Download XXIII: The full line-up for Download 2026 as second wave revealed

Joining this year’s headliners Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park, the second wave of announcements also revealed the day splits for the 23rd edition of the rock and metal festival.

Download will return Donington Park in Leicestershire from Wednesday, June 10 to Sunday, June 14, with day tickets now available.

Second wave of acts revealed for Download 2026

Including A Day To Remember, Creeper, and Daughtry, Download has added 14 huge new acts to its 2026 line up.

In their first performance outside of Asia, official Final Fantasy XIV band The Primals will play this year’s festival, as will Decessus, the Santiago death metal band fronted by current Miss World Chile, Ignacia Fernández.

Other newly announced acts include Hot Milk, Silly Goose, Marmozets, BAND-MAID, Stampin’ Ground, Frozemode, Conjurer, Annisokay, and Private School.

Download 2026: The full line up and day splits

Friday, June 12

Apex Stage

• Limp Bizkit
• Cypress Hill
• Electric Callboy
• Pendulum
• Hollywood Undead
• P.O.D
• Scene Queen

Opus Stage

• Hale Storm
• Daughtry
• Periphery
• Creeper
• Paleface Swiss
• Silent Planet

Avalanche Stage

• Feeder
• Story of the Year
• Sleep Theory
• Rain City Drive
• Drain
• Lakeview
• Holywatr
• Silly Goose
• Native James

Dogtooth Stage

• Cavalera
• Corrosion of Conformity
• Band Maid
• Stampin’ Ground
• The Primals
• Lake Malice
• Nasty
• Vianova
• James and the Cold Gun
• Slay Squad
• Headwreck

Saturday, June 13

Apex Stage

• Guns N’ Roses
• Trivium
• Baby Metal
• Black Veil Brides
• Landmvrks
• South Arcade
• Thornhill

Opus Stage

• Architects
• Behemoth
• Bush
• Set It Off
• Those Damn Crows
• We Came as Romans
• Drowning Pool
• Snot

Avalanche Stage

• The All American Rejects
• Hot Milk
• Marmozets
• As It Is
• Melrose Avenue
• Mouth Culture
• Die Spitz
• Nevertel
• Frozemode

Dogtooth Stage

• Blood Incantation
• Decapitated
• Elder
• Sweet Savage
• Self Deception
• As Everything Unfolds
• Return to Dust
• Conjurer
• Lowen
• Tailgunner
• Tropic Gold
• PussyLiquor

Sunday, June 14

Apex Stage

• Linkin Park
• Bad Omens
• Ice Nine Kills
• The Pretty Reckless
• Bloodywood
• Rory
• Kublai Khan TX
• Unpeople

Opus Stage

• A Day to Remember
• Mastodon
• Tom Morello
• Social Distortion
• The Plot In You
• Thrown
• Dogstar
• Mammoth
• Catch Your Breath
• Ego Kill Talent

Avalanche Stage

• Scooter
• Letlive.
• Ash
• Dinosaur Pile-Up
• Magnolia Park
• TX2
• Sweet Pill
• The Pretty Wild
• Iuri
• Zero 9:36

Dogtooth Stage

• Static-X
• Spineshank
• Gatecreeper
• Boundaries
• Ankor
• Annisokay
• Last Train
• Decessus
• Wayside
• Private School
• Spitting Glass

How to get day tickets for Download 2026

For those only hoping to go to the festival for a day, tickets are on sale this week.

Currently, there is an exclusive 48-hour presale for PayPal customers with general sale for Download 2026 day tickets beginning at 10am on Wednesday, February 25. This presale includes only a limited number of tickets and will end either when they are sold out or the presale period ends.

How much are tickets for Download 2026?

Ticket prices for Download 2026 range from £135 to £310 per adult.

Here is the full list of Download ticket prices:

• Friday Day Ticket (Adult): £135
• Friday Day Ticket (Child): £67.50
• Saturday Day Ticket (Adult): £145
• Saturday Day Ticket (Child): £72.50
• Sunday Day Ticket (Adult): £145
• Sunday Day Ticket (Child): £72.50
• Weekend Ticket (Adult): £310
• Weekend Ticket (Child): £170

For more information or to book tickets, visit Download’s website.