Download Festival 2026 Drops Its Iconic Headliners

Download Festival 2026 With Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park

 

Get ready to have the best five days ever, as Download Festival just dropped its iconic headliners, featuring Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park and over 90 more heavy and fiery artists spanning the full spectrum of rock, metal, punk, emo, hardcore, alternative and classic rock. A spectacular get-together that you should most definitely not miss.

So don’t wait too long – tickets are on sale NOW at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

Taking place 10-14 June 2026 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, Download’s long-awaited 23rd edition will host a trio of legendary headliners: 

• Nu-metal legends Limp Bizkit — headlining Download for the very first time — will kick things off on Friday.
• Hard rock royalty Guns N’ Roses take over on Saturday.
• And the mighty Linkin Park, returning to Download for the first time since reforming in 2024 with their new vocalist Emily Armstrong, will close out the weekend.

Also joining the lineup are UK and international heavy-hitters including Trivium, Halestorm, Architects, BABYMETAL, Mastodon, Electric Callboy, Ice Nine Kills, Cypress Hill, Tom Morello, The Pretty Reckless, Hollywood Undead, and Bad Omens — with plenty more still to come.

This historic lineup will be accompanied by a fresh and head-shattering mix – a treat for all ages and every sonic preference. Evidently, a roster of acclaimed UK and international giants will share the stage and make the five days in Donington truly unforgettable. So get your glasses out and start hunting for your favourite artists in the lineup below, because the list is long.

Witness Download first-timers Limp Bizkit, who proved their crowd-commanding power at Donington 2024. Guns N’ Roses, performing for the third time at Download, will finally return after eight long years to spread their legendary chaos once again. Linkin Park, who already played the festival four times between 2004 and 2014, are coming back for the fifth – armed with a powerful and captivating setlist led by Emily Armstrong.

Absolutely no need to feel any kind of FOMO – get your tickets NOW at  www.downloadfestival.co.uk  and get ready to be swept away.