They travelled by plane, train and and an armoured vehicle to join 75,000 other metalheads.
A family of heavy metal fans have made a 7, 300 mile journey from Indonesia on planes, trains and an armoured bus to get to the Download Festival.
They arrived, tired but excited, with their sons Leroy, six, and Darcy, two, on Thursday ready to join 75,000 other metalheads for the festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire.The family's journey began in a remote region of Indonesia"There's all sorts of tribal warfare going on so the first three or four hours was a ride down the mountain in an armoured vehicle."
Daniel, 35, added: "It's been a bit of a blur. For some reason we thought it was a good idea to catch a train from London in the rush hour.
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