Download reveal Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park, plus 90 more bands

It’s here! After plenty of teasing and endless fan speculation, Download Festival’s whopping first 2026 line-up announcement has just landed.

The June 10 – 14 rock and metal weekender will feature UK exclusive headline appearances by Limp Bizkit (Friday), Guns N’ Roses (Saturday) and Linkin Park (Sunday), while elsewhere over 90 more bands have been added to the rest of the bill.

Those names include the likes of Bad Omens, Cypress Hill, Trivium, Halestorm, Pendulum, Electric Callboy, BABYMETAL, Mastodon, Architects, Feeder, The All-American Rejects, Ice Nine Kills, Tom Morello, Black Veil Brides, Bush, letlive., The Pretty Reckless, Sleep Theory, Mammoth and Dogstar – yes, that means Keanu Reeves will be at Donington Park next year!

For Download fans in London, the DLXXIII line-up was just announced at the Barbican at a special launch party, which also saw the fest team up with The Great Frog to unveil The Apex Rings, which have been created for this year’s headliners (and presumably tie into this particular recent teaser). And it’s apparently a taste of what’s to come from next year’s District X, too, with a string quartet and fortune tells, plus even more.

Anyway, of course there are even more announcements on the way before June – but for now, check out the initial poster below. Tickets are on sale now.

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