Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, & Guns N’ Roses Set To Headline 2026 ‘Download Festival’

The 2026 ‘Download Festival’ lineup has been revealed, confirming three massive headliners for next summer’s edition: Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park, and Limp Bizkit. All three acts will serve as UK-exclusive headliners for the iconic Donington Park event, marking one of the biggest and most diverse lineups in recent years.

Taking place June 10th–14th, 2026, at Donington Park in Derby, UK, the festival will also feature performances from:

Limp Bizkit (headliner)
Guns N’ Roses (headliner)
Linkin Park (headliner)
Bad Omens
Cypress Hill
Trivium
Architects
Electric Callboy
Halestorm
Ice Nine Kills
BABYMETAL
Pendulum
The Pretty Reckless
Black Veil Brides
Behemoth
Mastodon
The All-American Rejects
Feeder
Cavalera (Chaos A.D.)
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
Holywatr
Ivai
James And The Cold Gun
Lake Malice
Lakeview
Last Train
Lowen
Magnolia Park
Melrose Avenue
Mouth Culture
Nasty
Native James
Nevertel
Pussyliquor
Rain City Drive
Return To Dust
Self Deception
Silent Planet
Slay Squad
Snot
Spineshank
Spitting Glass
Sweet Pill
Sweet Savage
Tailgunner
The Pretty Wild
Tropic Gold
TX2
Unpeople
vianova
Waysize
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