesday: Rain (afternoon), 15 degrees, 80% chance of precipitation

Thursday: Rain, 15 degrees, 80% chance of precipitation

Friday: Showers, 16 degrees, 40% chance of precipitation

Saturday: Light rain (afternoon), 17 degrees, 80% chance of precipitation

Sunday: Partly cloudy, 17 degrees, 20% chance of precipitation

Monday: Showers, 20 degrees, 30% chance of precipitation

Data supplied by weather.com, as of June 11