Dan Hillier
Festival season may be over and done for 2025, but Download are gearing up for what may be their hottest year yet come next June. Headlining next year’s event will be none other than nu metal rabble-rousers Limp Bizkit, classic rock icons Guns N’ Roses and the freshly revived legends Linkin Park, with all headliners confirmed to be UK 2026 exclusives. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg; there’s still over other 90 names in this announcement.
Set to join Slash, Durst and co next summer are a massive range of bands from all corners of the rock and metal spectrum. In regards to big names, joining the bill today are the likes of Bad Omens, Cypress Hill, Trivium, Blood Incantation, Pendulum, Mastodon, Feeder, Electric Callboy, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Letlive., Bloodywood and Babymetal just to name a few. But of course, the undercard is also stacked, with today’s announcement also featuring Noizze favourites such as Unpeople, Lowen, Elder, Sweet Pill, Lake Malice, Drain and tons and tons of others. Like we said, this festival is a big ‘un, with further names and news to come soon.
As always, Download Festival takes place at Donington Park, Derby, with next year’s festival spanning 10th – 14th June. Find tickets here and peep the lineup thus far below.
