Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Download Festival, which takes place in Donington Park from June 10–14, has announced the second wave of musicians for its 2026 edition, adding 14 fresh names to the lineup. You can get your tickets by clicking here.
Previously announced bands instead are:
Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park, Bad Omens, Trivium, Architects, Cypress Hill, Electric Callboy, Halestorm, Ice Nine Kills, BABYMETAL, Pendulum, The Pretty Reckless, Black Veil Brides, Behemoth, Mastodon, The All-American Rejects, Feeder, Cavalera, Static-X, Blood Incantation, ASH, Bloodywood, Bush, Dogstar, Hollywood Undead, Imminence, Kublai Khan TX, Landmvrks, Letlive., Mammoth, Paleface Swiss, Periphery, P.O.D., RØRY, Scene Queen, Set It Off, Sleep Theory, Social Distortion, Story Of The Year, South Arcade, The Plot In You, Thornhill, Those Damn Crows, Thrown, Tom Morello, We Came As Romans, Ankor, As Everything Unfolds, As It Is, Boundaries, Catch Your Breath, Corrosion Of Conformity, Decapitated, Die Spitz, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Drain, Drowning Pool, Ego Kill Talent, Elder, Gatecreeper, Headwreck, Holywata, Iuri, James And The Cold Gun, Lake Malice, Lakeview, Last Train, Lowen, Magnolia Park, Melrose Avenue, Mouth Culture, Nasty, Native James, Neuertel, Pussyliquor, Rain City Drive, Return To Dust, Self Deception, Silent Planet, Slay Squad, Snot, Spineshank, Spitting Glass, Sweet Pill, Sweet Sauage, Tailgunner, The Pretty Wild, Tropic Gold, Tx2, Unpeople, Vianoua, Wayside, Zero 9:36.
The festival continues its tradition of bringing the biggest names in rock, metal, punk, and alternative music to the historic Leicestershire venue. Tickets for Download Festival 2026 are on sale via the official website at this link.
All tickets for Download 2026 will be digital. If you have purchased tickets via Ticketmaster, they will be available within the official Download Festival app or the Ticketmaster app at a later date. If you have purchased tickets via Big Green Coach, further information will be confirmed closer to the festival.
