Holy riffs, Batman! Download Festival has just dropped its XXIII (23rd) edition lineup for Donington Park, June 10โ14, 2026, and this oneโs gonna melt faces faster than a solo from Slash himself!
Headlining the madness are three colossal names โ Limp Bizkit, Guns Nโ Roses, and the long-awaited return of Linkin Park (yes, really! ๐ฑ). All three are UK exclusives, meaning if youโre not at Download, youโre missing out on rock history being made, butt! ๐ค๐ฅ
๐งจ HEADLINERS
๐ธ Limp Bizkit
Break stuff? You bet they will. Expect Fred Durst to turn Donington into one massive nu-metal therapy session. Red caps mandatory.
๐น Guns Nโ Roses
Axl, Slash, and Duff bringing their full rock nโ roll circus back to the hallowed turf of Donington Park. Paradise City is about to sound lush as hell, mun.
๐ค Linkin Park
The most emotional reunion of the decade. After years away, the band returns in tribute and rebirth, ready to scream โIn The Endโ to thousands of sobbing, screaming fans.
๐คฏ THE REST OF THE RIFF ARMY
This yearโs lineup doesnโt just slap โ it dropkicks your eardrums. Feast your eyes on this mayhem:
Main Acts:
Bad Omens โข Cypress Hill โข Trivium โข Architects โข Electric Callboy โข Halestorm โข Ice Nine Kills โข Babymetal โข Pendulum โข The Pretty Reckless โข Black Veil Brides โข Behemoth โข Mastodon โข The All-American Rejects โข Feeder โข Static-X โข Blood Incantation โข Chaos AD
And thatโs just the start, butt! ๐
Support & Chaos Bringers:
Ash โข Bloodywood โข Dogstar โข Hollywood Undead โข Imminence โข Kublai Khan TX โข Landmvrks โข Letlive. โข Mammoth โข Paleface Swiss โข Periphery โข P.O.D. โข Rory โข Scene Queen โข Set It Off โข Sleep Theory โข Social Distortion โข Story of the Year โข South Arcade โข The Plot in You โข Thornhill โข Those Damn Crows (CYMRU REPRESENT! ๐ด) โข Tom Morello โข We Came As Romans
And deep in the pits:
Ankor โข As Everything Unfolds โข Boundaries โข Catch Your Breath โข Corrosion of Conformity โข Decapitated โข Dinosaur Pile-Up โข Drowning Pool โข Ego Kill Talent โข Gatecreeper โข Holywata โข Lake Malice โข Magnolia Park โข Nature James โข PUSSYLIQUOR โข Slay Squad โข SNรT โข Spineshank โข Sweet Pill โข Tailgunner โข TX2 โข Wayside โข Zero 9:36
PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED! ๐ฅ
๐ WHEN & WHERE
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Dates: 10โ14 June 2026
๐ Location: Donington Park, Derby, UK
Get your tents, beer crates, and body paint ready โ Download XXIII is shaping up to be one for the ages. This isnโt just a festival โ itโs a five-day mosh pit pilgrimage to the home of heavy.
๐ค WHAT TO EXPECT
Expect massive pyro, circle pits the size of Cardiff, mud wrestling with strangers, and that glorious moment when you lose your voice halfway through Friday. Youโll cry, youโll headbang, and youโll probably eat a questionable burger at 2AM.
๐ด CโMON BUTT โ THIS IS THE YEAR!
If you miss this one, youโll be telling your grandkids: โYeah, I couldโve seen Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, and GNR in one weekendโฆ but I stayed home.โ
Donโt be that person. Get in the pit. Live loud. Love louder.
๐๏ธ Tickets on sale now. Proper job.
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