14 MORE BANDS ADDED AND DONINGTON IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE
Right. Deep breath.
Just when you thought Download Festival 2026 couldn’t possibly squeeze in another ounce of chaos… they’ve gone and added FOURTEEN more bands to the bill.
Fourteen.
That’s not a sprinkle. That’s the booking team kicking the door off its hinges and shouting, “MORE RIFFS!” 🤘🔥
THE NEW ADDITIONS – AND IT’S A MAD MIX, BUTT
Freshly confirmed for the sacred turf of Donington:
- Creeper
- Daughtry
- A Day to Remember
- The Primals
- Hot Milk
- Silly Goose
- Marmozets
- BAND-MAID
- Stampin’ Ground
- Frozemode
- Conjurer
- Annisokay
- Private School
- DECESSUS
Yes. DECESSUS — the Santiago death metal outfit fronted by current Miss World Chile, Ignacia Fernández. Only at Download could that sentence exist and nobody bat an eyelid.
THE HEADLINERS ARE ALREADY RIDICULOUS 😈
At the top of this glorious noise mountain we’ve got:
- Limp Bizkit – You know “Break Stuff” is going to cause proper scenes.
- Guns N’ Roses – Top hats, solos for days, thousands screaming every word like it’s ’87.
- Linkin Park – Emotional. Explosive. Generational. Donington will feel that one in its spine.
And that’s just the top of the bill.
We’re also looking at the chaotic brilliance of Scooter, party-metal heroes Electric Callboy, DnB chaos merchants Pendulum, modern heavyweights Bad Omens, rock royalty The Pretty Reckless, hip-hop legends Cypress Hill, riff machines Trivium, powerhouse Halestorm, and guitar wizard Tom Morello.
It’s basically every corner of loud music turning up to the same field and deciding to set it on fire 🔥
WHO’S CAUSING THE BIGGEST BUZZ? 👀
A Day to Remember are bringing pop-punk singalongs and breakdown therapy.
Creeper will serve gothic drama and theatrical chaos.
Hot Milk and Marmozets? Northern energy turned up to eleven.
BAND-MAID will deliver surgical-precision riffs that’ll leave jaws on the floor.
Conjurer and Stampin’ Ground? Pit warfare. No mercy.
And DECESSUS? Death metal with a headline that’s going to light up every group chat in the country.
Download 2026 isn’t playing it safe. It’s playing it loud.
DAY SPLITS REVEALED – TICKETS ABOUT TO VANISH 🎟️
Day splits are now live, and day tickets go on sale 10am Wednesday 25th February.
You already know what happens next:
Refresh.
Refresh again.
Text your mate.
Panic when the WiFi drops.
Blame the mud in advance.
Absolute scenes incoming.
THIS ONE FEELS SPECIAL
Legacy giants. Modern heavy hitters. Genre chaos. Rap metal, classic rock, electronic carnage, death metal and arena anthems all smashed together in one sacred Donington weekend.
This isn’t predictable booking.
This is Download doing Download properly.
Wellies ready. Neck muscles warmed up. Power banks charged.
Donington 2026 is shaping up to be historic.
See you in the pit, mun 🤘🔥
