Holy riffs, Batman! Download Festival has just dropped its XXIII (23rd) edition lineup for Donington Park, June 10–14, 2026, and this one’s gonna melt faces faster than a solo from Slash himself!
Headlining the madness are three colossal names – Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses, and the long-awaited return of Linkin Park (yes, really! 😱). All three are UK exclusives, meaning if you’re not at Download, you’re missing out on rock history being made, butt! 🎤💥
🧨 HEADLINERS
🎸 Limp Bizkit
Break stuff? You bet they will. Expect Fred Durst to turn Donington into one massive nu-metal therapy session. Red caps mandatory.
🌹 Guns N’ Roses
Axl, Slash, and Duff bringing their full rock n’ roll circus back to the hallowed turf of Donington Park. Paradise City is about to sound lush as hell, mun.
🖤 Linkin Park
The most emotional reunion of the decade. After years away, the band returns in tribute and rebirth, ready to scream “In The End” to thousands of sobbing, screaming fans.
🤯 THE REST OF THE RIFF ARMY
This year’s lineup doesn’t just slap – it dropkicks your eardrums. Feast your eyes on this mayhem:
Main Acts:
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 • Static-X • Blood Incantation • Chaos AD
And that’s just the start, butt! 👇
Support & Chaos Bringers:
Ash • Bloodywood • Dogstar • Hollywood Undead • Imminence • Kublai Khan TX • Landmvrks • Letlive. • Mammoth • Paleface Swiss • Periphery • P.O.D. • Rory • Scene Queen • Set It Off • Sleep Theory • Social Distortion • Story of the Year • South Arcade • The Plot in You • Thornhill • Those Damn Crows (CYMRU REPRESENT! 🏴) • Tom Morello • We Came As Romans
And deep in the pits:
Ankor • As Everything Unfolds • Boundaries • Catch Your Breath • Corrosion of Conformity • Decapitated • Dinosaur Pile-Up • Drowning Pool • Ego Kill Talent • Gatecreeper • Holywata • Lake Malice • Magnolia Park • Nature James • PUSSYLIQUOR • Slay Squad • SNØT • Spineshank • Sweet Pill • Tailgunner • TX2 • Wayside • Zero 9:36
PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED! 🔥
📍 WHEN & WHERE
📅 Dates: 10–14 June 2026
📍 Location: Donington Park, Derby, UK
Get your tents, beer crates, and body paint ready – Download XXIII is shaping up to be one for the ages. This isn’t just a festival – it’s a five-day mosh pit pilgrimage to the home of heavy.
🤘 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. You’ll cry, you’ll headbang, and you’ll probably eat a questionable burger at 2AM.
🏴 C’MON BUTT – THIS IS THE YEAR!
If you miss this one, you’ll be telling your grandkids: “Yeah, I could’ve seen Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, and GNR in one weekend… but I stayed home.”
Don’t be that person. Get in the pit. Live loud. Love louder.
🎟️ Tickets on sale now. Proper job.
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