Next summer a field in Leicestershire will become a nu metal paradise, as Download Festival has confirmed two of the genre’s biggest names as its 2026 headliners. None other than Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit are topping the bill at the rock fest’s next edition.
The third headliner aren’t nu metal but they’re equally huge: legendary hard rockers Guns N' Roses wrap up the top of the Download 2026 poster. Other names revealed for the festival’s 23rd edition are Cypress Hill, Architects, Babymetal, Behemoth, Pendulum and Mastodon.
Already tempted to get a Download 2026 ticket? Here’s what you need to know about the event, from the lineup so far to ticket prices.
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Download 2026 date and location
The next edition of Download is set for June 10-14 2026. As usual, the festival will take place in Donington Park in Leicestershire.
Download 2026 headliners
Next summer’s Download headliners are Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses. It’ll be Limp Bizkit’s first time headlining the event, while Guns N' Roses will have done so for the third occasion. Linkin Park will have topped the bill at Donington Park a whopping five times, though this will be their first with new lead singer Emily Armstrong.
Download 2026 full lineup so far
Dozens of names have been confirmed already for Download 2026. Here are the bands and acts listed in full:
- Limp Bizkit
- Guns N’ Roses
- Linkin Park
- Ankor
- Architects
- As Everything Unfolds
- AS IT IS
- Ash
- BABYMETAL
- Bad Omens
- Behemoth
- Black Veil Brides
- Blood Incantation
- Bloodywood
- Boundaries
- Bush
- Catch Your Breath
- Cavalera
- Corrosion Of Conformity
- Cypress Hill
- Decapitated
- Die Spitz
- Dinosaur Pile-Up
- Dogstar
- Drain
- Drowning Pool
- Ego Kill Talent
- Elder
- Electric Callboy
- Feeder
- Gatecreeper
- Halestorm
- Headwreck
- Hollywood Undead
- Holywater
- Ice Nine Kills
- Imminence
- Ivri
- James And The Cold Gun
- Kublai Khan TX
- Lake Malice
- Lakeview
- Landmvrks
- Last Train
- Lowen
- Magnolia Park
- Mammoth
- Mastodon
- Melrose Avenue
- Mouth Culture
- Nasty
- Native James
- Nevertel
- O.D.
- Palefeace Swiss
- Pendulum
- Periphery
- Pussyliquor
- Rain City Drive
- Return To Dust
- RØRY
- Scene Queen
- Self Deception
- Set It Off
- Silent Planet
- Slay Squad
- Sleep Theory
- Snot
- Social Distortion
- South Arcade
- Spineshank
- Spitting Glass
- Static-X
- Story Of The Year
- Sweet Pill
- Sweet Savage
- Tailgunner
- The All-American Rejects
- The Plot In You
- The Pretty Reckless
- The Pretty Wild
- Thornhill
- Those Damn Crows
- Thrown
- Tom Morello
- Trivium
- Tropic Gold
- TX2
- Unpeople
- Vianova
- Wayside
- We Came As Romans
- Zero 9:36
Tickets and pricing
General sale is already live. Here are the non-VIP prices at time of writing.
- Five-night camping adult – £365
- Five-night camping child – £192.50
- Three-night camping adult – £345
- Three-night camping child – £185
- Weekend arena adult – £310
- Weekend arena child – £170
Buy tickets on Ticketmaster here.
Who headlined Download in 2025?
Last June Download was headlined by Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn.
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